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AMD Unveils Faster Processors And Graphics
AMD has taken the wraps off a number of more powerful CPUs and GPUs in the Christmas run up
Database And Systems Management Markets Grew In 2011
The global database and systems management markets grew in 2011defspite a weak economy, according to IDC
Hasbro Sues Asus Over Transformer Prime Trademark
Hasbro says Transformer Prime tablet infringes its trademark for the popular toys and movie franchise
Employees’ Emails Stolen In US Chamber Of Commerce Breach
The Chinese government may have breached the US Chamber of Commerce and stolen Asian policy information
IBM Takes Its Big Data Analytics To Academia
IBM's programme to spread its business analytics products to universities embraces Scotland and Northern Ireland
Nine Technology’s Deduplication IP Sold To Imation
Imation adds deduplication to its developing scalable storage strategy with the acquisition of Nine Technology's intellectual property
Anonymous Beards The Banks To Play Twisted Santa Claus
Anonymous is playing Santa with a Robin Hood twist by hacking into banks to buy Christmas gifts for the "needy"
IBM’s Curam Buy Will Enhance Its Smarter Cities Effort
IBM's Curam Software acquisition will add a social services element to its Smarter Cities strategy
ITC Rules Motorola Infringed Microsoft Patent
Microsoft manages to convince ITC that Motorola infringed just one patent out of seven
Amazon, Nokia and Microsoft All Considered RIM Takeover
Potential suitors for BlackBerry manufacturer increase as share price plummets.
Salesforce Buys Rypple To Counter SuccessFactors
Salesforce.com has responded to SAP's bid for SuccessFactors with the cheaper acquisition of Rypple
VMware Brings Windows To Kindle Fire
Kindle Fire users can now run Microsoft Windows thanks to the latest virtualisation software from VMware
Hillingdon Googles For Business Apps Cloud
The London Borough of Hillingdon is migrating its 3,500 staff to the Google Apps for Business Cloud service
HTC Phones Face Ban Unless Apple Patented Feature Is Removed
HTC has been found guilty in the US of infringing only one patent of ten asserted by Apple
IBM’s Top 5 Innovations Will Change Your Life Within 5 Years
The 2011 predictions cover green power, mind-reading machines, desirable junk mail, DNA passwords, and digital profusion
WindData Plans Wind-Powered Data Centre In Texas
New wind power venture claims to offer long-term cheap power to businesses
Police Chiefs Reject Draft Plan For IT Procurement
Police chiefs have rejected the first draft of a plan allowing a private company to manage police IT systems
Flat Growth For Chip Sector In 2011, Gartner Finds
The semiconductor market had a tough 2011, with growth relatively flat at just 0.9 percent Gartner finds
BlackBerry OS 10 Smartphones ‘Delayed until late 2012’
Canadian brokerage firms indicate that RIM's next generation smartphones will be delayed
Preventing ITIL Failure in Four Easy Steps
Twenty years on, ITIL best practice is still widely used and implmented. Philip Lieberman explores the pitfalls that may lead to failure and offers ways to prevent it
Samsung Expands German Lawsuit To Include Emoticons
Samsung has added four new patent claims to its lawsuit against Apple in the German courts
Saudi Prince Buys £193m Stake In Twitter
Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed buys a stake in Twitter through investment company
Councils Must Submit Broadband Funding Bids By February
English councils have until February to submit proposals to receive rural broadband funding
IBM Shops For Emptoris Supply Chain Procurement Cloud Service
Emptoris automates the complex buying, bidding and accounting process for enterprise procurement teams
Kapow Cloud-based Analytics Service Update Appears
Katalyst is a self-service analytics tool which businesses can tap into on a subscription basis
RIM Revenues Decrease As Co-CEOs’ Pay Cut To $1
RIM’s co-CEOs insist BlackBerry will bounce back after disappointing Q3 Results
Healthy EU And US Data Protection For Microsoft Office 365
Microsoft says its Office 365 cloud platform now conforms to European Union and HIPAA privacy regulations
EIA Calls For Elimination Of Harmful Air Con Gas
The EIA has called for the “global elimination” of HFCs, commonly used in data centre cooling systems
Logica To Axe 1,300 Jobs Due To European Crisis
Logica announces it will axe 1,300 positions, including 450 in the UK and Sweden