Sony has sprung into action to win back the esteem of the customers betrayed by its poor security regime. Too Little, too late, says Eric Doyle
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Symantec Extends Backup Exec To The Cloud
Symantec's Backup Exec.cloud is aimed at SMBs that want to wash their hands of IT infrastructure
New Apple iMacs Feature Thunderbolt And Sandy Bridge
Apple has updated its iMac range to include Intel's Thunderbolt I/O and next-generation Intel chips
Bing On BlackBerry Deal Is All About Microsoft
The deepening partnership between RIM and Microsoft shows how Microsoft is hedging its bets in mobile, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Free DNS Sandbox From OpenDNS For IPv6 Tests
The OpenDNS sandbox for IPv6 is a free service to encourage networking administrators to try the protocol
Enterprise Open Virtualisation From Red Hat And IBM
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VMware Engineer Slip Caused Cloud Foundry Outage
VMware has said that human error caused a second outage to its Cloud Foundry platform-as-a-service
Sony, Amazon Problems Aren’t Unique To The Cloud
Cloud services aren’t inherently less secure than those held in data centres. In fact, they may be more secure
Microsoft Office 365 Beta: First Look
It is still a beta, but Microsoft's cloud version of Office has impressive management capabilities
Cisco Puts UCS Into Portable Data Centre
Cisco's modular data centre, promised a year ago, is designed for remote military and scientific processing
Apple iCloud Purchase Hints At Cloud Intentions
Apple's storage service for iTunes could be named iCloud according to the latest industry rumours
Why Analytics Is Such A Hot Property
IBM dominates analytics but Hummer Winblad says the data dicing space is still ripe for new opportunities
Dell Upgrades Its Cloud Gateway Boomi AtomSphere
Dell's SaaS application integration platform handles data transfer between cloud and on-premises apps
PHP Fog Readies Cloud Platform For Launch
PHP Fog has revealed that its new PHP-based cloud platform-as-a-service will soon be available
‘Clueless Politicians’ Propose European Great Firewall
The EU is proposing its own “great firewall” despite ongoing controversy over its Chinese counterpart
Data Integration ‘App Store’ Launched By Pervasive
Pervasive Galaxy, a marketplace for IT processes, is a community platform supplying data integration tools
Cameron: Rural Broadband Investment Vital
The prime minister has underlined the importance of broadband to boost new businesses in rural areas
Government Cyber-Security Spending Breakdown
The big spend on cyber-security was outlined by Ian McGhie at the Counter Terror Expo in Olympia, London
Cisco Criticises Its Networking Critics
Cisco is seeking to reassert its networking credibility, lambasting rivals advocating “good enough” products
British SMBs Lagging In Cloud Adoption Rates
New research claims that UK SMBs are lagging behind their European counterparts for cloud adoption
Nokia To Axe 4,000 Jobs And Outsource Symbian
Thousands of jobs are to go at Nokia as the handset giant shakes up its core operations going forward
Sky Signs Three Month Ducting Trial With BT
Sky is considering installing its own fibre network in the UK after signing a deal with BT to use its ducting
Amazon EC2 Outage Will Not Be Forgotten
Amazon has waved the all-clear flag, but there still are a lot of smoldering IT managers who haven't yet cooled off, says Chris Preimesberger
Akamai Rates Bradford As UK Broadband Speedster
Bradford holds the UK's fastest overall broadband record but it is only 99th in the world rankings
Virtualisation Should Prompt Disaster Recovery Rethink
A new report has warned SMBs to reconsider their disaster recovery procedures in virtual environments
LG Licenses ARM Cortex Mobile Processor Designs
LG is licensing mobile chip designs from ARM, bringing it into greater competition with other chip makers
Websites Back Online Following Amazon Cloud Outage
Numerous AWS-hosted websites are back online following the outage late last week at an Amazon data centre
Google DC Security Show Inspired By Facebook Open
Google gives a sneak peek at its data centre security practices, showing both the physical and virtual measures
Iran Sees ‘Stars’ Virus As A Second Cyber-Attack
An Iranian military official accused the US and Israel of launching another virus to compromise Iranian systems
Itanium Users Focus Anger On Cynical Oracle
Users of Itanium servers, angry at Oracle’s decision to stop software development, are seeking alternatives