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Larry Ellison Named Highest Paid Executive Of Public Company
Larry Ellison is named the highest-paid executive of the past decade of a public company
Vizioncore Offers Free VMware Management Pack
In these straightened times Vizioncore has offered a free management pack that extends Microsoft System Center Operations Manager to VMware infrastructure
Ten Reasons Why Apple’s ‘Death Grip’ Videos Will Backfire
Apple's decision to take aim at the competition’s antenna problems, rather than fixing the iPhone 4’s woes, is doing the company more harm than good
Companies Ignorant Of Social Networking Sales Impact
Businesses must learn how online connections allow consumers to find out information before they purchase goods, say analysts
IT Workers More Confident About Job Market
Most technology workers believe they can get a new job, though almost as many believe there are currently fewer IT jobs than there were
Microsoft Licenses ARM Chip Architecture
ARM Holdings has signed a deal to give Microsoft access to its chip blueprints for phones and other devices
White iPhone 4 Delayed Further
Apple has announced that its white iPhone 4 will not be available until later this year
Forrester Predicts IT Spending Rise In 2010
IT spending is to ramp up in the second half of this year, growing nearly 10 percent compared to last year
SAP Keeps Schtum About Sybase Mobile Strategy
SAP’s mobile strategy involves developing business apps for specific platforms such as Google Android and Apple iPhone
Microsoft’s Q4 Revenues Exceed Expectations
Microsoft posted revenues of £10.42 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter, and reported some 175 million Windows 7 licenses sold so far
Small Businesses Plan Hiring Spree
A new survey has found that nearly one-third of small businesses in the US are planning to hire staff in the second half of 2010
IBM Manages Modest Growth In Second Quarter
IBM has announced its second quarter 2010 earnings, reporting profit growth of 9 percent
Dell Partners With Liquidware Over Desktop Virtualisation
Dell has teamed up with Liquidware Labs in order to make it easier for businesses to migrate to a desktop virtualisation environment
Recovery For VC Tech Funding
The amount of venture capatialist funding into the technology sector is starting to return to pre-recession levels
Veeam Reporter 4.0: Review
Version 4.0 of Veeam Reporter gathers information about VMware vSphere installations swiftly and intuitively, giving insight into infrastructure
IT Firms Predict Job And Revenue Growth
three-fifths of IT firms expect prospects to brighten in the second half of this year
ICO Raps Councils for Losing Child Data
As the ICO publishes a code of practise for the storing of personal data, three local councils are rapped for losing personal details on thousands of children
Co-Op Gets Dividends From Virtual Desktops
The Co-Op is extending its virtual desktops, saving millions on software licensing costs, and cutting carbon output
Reports Emerging Of Microsoft Lay-Offs
Microsoft is laying off a small number of employees as it begins a new fiscal year
Union Halts BT Strike Vote Over Legal Worries
The Communication Workers Union has scrapped a strike ballot over industrial action at BT, after legal concerns about the way the vote was conducted
Microsoft Kin Death Raises Windows Phone 7 Questions
The death of Microsoft's Kin phones indicates a move away from 'unnecessary' consumer projects in favor of focusing on Windows Phone 7
IBM Buys BigFix For Data Centre Management
Microsoft's management products are in IBM's sights with the BigFix technology it is buying
European Economic Crisis To Hurt IT Spending
Gartner analysts trimmed their worldwide IT spending forecast for 2010, reducing expected spending increases to just 3.9 percent
Dell Acquires Data Centre Automation Firm
Plans to integrate Scalent's Virtual Operating Environment into its control software
HP Completes Palm Acquisition
HP announced that its acquisition of Palm is now complete, and that the companies are looking forward to developing Palm’s webOS platform
Dell’s Faulty PCs Could Become PR Nightmare
Dell faces the prospect of a massive PR battle, thanks to unsealed court documents alleging the company knowingly sold defective OptiPlex desktops
Cisco Rolls Out New Cloud Preparation Services
Cisco Systems aims to prepare potential customers before they commit to building a cloud computing system
Salesforce Hires Old Microsoft Foe For Patent Lawsuit
Salesforce has hired David Boies, who represented the DOJ in its antitrust action against Microsoft, as counsel for its patent-infringement lawsuit
Sepaton Brings Storage Pooling to Cloud
New storage virtualisation “pooling” feature is designed to enable more efficient multi-tenant service deployments