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Universities To Cut Internet Energy Use
Two British Universities will investigate how to reduce the energy consumption of the Internet, which currently consumes 3 to five percent of the world's power
Inventor Of Low-Cost Solar Cells Gets Award
The man who invented low-cost solar cells that replicate photosynthesis is nearly $1 million better off thanks to the award of the 2010 Millennium Technology Prize
Continuity In The Cloud Depends On Accessibility
Businesses planning to use the cloud as a continuity solution need to address several critical issues, including the accessibility of data and applications
Brocade Takes On Cisco In Converged Data Centres
Brocade has announced its converged data centre strategy, dubbed Brocade One, which is designed to bring many data centre operations onto the network
BCS In Turmoil Over Rebranding And Changes
Attempts to update the venerable British Computer Society have not proved popular: members are revolting
BT Strike Ballot Looms As Union Rejects Offer
Both sides say they are ready to talk in the BT pay dispute, but a strike ballot looks more likely
Government Signals Fibre Broadband Intent
The government has labelled Labour's commitment to universal 2Mbps broadband as "pitifully unambitious" and outlined steps to drive nationwide fibre rollout
IBM: System Z Is Not A Cash Cow
Other systems can't match mainframe reliability, says IBM's Jim Porell, and he dismisses any talk of IBM abusing a monopoly
Random Chip Errors Can Improve Performance
Mistakes in silicon chips could help computers continue to get more powerful, according to US researchers
IBM Opens Research Lab In Brazil
IBM, which is focusing more and more on delivering IT services, is opening a new research facility in Brazil
US Extends Energy Star Rating To Data Centres
Data centres can now earn the familiar aqua-and-white Energy Star label if they pass the agency's qualification requirements
Oracle To Axe Sun Workforce, Again
Oracle is looking to make yet more job cuts in the wake of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, according to a regulatory filing
BT Says Strike ‘In No One’s Interest’
The Communications Workers Union claims BT's pay offer is not in line with the company's £1billion profits
Red Hat CEO Whitehurst Blasts Software Patents
The open source giant aims to be a $1 billion company, but CEO Jim Whitehurst was diplomatic about government contracts on a London visit
Disk Storage Sector Grows In 2010
EMC narrowly took the top spot as the storage market returned to double-digit growth
Canonical Delivers Ubuntu Advantage Offering
Canonical is preparing to introduce a new service option for Ubuntu Linux desktop and server users, known as Ubuntu Advantage
Gartner Raises 2010 Chip Sales Projection
Good news for chip makers after Gartner predicted that semiconductor sales will grow 27.1 percent in 2010, an increase over earlier projections of 19.9 percent
BT Told To Share Fibre Network
BT is to regain some control over its fibre network under new regulations, but the EC has called upon it to share its network with rival ISPs
Cloud Adoption Still Faces The Trust Issue
Most IT professionals see the cloud as something for the future, according to a web seminar chaired by eWEEK Europe
SGI Creates Petaflop Single Cabinet Computing Platform
SGI announced a new computing platform that scales up to a petaflop of computing power in a single server cabinet
Cost Cutting Remains Top CIO Priority, Survey Finds
A new survey from Micro Focus has found that, despite the more positive economic outlook, cost-cutting is still top of the agenda for British CIOs
Intel Introduces Knights Corner HPC Platform
Intel officials have introduced "Knights Corner", a processing architecture aimed at the parallel computing applications
Intel Shows Off New Atom Chips At Computex
Intel officials are talking up an Atom platform, code-named Oak Trail, that the company is preparing for the burgeoning tablet PC space
Microsoft, Novell Point To Increased HPC Interest
More and more businesses are seeking high-performance computing (HPC) interoperability solutions, at least according to Microsoft and Novell
China Touts Supercomputing Credentials
China is touting its superpower credentials in the field of supercomputers, boasting of two of the world's top ten fastest supercomputers
UK Leads The Way In Carbon Reduction Targets
The UK is a better position than most to meet proposed tougher EU emissions targets, but it still has a long way to go
HP Overtakes IBM In Server Market, Say Analysts
HP overtook IBM in worldwide server revenues in the first quarter accoprding to Gartner and IDC
Virtualisation, Cloud And Voice Drive Ethernet Growth
Ethernet switch and router spaces are seeing strong revenue growth, driven by virtualisation, cloud computing, and voice and video-over IP, according to IDC
Chip Implant Virus Research Debunked
Claims that implanted identity chips can pick up computer viruses have got the bad science police up in arms