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Microsoft Will Make Hadoop Data Available Through Excel
With Excel output, the Big Data crunching platform could become more appealing to smaller companies
Microsoft Windows Server 8 Beta Made Available For Testing
Windows Server 8 beta has been released to IT departments for testing and to gain feedback on refining the final release
Apple Could Be Working On Adaptive Audio Streaming
Promise of higher music quality for desktops, and higher download speeds for mobile devices
Tata Confirms Interest In C&W Bid
The Indian conglomerate Tata has signalled its possible interest in acquiring Cable & Wireless Worldwide
RSA 2012: EMC Offers New Security And Risk Management Services
EMC has launched an advisory service to help organisations deal with governance, risk and compliance
IBM Tackles e-Waste With Chinese Server Facility
IBM has opened its first server refurbishing facility in China in an effort to tackle the growing problem of e-waste
Virgin Media Begins Nationwide Broadband Speed Upgrade
Virgin Media has begun its Double Speeds programme where customers will see their broadband speeds doubled
EIROforum Launches Helix Nebula European Science Cloud
The public-private partnership hopes to solve the greatest scientific challenges of our time
IntraLinks Offers Secure Intra-Company Mobile Collaboration Environment
IntraLinks Connect secures and audits access to files stored in its Cloud for remote access by any device, with the prospect of Olympic gains
Why We Can’t Laugh At Microsoft’s Misery
Through a probably trivial date error, Microsoft's Azure has screwed things up for all the other cloud providers, says Peter Judge
Windows Azure Leap-Year Glitch Takes Down G-Cloud
Microsoft says that most services have now returned to normal after a day of chaos
Google Pushes Out Its Privacy Policy Changes Despite Regulatory Disdain
Google is going ahead with privacy policy changes today despite pleas from European Union and US officials
Rising Server Maker SeaMicro Acquired By AMD
AMD has bought rising star SeaMicro for its low-power-consumption, small footprint microservers for private or hybrid cloud systems
IBM ‘Rebalances’ By Axing 1,200 Staff
Big Blue has reportedly laid off as many as 1,200 workers, mostly in United States and Canada
Google To Patent Fibre Optic Cable Deployment Method
The “edging strip” could make fibre-to-the-home installation simpler by removing needed to dig trenches in customers' gardens
HP To Axe Half Of The WebOS Workforce
275 webOS workers lose their jobs despite HP's previous assurances they would be redeployed
Report Praises Green Credentials Of eBay’s Arizona Data Centre
Data centre achieves "new levels of energy efficiency", according to a study by the Green Grid
4G LTE Network From UK Broadband Goes Live In London
This morning, in a London borough, a 4G LTE network was switched on, promising speedy mobile broadband
Hotter Data Centres Need To Find Tougher Kit
Hotter data centres waste less energy but we need vendors to support higher temperature tolerance in their hardware, says Peter Judge
HP Tackles Security Risks With Integrated Platform
HP is to assist businesses struggling to tighten up their security with an integrated platform that spans multiple environments
MWC 2012: Mobile Will Change The World Says Google’s Schmidt
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt challenged attendees to use mobile technology to create a global community of equals
HP Led In Server Shipments In 2011 But IBM Topped Server Revenue
A Gartner study shows IBM topped the server market in revenue for 2011 while HP led the market in server shipments
MWC 2012: Telefonica To Offer Virtualised Samsung Galaxy S II
Telefonica Digital is to offer a virtualised Samsung smartphone that contains both a corporate and personal identity
RSA 2012: Sophos And Egnyte Secure Mobile Documents
Documents are increasingly being exchanged through the Cloud, encryption is one way to prevent their misuse
IBM Sets 100-Microsecond Quantum Computing Record
With quantum bits that last long enough to do actual work, IBM hopes extremely fast computers are on their way
Yahoo Threatens Patent Lawsuit Against Facebook
Yahoo says Facebook infringed between 10 and 20 of its patents
Cisco To Buy Optical Networker Lightwire For £171m
Cisco takeover is signal of intent as it makes second significant optical IT acquisition in two years
Oracle Exalytics Exits Experimental Stage
Oracle's in-memory Big Data analytics appliance, Exalytics, has now moved out of the testing stage to reach GA status
Dell Launches Hot Servers And Upgrades Networking
Hot-running Xeon E5 servers and Gigabit Ethernet are top news in Dell's "Spring Collection"