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Duplicated Green Standards Are Doubly Wrong
If Green IT is all about efficiency and cutting waste, then why are organisations duplicating their efforts, asks Peter Judge
Is Microsoft’s Skype Deal Too Big To Handle?
Microsoft's acquisition of Skype will give it access to a 170 million-strong user base. But did Microsoft overpay, asks Nicholas Kolakowski
Acer Server Is A Solid Compute Platform: Review
The Acer AR380 F1 packs a compute punch and even provides extras at no additional cost
Race Online: 100,000 Volunteers To Get Millions Online
Martha Lane Fox says it will just take enthusiasm to get nine million Britons online - and allow online savings
CA To Offer ARCserve As SaaS Option On Azure
CA will use Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to offer ARCserve software-as-a-service (SaaS)
ICO Slaps ACS:Law With £1,000 Data Breach Fine
The bad news continues for ACS:Law after the ICO issued it with a £1,000 fine for lax IT security
Confirmed: Microsoft Buys Skype For £5bn
Skype will go to Microsoft for a price of around $13 per registered user, the company has confirmed
Why Microsoft Might Regret Buying Skype
Microsoft doesn't need to buy Skype to reap the benefits of its service, says Peter Judge. Could this end up being a very expensive mistake?
ICO Issues Browser Cookies Guidance
The ICO's advice for businesses on upcoming privacy regulations has been criticised for being 'generic'
Apple iOS Adds Amazon Cloud Player Support
iOS devices now support Amazon's cloud music service, amid rumours that Apple is to launch its own 'iCloud'
Huawei Lands Major Everything Everywhere Deal
Huawei has signed a major deal with Everything Everywhere to upgrade its 2G mobile infrastructure
After Sony, Governments Must Protect Citizens
Sony's lack of attention to security raises an argument for governments to set minimum standards like the PCI-DSS rules, says Eric Doyle
Sony Ran Obsolete Software Without Firewall
Fundamental security, like updating Web software and adding network firewalls could have saved Sony
Key Partners Unlock Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1
Red Hat delivers Red Hat Enterprise Linux to select customers at the Red Hat Summit event
SMBs Look To Gain the Most From Unified Comms
The recession prompted businesses to cut costs and respond faster with unified communications, says Vodafone's Tom Craig
Cloud Is Risky But Safer Than Offshoring, CFOs Say
Ovum reports that many financial officers would rather outsource to the cloud than to offshore services
Cloud Providers Deny Responsibilty For Security
Cloud vendors do not think data security is their responsibility, according to a Ponemon study
State Of UK Data Centres Could Threaten Growth
UK data centres must improve if the country is to remain a financial powerhouse, Quocirca warns
TalkTalk Paralysed By Network Failure
UK's third largest internet service provider TalkTalk went silent with a network failure this morning
Brocade Touts Ethernet Fabric And Open Cloud
Storage network vendor aims to take the data centre with 16Gbps Fibre Channel and an Ethernet fabric
Virgin Media Hits Back At CWU Over Call Centre Closure
The CWU has labelled Virgin Media's winding down of a call centre as a 'disaster' for Trowbridge in Wiltshire
Our Readers Don’t Care About Windows 8
Microsoft's next Windows version is a big yawn, you tell us. Next: you react to Amazon's cloud trouble
Cloud Contact Centres Claimed To Offer Better Value
A Frost & Sullivan report found that larger contact centres gain higher savings with the cloud-hosted model
Socitm Warns Against The Risks Of Outsourcing
In its latest briefing for public sector ICT, Socitm sets out the checks and balances for outsourcing services
BT Recruits Former Military Engineers For Fibre Rollout
BT is to recruit 200 former armed forces personnel to help it with the labour intensive fibre rollout
Liquid Cooling Gets Sun Co-Founder’s Backing
Hardcore Computer is in Europe promoting the green benefits of liquid cooling, with advice from Scott McNealy
Intel Says 3D Chips Will Be In Phones This Year
Intel's Tri-Gate 3D technology will cut power and boost performance of devices using 22-nm Ivy Bridge chips
Modular Data Centres Are Cheaper To Build
The cost of data centre construction can be reduced using Colt's modular data centre design approach
Red Hat Announces A Private, Hybrid Cloud Platform
CloudForms, an IaaS offering for creating and managing private and hybrid clouds, launched by Red Hat