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Google Drive 5GB Dropbox Rival To Land Next Week?
Apple Mac, iPhone, Windows and Android versions on the way for Google's Dropbox rival, say sources
The Commoditisation Of Hacktivist Attacks
Off-the shelf software for DDoS attacks has brought the means of disruption to smaller pressure groups, says Eric Doyle
New Submarine Fibre Optic Cable To Link BRICS Countries
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will get superfast connection to each other and the United States
Rackspace Launches OpenStack Cloud Services
Rackspace is initiating a major OpenStack push, building on the project it started in 2010
US Adults Opt Out Of Internet
One in five US adults do not use the Internet, many saying they don't go online because the technology is not relevant to them
Microsoft UK Gets New Boss
Home Office IT Director To Lead G-Cloud
Home Office IT director Denise McDonagh is to replace Chris Chant as the G-Cloud leader
Shuttleworth: Cloud Jobs Need Migration Help
Mark Shuttleworth says the industry needs portable workloads. He describes Canonical's solution to TechWeekEurope
Microsoft Provides Education Cloud For 7.5 Million Indians
The biggest cloud deal ever: Microsoft supports 7.5 million-strong Indian education system
IBM and Red Hat Join OpenStack Foundation
The OpenStack Foundation has gained powerful new backers after IBM and Red Hat joined up
Interxion Puts Data Centre Staff In Pods For Olympics
Olympic transport trouble won't keep data centre staff from their jobs in London
Cisco Grows UC And Networking Portfolio For SMBs
Cisco has expanded its portfolio of switches, routers and UC products geared towards the smaller business
BE Broadband Confirms FTTC Fibre Service Delay
BE Broadband has informed its customers that its fibre service plans have been delayed until next year
ICANN Reassures Over Dot-Anything Delay
New domains on hold while ICANN sorts out the registration system
G-Cloud Boss Slams Unacceptable Government IT
The outgoing director of the G-Cloud framework has delivered a withering assessment of 'unacceptable' IT within government
EMC Announces VSPEX For Quick Fix Cloud Infrastructure
EMC hooks up with partners to offer a data centre package for companies who want to get to the cloud fast
Google+ Revamp Aimed At Facebook
Google+ changes are introduced, but some question the 170 million users claim
Intel Announces Atom-Based Centerton for Low-Energy Microservers
Atom-based system-on-chip uses only six watts, making it Intel's greenest processor yet
Amazon Launches ‘Powerful’ CloudSearch
CloudSearch offers a managed search service that can scale well, just like other Amazon services
Intel Predicts Arrival Of 75 New Ultrabook Designs
Intel executives have predicted that 75 new Ultrabook designs from different vendors are about to hit the market
Citrix Extends Social Collaboration With Podio Purchase
Citrix is acquiring Danish company Podio in order to enhance its social collaboration cloud service for SMBs
Oracle Launches New Xeon E5-based Server Lineup
Oracle has unveiled a new lineup of Sun rack and blade systems based on Intel’s new Xeon E5-2600 chips
Cisco’s Chambers Identifies Huawei As Main Threat
Cisco boss John Chambers has identified Huawei as its main threat as it doesn’t always 'play by the rules'
IBM PureSystems Converge RISC and x86, Network And Storage
IBM's converged data centre entry attempts to package up expertise as well as hardware
eBay Goes Green With Solar Panels For Utah Data Centre
Despite concerns about the suitability of solar panels for data centres, eBay is to harness the power of the sun for its Utah facility
HP Converged Cloud Runs On OpenStack
HP's Converged Cloud package is to run on a hardened version of the open source OpenStack software
Microsoft Strikes $1.1 Billion Deal To Purchase 800 AOL Patents
Microsoft picks up Netscape and MapQuest in patent portfolio deal
Red Hat’s Clustered Storage Polishes Gluster
Red Hat's open source cloud file system supports Hadoop for big data
OpenStack Releases ‘Essex’ Cloud OS
OpenStack's fifth-generation 'Essex' release adds pluggability to the open source cloud operating system