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IT LIfe: Geo-fencing Will Change Mobile Retail
Matt Wilkins believes in moving mobile retail technology forward
Digital Government And Inclusion Will Be A £24bn Election Issue
The political parties have started their tech campaign for the General Election next year - while a think tank says more savings can be made
SAP Anchors Cloud Platform With HANA Database
SAP reveals a new cloud platform for businesses based around its HANA database technology
Alibaba Urges Staff Restraint Ahead Of IPO Bonanza
Management of e-commerce giant Alibaba warn staff of the pitfalls of sudden wealth ahead of IPO
Google Open Sources End-To-End Email Encryption
Open source effort should help email providers encrypt messages between one another
FCC Site Swamped Following Comedian’s Net Neutrality TV Speech
The FCC's commenting system experienced problems after a British comedian on HBO called upon Internet 'trolls' to enter the net neutrality debate
Samsung Says Smart Society Will Replace ‘Analogue Britain’
Samsung's UK head says it can help the UK make the transition into a smart society
Apple Courts Developers With iOS 8 SDK Featuring 4,000 New APIs
Apple provides developers with ability to access Touch ID, control connected devices and new programming tools with iOS 8 SDK
Actian Integrates Hadoop With SQL
Actian distributes its database into Hadoop for faster Big Data work that can be carried out using widely-available SQL skills
Apple Shows Off iOS-Inspired Mac OS X Yosemite
Mac OS X Yosemite is set to debut later this year with a flatter look and greater interaction with iOS
Cavium Announces Mainstream ARM Server Chips To Challenge Xeon
Cavium's Thunder line of chips will offer up to 48 cores per SOC, with versions tuned to particular workloads
iOS 8 Brings New Health, Cloud And Messaging Features To iPhone And iPad
iOS 8 debuts at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) and will be released on iPhone and iPad later this year
HEG Data Centre Re-Opens In Leeds
Host Europe Group (HEG) improves efficiency with a data centre re-fit in Leeds
ARM Acquires Duolog For SoC Expertise
ARM continues to cherry pick technologies after acquiring an Irish IP integration tools provider
Huawei Says Connectivity As Important As Air And Water, Elevates Role Of CIO
Huawei enterprise CEO William Xu claims CIOs are just as important as CFOs and CEOs to businesses
Huawei Expands Agile Network With Agile Branch And Data Centre Cloud Connect
Huawei expands its agile SDN platform to cover all parts of IT infrastructure
Quiz Of The Week: Database Systems
What do you know about the current state of the database market?
Microsoft And Salesforce Settle Feud With Partnership Deal
The two companies put aside their differences and agree to bring Salesforce's apps to Microsoft's Office and Windows OS
Putin: Russia Should Revive Domestic Software And Electronics Market
The president wants Russian businesses supplied with locally made IT products
Huawei Trials 10Gbps Wi-Fi Network
Huawei says next-generation Wi-Fi networks could be commercially available by 2018
EE Offers MobileIron Cloud EMM Platform To SMB Customers
EE offers MobileIron tools to administrators to help them manage corporate and personal devices on SMB networks
Tyneside Councils Choose Free Public Wi-Fi From Gowex
Newcastle and Gateshead to become two of the hottest spots in the UK with complete Wi-Fi coverage set for 2015
Hyperoptic Plans 1Gbps FTTP Networks For Manchester, Liverpool And Leeds
Businesses and apartments in three northern cities could soon have access to 1Gbps fibre services
Box Offers Permanent 50 Percent Discount To Non-Profits
Qualifying non-profit organisations can also get up to 10 licences absolutely free
Atos To Acquire Fellow French Outfit Bull
Keeping it in the French family, IT services giant Atos is to acquire compatriot Bull
IBM Drops NetApp, Opts For Own Storage Units
Leaked memo reveals Big Blue is to stop selling NetApp units in favour of its own hardware
The Data Centre Tax Break Might Offend PUE-rists
The data centre Climate Change Agreement doesn't quite use the PUE efficiency measurement. So what, says Peter Judge
Spotify Breach Hits Android Users
Spotify tells a number of customers to change passwords and Android users will have to upgrade following a breach
Superfast Cornwall Fibre Rollout Attracts 6,000 Businesses
Business owners say faster Internet speeds help save jobs, create new opportunities