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Bill Gates Quizzes Wolfram Alpha Knowledge Engine
Microsoft's interest in Wolfram Alpha, the mathematically oriented search engine that provides definitive answers rather than links, extended back even before the search engine's launch in May
Green Grid and BCS Warn About “Risky” UK Carbon Rules
The Green Grid and BCS are teaming up to help companies adhere to new carbon regulations and to develop a data centre simulator tool
Intel and AMD Could Settle Antitrust Lawsuit
An analyst has suggested that bitter rivals AMD and Intel could be about to kiss and make-up over their fractious lawsuit
Copenhagen Summit Slammed For Ignoring IT
ICT is the best way to manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, say IT champions - who want it included in the UN's forthcoming COP15 summit
EC Schedules Sun Oracle Hearing For 25 November
The EC and Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes have scheduled the Oracle-Sun hearing for 25 Nov at the EC offices in Brussels, a source reveals to eWEEK
Apple Blocks Hackintoshes With Snow Leopard Update
Apple released Mac OS X v.10.6.2, its newest update to Snow Leopard, with a variety of tweaks to everything from Final Cut Studio to video-watching, and a massive security patch
US Indicts Eight People In £5.4m RBS Hacking Case
Federal prosecutors announced indictments against eight people in connection with the theft of more than $9 million from ATMs around the world
Google Gets Festive With Free Wi-Fi For Xmas At US Airports
Ho ho ho: Google offers travelers in 47 US airports free Wi-Fi access from now until 15 Jan to help avoid travel chaos during the holiday season
HP Ramps Up SMB Portfolio With New Offerings
HP has launched a host of new products aimed at the SMB channel, and unveiled flexible financing solutions to help businesses prepare for the economic recovery
Revenue From Hosted Office Apps Lags Behind CRM
Spending on CRM and collaboration tools is growing but office tools aren't attracting the same revenues, according to Gartner
Cisco, EMC And VMware Spread Their Wings With Latest Product Lineup
Cisco, EMC and VMware follow up the launch of their vBlock cloud services venture with a host of new products, including virtual desktops, hosted applications and new storage options.
Novell Pushes Benefits Of Microsoft Protection
Microsoft and Novell celebrated the third year of their interoperability agreement at a conference in Seattle
EC Objects To Oracle Sun Deal
The regulators see a major conflict of interest in the world's largest commercial database company owning its largest open source competitor
PC Chip Sales Soaring, Says IDC
Sales of computer chips have soared to record levels in the third quarter, according to industry watcher IDC
Radware Relaunches Alteon Brand With New Platform
'Alteon is back', claims new owner Radware, after it launched the first new Alteon application delivery platform in nearly six years
eBay Settles Skype Lawsuit
eBay settles lawsuits with Joltid and Joost in a £1.13b deal that gives Skype ownership over all software previously licensed from Joltid
Green Start-Up Will Drill Into Energy Efficiency and Performance
Viridity is developing software designed to give IT administrators high visibility into the utilisation and energy consumption of their IT equipment and applications
Ex-MySQL Boss Says EC Would Be Wrong To Oppose Sun Deal
Former MySQL CEO Marten Mickos says "there's no rational argument" for preventing Oracle from acquiring all of Sun
IBM Developing Low-Emission Data Centres
IBM is working to deliver technology that it claims could lead to zero direct emission data centres, says an IBM researcher at the USENIX Large Installation System Administration conference
Industry Must Tackle IPv4 Depletion
The IT industry has ignored the availability of IPv6 addresses for too long at the risk of adding unnecessary risk and complexity to internet architectures, says Axel Pawlik, managing director of RIPE NCC.
Ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina To Run For Senate
Carly Fiorina, the former boss of HP, will stand for Senate election - while the ex-eBay CEO Meg Whitman plans to terminate Arnold Schwarzenegger's role
Security Researchers Uncover SSL Vulnerability
Tech companies are rushing to patch the SSL security protocol following the discovery of a potentially "devastating" flaw
EC Compromise Allows Mandelson Net Cut-Off Plan
The Fifth Of November exploded activists' hopes that an EU law would prevent Lord Mandelson's plans to force the cut-off of illegal file-sharers
Siemens Integrates Twitter Into Communications App
At the VoiceCon 2009 show in San Francisco, officials with the Siemens Enterprise Communications Group will show off the upcoming integration of Twitter with the company's OpenScape UC application
Intel Accused Of “Bribery and Coercion” In New Anti-Trust Suit
The N.Y. Attorney General's office is accusing Intel of using bribes and coercion to pressure OEMs, including HP, Dell and IBM, into favoring its products over those from rival AMD
Microsoft Cuts Another 800 Jobs Worldwide
Microsoft confirms plans to cut another 800 employees from its worldwide payroll, as part of its longer-term plan to eliminate 5,000 positions
Cisco’s Chambers Sees Brighter Economic Future
Cisco CEO John Chambers says the economic recovery in the IT industry is picking up momentum
Cisco EMC Cloud Venture Launched Under Acadia Name
New company still doesn't have a CEO or a headquarters, but this shouldn't worry a virtualisation expert
HP Takes On Datacentre Rivals With Converged Infrastructure
Hewlett-Packard is pulling together its network and server strength into a converged infrastructure to take on Cisco and others