BT has opted to use Polycom’s video conferencing platform as the foundation for its video as a service offering
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Google Investigates Gmail Outages Affecting 385,000
Gmail goes down for around 800,000 users, who flock to Twitter to complain
Citrix Plots Mobile Madness With Bytemobile Buy
Citrix hopes to pester mobile operators for contracts after its Bytemobile deal
Oracle Launches Comprehensive Public Cloud Service
Oracle has officially launched itself as a cloud-service provider, offering platform, application, and social networking services
Microsoft Opens Windows Azure Cloud To Linux
Microsoft is now offering Linux-based operating systems on its Windows Azure cloud computing platform
Video: CIO is one of the toughest jobs in the world
Hendrink Deckers, managing director of CIONet in Europe talks about the role of IT management
HP Banks On Cloud And Backup To Assist Recovery
HP announces some incremental updates as it looks to bounce back from troubled times
HP Exec Describes Oracle Handshake Deal Over Itanium
HP and Oracle's Itanium relationship was sealed with a handshake, according to HP's Ann Livermore
Intel Touts Ultrabooks, Smartphones, Tablets At Computex
Intel used the Computex show to talk up Ultrabooks as well as its smartphone and tablet prospects
HP, Dell Roll Out ‘Bulldozer’ Servers
AMD's five new Opteron chips, based on the 'Bulldozer' core, are to appear in systems from HP and Dell
Panorama9 Teams With Zendesk On Cloud-Based IT Help Desk
The combination creates an enterprise-grade IT management offering for small and medium-sized businesses
IT Life: The Millionaire Maker
Moira Morrison is responsible for some of the IT systems that helped create 2,000 millionaires
EC Gives Google 2 July Deadline To Change Search
Search giant must find solution or face legal action in antitrust case
Labour MP Claims Rural Broadband Only For Rich
A Labour MP courts controversy after claiming a rural broadband deployment in Lancashire will only benefit the rich
FYI: Google LOLs @ ICANN TLDs
Google applies for a .lol gTLD as the ICANN application process closes
Intel Offers Up Fourteen New Ivy Bridge Chips
Intel has introduced fourteen new dual-core Ivy Bridge chips aimed at Ultrabooks and mobile devices
EMC Acquires Watch4net To Bolster Data Centre Management
EMC has boosted its data centre management credentials with the acquisition of Canada-based Watch4net
86 Percent Of UK SMEs Unaware Of Cloud Energy Savings
Survey reveals businesses are confused about the cloud
European Crises Cripple Cloud Adoption
Europe will lag behind the US by two years when it comes to cloud adoption
Microsoft Tailors Office 365 For Government Use
Microsoft has designed a version of its cloudy Office suite specifically for government use
Cloud: Money Saver Or Money Maker?
Organisations’ move to the cloud is to save money. Mark Young asks, why not focus on making it instead?
Logica To Be Sold To CGI For £1.7bn
Logica, which made 1300 redundancies last year, is set to be sold to a Canadian IT firm
Oracle Readies Launch Of Public Cloud
Oracle will next week launch its own public Cloud, as it makes largest push into cloud-based business software
HP Turns To Venture Capitalist To Head Up Software
HP has hired a venture capitalist to take charge of all HP software, after the departure of Autonomy's Dr Mike Lynch
HP Promises Zero Energy Data Centres
Analytics and job scheduling can alter a data centre's energy demand, says HP
RIM Finances Sink As Unsold BlackBerries Pile Higher
RIM is sitting on over $1bn of unsold devices as CEO says restructuring will continue
Dell Offers Up ARM ‘Copper’ Servers For Big Data Customers
ARM's move into Intel's traditional stomping ground continues with the arrival of ARM-equipped Dell servers
Samsung Launches New Chrome Machines
Samsung has launched two new Chrome machines, including a faster laptop and desktop unit
PaaS Market To Be Key Cloud Battleground
Frost & Sullivan has predicted that the platform as a service (PaaS) market will be the next cloud battleground
Is Meg Whitman Failing, Or Is HP Just Too Big?
HP has not done well with CEOs from outside. Maybe Meg Whitman should make way for a CEO from the inside, says Chris Preimesberger