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ACTA Moves Closer To Final Draft

The controversial international copyright agreement has made it through another round of negotiations

Datacentre

HP Ramps Up Containerised Data Centres

HP's new PODs are now for permanent data centres, as well as being extremely energy efficient with a PUE of 1.2

Cloud

Ballmer Promises Windows Tablets By Christmas

Microsoft's CEO used a lecture on cloud computing at London's LSE to announce that Windows tablets will available by the end of the year

Cloud Management

BT Fights Data Handover Request

Following the recent ACS:Law data breach, BT said it will fight future requests for users' personal information

Cloud Management

Ellison ‘Speechless’ Over HP Apotheker Appointment

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's criticism of HP’s choice of Leo Apotheker as CEO could be the first shots in what promises to be a fierce competition

Cloud Management

Twitter’s Dick Costolo Takes The Reins As CEO

Twitter CEO Evan Williams has handed over command to COO Dick Costolo, who got the of the micro-blogging site's ad initiatives running

Cloud Management

Cisco Executive Joins Skype As CEO

Tony Bates will leave Cisco to become Skype's CEO, with a focus on increasing the number of the service's paying customers

Datacentre

Seagate Targets SMBs With New Network Storage Servers

Seagate has its focus on small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) with two new network storage servers

Datacentre

Broadcom Unveils New EEE Silicon Chips

Deploying end-to-end silicon in data centres can bring energy savings of more than 70 percent, according to Broadcom

Cloud Management

Microsoft’s Patent Suit Aims To Impede Android

Microsoft's patent infringement lawsuit against Motorola over Google Android smartphones is the latest bid to slow Android's roll in the market

Datacentre

GreenQloud Carbon-Neutral Data Centre Goes Beta

As it moves to beta testing, GreenQloud claims that its data centre is naturally carbon-neutral and that Iceland is an ideal mid-Atlantic location for data storage

Cloud Management

Steve Ballmer Pays Price For Windows Mobile, Kin Failure

Steve Ballmer's pay packet has taken a hit due to the failure of Redmond's Kin phones and its struggle in the smartphone sector

Datacentre

Intel Ponders Atom-Based Computing Clusters

Intel has confirmed that while it is not looking to position Atom in the mainstream server market, it is considering compute clusters of smaller, Atom-based devices

Cloud Management

Data Leaks On The Rise, Survey Finds

Data leaks are on the increase and while security remains a priority, existing solutions are not cutting the mustard

Datacentre

Faster PC Boot Up Promised With BIOS Replacement

The venerable start up software known as BIOS, which has been booting up PCs for decades, is set to be replaced with a faster, more flexible option

Cloud

NetSuite OneWorld 2010 Integrates Google Apps

NetSuite has released its OneWorld Enterprise Resource Management Package with a streamlined user interface and Google Apps integration

Cloud Management

Why Did HP Pick Apotheker?

HP wants more software expertise, says Peter Judge, and choosing the former CEO of SAP could also send a strong message back to Oracle

Cloud Management

HP’s New CEO Is Former SAP Boss Apotheker

Hewlett Packard surprised everyone by appointing the deposed former head of software company SAP as CEO

Virtualisation

Data Protection Lacking In Virtualised Environments

Data protecting is lacking in virtualised environments, a survey from Veeam Software has warned

Datacentre

Cornwall To Benefit From Massive Fibre Project

Over 90 percent of homes in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are to get high 'ca-pasty' and superfast broadband, thanks to funding from BT and the EU

Datacentre

British Gas Calls For Extension To CRC Deadline

British Gas Business is calling for an extension to the CRC registration deadline, as potentially thousands of businesses have failed to register

Datacentre

Case Study: Distributed Wi-Fi Control

Large networks may greatly benefit from a wireless solution that delivers distributed intelligence and maximum redundancy at the edge

Cloud Management

Who Will Become HP’s New CEO?

HP is keeping tight-lipped about the choice of its new CEO, but the decision is likely to come sooner rather than later, says Chris Preimesberger

Datacentre

What On Earth Is CRC?

It's too late now to register for the government's CRC scheme to reduce emissions, says Peter Judge. How come half of you haven't heard of it?

Datacentre

Oracle Chips Up To Sue Micron For Price Fixing

A new legal action has been filed by Oracle against Micron, charging the company with price fixing over a span of about five years

Cloud Management

Enhanced SQL Server 2008 SP2 Released By Microsoft

Microsoft has announced the availability of SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2

Cloud Management

Sun’s ZFS Creator to Quit Oracle and Join Startup

Jeff Bonwick is leaving Oracle. Known as the father of ZFS, the innovative file system in the Solaris operating system, he is preparing to join an unnamed startup.