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Marilyn Data Centre Uses Vertical Air Cooling
Vertical air cooling improved French designers' energy efficiency - and inspired the name of their data centre
Government Tenders Services Network Agreement
Buying Solutions has tendered a PSN framework agreement valued at £2bn for joined-up government services
Internet Expands With 5.2m More Domain Names
The Internet continues to expand according to a study on domain registrations from VeriSign
Londoners Get Bus Checking Website
London commuters waiting for their bus can now go online to see how long it will take to arrive
Level 3 Certifies Three Green Data Centres
One Level 3 data centre in Amsterdam and two in London now get all of their power from renewable sources
Steve Wozniak to Keynote London Conference
Apple co-founder Steve "Woz" Wozniak will address the enterprise IT show IP Expo, in London in October
Technology Jobs Fear As Survey Reveals Hiring Retreat
More worries on the tech job front after a survey of SMBs revealed something of a hiring retreat
Everything Everywhere Boss Culls Top Management
Heads are rolling at operator Everything Everywhere as the new boss trims its senior management team
HP Without PCs Will Lose Face With SMBs
The death of HP's TouchPad has been chaotic, says Nicholas Kolakowski, but spinning off its PC business will hurt the company more
Juniper Virtual Gateway Given Security Upgrade
Juniper's vGW platform has been upgraded with security management, continuous monitoring and antivirus
Salesforce Launches ‘Social Enterprise’ Drive
Salesforce kicked off its annual Dreamforce show by telling customers to start building the Social Enterprise
Interxion Brick Lane Data Centre To Use Green Energy
A data centre in London's East End has opted for 100 percent renewable energy to meet carbon targets
Ofcom Proposes Enhanced Wi-Fi On Whitespace Radio
Gaps in TV broadcast spectrum could fill the rural broadband map - if Ofcom can get the technology agreed
Chinese Groups Reveal Apple Suppliers’ Dirty Practices
Apple's Chinese suppliers are reportedly producing high levels of pollution, creating a risk for residents
Sacked Microsoft UK Exec Alleges Lewd Drunkenness
Former Microsoft UK senior executive lodges claims of "excessive drunkenness" in High Court case
Samsung Backs VMware Mobile Play
Samsung has revealed it will make phones that can run VMware's mobile hypervisor technology
VMware And Symantec Pledge Secure DaaS Offering
Symantec and VMware promise a desktop-as-a-service offering with security and management capabilities
VMware Targets Hybrid Cloud Deployments
Many new products and services have been seen before but they are coming into general availability now
Brocade Offers Network As A Service
Brocade is offering a pay-as-you-grow network service, so customers can avoid hefty upfront investment
Smart Grids Must Short Circuit User Apathy
Smart meters might cut energy use - but only if users can be persuaded to welcome them and use them effectively, says Peter Judge
VMware vSphere 5.0 Supports Giant VMs: Review
Storage and networking capabilities get a work over with the latest version of VMware's vSphere
VMware CTO Touts vSphere 5 Improvements
VMware's CTO highlights advances in the company’s virtualisation technology with its latest vSphere 5
Social CRM Targeted For Growth In 2012
Acquisition seems to be the rule to adding social CRM tools to the options for the corporate brand armoury
Dell Partners To Join Elite Cloud-Builder Club
Dell is stepping into cloud provision of hardware and software services with partners VMware and Salesforce
Database As A Service Launched By VMware
VMware announced vFabric Data Director, a database as a service platform for enterprises, at VMworld
Google And OpenDNS Partner To Boost Web Speeds
Google has joined forces with VeriSign and OpenDNS in an effort to boost Internet speeds
Java Founder Gosling Quits Google For Robot Maker
The creator of Java, James Gosling, has left Google to become the chief software architect at Liquid Robotics
Gmail Users Targeted By False SSL Certificate
For five weeks now Google users have been targeted by hackers using a forged SSL certificate
IBM Builds Enterprise Hybrid Cloud
IBM's new hybrid cloud product builds on Tivoli and technology acquired along with Cast Iron Systems