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IBM Developing Efficient PowerPC Core
IBM officials say the PowerPC 476FP processing core will be the highest performing and most efficient embedded processor core in the industry
Wiltshire Mines To Hold Record-Breaking Green Data Centre
Ark Continuity is opening a green data centre which will ultimately use stone mines and nuclear bunkers to set efficiency records.
Microsoft Builds Energy-Saving Data Centre
Moving servers to a new more efficient site will change how development teams work, the company says
Government Says Keep Your IT Kit Longer
Sustainable IT means consuming less IT kit - as well as being more energy efficient - Cabinet Office Minister Angela Smith will say today
Intel Takes Larger Slice Of Chip Market
Intel, fueled by a slight upswing in demand for PCs, saw its share of the global chip market grow to 80.6 percent in the second quarter, the highest level in almost four years, according to research company iSuppli
Avaya Purchasing Nortel Enterprise Units
Avaya will pay more than $900 million for Nortel Networks' Enterprise Solutions business, which includes Nortel's unified communications technologies
OpenGoo Review – DIY Web Office
Available in DIY or "with tech support" versions OpenGoo lacks some functionality, it has limited file formats, but, frees users from being tied to a web app provider
Broadband Britain Needs Wi-Fi, Not 3G
3G can't connect up the off-net millions, but Wi-Fi can, says Selina Lo, chief executive of Ruckus Wireless
US Gets First Smart Grid City
But some critics have questioned if power companies really want their customers to have accurate information on their energy use
Chip Boss Gelsinger Leaving Intel For EMC
Pat Gelsinger, who has been in charge of Intel's core chip businesses, will leave Intel for storage giant EMC, according to reports in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal
Oracle Ads Challenge IBM And Promise Sun SPARC Support
While IBM and HP say SPARC/Solaris is doomed, Oracle promises to spend more on the platform than Sun currently does
Microsoft Launches Windows 7 Deployment Tool Early
Deployment tool comes out early to help keen administrators - or encourage those who aren't so sure?
New Microsoft Open Source Foundation Doesn’t Allay Suspicion
Microsoft's Codeplex Foundation, ostensibly supporting open source, arrives at a time when the company's actions are under suspicion, as usual
Should You Sweat Your IT Assets…Or Cook Them?
Just when data centre managers are wondering whether to replace their equipment with leaner machines, or sweat the assets a bit longer, Peter Judge hears of another idea. Cooking your servers
Review: BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 Makes Friends With Administrators
This upgrade comes with server high availability, and a new web-based console makes administrators jobs easier
Stop Over-Clocking Your Data Centre Fans, Says Sun
Throwing energy at servers to keep them chilled is a waste of money - and bad for the environment
Hungary Says Yes To Open Source – But Keeps The Lion’s Share For Microsoft
ULX, Red Hat and other open source solution providers can now tender for public sector IT contracts in Hungary - but half still goes to Microsoft
Startup Offers Open-Source VMware-Based Cloud Platform
Eucalyptus, a startup that developed an Amazon EC2-compatible internal cloud computing environment has released its first commercial product
Reputation Engine Touted As Norton 2010 Weapon in Malware Battle
Symantec has released Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010, touting the products' anti-malware use of reputation technology as a differentiator
Blade Networks Get NEC, Juniper Investment
NEC and Juniper have invested in data centre networking specialist, Blade Network Technologies, as they look to gain traction in challenging times
Microsoft IIS 7.5 Review
Not a massive upgrade, but there are some welcome administration improvements mainly from a better GUI
DataDirect Reaches 1.2PB Per Rack Milestone
With its new flagship S2A9900 array the storage firm is offering support for 2TB enterprise and low-power SATA hard-drives moving into production use
Dell Rolls Out Intel ‘Nehalem`-Powered Desktops
Dell is taking advantage of the performance, energy-efficiency and multimedia capabilities in Intel's “Nehalem” microarchitecture with the launch of two new desktops
Adaptec Launches Hybrid Flash/Disk Storage
An SSD cache upgrades a whole RAID array to solid-state performance, says I/O controller maker
Solid State Disks Fill The I/O Gap
The I/O controller was once a humble device, but it's the key to creating evolved storage systems that get the best out of solid-state and spinning disk evolved into a data conditioning platform
Businesses Failing To Tackle PC Power Management
Global survey reveals the majority of businesses are missing out on the potential cost savings from PC estate power management technologies and policies
eBay Hires Sun’s Green Datacentre Guru
eBay's massive data centre in Utah gets a new hand on the green tiller
Scottish Green IT Credentials Called Into Question
Despite the fact that the Scottish Government is championing green IT, a survey finds sustainable technology is not a top priority nearly half of Scottish businesses
Global Survey Finds Massive Spike in SaaS, Managed Services
A worldwide survey suggests mid-market companies finds growing interest in managed services, SaaS and a more formal approach to IT purchasing decisions