IBM has grown its portfolio of Power7 servers with three blades systems that includes an entry-level server and a midrange blade
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Gartner: Cloud And Open Source Will Hit Hardware Sales
Businesses delay infrastructure purchases, but Windows 7 will help to boost enterprise PC purchases says Gartner
US Tech Hiring Set For Growth Over Next 6 Months
A new survey has revealed that a third of companies will be hiring in the next two quarters, despite ongoing concerns over the economy
European Polar Ice Satellite Prepares For Launch
CryoSat-2 replaces the original CryoSat which crashed into the ocean it was meant to study
Space Station Astronauts Get Virtual Desktop Access
Citrix Systems' virtual desktop gives astronauts on the International Space Station access to desktop applications and websites
Google Urges Obama To Back Smart Grid Technology
Google, HP and General Electric have asked President Obama to make it easier for mobile phones and other Web-enabled gadgets to be used to manage energy usage
IBM Slammed For Breaking Open Source Promises
IBM denies that it has broken a promise by asserting its patents against an open-source project
Cisco Upgrades UCS Blades With Xeon 7500
Cisco is building Intel's Xeon 7500 chips into its servers in a major revamp of UCS, the converged data centre strategy it launched a year ago.
Green Grid Pushes PUE As Global Data Efficiency Metric
Industry group Green Grid is pushing for an international agreement on data centre standards
Microsoft Discontinues Intel Itanium Support
Microsoft plans to end support for Intel's Itanium processors, citing the high-end scalability and reliability of new x86 chips from Intel and AMD
AMD Gains Modest Market Share Growth At Intel Expense
AMD has managed to grow its market share by a modest 1.6 percentage point, but Intel remains the undisputed chip sector goliath
Watchdog Chief Blasts Government’s IT Spending Record
The departing chairman of a parliamentary watchdog has heavily criticised the Government's record of IT spending in an open letter
BT Clears Flooded Telephone Exchange
BT is still working to restore services at its telephone exchange in Paddington, after a flood caused major disruption to broadband and telephone lines
IBM: Why Xeon Servers Aren’t A Me-Too Game
Intel Xeon servers promised to replace specialised RISC processors with bog-standard systems. So why is IBM consultant Tikiri Wanduragala telling us IBM's Xeons are different?
New Xeon 7500 Treads On Itanium’s Toes
Intel says its Xeon 7500 gives its biggest performance jump yet. Others wonder if it spells the end for Itanium, and trouble for IBM's Power processor
Telehouse Opens Flagship Green Data Centre In London
Today saw the official opening of Telehouse West: a new data centre in East London which provides heat to the surrounding housing developments
Flood At BT Exchange Plays Havoc With Phone Lines
BT has been forced to close its North Paddington telephone exchange after it was damaged by a flood, causing widespread problems with telephone lines
BT To Bring Super-Fast Broadband To South-West
Nearly 200,000 homes in the in the South-West could get access to BT's "high ca-pasty" broadband
CERN Breaks Record Despite Glitches
CERN scientists are calling the successful collision of proton particle beams at 7 TeV in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) "historic"
Dell Expands Printer Portfolio
Dell has released eight new printer models, as the PC maker looks to take the fight to the likes of Hewlett-Packard, Xerox and Samsung
Former IBM CEO-Contender Guilty Of Securities Fraud
Robert Moffat, a 31-year IBM veteran and at one time considered a possible IBM CEO candidate, pleads guilty to his role in an insider trading scheme
GE Experimenting With Smart Grids
A pilot programme employing WiMax 4G communications and GE smart meters has been demonstrated in Michigan
Aruba Puts Branch Office Networks In The Cloud
No more network boxes in the branch office, says Aruba
AMD Launches 12-Core ‘Magny-Cours’ Opteron Chip
AMD is rolling out its 12-core Opteron chip a day before Intel unveils its eight-core “Nehalem EX” Xeon processors for four-socket servers
Ireland Gets Much-Needed IBM Smart City Investment
The Emerald Isle could receive an economic boost from a new IBM facility focused on smarter infrastructure
Transfer Your IT Problems To The Cloud
Virtual infrastructure is set to move workloads to the most cost-effective platform but, while applications exceed the ability of cloud providers, the situation is not static, says Cameron Sturdevant
Google Ultra-fast Broadband Offer Proves Popular
Google's offer to test 1G-bps broadband access in U.S. communities drew responses from more than 1,100 communities and 194,000 individuals
Bletchley Park Gets £250,000 Government Funding
Second world war codebreaking centre Bletchley Park has been given a £250,000 government grant to pay for repairs to the site
Mandelson Adds Government Backing For Innovation Centres
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has announced Government support for the development of a network of technology and innovation centres
Talking Cars Take A Trip In Amsterdam
Smart vehicle projects funded by the European Commission have been undergoing tests in the Dutch city