The majority of data centres in the UK will fail to cut energy use in 2012, despite environmental and economic pressure
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O2 Wins Network Rail Contract
O2 Unify has won a contract to upgrade and replace the Cisco networking infrastructure belonging to Network Rail
IBM Data Centres Get Green Kudos From EU
The European Commission has recognised 27 IBM Data Centres for energy efficiency
Active Power Receives $10m Flywheel Order
Power distributor NetPower Safe plans data centre campus in Switzerland
CES 2012: Lenovo Shows Off Android Tablet, Smartphone and Smart TV
Lenovo is to release a series of connected devices as part of its “Personal Cloud” vision
ICANN Responds To Critics Ahead Of Dot-Anything Launch
ICANN has said its new "dot.anything" top-level domain system, launching this week, will not pose a danger to businesses or international bodies
Who Actually Is Responsible For Virtual Backup?
As the trend towards virtualisation in the SMB market grows, Acronis' David Blackman explores the importance of virtual backup management
IBM Acquires Platform Computing
IBM has completed its acquisition of Platform Computing to boost its strength in the cloud computing market
Cloud Startup Hits 1m Virtual Machines
Customers have used the Skytap Cloud service to create more than 1m virtual machines, in a sign of cloud services' success
Infoblox Looks To Raise £81m In IPO
Data centre software specialist Infoblox is looking to raise $125m (£81m) when it goes public later this month
Fusion-io Punches Through One Billion IOPS Barrier
Fusion-io has cut flash storage latency yet again after demoing a billion input/output operations per second
Nokia Acquires Feature Phone OS Developer Smarterphone
Nokia buys Norweigan developer for undisclosed amount to strengthen its feature phone offering
CES 2012: It’s Not Just About Consumers
It may be called the Consumer Electronics show but CES is an event the business IT community can't ignore, says Peter Judge
Apple iPad Survives Fall From Outer Space
An Apple iPad has survived a 100,000 feet fall from outer space thanks to a rugged case from G-Form
CES 2012: Acer Reveals World’s Thinnest Ultrabook, AcerCloud
Acer shows off two new ultrabooks and details new cloud service at CES
VMware View Bolts On Additional Virtual Desktop Control
At the heart of the View 5 deployment, which enhances remote desktop throttling to improve performance, is the view connection server
O2 To Offer Olympic Size Hot Spots For 2012
Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea are to offer free Wi-Fi connectivity in time for the Olymic Games and Diamond Jubilee
BT Will Pilot Microsoft Lync Voice Services Into The Cloud
British Telecom has joined forces with Microsoft to offer Lync voice services and functions as a hosted cloud service
Kickbacks And Corruption Undermine African Innovation
As global leaders look to international aid to support the developing world, SOFTtribe’s Herman Chinery-Hesse, argues that aid actually damages technology and innovation by local businesses
Android And iOS App Development With No Coding, Via The Cloud
Chatty Apps, a 4GL online development platform enables users to build iOS, Android and Windows Phone apps with no programming
Father Of Internet Says Web Access Is Not A Human Right
Vint Cerf argues that technology is an enabler of rights, not a right itself
Gartner Lowers 2012 IT Spending Predictions
Gartner has lowered its 2012 IT spending forecasts but predicts strong growth in telecom equipment spending
In-Car Internet On Verge Of Becoming Reality
Survey says car executives say infotainment in cars almost as important as safety
Quanta Sues AMD Over ‘Defective’ Chips
AMD denies its chips caused Quanta-built NEC laptops to malfunction
Thor Icelandic Data Centre Sold To Service Provider
Iceland's Skyrr takes on the Thor containerised data centre and will sell its services worldwide
If Yahoo Gets The Wrong CEO, Who Cares Anymore?
Scott Thompson is a technologist, but Yahoo's problems are existential. What is the point of Yahoo in a post-portal age? asks Peter Judge
Cloud Testing Boost For Rational As IBM Buys Green Hat
IBM Rational has announced a move to acquire Green Hat, a maker of cloud-based software testing products
Check Point Security Gateways Offered On Amazon Web Services Cloud
Check Point offers Amazon Web Services customers virtual security appliances built into their cloud environments
Apache Releases Stable Hadoop Version 1.0 Framework
The Apache Software Foundation has officially delivered the much-anticipated version 1.0 of the Apache Hadoop framework
Businesses Overlook Power Management Cost Savings
Businesses are not taking advantage of the potential cost savings associated with built-in power-saving technologies