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Dell Ups Server Temperature Limit In Cooling Push
Dell is making it easier for its servers to utilise fresh air cooling after setting new temperature limits
AMD Grows At Intel Expense Thanks To Fusion Chips
AMD's market share of the x86 space rose almost two points, although Intel still dominates the sector
US Debt Debate Prompts IT Spending Warning
Forrester is warning of a possible IT spending slowdown due to the ongoing US deficit debate
Post Office Apologises For Major Computer Glitch
The Post Office has admitted that a major IT problem hit all its credit card and banking systems
Does UK Government Dare To End the Rip Offs?
We now know what's gone wrong in government IT, says Peter Judge, but do we have a hope in hell of changing it?
IBM’s Watson Could Shake Up The Enterprise
Commercialising Watson has clear and exciting implications for the enterprise, says IBM's Craig Rhinehart
Cloud Infrastructure Catalogue Refresh For CA
CA revamps product range and adds new software to plan, design, deliver and secure cloud lifecycle
HP’s Problems Down To Hurd And Fiorina, Lane Says
Chairman Ray Lane said HP is reversing the damage done by former CEOs Mark Hurd and Carly Fiorina
Government Recipe For IT Rip Offs Laid Bare
"Obscene" spending on government IT projects coined fortunes for a handful of IT suppliers, says PASC
Symform Shakes Up Cloud Storage With Free 100GB
Symform is looking to an impression in the cloud storage market by offering 100GB of free storage
Police DNA Database Will Retain ‘Innocent’ Profiles
Home Office minister James Brokenshire has admitted to broken promises of police DNA data erasure
Could Servers Replace Household Boilers?
The Data Furnace is a tiny data centre that could heat your house. Peter Judge is not immediately convinced
BT Extends ADSL2+ Deployment, But Deadline Slips
BT is extending its ADSL2+ copper network deployment, meaning faster broadband for more people
Microsoft Proposes Servers As ‘Data Furnace’ Heaters
Small micro-data centres could help to heat homes and run cloud services, says Microsoft
Large Silver Lining For Corporate Cloud Strategies
A Verdantix report claims cloud computing can massively reduce carbon emissions but security is a worry
Tilera Chips Beat Intel And AMD Claims Facebook
Facebook engineers say Tilera’s multi-core processors are more efficient than low-power Intel and AMD chips
Dell’s Open-Source OpenStack Cloud Platform
Dell is launching an open-source cloud computing platform based on OpenStack with Dell's Crowbar installer
RIM Job Cuts Won’t Save Its Corporate Strategy
RIM hopes that trimming the fat will boost its enterprise strategy. Sophie Curtis says the changes must go to the top of the company
Microsoft Renews SUSE Linux Deal
Now owned by Attachmate, SUSE has renewed the deal Microsoft signed with former parent Novell
Hemel Hempstead Gets Low-Power Data Centre
Gyron has begun work on a massive data centre that will aim to use all-renewable energy sources
TransLattice Targets Application Outages
TransLattice's new platform improves availability and performance of cloud-based and on-premises apps
IBM Designs Cloud Community For Government Depts
IBM's Federal Community Cloud allows government agencies to adopt social collaboration tools
Storage Startup Altaro Readies Hyper-V Backup Option
A startup that specialises in home PC backup is readying a backup option for Microsoft Hyper-V VMs
Chip Market Grows But IDC Warns Of Economy Fears
New chips from Intel and AMD are driving semiconductor demand but IDC is worried about the economy
Virgin Trumpets 1.5Gb Fibre Trial Success
Silicon Roundabout has 1.5Gbps broadband, thanks to a Virgin Media Business trial
Sales Dip But AMD’s Fusion Ramp Grows Profits
AMD's Fusion initiative helped it swing to a $61 million profit though overall sales fell five percent last quarter
Windows Declines But Microsoft Has Solid Quarter
Microsoft enjoyed solid revenue during the last quarter but its Windows franchise experienced a slight decline
Cloud Storage Uptime Guarantee Of 100% From Nasuni
There are not many 100% guarantees, especially in the world of IT, but this is apparently one of them
Sustainability Has Become A Corporate Financial Issue
Gartner predicts the position of sustainability will rapidly move up the company priority list by 2015