With claimed annual savings of £2500 per server and £78 per desktop, virtualisation is moving on to conquer networks and desktops, say reports.
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Irish MEPs Accuse EC Of Paying Dell To Close Limerick Facility
The European Commission claims Dell has moved its manufacturing from Limerick to China, while Dell maintains the jobs went to Poland
Bankrupt Nortel Continues Business Break-Up
Bankrupt Nortel Networks is selling off another piece of its business, this time its GSM/GSM-R unit to Telefon AB and Kapsch CarrierCom
Google And Microsoft Face Fresh Web OS Challenge
TransMedia will launch a fresh version of its Glide operating system with a focus on desktop and Web search
US Senate Asks EC To Roll-Over On MySQL Oracle Concerns
A group of US senators have asked European Commission antitrust regulators to end their investigation of Oracle's acquisition of Sun and simply approve the deal
EU Telecoms Package Finally Approved
The EU telecoms package has finally been approved, following repeated delays due to the net cut-off row. Now governments need to focus on setting up a Europe-wide telecoms regulator in 2010
IBM Says Death Of Cell Technology Rumours Greatly Exaggerated
IBM has halted development of the next generation of the Cell chip, but officials say the technology will play a role in future processor platforms, including IBM's upcoming Power7 chips
LSE Study Raises Questions About Returns From Energy Efficiency
Improvements and simplification of data centre management software are proving to contribute to a company's bottom line profit according to the London School of Economics
Expert Scratches Holes In IBM Cat Brain Claims
Claims by an IBM researcher that he and other scientists were able to simulate a cat's brain using a new algorithm running on an IBM supercomputer are being disputed.
Semiconductor Market Declines But Beats Predictions
2009 has been a tough year for the semiconductor market, but according to one industry watcher, it has declined less than previously predicted
Government To Launch Green CIO Guide Following COP15
The UK government is preparing to launch a handbook for CIOs as part of a bid to refresh its ICT strategy following the COP15 summit in Copenhagen
Removing A Server Can Cut Energy Bill By £240 A Year
Energy efficiency should be a high priority for data centre operators according to analyst group Gartner
Timber Tech Specialist Plants Itself At Copenhagen Climate Talks
Another IT company is pushing the contribution tech can make to climate change - even if it does provide technology to the timber industry
Microsoft Admits To Zero-Day Flaw In IE 6 And 7
Microsoft confirms the existence of proof-of-concept attack code for a flaw affecting Internet Explorer 6 and 7
EDS Purchase Helps HP Report Solid Quarter
Services delivered a solid quarter for HP, generating $8.9 billion (£5.38bn) in revenue
Microsoft And News Corp Reportedley Allying Against Google
Microsoft and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp are rumoured to be in talks over an agreement that would see News Corp's websites delisted from Google search in exchange for payment by Microsoft.
Oracle Bemoans Length Of EC Sun Ruling Then Asks For Extension
Despite arguing vehementally that every day the EC didn't make a ruling on its acquistion of Sun, Oracle has asked for and been granted a six day extension to its next hearing with EU authorities
CERN’s Hadron Collider Back In Action
The world's largest atom smasher has been restarted at the weekend in Geneva, after nearly a year of repairs
Google Founder Points To Chrome-Android Merger
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has said that Android and Chrome will likely converge over time into a single operating system
FOG Is The Key To Successful Cloud Computing
Cloud computing has a lot of potential as long as companies remember to keep their Feet On the Ground, says HP
Open Source Poses “Huge Risk” To Organisations
European CIO of GE has said that open source is only useful for internal "playground" uses, despite other parts of GE having deployed Linux for healthcare platforms
IBM Looks to Emerging Markets To Expand Green Strategy
IBM's latest green data centre deals in emerging markets point towards the rapid adoption energy-efficient IT solutions outside the United States
IBM Tops Green Supercomputer Ranking
Which is the greenest supercomputer of them all? Well, unsurprisingly, it turns out to be a supercomputer from IBM
Three Men Indicted Over Comcast Re-Direct Hack
Three men were charged by federal indictment on 19 Nov. in connection with attacking Comcast.net and redirecting traffic to sites under their control
Microsoft Responds to Chrome OS By Pushing Windows 7
Microsoft issued an official response to news of Google releasing its Chrome Operating System to open source for developers
Analyst Questions Business Uptake Of Google Chrome OS
IDC analyst Al Hilwa said Chrome Operating system will take some hard selling by Google and its partners to get on netbooks
Banned XBox Users Urged To Take Legal Action
A boutique Texas law firm establishes a forum for Microsoft Xbox 360 owners who feel they were unfairly banned from the company's Xbox Live service, in the interest of filing a class action suit against Microsoft
Energy Efficient IBM Supercomputer Will Investigate Climate Change
The IBM supercomputer at Brown University is 50 times more powerful, six times more energy efficient and can hold 70 times more memory than the system it's replacing
IBM And CA Ease Mainframe Management Burden
IBM has announced more software to help businesses manage their mainframe environments. And CA has also decided to join the party with its own offerings
IBM Guru Sees Clouds On The Horizon
IBM veteran Erich Clementi helped lead the resurgence of the revamped IBM mainframe as general manager of the System z division between 2003 and 2005, now he's leading the all-encompassing cloud computing initiative.