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Oracle Looks To Undercut IBM With SuperCluster T4-4
Oracle's new SuperCluster T4-4 is the first to run its new T4 processors
Icelandic Data Centre Uses Modules, Not Containers
Container-based data centres are popular, but Verne Global went with bigger modules in Iceland
Small Business Pain Results In Hiring Freeze
A new survey has revealed that most small businesses are not planning to conduct any hiring amid tight margins
Parallels Looks To SMBs With Cloud IaaS Launch
Parallels's new cloud solution allows service providers to easily deliver cloud infrastructure as a service
London, Scotland Campaign For New Domains
The governments of Scotland and London are campaigning for customised top-level domains
Steam Computer Builders Scan Babbage’s Notes
The 19th century dreams of Babbage and Lovelace becoming a reality through Science Museum scans
Microsoft Windows Server 8 Preview: Review
The preview of Windows Server 8 takes on VMware's virtualisation, and boosts support for networks and management
Tech Spending To Grow Despite Economic Worries
Forrester predicts that despite economic worries, tech spending will grow in 2011 but then slow in 2012
Cisco Study Finds Internet As Vital As Food And Air
The Internet is as vital as food and air, and people cannot live without it, according to a report from Cisco
Committee Report Labels Police ICT Unfit For Purpose
A report from MPs has warned the police’s ICT is detrimental to crime prevention and is not fit for purpose
Whitman: Another Tragedy Or The Saviour Of HP?
After three successive tragic CEO appointments, HP is desperate to get things right this time. Eric Doyle looks at Meg Whitman's prospects
New HP CEO Whitman Commits To Hardware
HP's new appointment promises to invest in PCs - but does she have the enterprise experience for the role?
Executive Departs As AMD Forms Commercial Biz Unit
After finding a new CEO, AMD announced executive Rick Bergman's departure and Paul Struhsaker's arrival
‘Monopoly’ Keyword For Google Antitrust Hearing Rivals
CEOs for Yelp and NexTag, plus the former DoJ antitrust enforcer took aim at "monopolistic" Google
HP Axes Apotheker And Appoints Meg Whitman As CEO
Hewlett-Packard forces out its second CEO in 13 months and selects former eBay CEO Meg Whitman
Cloud Email To See Healthy Enterprise Adoption
Mass enterprise adoption of cloud email will take place over the next ten years, Gartner predicts
Email Fingered As Main Source Of Data Leaks
Many regard email as a critical business app, but a new survey pinpoints it as the main cause of data leaks
Alcatel-Lucent Touts Broadband Boost With VDSL2
Alcatel-Lucent has launched VDSL Vectoring equipment which should deliver faster broadband speeds
London’s Olympics Could Lose The IPv6 Race
Beijing 2008 ran on IPv6; if London 2012 hasn't implemented it, that could be an international humiliation, says Axel Pawlik
Defence Firm Probably Hit By Spear-Phishing Attack
Researchers also suspect Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy hack was similar to Operation Aurora cyber-attacks
Ingres Rebrands To Actian For Big Data App Push
One of the famous names in databases is being renamed to Actian because it says BI is not working
Oracle Happy To See Its Low-End Business Tumble
CEO Larry Ellison says his focus remains on high-end Sparc systems optimised for Oracle applications
HP Board Considers Dumping Apotheker
Hewlett-Packard shares went up on rumours that unpopular CEO could be for the chop
Power Will Be Wasted, Until IT Pays Its Bills
Even after years of Green IT promotion, only a minority of IT people know how much power they use. Peter Judge is shocked
Judge Orders Larry And Larry To Settlement Table
Larry Ellison and Larry Page have been ordered by a US judge to return to the Android negotiating table
Intel Partners To Sing The Praises Of Microservers
At IDF, Intel, Dell and SeaMicro were pushing the low-power microserver as a space-saver for point applications
Rackspace Brings Virtual Desktop Hosting To Europe
Hosted Virtual Desktop is Rackspace's bid to tap into a growing market for mobile device access
Why Does Government Keep Screwing Over SMEs?
The British government is neglecting its duty to support SMEs, and missing significant cost savings in the process, says Sophie Curtis
Microsoft Allegedly Paid £1m To Sidelined Female Exec
Reports claim Natalie Ayres was paid more than £1 million when she was denied the top UK job