Eighty percent of our PCs are free to stay on all night right now. Peter Judge thinks this will change very soon
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Cloud-Based PC Power Management Offered For SMBs
Verismic and 1E discuss PC power management at the Green IT Expo in London
Cisco: IT Policies Hampering Mobile Workforce
Security worries, among other concerns, are keeping employees from using mobile devices in the workplace, Cisco has found
ICO Slams Companies’ Data Protection Awareness
Public sector bodies scored low on awareness of data protection principles, with the private sector coming out only a little better
Blue Coat Lets PacketShaper Dig Deeper Into Traffic
Network managers will have greater control over the traffic running across their networks after a significant upgrade to Blue Coat's PacketShaper
IT Staff Feel They Are Treated Worse Than Their Peers
Half of IT people feel they are treated badly - so how can their lives be improved?
1E Upgrades NightWatchman Power Control
New desktop management software saves Aviva the equivalent of the emissions from 500 cars
Microsoft’s Cloudy Thinking Could Stunt Windows 8
Microsoft is making wrong assumptions about cloud adoption in a world still tied to XP, compounding the risks surrounding Windows 8 development
IBM Accelerates Analytics Push With Cognos 10
IBM expands its business analytics strategy with the release of Cognos 10 and other software and services at its Information On Demand conference
CloudSleuth Community Aims To Provide Cloud Insight
The partner-driven CloudSleuth community, launched by Compuware, aims to improve performance of the cloud's federated infrastructure
Google Exodus Signals Talent Mismanagement
As Google waves goodbye to Google Wave creator Lars Rasmussen and AdMob founder Omar Hamoui, Clint Boulton asks, what is Google doing wrong?
IT Graduates Top Unemployment List
One in six graduates with IT degrees are unemployed after six months - nearly double the overall figure
YouTube Co-Founder Leaves Chief Executive Role
Google's Chad Hurley is to step down from YouTube to work on other projects, amid ongoing reorganisation at the video service
Symantec Warns Of Increased Email Attacks
Organisations and people are facing an increase in targeted email attacks, security vendor Symantec has warned
Budgets And IT Jobs Predicted To Rise Next Year
The industry is predicted to see a modest rise in IT jobs next year, with budgets also expected to increase
IBM Tops Gartner And WWF’s Green IT List
Lenovo and Verizon didn't do so well in Gartner and WWF's list of the 19 greenest ICT companies
HP Slated By Union Over UK Layoffs
HP has been criticised by Unions over its decision to lay off UK workers despite the company continuing to grow sales and profits
Access Adds Green XML For Financial Carbon Footprints
BASDA Green XML is being tested by Access in a sustainability module for its financial and reporting package
UK Takes The Lead In Use Of Business Video Chat
A Citrix study has found that UK workers have the highest proportion of workplace video chat usage, while Americans prefer in-person meetings
BT Doubles Apprentice Jobs To Help With Fibre Rollout
BT is adding another 200 apprentice jobs to help the carrier with its rollout of fibre services in the UK
Workers Struggling With Information Overload
The sheer volume of information nowadays is making workers across the world stressed, warns a new study
Forrester: Cloud Spurring Major Shift In Security Market
The cloud security market will grow to £1.5bn in the next five years, with the growth of identity and access management and cloud governance, Forrester has found
Hurd Hit By Yet Another Lawsuit
A new lawsuit by a major HP shareholder targets Hurd and HP in a case involving kickbacks to US government contractors
Cuts May Cause Green IT Projects To Be Axed
Management consultant Compass warns of green IT project cuts but thinks this will highlight the issues that really matter in the long-run
Cisco-RIM Buyout Rumours Begin To Heat Up
Research notes from UBS analysts are again kicking up the idea that Cisco should buy RIM and its BlackBerry smartphone business
Nokia Announces Layoffs Despite Q3 Profit
In a major strategy shift, Nokia will focus on the Qt framework for its mobile platform, rather than both MeeGo and Symbian individually
Ray Ozzie Resignation Signals Microsoft Brain Drain
Ray Ozzie's departure from Microsoft creates the need for another visionary to take the company forward in the cloud, says Nicholas Kolakowski
What Did Ray Ozzie Actually Do At Microsoft?
As former Microsoft chief software architect Ray Ozzie leaves the company, what has he done for Microsoft and where is the company headed?
Seagate Considers Potential Buyout Offer
Seagate is considering going private in a multi billion dollar deal after receiving approaches from private equity firms
‘Get Online Week’ Takes Aim At Web Novices
Internet virgins are being targeted in a new seven day drive aimed at getting people to try out the World Wide Web