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VOIP Grows Despite Recession

A new survey shows Internet voice services topping the list of industries that are defying the recession.

16 years ago

Worldwide Enterprise Software Sales Flat In ’09

Software revenue will be virtually flat in 2009, rising only 0.3 percent from 2008, according to research firm Gartner.

16 years ago

Security Researchers Open New Front In Conficker War

Security vendors are taking advantage of a discovery by two members of the Honeynet Project who uncovered a new way…

16 years ago

Beware Of Nehalem’s Virtualisation Risk

Intel's new flagship can cut your data centre's power and space demands by packing more virtual machines in, but think…

16 years ago

Open Cloud Manifesto: Blighted From Birth?

Is the Open Coud Manifesto doomed even as it is officially announced? The top three cloud platforms have backed off,…

16 years ago

Open Cloud Manifesto – Open For Business

Critics say the IBM-backed Open Cloud Manifesto is a bid to use standards to slow down faster-moving competitors

16 years ago

Avaya Launches Cost-Cutting SIP Network

Avaya has launched a product which can de-couple applications from companies' networks, so users can simplify their communications even if…

16 years ago

UK IT Departments Face Remote Working Rise

New government regulations could extend flexible working to an extra 4.5 million UK staff

16 years ago

£30m IT Project Helped Drag Dunfermline Down

Questions are being asked about the degree to which a costly IT project contributed to the decision to effectively nationalise…

16 years ago

Why Hackers And Regulations Cost The Earth

Security threats like Conficker, along with the regulations and measures to combat them, are a nightmarish waste of resources, says…

16 years ago

Conficker: How Scared Should We Be?

A major update is due for Conficker on Wednesday. But should we fear such a well-understood piece of malware?

16 years ago

PC Makers Ready For Energy Efficient Nehalem

The Nehalem architecture focuses on improving performance and efficiency through such features as an integrated memory controller similar to that…

16 years ago

Dell Plans To Replace Consultants With The Cloud

The direct model did away with the old way of buying PCs. Now it's time to apply cloud economics to…

16 years ago

Google Denies Severity Of Google Docs Flaw

Google says that security concerns about its online document service Google Docs are "not significant", despite claims that users can…

16 years ago

Virtualisation Will Disrupt Desktop PC Market

VMware, Citrix, Microsoft and other virtualisation companies will benefit as the worldwide hosted virtual desktop market accelerates through 2013

16 years ago

EC: Telecoms Can Help Europe Defy Downturn

The telecoms sector is continuing to grow but Europe must not "rest on its laurels"

16 years ago

Dell Pushes EqualLogic Storage Into Data Centre

New generation has a performance boost and gives better support for SSDs

16 years ago

Can Dell Deliver The Full Monty?

Dell is wasting time with claims about server performance. The real story is the management tools it says can free…

16 years ago

Microsoft: Companies Increasingly Turning to Virtualisation

Microsoft's global survey of small and midsize businesses finds security, virtualisation and IT consolidation are among the top priorities for…

16 years ago

Opalis Automates Cloud Management

Opalis Software is rolling out Version 6 of its Opalis IT automation platform, designed to automate management of cloud computing…

16 years ago

Dell Unleashes Cooler, Cheaper Servers

Dell's Nehalem server launch majored on power savings and system management, pitching a commodity console from Symantec against the might…

16 years ago

Dell Makes A Bid For The Data Centre

A big announcement today will include new servers based on Intel's Nehalem processor, and services to support whole data centres

16 years ago

IT Efficiency Key For UK Financial Services

Banks need to get more for their money, as their IT budgets could remain flat for up to three years

16 years ago

Alfresco Says Recession Is Good For Open Source

Budget limitations and continued improvement in software and associated services are making open-source software alternatives look good to IT managers

16 years ago

The Recession Won’t Hold Back The Cloud

The time is right for cloud computing - and prices are holding up despite the recession, according to Rackspace's chief…

16 years ago

UK IT Departments Unprepared For Carbon Trading

Research from Gartner says not enough companies are preparing their IT systems for the data management and analytics required for…

16 years ago

UK Government: We’ll Secure Smart Meters

The Department for Energy and Climate Change has moved to reassure users over fears on smart grids

16 years ago

The Jury’s Still Out On Cisco’s Server Plans

Cisco Systems' Unified Computing System Strategy causes a mixed reaction.

16 years ago

VMWare: Time To Re-Think Virtualisation Costs

VMware wants to move the debate over the cost of virtualisation technologies away from licensing and toward virtual machine density

16 years ago

Gartner: Storage Should Get To Basics

It's no good waiting for technology to save you. Storage problems can be fixed with simple good management, says Valdis…

16 years ago