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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
Google Boosts Storage For App Engine
Google gives developershigh-availability storage option and HRD Migration tool in latest update
Microsoft Releases SkyDrive App For iPhone
Microsoft has put its rivalry with Apple aside to release a SkyDrive App for iOS
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Atos Orgin To Abandon Internal Email
A giant French firm has said it will ban the use of email systems for internal messages within two years
EU Settles IBM Mainframe Antitrust Concerns
European regulators have accepted IBM’s mainframe maintenance move after antitrust concerns
The Cloud And The Client: Apple’s Green Dilemma
Apple could find itself attacked simultaneously for wasting energy at the client, and burning coal-fired power in its iCloud data centres, says Peter Judge
Apple’s iCloud Must Play Nicely With MS Outlook
Apple'sd iCloud doesn't synchronise properly with Microsoft Outlook. J Gerry Purdy, provides some advice
Intel Lowers Forecast After Thailand Floods
The knock-on effects of Thailand's damaging floods continues with Intel lowering its Q4 forecast
TCO Main Driver For Cloud Adoption
Total cost of ownership will continue to be the lure attracting companies to the Cloud, says new report
BT Adds Another 178 Exchanges To Fibre Rollout
BT has revealed the latest tranche of telephone exchanges in the UK that will be fibre enabled
Microsoft Rejigs Windows Phone Management Team
Andy Lees will report diectly to Steve Ballmer, while Terry Myerson takes on Windows Phone division