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Oracle Releases Version 2 Of Exalogic Elastic Cloud
Oracle has launched version 2 of its Exalogic Elastic Cloud software, as well as a MySQL conversion tool
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Microsoft And Twitter Outages Hit In Day Of IT Doom
Microsoft and Twitter are hit, as RBS experiences more technical difficulties in a day of IT fails
Google Talk Falls Silent Worldwide
Service restored to the majority of users, but no information on what caused the outage
Alcatel-Lucent Posts Huge Losses, Cuts 5,000 Jobs
Launches the “Performance Program” to fix its financial health
G-Cloud Store Back Online After ‘Host Error’
Cabinet Office blames a hosting provider for the CloudStore outage
AltNets Meet To Form BT Challenge For BDUK Funding
Network providers gathered last week to discuss ways to offer alternatives to BT and Fujitsu
BMC Updates Cloud Management Platform
BMC has updated its cloud management tools to allow for better planning, building and running of cloud systems
1E Claims 39,000 Windows 7 System Upgrades In One Month
A fast Windows 7 upgrade could be useful with XP on death row
Halo – Wireless Charging For Electric Vehicles
Symantec Board Shows CEO Salem The Door
A Salem witch trial? Symantec's CEO is booted out by the board
First Half Results Reveal Everything Everywhere Losses
Operator sees losses thanks to the Orange and T-Mobile network merger but says it's on track to save £3.5bn by 2014 with closer integration
BT Sales Wilt Amid Economic Downturn
The economic turmoil engulfing European economies and tough times in the financial sector have hit BT's revenues
Google Close To EU Antitrust Agreement
Google is reportedly close to reaching an agreement with the European Union to resolve its antitrust issues
More Cisco Jobs Lost As 1,300 Staff Shown The Door
Two percent of Cisco's workforce are affected in the latest round of restructuring
VMware Pays $1.26bn For Virtual Networking Start-Up Nicira
Nicira's software-defined networking technology takes VMware into Cisco Systems' territory
Avanti Launches Pay-As–You-Go Satellite Broadband
Avanti tries to make Internet access in broadband “notspots” easier than ever
IT Life: Linux Crusade Turns To Excellence
Andy Green and Andy Beer started out trying to convert the world to open source. Now, they help users manage all kinds of tech
Mike Lynch Fund To Help Technology Startups
London-based fund to help out new technology companies
Oracle Remedies 87 Security Flaws
Includes a fix for a dangerous vulnerability rated 10 out of 10
Olympic Tech Poll: TechWeek Readers Not Fazed By London 2012
Just over half of readers think that London 2012 will have a negative impact on their business
Oracle Buys US Project Management Specialist Skire
Yet another acquisition boosts the potential of the Oracle Cloud
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Could Earn More Than £45m
New Yahoo CEO's salary, bonuses and stock options revealed in SEC filing
Ubuntu Turns Websites Into WebApps
The WebApps feature, coming in Ubuntu Linux 12.10, will allow web services such as Gmail and Facebook to run as separate applications integrated with desktop services
OSCON: Dell To Offer Ubuntu-Powered Developer Laptop
Dell's Ubuntu-powered laptop, created as part of its Project Sputnik, will be offered in the autumn as part of a wider open source drive at the company
Start-Up Adds Real-Time Features To Hadoop
Nodeable's new cloud service analyses streams of data in real time, and speeds up Hadoop deployments
Quiz Of The Week: Sport Tech – Are You An IT Olympian?
London 2012 is just one week away, but what do you know about the role of technology in sport?
BSA: Cloud Piracy Rife In Developing Countries
Many businesses in developing countries are sharing cloud service log-in credentials, potentially breaking the law, BSA says
How Big Is A Piece Of Cloud?
We need better ways of understanding what cloud providers actually offer, argues Peter Judge