Datacentre

IBM Shows Truckers Can Pull Their Weight On Climate Change

Technologies such as telematics could improve the efficiency of trucks and other heavy goods vehicles, IBM says

15 years ago

Report Reveals Security Threats To Data Centres

Industry association AFCOM finds that 40 percent of all data centres are still using at least one mainframe and also…

15 years ago

ICANN Allows Non-Latin Domain Names

The Internet regulator ICANN has moved closer to opening up the Internet to domains in other character sets beside the…

15 years ago

Microsoft, Yahoo Search Deal Put On Hold

Microsoft and Yahoo have delayed signing their search deal, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission

15 years ago

Emulex Aims To Combine Ethernet And Storage

Storage networker Emulex has moved into Ethernet with its OneConnect adapter yesterday, with 10Gb Ethernet and iSCSI connectivity

15 years ago

EC Announces €300m Smart And Green Networks Fund

The future is smart and green, says the European Commission

15 years ago

Mobile Usage Shifts Indoors But Results In Poor Service

People are increasingly relying on mobile phones for business, although complaints of poor network reception in doors are increasing

15 years ago

Flu-Stricken Home Workers Could Bring Internet Down

Residential networks will struggle if a flu pandemic causes thousands of staff to work from home, warn analysts

15 years ago

Intel Claims Phase-Change Memory Breakthrough

Intel and its solid-state processor research affiliate, Numonyx, has revealed what they described as a "key breakthrough" in their continuing…

15 years ago

NASA Success As Ares I-X Completes Maiden Flight

The weather delayed launch of the NASA Ares I-X, the agency's first new rocket in nearly 30 years, has successfully…

15 years ago

3PAR Offers Resilient Storage For The Cloud

3PAR claims its storage servers will offer greater security for cloud clients

15 years ago

Weather Delays NASA Test Launch Of Shuttle Successor

Foul weather and a wayward cargo ship conspire to force NASA to delay the first test launch of its primary…

15 years ago

Spending On Hardware Up But Staff Levels Still Flat

CDW sees a significant rise in hardware and software purchasing in the next six months for corporate and government sectors

15 years ago

DC Versus AC Power Debate Continues

The age-old debate over whether DC versus AC power is best looks set to continue, thanks to the potential green…

15 years ago

University Hopes To Cut Electricity Usage With Virtualisation

Middlesex University joins the likes of Queen Margaret and Southampton in rolling out energy efficient IT systems

15 years ago

Indiana’s Woes And The Tale Of IBM’s Lost $1.34bn

IBM was officially terminated from a 10-year welfare services contract with the US state of Indiana worth around $1.34bn (£818m)

15 years ago

Windows 7 To Fuel Microsoft Bounce Back, Predicts Analyst

The launch of Windows 7 should fuel a recovery in Microsoft's fortunes, after hitting a financial low point bottom in…

15 years ago

Embrace The EU Data Centre Code Of Conduct – Or Risk Legislation

A year after the EU issued its Code of Conduct for data centres, lack of participation could damage the autonomy…

15 years ago

Chloride Launches Mega-Efficient Megawatt UPS

New uninterruptible power supply for the data centre gives you the choice - power efficiency, or smoothing to control your…

15 years ago

Fewer Americans Convinced About Climate Change

Fewer Americans are finding global warming an important issue, a report from the Pew Research Center find

15 years ago

Dell R710 PowerEdge Review

The Dell R710 PowerEdge, is designed to optimise the data centre for virtualisation tasks, and offers an interesting alternative to…

15 years ago

Microsoft Points To Tech Refresh As Profits Fall

Microsoft has reported a decline in both quarterly revenues and profits, but still managed to beat market expectations

15 years ago

Practical Steps To Green The Data Centre

For IT managers with limited budgets there are a couple of low-impact moves that could yield high-impact cost savings in…

15 years ago

IBM Beefs Up Midsize Business Offerings

IBM has launched six products and services for its midmarket business portfolio, including new servers and other enhancements

15 years ago

Google Says GMail and Wave Paving Way For Chrome OS

A Google executive said complex Web applications such as Gmail and Google Wave are paving the way for major adoption…

15 years ago

Windows 7 Gaining Ground On Eastern Front

Users in Eastern Europe appear more eager to adopt Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, than their Western counterparts

15 years ago

Windows 7 Arrives In New York City

Windows 7 has finally arrived after a high profile launch event in New York that CEO Steve Ballmer hopes will…

15 years ago

Free Upgrade Advisor Released For Windows 7

In an effort to maximise user adoption of Windows 7, Microsoft is offering users a free tool that will determine…

15 years ago

Virtualisation Reality Still Well Behind Vendor Hype

Currently only about 16 percent of workloads are running on virtual machines, according to Gartner

15 years ago

VMWare Sees 50 Percent Drop In Profits

Hypervisor maker VMware reports fiscal third-quarter revenues of $490 million (£296m) with a profit of $38 million, or 9 cents…

15 years ago