Cisco Systems chief executive John Chambers is to kick off CES 2014 today with a speech on the transition to ubiquitous connected devices
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Report: Microsoft Chief Executive Search Hindered By Ballmer, Gates Involvement
The ongoing presence of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer on Microsoft's board is a turnoff for many potential executive candidates, according to The Wall Street Journal
Global IT Spending To Grow 3 Percent In 2014 – Gartner
Business software spending will grow faster than gadgets, says analyst
Microsoft Updates Hyper-V Linux Integration Services
Microsoft is looking to attract more Linux workloads to its virtualisation platform with support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 5.5 and 5.6
How Governments Will Shape Data Centres
Governments' energy policies and surveillance activities will unintentionally shape our data centres, says Peter Judge
Can European Telcos Protect Customers From The NSA?
European telcos could ease customers' fear of US-based surveillance, if they can build the right services, says Birger Steen
HP Blames The Market For 5000 More Job Cuts
2014 may not be such a happy new year for some as HP announces more misery on the jobs front
Cyber-Attackers To Target Internet Of Things
Attackers will increasingly target devices that make up the Internet of things during 2014, experts warn
IDC Finds Integrated Infrastructure Surge
Sales of integrated infrastructure products rose more than 108 percent year-over-year during the third quarter as businesses look to simplify IT operations, according to IDC
Brokers See Lift In Small Business Sales
Purchases and sales of small businesses in the US saw growth in 2013, but remained well below the level of activity before the recession
Oracle Buys Responsys For $1.5bn
Oracle will buy cloud-based marketing company Responsys for $1.5bn, continuing rapid consolidation
Study Finds SDN Deployments Emerging Gradually
Amidst strong interest, few enterprises have so far actually deployed software-defined networks, according to Quinstreet Enterprise
IBM Reaches Cloud Deals In Asia, Europe
IBM has expanded its SoftLayer cloud platform through partnerships in China, India and Eastern Europe
BlackBerry Posts Huge £2.7bn Loss After Asset Write-Down
BlackBerry troubles continue but the company hopes restructure and new partnership with Foxconn can give it a break
Most Councils Ignore G-Cloud, Survey Finds
New report highlights disturbing lack of support for the Government's G-Cloud among local councils
Calxeda Closes Down After Funding Shortfall
A potential blow for the microserver market after ARM-server developer Calxeda goes out of business
Acer Launches Cloud Service To Offset PC Slowdown
Acer announces its Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) offering as it looks to counter slowing PC sales
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4.0 Hits General Availability
The commercial version of the OpenStack Havana platform has officially arrived from Red Hat
IBM Acquires Aspera For Fast Data Transfers
IBM is to acquire file-transfer specialist Aspera, to help with faster transfers of big data to the cloud
Ofcom Tells BT To Repair And Install Fixed Lines Faster Or Risk Fines
Ofcom seeks to shortern the time telephone and broadband line repairs, as well as finish new installations
Cisco Offers Up Cloud Desktop Virtualisation Solution
Cisco partners with Citrix and VMware and launches a cloud-based desktop-as-a-service solution
Microsoft Admits No Ballmer Replacement Until 2014
Redmond's search for a new CEO is taking longer than expected and a new boss will not be in place before year-end
Oracle Reports Solid Earnings Amid Positive Cloud Signs
Oracle beats Wall Street expectations as its fiscal Q2 earnings grow by 7 percent amid cloud optimism
EU Promotes Renewable Energy In Data Centres
The RenewIT project aims to get data centres using solar and other renewable sources
Amazon Takes Its Cloud To China
Amazon Web Services will be hosted in local data centres run by Chinese partners
LG Chromebase All-In-One Hopes To Tempt Businesses
The new device aims to promote Chrome OS in the enterprise environment
Google’s Own-Brand Chips May Not Be ARM-Based
Google is thought to be designing its own ARM chips. Peter Judge says, why not use IBM's Power?
Nortel Networks Settles Bankruptcy Claims
Nortel reaches a bankruptcy settlement with a number of Europe entities, including a UK pension fund
Intel Snaps Up Mindspeed’s Wireless Infrastructure Unit
Intel continues its aggressive move into the data centre with the purchase of Mindspeed's mobile network assets
Avago Buys Storage Chip Maker LSI For $6.6bn
HP spin-off Avago gets into the big league with LSI's network and storage chips