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Social Media Will Beat Mobile Phone Operators
While mobile operators struggle to meet data demand, the social media which use that data are stealing their lunch, says Peter Judge
WiMax Backer Signals Eventual Jump To LTE Camp
Clearwire, a US wireless ISP who is also a major backer of WiMax plans to jump ship to the LTE ecosystem
Scientists Achieve 26Tbps Data Transfer Record
German scientists transfer data at 26 Tbps, using very low energy and raising hopes for fast networks
Cloud Is Vicious Battleground For Microsoft And Google
Microsoft and Google vie savagely for business-cloud clients but analysts view the market as a dead heat
Most Organisations See IPv6 Transition As Low Priority
As World IPv6 Day approaches, research shows companies feel no urgency to adopt the new standard
iPad Factory Explosion Kills Three Foxconn Workers
An explosion at a Foxconn factory making Apple's iPad 2 has left three workers dead and many injured
Virtual Desktop Provider Kaviza Eyed By Citrix
Citrix plans to buy strategic partner Kaviza, maker of VDI-in-a-Box, for its virtualised tablet capabilities
Dow Jones Virus Raises Suspicion Of Insider Malice
A virus released on Dow Jones’ corporate networks may have been a revenge attack by redundant IT staff
Business Impact Of IT Downtime Revealed In Survey
The high cost of IT failures and outages has been revealed in a new survey by CA Technologies
Tech Jobs Rise As IT Demand Grows
The technology jobs sector is recovering faster than the overall economy according to a new report
Intel’s Green Dreams Suffer A Major Setback
A chemical wastage increase of 27 percent has dented Intel's hopes to turn the green clock back to 2007
Virgin Media Launches Co-Location Service
Local data centres and fast fibre networks back a co-location service from Virgin
Eloqua Prepares For New EU Cookie Law
ePrivacy regulations for website cookie consent has spurred SaaS firm Eloqua to help its customers comply
Met Police Adopts Online Procurement Tool
The Metropolitan Police is to utilise an online procurement website to help it procure goods and services
Mike Bracken Appointed Government Digital Director
The government's so-called “digital czar” has been appointed to improve its online presence
A Bar-Room Tale Of Novell’s SuSE Adventure
Novell's bright hopes for SuSE failed to shine, but a chance encounter in a London bar may explain how the downhill run began, claims Eric Doyle
Attachmate Divides To Integrate Novell Acquisition
Four divisions will house Attachmate's products and those gained through its purchase of Novell
Enterprise Open Source Software Going Mainstream
Confidence in open source software has led to greater competition with proprietary licensed applications
General Availability Of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1
The release of Red Hat Linux 6.1 offers enhanced performance, reliability, scalability, security and more
Databases Face Greatest Threats From Human Error
Database professionals reveal their greatest security concerns are mistakes by their fellow employees
Passport Site Scrapped In Government Website Cull
The government's cull of 'vanity websites' continues, with the passport website as the latest casualty
Marc Benioff: This Is The Era Of Cloud 2
Salesforce.com's founder and CEO saw the cloud coming before anyone even named it. Now Cloud 2 is here and Cloud 3 is on the horizon
Google Chromebooks Get Cold Shoulder From Forrester
Forrester Research is not convinced that Chromebooks will be a large part of the post-PC world
Light Bulbs Get Remote Controls And Lighter Loads
Lightfair International expo has brought remote-controlled lamps and LED technologies out of the shadows
O2 Refuses Compensation Claims After Outage
O2 has refused to pay compensation after its service in the South East was affected by theft and vandalism
Data Centre Measure Rates Transactions Per Joule
Power Assure says PAR4 measures how much work your servers do. Doesn't SPECpower already do that?
EC Opens Cloud Computing Public Consultation
The European Commission wants to gather views on how to exploit cloud computing in business
Readers Not Fazed By Amazon Cloud Outage
When Amazon had a cloud outage, it passed you all by. Next: let's talk about physical servers
Restructuring Moves As Hard Times Hit HP And Cisco
HP and Cisco are both hoping to revive business results. Unlike Cisco, HP will rely on services rather than job cuts