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Cloud Security Action Can Ruin Malware Economics
Speedy cloud-based security protection can hobble small profiteers and rein in online cyber-criminals, claims Eugene Kaspersky
Government Announces Consultation On Open Data
Further consultations will be held on expanding the government's open data scheme within weeks
Cisco To Cut 6,500 Jobs As It Begins Restructuring
Cisco will cut its workforce in August, with further losses when Cisco sells a manufacturing plant to Foxconn
Everything Everywhere Execs Go Elsewhere
Everything Everywhere boss Tom Alexander has resigned, closely followed by sales director Duncan Hay
SMB Optimism Slides Amid Economy Fears
A study has found that optimism among small businesses remains in short supply over trading fears
BBC Crowdsources UK 3G Coverage Map
The BBC is asking Android users to upload information which will map Britain's 3G coverage
Gen3 Of IBM XIV Storage System Ready To Go
IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 uses a grid architecture to process high-transaction workloads faster
Office 365 Could Validate Microsoft’s Cloud Strategy
Office 365 marks Microsoft's first foray into cloud computing, and carries some substantial risks for the company, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Cloud Vendor Lock-Ins Lock Out Secure Practices
Cloud providers are dragging their heels on the subject of federated, open cloud, impacting heavily on customer security, claims Eric Doyle
Oracle Critical Patch Update Is A Big Debugger
Oracle will patch 78 software vulnerabilities across its product portfolio, including the database, PeopleSoft and Solaris
OCI Wades In To Develop More Cloud Standards
Back from the brink, the Open Cloud Initiative returns, adding to the profusion of cloud standards bodies
Cloud-Based Analytics Suite Launched By IBM
IBM is combining Coremetrics and Unica software, as part of its Smarter Commerce strategy
Data Centre To Save Yorkshire Water £90k Per Year
Yorkshire Water is set to save itself £90,000 a year thanks to a new data centre incorporating green tech
Security Tops Readers’ Cloud Woes
Our readers still think the cloud lacks security. Next: What business tasks do you do on your mobile?
Enterprises Disappointed By Virtualisation Savings
A survey has found that the majority of enterprises are disappointed in virtualisation's cost savings
CA To Support IBM’s ‘Entry-Level’ Mainframe
Management tools from CA Technologies will support IBM's new zEnterprise mainframe
Quad-Core Chips To Reach Half Of Notebooks By 2015
Quad-core chips will appear in 49 percent of notebooks by 2015 according to a new report
European Data Centres Set For Impressive Growth
The data centre sector will grow another 28 percent, according to a report from Tariff Consultancy
Government: Social Networks Pose Terrorism Threat
New technologies are being used to plan terrorist attacks, according to the government's new security strategy
YouTube: Profits Still In The Pipeline
YouTube is growing at a staggering rate, but its profits are always just round the corner, says David Jamieson
Citrix Buys Cloud.com To Bolster Cloud Development
Citrix is seeking to build out its cloud infrastructure using assets acquired from Cloud.com
IBM Announces ‘Entry-Level’ Mainframe
IBM's new zEnterprise system is aimed at medium-sized organisations
vSphere 5 Aims To Make Infrastructure Transparent
vSphere 5 is VMware's largest integrated product ever, touching on storage, networking and security
Cloud Thriving As Enterprise Uptake Rises
More than 30 percent of enterprises are deploying at least one cloud solution, a survey has found
Cisco Set To Axe 5,000 Jobs, Analyst Warns
Cisco could be about to cut as many as 5,000 jobs to save £626m as part of its global reorganisation
Facebook Needs ‘Major Rewrite’ Warns Database Guru
Facebook's reliance on MySQL is unsustainable and requires a total rewrite, warns Michael Stonebraker
Global SaaS Revenue To Reach £7.6bn In 2011
The SaaS market is expected to grow by 20.7 percent in 2011, driven largely by CRM applications
Green Consortium Wins ‘Open Platform’ Funding
A consortium that includes IBM and academics is developing a platform to exchange climate change data
Atlantis Lift Off Ends NASA Space Shuttle Programme
The Space Shuttle Atlantis has lifted off from Kennedy Space Centre for NASA's final Shuttle mission