A UK company has won the contract to create a European rival to GPS, but the satellites themselves are to be built by a German manufacturer in Bremen
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US FCC Questioned Over Net Neutrality Decision
The FCC faces tough questions about its legal authority to penalise Comcast for throttling peer-to-peer traffic from BitTorrent
Microsoft Requests Judicial Review Of Word-Ban Case
Microsoft requests that all 11 judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit review a long-running case between the software giant and i4i
Green IT Investments Return Despite Uncertain Recovery
In its quarterly look at green IT, Forrester found that as the global recession begins to ebb, businesses are starting to ramp up investments in green IT
Nvidia Looks To Tablets With New Tegra Chip
Nvidia unveiled its next-generation Tegra processor which it is targeting at the tablet PC and low-cost notebook space
HSBC Customers Hit By Mainframe Failure
HSBC customers were unable to use ATM cash machines, as well as online banking this Friday, after the bank suffered an outage with its mainframe computer
Intel’s Otellini Launches Netbook Appstore In 3D
Intel CEO Paul Otellini talked about an Atom-based smartphone and an online app store for netbooks in a 3D-enhanced CES keynote
Clock Ticking On Super-fast Broadband Tax Consultation
ISPs and telcos are being invited to share their views on how the proceeds of the government's proposed 50p broadband tax should be spent
Mandelson Seeks Mighty Innovation From Acorn Founder
The UK must "get more D out of our R and D", according to the business secretary, who has asked German venture capitalist Herman Hauser to lead the way
Cisco Acquires Security Start-up Rohati Systems
Cisco says it has bought Rohati Systems, a company specialising in agentless transaction networking systems
US Provides £30m Of Green Data Centre Grants
HP, IBM and Yahoo were among the recipients of grants from the US Department of Energy for projects aimed at making data centres more energy efficient
SGI Gains Prestigious Win With Leading University
SGI has gained a prestigious customer win after a leading UK university decided to improve its HPC capabilities with one of its supercomputers
Review: IBM’s Proventia Management SiteProtector
IBM's Rational AppScan and ISS Proventia IPS GX5108 combine proactive application vulnerability scanning with live IPS attack reports to provide powerful web application protection.
The Products That Will Make A Splash In 2010
Some of the biggest events of 2009 served mostly to set the stage for bigger things in 2010: Oracle/Sun, Microsoft Azure, Office, Ubuntu and Chrome OS will make big waves
Intel To Launch Turbo Boost Processors At CES
Intel is prepping for the official release of its 32-nm “Westmere” Core processors for desktops and laptops at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
Server Virtualisation To Remain ‘Sluggish’ in 2010
Adoption of server virtualisation is likely to remain steady in 2010, unless innovative virtualisation products from VMware and Microsoft start to bear fruit
Tech Jobs To Remain Stable In 2010
Information technology continues to be one of the leading industries for new hires in the coming year, show reports from CareerBuilder and ExecuNet.
PC Industry Faces Memory Shortage In H2 2010
Analysts has warned of a potential shortage of Dynamic RAM (DRAM) chips, the most common form of computer memory, in the second half of 2010
Survey Details Interrnet Surfing Habits
A survey finds US adults spend an average of 13 hours a week logged online
UN Secures IT’s Role In Limited Copenhagen Agreements
Even getting IT on the agenda at the UN talks was a "painful challenge" according to insiders
IT Firm Aims To Make Buildings Green
Telent plans to cut costs by making buildings smarter, uniting heating and lighting with IT, and modernising the facilities management Luddites
Wind-Powered Data Centre Launched in Illinois
Other World Computing (OWC) has become the first US data centre operator to run its entire operation using an on-site wind turbine
IBM Plans To Boost Cloud Tech In 2010
IBM will ramp up its cloud computing efforts in the messaging and collaboration market in 2010
Intel Readies New Atom Chips
Intel has unveiled its next-generation Atom chip platform, which will integrate graphics with the central processing unit for the first time
EU Breaks Down National Boundaries With Telecoms Rules
Borders no longer count when it comes to providing telecoms services across Europe says the European Union, with new rules covering broadband provision and file-sharing
Calls Emerge To Tackle Space Junk Problem
As space debris grew 13 percent in 2009, engineers and scientists are facing a daunting challenge: how to mitigate the dangers to the $200 billion-a-year satellite and launch industries
Ellison Sheds Light On Sun’s Future Strategy
Larry Ellison has said that once Oracle acquires Sun, it focus on the high-end market and leave the low-margin, high-volume server space to the likes of HP and Dell
Intel To Launch Next-Generation Chips In January
Intel will launch its first 32-nm Core i3 and i5 processors, as well as new i7 chips, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month
CERN Embraces Huge Cloud For Scientific Community
The CERN laboratory in Switzerland, home of the Large Hadron Collider, is piloting the world's largest cloud computing environment for scientific research
UK Communities Awarded Free Wi-Fi Access
Communities across the UK have been awarded free Wi-Fi access, but BT has questioned the ability of wireless to plug holes in broadband coverage