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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
Nominet Raises £3m In Short UK Domain Auction
Single-character domain names were in hot demand at Nominet's .uk auction, selling for an average of £39,000
Oracle Expands BI Focus With Exalytics Appliance
Larry Ellison used his keynote speech at Oracle OpenWorld to tout Oracle's forthcoming Exalytics appliance
HP Promises New Tablet, Could It Be Windows 8?
HP says a non-webOS tablet is on its way, and the PC business will only spin off if it makes it stronger
Government To Fund Graphene Research Hub
Wonder-material graphene will get its own £50m research hub as part of the government's IT investment package
HP Seals The Deal On Autonomy Acquisition
HP has completed its £6.7bn acquisition of UK firm Autonomy, following approval by shareholders
Cloud Benefits Are Limited, Warns Analyst
Don't put your IT in the public cloud unless it is already outsourced, badly broken or new, says Canalys
Adobe Debuts ‘Creative Cloud’
Adobe Creative Cloud will allow developers to create applications using Adobe's tools in a cloud environment
Data Centre Managers Have ‘False Sense Of Security’
Data centre managers are often unaware of security measures in place at their own facilities, says McAfee
Government Pledges £150m For More Mobile Towers
The Conservatives have pledged money to improve mobile coverage in the UK's so called not-spots
Protecting Facebook Users Makes Good Websense
It's great to see Facebook shelling out on Websense security to protect its users - but who will protect us from Facebook, asks Eric Doyle
Google Launches ‘Chromezone’ Store In London
Google's branded shop within a shop is designed to promote and sell Samsung Chromebooks running Chrome OS
Ovum: Cloud Services Set To Explode
The next five years will see a global market expansion for cloud services that will lead to new innovations
Oracle And Autonomy Trade Barbs Over HP Buyout
Oracle says Autonomy "shopped" itself around before HP bought it, but does this reflect worse on Autonomy or Oracle, asks Chris Preimesberger
Tech Firms To Spend Billions On New Chips In New York
IBM, Intel and Samsung are set to invest billions for new chip facilities in New York State
HP Filing Reveals Apotheker’s $10m Golden Handshake
Former HP CEO Leo Apotheker is to receive a staggering $13m (£8.4m) total severance package
Lord Alan Sugar Is Readers’ Fantasy HP CEO
Sugar beats Schmidt, Ballmer and Jobs in eWEEK readers' dreams. Next. do you trust open source?
Engine Yard Cloud Adds JRuby Java Tools
Engine Yard has put JRuby in its cloud to allow Java developers to work faster and scale their apps
Fast Move As Ex-AMD Exec Becomes Synaptics CEO
Rick Bergman, who left chip maker AMD a week ago, is now the new president and CEO of Synaptics
SoftLayer Partners Still Secure For Cloud Security
SoftLayer provides cloud security with Cloud Security Monitoring Service, a free download for its customers
Google Drops Government Lawsuit Over Microsoft Deal
Google has dropped its lawsuit against a US government department for opting for Microsoft cloud software
Oracle And Autonomy Engage In War Of Words
Autonomy denies Oracle allegations that the company is over-valued and its chief executive is a liar
Amazon’s Gillette-Like Tablet Will Shave Rivals’ Margins
Amazon is making money on content and selling Kindle Fire at a loss, says Wayne Rash. That will hurt its Android rivals
Pre-Fab Green Data Centres Come In Any Size
Pre-fab data centres are a reality, and containers are reaching places we wouldn't have expected, says Peter Judge. All sizes are catered for
EC To Study Europe-Wide Broadband Speeds
The EC is to carry out EU-wide broadband tests following disappointing results from an Ofcom probe
Virgin Media Launches Business Cloud With Savvis
Virgin adds its network to cloud provider Savvis, and offers it with no set-up fees
Airbus Buys Supercomputers In HP PODs
Airbus has doubled its high-performance computing power with HP's container-based data centres
Small Businesses Lack Security Preparation
Small businesses must do more in order to be ready for potential data loss or security breaches