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US Lawmakers Seek Ban Of Revised Net Neutrality Law
Two lawmakers introduce bill to ban deals allowing certain companies to pay for faster IP traffic delivery
Facebook Launches Slingshot – A One-To-Many Media Messaging App
The new app borrows heavily from Snapchat, but also introduces some original features
Unisys Finally Retires CMOS Mainframe Processors
Older mainframes can be replaced with compatible models based on x86 chips
Broadband Crisis Affects Cities Too, Ofcom Reveals
It is not just those people living in rural areas that suffer from the scourge of slow broadband, study reveals
Liquid Cooling Is Not Rocket Science, Says HP
The most efficient liquid cooling systems use advanced engineering. Peter Judge finds that basic tech can be just as effective
Government Has ‘Secret Policy’ To Intercept Facebook, Google And Twitter
Charles Farr statement reveals how the government could legally intercept people's social network data by separating internal and external comms
SDN Is For Service Providers, White Label Is For Titans
Software defined network (SDN) products are changing data centres, but don't coinfuse them with White Label boxes, says Kelly Herrell
Microsoft Introduces Machine Learning For The Azure Cloud
The company wants to democratise access to predictive analytics, a public launch is expected next month
Apple, Cisco Back Microsoft Data Request Challenge
Major companies are lending their support to a Microsoft court challenge to the US government's request for email data stored in Europe
Intel ‘Very Disappointed’ After It Loses Antitrust Appeal
An EU court has crushed Intel's bid to overturn its record-breaking antitrust fine
Public Sector Spent Almost £200 Million Through G-Cloud
In line with the government's promises, most of the money went to small and medium businesses
Vodafone Says Cloud-Based Unified Communications Platform Can Help All Businesses
Vodafone says its One Net services can help SMBs and enterprises be more productive and flexible
Cloudfare Offers DDoS Protection For ‘Free Speech’ Websites
CloudFlare offers free anti-DDoS protection for political and artistic websites exercising 'free speech'
Quiz Of The Week: Sport Technology
Do you know as much about sport technology as you do about zonal marking?
HP Discover: Helion Network Adds Partners To HP Cloud
HP's Helion cloud gets a partner organisation supporting local regulations and providing legal indemnity
Technology To Play Vital Role At World Cup 2014
Technology will be more integral to the World Cup than ever before, connecting fans, organisers and even dissenters in Brazil
IBM Builds Two Data Centres For US Federal Government
IBM readies two new data centres for the US government as part of its program to deliver 15 new facilities globally
HP Discover: Three CEOs Call For Tax, Surveillance Reforms
HP's Meg Whitman, Intel's Brian Krzanich and Microsoft's Satya Nadella want easier immigration, tax breaks and snooping reform
Meg Whitman Buffs Up HP’s Past And Future
In HP's 75th year, Meg Whitman sported HP's 1977 wearable computer and promised a turnaround
HP Discover: Photons And Memristors Will Make ‘The Machine’
HP wants to rebuild computers with photonic networks and massive memristor storage, - in the next five years
Apple Faces European Commission Tax Probe
The European Commission begins a formal investigation into the tax arrangements of Apple and others
Salesforce Launches Developer Suite For Wearable Computing
Salesforce Wear initiative wants to help businesses build apps for smart watches, smart glasses
Red Hat Launches Enterprise Linux 7
The new open source OS adopts XFS as the default file system, introduces application container support
HP Discover: Atalla Offers Secure Encryption For Cloud
Secure encryption, managed in the cloud, promised by HP's Atalla, a division which secures credit card transactions
Evernote Knocked Out By DDoS
Cloud service went down as a result of a DDoS attack launched late yesterday
Autotask To Be Acquired By Private Equity Firm
A leading maker of hosted business management software, Autotask is following a broad trend of buyouts by private equity firms
European Data Centre Rules Are On Their way
You might not want the EU meddling, but Peter Judge says the data centre industry must get involved or suffer bad regulations
HP Discover: The Cloud Can’t Happen Without SDN
Software defined networks (SDN) are essential or else cloud services will be held up, says HP as it launches a new FlexFabric for its Helion cloud
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