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Capgemini Offers Modular Green Data Centres
Capgemini has magically turned its Merlin green data centre technology into a marketable package
IBM’s Blade Networks Buy Boosts Cloud Efforts
IBM is buying Blade Network Technologies to bolster its cloud enterprise networking capabilities and better compete with the likes of HP and Cisco
Hitachi, HP Launch Converged Storage Platform
The new arrays from HP and Hitachi scale up to manage as many as 5 million objects and 255 petabytes of data under one management server
Juniper: Enterprise Consolidation Needs Dynamic Security
Data centre consolidation is increasing the pressure on security infrastructure, says Juniper's Karim Toubba
Orange Uses Cisco And VMware For Private Clouds
Orange is using industry giants Cisco, EMC and VMware to offer clouds inside customers' data centres
Big Brother Fears As Obama Seeks Internet Wiretap Law
The Obama administration is reportedly working on legislation that will make it easier for the United States to 'wiretap the Internet'
HP Ousts Cisco Kit From Its Data Centres
HP's data centres are now 'Cisco Free' as Hewlett Packard continues to highlight the increasing bad blood between the two companies
Sony Ericsson Dumps ‘Failed’ Symbian OS
Sony Ericsson has confirmed it has no plans for new Symbian-based products, while a Gartner analyst labelled the open source OS a 'failed experiment'
Juniper Calls Time On Spanning Tree Protocol
Cisco and Juniper both want to kill Spanning Tree for simpler data centres, but don't agree on how to do it
Marvell Reveals Triple Core Smartphone Processor
A new triple core processor has been unveiled from Marvell which aims to deliver better performance for mobile devices
AMD Warns Of Slowing PC Demand And Slashes Projections
AMD has followed in the footsteps of Intel and Texas Instruments, and lowered its third-quarter estimates after weak consumer PC sales
Oracle On The Prowl For Chip Maker
Shares in ARM Holdings rose 6 percent when Oracle boss Larry Ellison said that he may purchase a chip company
Network Vendors Play The Green Card
Data centres could make "huge" energy savings through lower energy networks, says Juniper
Growing Global IT Debt Hits $500 Billion, Reports Gartner
There is an urgent need to plan for application overhaul to address growing IT debts from maintenance backlogs, Gartner reports
European Parliament Calls For EU-Wide Copyright Law
As if the UK Copyright Act was not controverisal enough, now the European Parliament is calling for a wide ranging EU copyright law
London Remains Largest European Data Centre Market
Campuses oputside the capital may overtake it in total space, but London will stay the largest data centre market in Europe, a report says
Carbon Markets: Reinventing Capitalism Or Rebranding Socialism?
If we really want to reduce carbon emissions and avert an energy crisis, Peter Judge thinks it's time to move beyond fixed political positions
Cost-cutting Power7 Express Servers From IBM
IBM is rolling out Power7 Express servers for smaller enterprises and cost-conscious businesses
SGI Ships HPC Storage Arrays For Mixed Workloads
The SGI InfiniteStorage 16000 system features industrial-strength data storage and dual-level speeds of 8Gb Fibre and 40Gb InfiniBand
LTE Network Goes Live In Las Vegas
A 4G LTE network has been activated in Las Vegas by MetroPCS Communications, which plans to extend it to other US cities
Up To 5,000 Firms Could Face CRC Fines Next Week
Fines for non-registration to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme before 30 September could net the government up to £1.5 million
It’s Time For Local Authorities To Get Open Source
A commitment to open source by a local authority in the UK could be groundbreaking, says Mark Taylor of Sirius
Bristol Council Mulls Open Source/Microsoft Tie Up
Bristol City Council is considering a scheme which adopts open source alongside existing Microsoft software
Data Centres Need Green Switches
As the proportion of power used by network switches in virtualised data centres increases, managers need to think about going green, says Stephen Garrison
HP Puts Mobile Device Management In The Cloud
To help IT managers keep track of employee smartphones, notebooks and other wireless devices, HP is now offering a cloud-based mobile management system
Seagate Adds USB 3.0 To New External Drives
Seagate is shipping external portable hard drives that now include a USB 3.0 interface, for faster data transfers
BT Offers Fibre Incentives
BT is offering free Infinity upgrades to users who sign up now for one of its standard broadband packages
Mark Hurd Talks Up Oracle Exadata
Newly anointed Oracle co-president Mark Hurd used his keynote at the Oracle OpenWorld conference to highlight Exadata Database Machine X2-8
Corporate Tango: HP Drops Lawsuit Against Hurd
Hurd will be working full time for Oracle and, since Oracle and HP are closely aligned, the two companies will be strategic partners, says Chris Preimesberger