Microsoft's cloud services have suffered further downtime, this time affecting millions around the world
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HP Opens Private Beta Test Bed For Cloud Services
HP is capitalising on its membership of the OpenStack community to compete with Amazon Web Services
Over 1,000 Fujitsu Workers To Strike Next Week
Unite and PCS unions have announced joint strike action over unfair pay for Fujitsu workers
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Steps Up To The Cloud
Microsoft has launched its Dynamics AX 2012 ERP application which integrates with the "all in" cloud strategy
Tablet Sales Impacting PC Growth, Gartner Warns
PC shipments in 2011 have been impacted by both tablets and economic concerns, an analyst claims
IBM Offers £622m Financing For SMB Tech Acquisition
IBM is offering the SMB community access to £622m in financing to help them acquire new technology
ICO Censures Manchester Hospital For Data Breach
A Manchester hospital has lost information about patient treatments in the latest NHS data breach scandal
CEO Changes Leave Questions At Apple, Google
Google's Eric Schmidt and Apple's Steve Jobs both stepped down in 2011. Which company is better positioned, asks Clint Boulton
Car-Jacking By Phone Warning In McAfee Report
Vehicles' electronic systems are vulnerable to hacking attacks because security has not been a priority
BT Merges Standalone Units Into New IT Services Entity
BT has merged three standalone businesses into a single IT services unit with annual turnover of £400m
Hyper-V Desktops On Microsoft’s Windows 8
Microsoft is working to enable Hyper-V virtualisation technology inside the upcoming Windows 8 OS
First AMD ‘Bulldozer’ Opteron Server Chips Ship
The Opteron 6200 Interlagos chips offer 16 cores with improved energy efficiency over current 12-core chips
IntraLinks Intros Secure Web-Based Courier Service
IntraLinks's cloud-based Courier service promises secure sharing of files, recall, and auditing
RIM Investor Calls For Sale Of BlackBerry Maker
A Canadian investor in Research in Motion has called for the BlackBerry maker to put itself up for sale
Are Data Centres Going The Wrong Way On Green Power?
Peter Judge asks why data centres are switching to renewable energy, just as the government may be backing away from it
Google And Amazon Bosses Help Fund API Startup
Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Google's Eric Schmidt join investor rush to fund Mashape marketplace for cloud APIs
Imperva Cloud Service Takes Strain Of DDoS Attacks
Imperva's cloud protects customers from network- and application-based distributed denial of service attacks
HP Plans to Keep webOS Unit Away From Hardware
A report says an email confirms HP's decision to split its webOS software and hardware into separate divisions
Data Centre Investment Beats The Downturn: Report
The data centre sector is beating the economic downturn, with investment expected to exceed $35bn in 2012
October Launch For Windows Intune Cloud Service
Microsoft is readying its Windows Intune IT management service for general availability in October
Yahoo CEO Bartz Fired In Phone Call From Chairman
CEO Carol Bartz has been supplanted by CFO Tim Morse as troubled Yahoo starts its search for a replacement
Google Places Spammed To Show Closed Businesses
Unscrupulous businesses are using Google Places to display their rival shops as closed on Places listings
Global IT Services Sector Slumps Badly
Ovum has warned that the global IT services market has experienced a severe slump in the second quarter
IDS Calls For Simpler Computers To Help Silver Surfers
Tech manufacturers must do more to simplify computers for the elderly, says Iain Duncan Smith
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