While the nation is celebrating Olympic sporting prowess, Peter Judge puts our IT Games under starters' orders
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Let’s Celebrate Tech Success!
The world is full of successful IT projects. Let's give them the recognition they deserve, says Peter Judge
LeWeb 2012: Box Announces Major UK Expansion
Cloud storage provider Box is planning on hiring 100 people for its European operations in the next year and a half
Oracle Pre-Announces Profit Surge
Oracle's net income has increased by 8 percent to $3.5 billion, with chief executive Ellison saying the company's cloud initiative will be a billion-dollar business
Citrix Integrates YouSendIt Into Collaboration Tools
Citrix has added YouSendIt integration to Podio, for what it calls the most open cloud-based collaboration platform
US Leapfrogs Japan In Supercomputer Race
The US is now home to the world's most powerful computer, thanks to an IBM monster machine
Former Boss Mulls Everything Everywhere Takeover
Tom Alexander reportedly discusses £6.45bn takeover of the Orange/T-Mobile network
Cumbria Rejects BT, Fujitsu Broadband Bids
Cumbria County Council tells TechWeekEurope that BT's and Fujitsu's superfast broadband bids failed for differing reasons
Report: Dell In ‘$2.15bn Bid’ For Quest Software
Dell could be set to make one of its biggest acquisitions to date if sources are right
IT Life: From TV To IT
From acting in EastEnders, Linda Davidson moved to a role reconciling people and technology
HP-Oracle Itanium Settlement Talks Fail, Trial Resumes
A two day break in the HP-Oracle Itanium dispute has not resulted in a settlement, and the trial has resumed
Symantec Partners Microsoft For Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery
Symantec's "disaster recovery as a service" has been extended to use Microsoft's Azure cloud platform
Microsoft: Windows Azure IaaS Is Not For New Apps
Azure may have an infrastructure option, but it's not pitching against Amazon Web Services, says Microsoft's Michael Newberry
Salesforce Adds Twitter Feeds To Radian6
Twitter force-feeds Salesforce customers with gallons of social stuff
Nokia Cuts 10,000 Jobs
Nokia will cut harder, closing factories in Finland, Germany and Canada
Nokia Sells Vertu Bling Phones To EQT VI
Swedish private equity-firm set to take control, with Nokia retaining minority stake
AMD To Integrate ARM Design Into x86 Chips
AMD will integrate ARM security technology into its x86-based processors, as the two companies expand their relationship
VMware Project Serengeti To Offer Virtualised Hadoop
A new open source project from VMware, dubbed Project Serengeti, aims to virtualise the Apache Hadoop platform
Dell To Cut £1.3bn In Expenses Over Three Years
Dell is to cut $2 billion in expenses in the next three years as the PC maker transitions to a solutions provider
Sophos Plots Full Cloud Security Push
Sophos wants to have all its services in the cloud in the near future, TechWeekEurope understands
Data Centre Efficiency – There Is No Magic Measure
Measures of data centre efficiency will be unfair because there is no definition of useful work, says Liam Newcombe
One Trillion Objects Now On Amazon S3
Amazon cloud storage service passed milestone last week
Dell IaaS Cloud To Land In Europe On 31 August
Dell is bringing its IaaS service to Europe soon
ICANN To Reveal Domain Name Allocations
ICANN will today reveal who exactly is seeking the 2,000 plus new top-level domain names
Bright Future For ARM Servers Says Dell Exec
The data centre need for high-performance, low-power servers means there is a bright future for ARM-based kit, Dell says
Juniper Targets Mid-Tier Data Centres With New QFabric Models
Juniper has launched new Qfabric switches aimed at the mid-tier level data centre operation
Dell Challenges Cisco, HP With Converged Data Centre
Dell has unveiled a converged data centre offering that includes server, storage and networking technology in a single blade chassis
UK Government Searches For The City Of Tomorrow
The Technology Strategy Board has launched a £25 million infrastructure competition for smarter cities
Scottish Complaints Result In More Broadband Cash
The government has provided an extra £32 million in broadband funding after a storm of complaints
Microsoft Azure Gains Infrastructure-as-a-Service Option
Microsoft has added Infrastructure-as-a-Service support to its Azure cloud platform as part of the recent upgrades