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Apache Deltacloud Graduates To Top-Level Project
Apache's Deltacloud cloud interoperability toolkit has graduated from incubator status to a top-level project
Rackspace Bolsters Expertise With SharePoint911 Purchase
Rackspace has acquired a SharePoint specialist in order to give a better service to its enterprise customers
Europe Formally Adopts Radio Spectrum Programme
The European Parliament has voted to adopt a cross border spectrum policy to harmonise mobile broadband kit
Google Could Bring Video Conferencing To Its Enterprise Apps
Google exec hints at teleconferencing move, potentially generating competition for Polycom, Cisco and Microsoft
American Express Cardmembers Get Early Access To Twitter Ad Platform
The first 10,000 American Express small business merchants to register will get vouchers to test Twitter's new ad platform
European Court Rules Social Networks Will Not Have To Hunt Pirates
The European Court Of Justice has ruled against tough anti-piracy controls, stating that it would affect freedom of speech
IBM Plans Intelligent Systems With ‘Integrated Expertise’
At its Smarter Computing Executive Summary, IBM announced plans to deliver a family of systems with expertise built in
SMBs Lead Adoption Race For Cloud Services
The SMB sector continues to lead the adoption of cloud services, according to a new report from Parallels
New Types Of Cloud Need New Types Of Security
As private and public clouds begin to interact and new types of cloud emerge, the security market is expected to grow with it, says Chris Preimesberger
House Of Lords To Investigate Government Broadband Plans
The House of Lords is to investigate the Government's claims about superfast broadband in the UK
Intel Announces Crystal Forest Platform For Faster Network Traffic
Intel says new chipset will allow manufacturers and service providers to create more-efficient, scalable networks
Calling From Landlines To Mobiles Will Be 85 Percent Cheaper
Appeal tribunal rules that the price of ringing a mobile phone from a landline should fall faster and further
Cloud Computing: Essential Risk and Security
Cloud computing appears to offer so many benefits in the current economy - high performance, low cost, low maintenance on-line applications and services. But are they secure?
Amazon Web Services Training Course
ThoughtWorks is offering a one-day training course on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for developers, systems administrators and all technologists who want to embark on a hands-on deep-dive of Amazon's powerful AWS tools.
CSC Confirms 500 Jobs At Risk After NHS Project Cancellation
CSC has confirmed in a statement that 500 jobs are at risk following the botched NHS health care records system project
Systems Security Professionals In Demand, Says (ISC)²
More than half of the companies surveyed said they will be hiring information security staff this year
Google Public DNS Hits 70bn Requests Daily
Google's Public DNS is now processing 70 billion requests a day, the search engine giant revealed
Citrix Launches Open Source CloudStack 3
Citrix promises its first CloudStack release since it acquired the product will focus on openness, flexibility and completeness
HP Makes Server And Analytics Announcements At Partner Event
At its partner conference in Las Vegas, HP announced updates to Vertica, a new chip slotting mechanism, and announced an ARM server test lab
Mobile Data Growth Set To Swallow Up 4G Capacity Within Five Years
Current 4G networks could struggle to deal with the huge projected increase in mobile data traffic in the next five years
Samsung Considers Merging LCD And OLED Businesses
Loss-making LCD division of Samsung Electronics could be spun off and merged with Samsung Mobile Display
Catbird Partners VMware To Add Firewall Controls To Virtualised Infrastructures
Catbird’s vSecurity incorporates multi-function security monitoring inside the fabric of Cloud and virtual infrastructures
Microsoft Reduces SQL Azure Database Pricing And Offers Lower 100MB Option
Microsoft has announced price reductions for its SQL Azure cloud database services with a new minimum 100MB option
Google Plans Research Facilities To Expand Into Hardware Market
New laboratories and a Google exhibition centre are in the development plan for the company's Californian headquarters
LTE Touted As Best Fit For Smart Grid Communications
LTE networks could offer the best solution to allow smart grids to communicate, claims a research firm
EMC Enhances Virtual Data Centre Control Platform
EMC has updated its virtual data centre management package to offer a more complete view of virtual assets
Tesco Launches £2.50 A Month Broadband Deal
Subscribers to supermarket chains low-price deal will have to contend with additional line rental and fair usage policy
Goodbye Forever, Darling, I’m Working From Home
What would you give up to work from home? Some Americans would ditch their partner to join the pyjama brigade, finds Tim Moran
Cisco Moves Into Virtual Desktops Based On UCS
Cisco can now supply its Unified Computer System with software to run "anything, anywhere, on any device"