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Oracle Pushed By HP Users Over Itanium Decision
HP’s largest user group Connect is trying to convince Oracle to reverse its decision to end support for Itanium
Virtual Desktops Split Work And Play
Give users virtual desktops, and you can stop supporting their personal-use apps apps, says Cameron Sturdevant
Libyan Rebels Create Their Own Mobile Network
Rebels improve communications by taking a mobile phone network from Colonel Gaddafi
Nimbula Officially Launches Its Cloud OS
Nimbula has officially released Nimbula Director, its enterprise cloud operating system
EvoSwitch Unveils Adiabatic Data Hall
EvoSwitch's Amsterdam data centre has a new modular, carbon neutral data hall
Facebook’s Open Compute Gets Discussion Going
When Facebook opened up its green data centre ideas, it also opened up a big discussion which could provide more benefits, says Peter Judge
SOA Is The Way Of The Future, Says IBM
IBM concentrated on SOA at its Impact 2011 conference in Las Vegas
UK Superfast Broadband To Pass 250,000 Mark In April
Superfast broadband will reach over 250,000 homes in Britain this month but rural areas must wait
McAfee Intrusion Prevention System Goes Virtual
Virtual and physical internal network traffic can now be inspected in McAfee's Network Security Platform
Red Hat Preparing Makara Cloud Application Platform
Linux provider will launch cloud application-building platform during Red Hat Summit next month in Boston
Lenovo’s Cloud Ready Client For Secure Cloud Access
Lenovo and Intel offer mobile client software, called Cloud Ready Client, for Lenovo’s Secure Cloud Access
VMware Cloud Foundry Opens Up For PaaS Developers
VMware's Cloud Foundry offers open platform-as-a-service spanning popular development environments
Cisco Closes Flip Division Amid Consumer Changes
Cisco is revamping its consumer business and announced that it will close its Flip video camera business
Survey: Flexibility, Not Cost, Is Main Cloud Driver
Organisations are adopting the cloud for flexibility, not savings, says the Cloud Industry Forum
Microsoft Pushes ERP Into The Cloud
Microsoft says that future Dynamics ERP releases will operate in the cloud, with hosting on Windows Azure
Oracle Tunes MySQL 5.6 For The Cloud
With the first developer release of MySQL 5.6, Oracle is fine-tuning the database for cloud systems
Iron Mountain Signals Retreat From Cloud Storage
Iron Mountain said it will 'retire' its public storage services by 2013 in the face of tough competition
IBM And Akamai Boost Cloud App Performance
The delivery of apps via the cloud have been accelerated thanks to a partnership between Akamai and IBM
Google CEO Reorganises Senior Management Team
Top executives for Android, Chrome and YouTube will report directly to the CEO, Larry Page
Intel’s Oak Trail Processor Wrestles ARM In Tablets
Intel's Atom Z670 processors are thin and efficient, but most importantly they can run Windows on tablets
Don’t Cloud Over – But Be Cloud Aware
Dividing up 'cloud security' into different categories will help to make things a lot clearer at InfoSecurity 2011, says Bob Tarzey
Woz Watches Over Fusion-io’s UK SQL Coding Battle
Steve Wozniak was the big draw as SQL programmers met in Brighton to vie for Fusion's Golden Plunger Award
Government Considers Prizes To Boost Innovation
Prizes could be a good way to encourage innovators, according to science minister David Willetts
Facebook Open Sources Green Data Centre Hardware
Facebook shared specs for its custom built low-energy servers, but Greenpeace is not impressed
BT Reveals Expansion Of Superfast Broadband
BT Openreach has named a further 156 areas in the UK to receive its superfast fibre broadband service
Dell Investing A Billion To Grow Cloud Expertise
With data centre expansion plans, Dell is vying to join the large players in the highly competitive cloud market
Smart Public Cloud For Business Launched By IBM
IBM has launched an enterprise cloud in its aim to capture £4 billion in cloud revenue by 2015
Schneider Electric Snaps Up Data Centre Specialist
Energy giant Schneider Electric has acquired a data centre specialist for an undisclosed amount
IT Buyers Use Social Media Without Realising It
Social media are pervasive but invisible, according to research from Net Media Europe