A spat between Oracle and Salesforce was the highlight of OpenWorld while cloud news took a back seat, says Eric Doyle
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Oracle Social Network Launched For Cloud
CEO Ellison took the wraps off a business Social Network to front the new Oracle Public Cloud
Google’s Larry Page Reveals Support From Jobs
Despite their company rivalry, the late Steve Jobs offered Google CEO Larry Page advice and support
Managed Services Spending Set To Boom
Spending on managed services is predicted to be on the edge of rapid growth according to a new report
Everything Everywhere And BT Begin Cornish LTE Trial
The 4G trial by Everything Everywhere has begun in Cornwall to close rural broadband not-spots
HP Extends FlexNetwork For Multimedia And Cloud
HP has extended its FlexNetwork portfolio with hardware and management tools for cloud and video
BT Reveals Lower Pole And Ducting Access Prices
BT has lowered the price it will charge rival service providers to access its ducting and telegraph poles
How Steve Jobs Fell Out With Google
Apple's relationship with Google grew more contentious as Android grew bigger versus the iPhone, says Clint Boulton. Read how it evolved.
Webroot Security Suite Offers Cloud-Based Detection
Webroot has rewritten its security suite adding cloud-based features to analyse malware in real-time
Amazon Kindle Fire Pre-orders Head For 2.5m Units
Leaked orders for Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets show it is on track for 2.5 million sales at launch - if true
Sony May Buy Ericsson’s Stake In Mobile Venture
Sony is reportedly in talks to buy Ericsson out of their flagging mobile phone joint venture
IBM Lures Disgruntled Oracle Customers To Defect
IBM is looking to lure disgruntled customers, who are tired of Oracle's restrictive policies and rising prices
HP PC Fate To Be Decided This Month
CEO Meg Whitman reportedly will make a decision this month about HP's £26bn PC business
Small Business Optimism Fades As Hiring Slows
Small business are not hiring, amid ongoing concerns about the state of the global economy
OpenStack Foundation Breaks Corporate Ties
The OpenStack cloud standards body will become an fully autonomous foundation in 2012
Jobs’ Huge Impact On Mobility And Technology
Apple's Steve Jobs may have gone but his impact on technology and mobility will be felt for years to come
Symantec Pledges $1bn For Acquisition Spree
CEO Enrique Salem has revealed an aggressive M&A strategy plus cloud security products
Steve Jobs: The Search For The Insanely Great Idea
Cancer has taken a true visionary away from us; we won't forget his lesson: to keep dreaming, imagining and innovating, writes Wayne Rash
Technology In Ghana: A Blessing Or A Curse?
Ghana is at the forefront of Africa's technological development, but can it overcome its chronic e-waste problem, asks Sophie Curtis
Cloud Security Remains Top Business Worry
The Cloud continues to vex and challenge most businesses, with security leading their list of concerns
Fujitsu Staff Back At Work As Unite Calls Off Strike
Fujitsu workers belonging to the Unite union have called off their planned protest at the Tory party conference
BT Promises 300Mbps Broadband For The Lucky Few
BT is to increase the speeds of its FTTC and FTTP offerings, but questions remain over its reach
Can Amazon’s Silk Slip Past Google’s Ads?
Amazon's Silk browser uses a proxy to speed up browsing. Clint Boulton thinks it might allow Amazon to steal a march on Google
Datapipe Plugs Into Verne’s Icelandic Data Centre
Datapipe signs up, as the modules start to ship to build Verne Global's green data centre
Red Hat Buys Gluster For Cloud-Ready Storage
Red Hat enters the storage software business by acquiring a virtual appliance-style file system vendor
McAfee To Acquire SIEM Specialist Nitro Security
McAfee plans to buy Nitro Security to expand into the blossoming security analytics field
Teradata Merges Big Data Into Warehouse Appliance
Teradata Data Warehouse Appliance 2690 triples the data storage processing capacity of its predecessor
IBM Secures Q1 Labs SIEM For Data Analytics
IBM is buying Q1 Labs to expand its business security portfolio with deep analytics capabilities
4G Rollout Delay To Cost British Businesses Dear
A survey has warned that the delay in rolling out 4G will cost British businesses £730m a year
Ballmer’s Bonus Suffers As Windows Phone 7 Stalls
Ongoing concerns at Microsoft's mobile and tablet options has led to another 'modest' bonus for Steve Ballmer