Gartner offers IT organisations predictions for 2010 and beyond, suggesting they take advantage of coming changes, rather than be hurt by them
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SAP Backtracks Over Maintenance Fees
SAP has done a u-turn after announcing that its customers would now have a choice between Standard and Enterprise Support
VMware Looks To SMBs With ‘Go’ Virtualisation Solution
VMware has announced its "Go" virtualisation offering, aimed at cost-conscious businesses looking to move to the cloud
IBM Says Green Spending Lets Companies Save Long Term
IBM figures that for every dollar saved in energy drawn from the wall, a company saves £4 to £6 in operational costs as a result.
Cisco Warns Enterprises To Control Facebook And Twitter Usage
In a new study Cisco has warned that Facebook and Twitter use in enterprises requires much greater governance and oversight
Netgear Looks To SMBs With Wireless Management Offerings
Netgear has announced a family of wireless management solutions to help SMBs and schools better control their wireless infrastructure
Review: LapLink’s PCmover Tools Ease Windows 7 Migration
LapLink's PCmover line of personality transplant tools moves applications and their configuration settings to a new operating system without requiring reinstallation or reconfiguration
Reding Denies ‘Friend Of Business’ Accusations
Commissioner Viviane Reding has denied having close links to businesses while undergoing questioning ahead of her transfer to a new role in the EU
IBM Plans To Share Patent Plans With Customers
IBM, which once again was the top patent producer in the industry in 2009, is now ready to share its IP processes and software with customers
ntl:Telewest Tells Apprentices ‘You’re Hired’ Despite Difficult Recovery
ntl:Telewest appears to agree with graduate recruitment groups, which say businesses risk their own future if they cut back on hiring new talent
Microsoft Offers Modified Word Versions To Comply With Ruling
Microsoft begins offering customers modified copies of Microsoft Office in order to comply with a court order to pull copies of the productivity application
Tech Job Demand Improved In 2009
The second half of 2009 saw growth in online job vacancies, including technology
AOL Planning Further Job Cuts
AOL says 1,100 people took voluntary job elimination packages in December 2009, not the 2,500 people the company had hoped for
Mandelson Seeks Mighty Innovation From Acorn Founder
The UK must "get more D out of our R and D", according to the business secretary, who has asked German venture capitalist Herman Hauser to lead the way
Contractors Will Benefit From 2010 Tech Staff Shortages
Expect 2010 to be a good year for technology contractors, consultants and outsourcing companies
Opera Founder Von Tetzchner Stands Down
The straight talking CEO and co-founder of Opera Software has stepped down after fifteen years in charge of the web browser maker
Review: Google Is On To Something With Go
Google's new language, Go, is fully compiled in the vein of C++, but includes many types and constructs that make it more similar to something like Python or JavaScript.
Companies Urged To Invest In IT Staff Despite Shaky Recovery
Companies need to develop IT skills despite the chilly 2010 outlook, says the BCS, pointing to tools such as its SFIAplus framework
Does Apple Belong In The Workplace?
Products such as Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac Edition have enabled Apple to compete in a Windows-dominated corporate world, but Mac penetration remains departmental rather than company-wide
Nuance Acquires SpinVox For £64m
After weeks of speculation, enterprise-grade speech-to-text processing firm Nuance acquires SpinVox in a deal worth $102.5 million
Tech Jobs To Remain Stable In 2010
Information technology continues to be one of the leading industries for new hires in the coming year, show reports from CareerBuilder and ExecuNet.
Microsoft In 2010: Windows 7, Bing And Cloud Computing
Cloud computing could boost Microsoft's market share in the enterprise, but the company could struggle in other areas, notably the smartphone space
Companies Warned About Christmas Switch Off
If British businesses were to switch off their electronic equipment in empty offices during the Christmas period, they could save up to £110 million
Wind-Powered Data Centre Launched in Illinois
Other World Computing (OWC) has become the first US data centre operator to run its entire operation using an on-site wind turbine
Microsoft CFO Drives Off To GM
Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell will become the vice chairman and chief financial officer of General Motors in 2010, with plans to step down from his position at Microsoft on 31 Dec.
VMware Survey Touts Virtualisation Benefits
A VMware survey has, somewhat predictably, touted the benefits that virtualisation can offer small to medium businesses
IBM Says Disability No Barrier To Career In Tech
IBM is pushing its equal opportunities policy but has been hit by anti-discrimination rules in the past
Oracle Set To Win Battle For MySQL
The standoff between Oracle and the antitrust regulators of the European Commission has finally been broken, according to knowledgeable sources, and that an agreement is imminent.
Research Points To 2010 Tech Job Recovery
IT workers can expect to see more jobs open up in 2010, but companies are continuing to be cautious about staffing and spending, two recent studies show
HP: IT Will Never Return To Pre-Crisis State
Traditional spend and approaches to IT have been irreversibly changed by the financial crisis and IT departments must react accordingly, HP warns