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Avanti Rural Broadband Satellite Beats Eutelsat
British-based Avanti will beat Eutelsat to the punch, launching a Ka-Band satellite for rural broadband this Friday
LTE Network Ready For December Launch In US
A mobile operator is to shortly to begin offering American customers the chance to use its LTE network
Google’s Cloud Connect Challenges Microsoft Office
Microsoft faces competition from Google Cloud Connect's attempts to draw Office users into its collaboration cloud
Intel And AMD Target Integrated Chips On Embedded Market
During 2011, Intel Atom and AMD Fusion plan to release new x86-based processors for the embedded market
Windows Celebrates 25 Years As A New Era Dawns
Windows is still going strong after 25 years but in a world obsessed with software services will it survive another 25 years?
Microsoft Gets Novell IP In $2.2 Billion Carve-Up
Open source vendor, Novell will become part of Attachmate - but just what intellectual property will Microsoft get?
Jolibook Cloud Netbook To Launch in UK
French company Jolicloud is launching a low-cost cloud-based netbook in the UK
Dell Under Fire Over Response To Faulty PC Issue
Dell is facing fresh questions over its response to faulty OptiPlex computers shipped between 2003 and 2005
Cloud Industry Forum Launches Code Of Practice
The Cloud Industry Forum has today officially launched a Code of Practice of the provision of cloud services
Vaizey Spells Out His Views On Net Neutrality
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has clarified his stance on net neutrality, the unbiased running of Internet service access
Microsoft Azure Blasts Into Research Field
Microsoft shows Windows Azure running NCBI Blast medical search tool at the Supercomputing 2010 conference
IT Departments Struggle With Downtime And Security
Network downtime concerns most IT, security and operations professionals but only two-thirds have a planned response
Analytics Speeds Doubled By IBM Storage Architecture
Announced at the Supercomputing 2010 show, IBM’s new architecture can double the speed of analytics processing
No Chrome OS Netbooks For Christmas, says Google
Chrome OS has been delayed said Google CEO Eric Schmidt, though no one at Google or the computer makers will say why
Experts Say China Web Traffic Hijack Was ‘Overhyped’
Data analysis of the China Telecom Internet traffic hijack show claims are incorrect and overhyped, experts say
BT Hits Back At Virgin’s ‘Stop The Con’ Campaign
Virgin Media's 'stop the con' campaign over broadband web speeds has angered rival ISPs
Oracle Support ‘Too Costly’, Say Customers
The majority of customers believe that Oracle's support charges are too costly, and many think it is only to get more expensive
Government Delays ‘Green Stealth Tax’ Until 2012
The government has delayed the implementation of the CRC scheme after its controversial change last month
IT Managers Struggle To Tackle Emerging Threats
IT security is a high priority but staff struggle with emerging threats from social networking, mobiles and the cloud
eWEEK Readers Shun BlackBerry
More than two thirds of you say that BlackBerry has had its day in the sun. Next up: Do you trust the cloud?
New Data Centres Deliver Triple-Capacity Upgrades
Today's data centres are more efficient due to better software, virtualisation, storage, servers and cooling
Virgin Media Calls For Broadband Speed Honesty
In a move sure to annoy other ISPs, Virgin Media has demanded that its rivals 'stop the broadband con'
Mainframes Critical to Cloud Strategy, CA Finds
Mainframes continue to play a critical role as more companies move critical applications to the cloud, but skills shortages causes concern
AMD Denies CPU Debugger Was A Secret
AMD has denied reports that the debugging mechanism found in its CPUs was a secret, or indeed a security risk
German Rhine Dubbed Europe’s Silicon Valley
The Rhine-Main-Neckar region in Germany is the most lucrative software cluster in Europe, thanks to revenues from SAP and Software AG
Tackling The Threat Of Negligent Insiders
Failure to adopt a “continuous auditing” approach to security opens organisations to risk of negligent insider threat, warns Philip Lieberman
HP Pitches Video Collaboration Into Competitive Market
HP’s collaboration offerings arrive as Cisco, Microsoft and others seek traction in the highly competitive market
Cloud Move For Gordano Microsoft Exchange Alternative
Gordano's GMS Cloud offers a hosted messaging and collaboration suite as an alternative to Microsoft Exchange Online
ARM Server Startup Beefs Up Management Team
The startup that is seeking to build ARM-designed chips for low-power servers has changed its name from Smooth-Stone to Calxeda