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Cisco Boss Warns Of ‘Wild Card’ Economy
Cisco CEO John Chambers said the market and customer comments were creating “unusual uncertainty” in the economy
Virgin Media Business Launches 10Gbps Service
Virgin Business Media is looking to assist businesses dealing with large data loads with the launch of a faster high-capacity service
Hawking Team Uses Supercomputer To Explore Space
COSMOS is using one of the world's fastest supercomputers to analyse its data and research into the origins of the universe
Two Studies Point To Rise In Tech Hiring
Two studies have shown that while the number of tech job openings has cooled slightly, there has been rise in recruiting activity
Windows Will Be Big In The Cloud, Says Rackspace
Linux rules the cloud, but users want greener servers for Windows too, says hosting provider
Newcastle Data Centre Achieves BREEAM Excellence
A new data centre being built in Cobalt Park in Newcastle has achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating, even before completion
Mobile Volunteering Is Toss – But In A Good Way?
Orange's mobile volunteering plans are social media wank, says Peter Judge, but maybe that's the point
Oracle Boss Ellison Slams HP Over Hurd’s Exit
HP's firing of CEO Mark Hurd was the worst IT corporate decision since Apple fired Steve Jobs, said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison
HP Loses Palm Pre Designer, Days After Hurd Resigns
HP has reportedly lost the services of the lead designer of the Palm Pre, just days after the resignation of HP CEO Mark Hurd
Dell Launches GPU Expansion Chassis For HPC
Dell's PCIe chassis offers 17 Teraflops of GPU power to PowerEdge servers in specialist data centres
Inmarsat Pushes Ahead With Satellite Broadband Plans
Providing broadband via satellite is becoming an increasingly viable way to provide access to remote areas
Recession And Cloud To Sweep Away Dated IT Services
Firms will choose an IT provider based on its finance, not its technology, an analyst predicts
The Emerging Security Assumption
As embedded security become the norm, vendors talk about it less and less, but embedded security shouldn’t be assumed security, says Larry Walsh
Zoho And Netsuite Collaborate On Cloud Autism App
Autism experiences led the wives of NetSuite and Zoho CEOs to create MedicalMine and its ChARM cloud application
Tektronix Acquires Security Provider Arbor Networks
Tektronix Communications signs a definitive agreement to buy network security provider Arbor Networks
Microsoft And Polycom Launch UC Partnership
Microsoft and Polycom are entering an alliance that will include jointly developing, selling and marketing unified communications products
Apple Exec’s Exit Blamed On Corporate ‘Incompatibility’
A Wall Street Journal article suggests the Apple exec may have proven incompatible with the company's corporate culture, and CEO Steve Jobs
HP Begins Job Search For New CEO
Details have began to emerge of the woman at the centre of the scandal that led Mark Hurd to resign as boss of HP
The Future Of Spanning Tree Protocol Looks Bleak
Cisco's debut of its FabricPath Switching System for the Nexus 7000 platform shows that Spanning Tree Protocol is on the way out, says Cameron Sturdevant
Yahoo Previewing Infinite Browse Search
Yahoo is previewing Infinite Browse, a Yahoo News feature that adds relevant search content below news stories
Analysts Put Positive Spin On HP Scandal
Despite his abrupt exit from HP, former chairman and CEO Mark Hurd and his management team have put the company in a solid position, according to analysts
HP Boss Quits Amid Sexual Harassment Claims
Mark Hurd, HP's chairman, CEO and president, has decided to resign his positions effective immediately in the wake of harassment allegations
VeriSign Looks To SMBs With Online Security Clinic
VeriSign is offering small businesses a dedicated online clinic to help give customers advice and assistance on trust and authentication issues
Social Networking Costs UK Economy Billions
Social networking sites such as Facebook are Twitter are costing the British economy billions of pounds a year in lost working time
Zscaler Offers Secure Web Gateway Features: Review
The recent 3.0 release brings together just about every security feature that could be offered via proxy in a straightforward GUI, yet several flaws remain
Green Data Centre IT Showing Growth
Companies are beginning to focus more on implementing systems that will reduce their energy expenses and carbon emissions, according to a report
Review Slams Costly And Confusing NHS Websites
An internal review of thousands of NHS websites has found that they are costing £86 million per year, and are not meeting the public's needs
BT Reprimanded Over Fibre Advert Claims
Another communications provider is in trouble with the advertising regulator, after BT boasted that its fibre-based service could deliver the Internet 'instantly'
Lenovo ThinkCentre Towers Feature Thin Designs
Lenovo engineers “sweated the small stuff” on the new M70e and A70 ThinkCentre towers, shaving power use by 15 percent