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Internet Users To Exceed Two Billion People By Year End
More and more people are utilising the Internet, with a third of the world's population expected to have some form of Internet access by the end of this year
HP Builds For The Future With Data Centre Training
Building a data centre requires a specialised skills set, HP is offering an education path with its new training programme
IBM Includes Windows In Its Test Cloud
IBM has enhanced its Smart Business Development and Test package for the IBM Cloud and added support for Windows
Does Gartner Think The Green Data Centre Is Done?
The top analyst firm has crossed Green IT off its list of priorities for CIOs next year, says Peter Judge. Does that mean the job is done already?
Chancellor Pledges £1bn For Green Investment Bank
The government has renewed its sustainable commitment with £1 billion investment for a Green Investment Bank
Salesforce’s Benioff Calls Zuckerberg ‘Next Bill Gates’
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff used his Gartner conference keynote to talk cloud evolution, Mark Zuckerberg, and his recent Oracle spat
Ray Ozzie Resignation Signals Microsoft Brain Drain
Ray Ozzie's departure from Microsoft creates the need for another visionary to take the company forward in the cloud, says Nicholas Kolakowski
What Did Ray Ozzie Actually Do At Microsoft?
As former Microsoft chief software architect Ray Ozzie leaves the company, what has he done for Microsoft and where is the company headed?
Cameron Pledges £650m To Cyber Defence Strategy
Prime Minster David Cameron kicked off national cyber security funding with the announcement of a £650 million budget
Unisys ClearPath Mainframes Gain Home-Grown Virtualisation
Unisys brings sPar virtualisation to its ClearPath mainframes that take advantage of speciality engines on the systems
Microsoft Launches Office 365 Cloud Beta
Microsoft has introduced Office 365 which combines Office, SharePoint, Exchange and Lync in a unified cloud
North East England Set For Smart Grid Trial
A smart grid project is being proposed that could see 14,000 smart meters installed in homes and business across the North East of England and Yorkshire
Scientists Advance Toward ‘Spin’ Computers
A breakthrough at a California university could mean faster computers with no need to boot up
FSF Fights BSA Over EC Support For Open Standards
The Free Software Foundation has accused the BSA of sabotaging the EC's support for open standards
Salesforce.com Chatter Social Media Tool: Review
Salesforce.com Chatter eases user adoption while adding significant search and recommendations to the business-class social media platform
Video: Virtualisation Benefits Exposed At IP Expo
Cutting hardware and saving energy pale beside the simple savings in admin time, say IT managers
CA Boosts Profile Of Cloud Automation Suite
The new product line includes updated products and some new tools for automating and standardising virtualisation and cloud management
Ray Ozzie Quits Key Microsoft Role
Ray Ozzie is to step down from his role as Microsoft's chief software architect, with no plans to refill the position
Google: Instant Search Is Expensive
The new Google Instant feature is popular with users, but imposes a heavy load on the company's technical infrastructure
Seagate Considers Potential Buyout Offer
Seagate is considering going private in a multi billion dollar deal after receiving approaches from private equity firms
‘Get Online Week’ Takes Aim At Web Novices
Internet virgins are being targeted in a new seven day drive aimed at getting people to try out the World Wide Web
Virtualisation Benefits Exposed At IP Expo
The two-day IP Expo begins at London's Earls Court 2 Exhibition Centre on October 20. The video clip is chaired by Adam Malik, content director from Imago Techmedia, organisers of the event.
Study: Fibre Bandwidth ‘Capacity Crunch’ Coming
Even fibre optics have limits, according to research by the University of Southampton
Netgear Adds Cloud Service To Storage Boxes
Netgear is offering 100GB of cloud storage, onsite/offsite file sharing, and customised billing with new machines
HP’s Palm Hires Nokia And Samsung Execs
HP has reportedly beefed up its Palm WebOS team with a MeeGo executive from Nokia and a Samsung boss
Google’s Ad Business Booms Thanks To YouTube
Google officials have claimed the search engine is making $2.5bn in display advertising from YouTube and $1bn in mobile ads
Unified Comms Suite From Star Targets SME Market
A unified communications service is being offered by Star as a SaaS service for £45 per user per month
Imation Partners With Nine For Cloud Disaster Recovery
Imation has teamed up with online backup and data recovery vendor Nine Technology to offer a data backup and disaster recovery system for the cloud
Doctors’ Personal Data Sold Online
Another organisation has been found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act, after the personal information of doctors was sold online