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Online Slacking Offends eWEEK Readers
Online time wasting topped our poll of painful office costs. Next, tell us which way your IT budget is going
AWS Adds CloudFront Secure Access Management
Amazon updates its cloud security with Identity and Access Management (IAM) for AWS CloudFront
“Big Data” Boot Camps Launched By IBM
IBM's skills initiative offers free boot-camp training to help IT workers to tackle emerging Big Data issues
Virtual Desktop Packages From Dell, Citrix & VMware
Dell's pre-packaged services and software with pre-tested hardware can be cloud-based or local
Red Hat Updates JBoss SOA Platform
Red Hat extends data services integration with JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 5.1
EU Agency Report Targets Botnets
Cyber security agency ENISA has made recommendations on tackling criminal networks
Enterprises Warned To Take Cyber Spying Seriously
An Ovum analyst warns of enterprises' cavalier attitude towards shutting out cyber spies
IBM Funds Glasgow Smarter City Initiative
Big Blue will work with organisations in Glasgow to help find better ways to live, work and play
Data Centre Models In Ferment
The Green Grid's Maturity Model could be a useful tool, but let's give it time to mature, says Peter Judge
Dell, Rackspace & Opscode Demo Bare Metal Magic
The companies provisioned an OpenStack compute cloud from bare metal hardware in one hour
NetApp Acquires LSI’s Storage Division For £297M
NetApp has joined the rush to buy into the "big data" storage market by netting LSI's Eugenio storage business
Insights Provide View On Facebook Metrics
Real-time analytics for social plugins develops traffic and clickthrough visibility
Nimbula Director Cloud OS Prepares For Launch
Nimbula’s forthcoming cloud OS, Nimbula Director, will become generally available within a month
Virtual Offices Offer Savings, Finds Survey
Virtual PBX survey finds midmarket companies saving with virtual office implementations
Central Government Trials Energy Visualisation
Intergence and GEO are teaming up to provide the Foreign Office with a new energy monitoring solution
Engineers: Smart Meters Must Be Part Of Wider Plan
Smart meters will not provide the changes needed unless they are part of a smart grid, warns the IET
Companies Embark On Cloud Hiring Spree
The demand for cloud skills has risen sharply in recent months, even as the rest of the economy languishes
Metadata Could Tame Unstructured Information
Organisations are drowning in unstructured data - the only way to get control is metadata, says IDC
Rightmove House Info To Include Broadband Speed
What matters to buyers? Location, location and connection, says online estate agent
Radio Tags Keep Data Centre Bills Down
Despite all the wires in a data centre, environmental monitoring tags use wireless links to phone home
GCHQ Cyber Unit To Monitor Private Networks
The Government Communications Headquarters is fortifying its defences in the war against hackers
McAfee Expands Cloud Data Centre To London
Intel acquisition does not slow regional email, web and security services expansion
NComputing Signs Fujitsu Virtualisation Deal
Multi-workplace solutions to integrate multiple devices and operating software
Nokia Sells Qt Licensing And Services
Nokia is selling the commercial licensing and services business for its Qt app development framework to Digia
Western Digital’s Hitachi Storage Buy Is A Gamble
Western Digital will soon own half of the world's HDD market. But why take a risk on a waning technology, asks Chris Preimesberger
Women’s Day Spotlights Gaps in IT
International day of celebration reveals gaps in technology access, employment and opportunity
Intel Mobilises vPro Marketing To Target SMB Security
Intel has fulfilled its promise to add more advanced capabilities to vPro on its Sandy Bridge processors
SMBs Backing Up To Cloud, Finds Forrester
New survey results find midmarket companies are increasingly turning to cloud data back-up
Western Digital Acquires Hitachi Storage
$4.3bn acquisition follows industry reports of a nosedive in sales of HDD devices