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Dell Warns Of Spyware On PowerEdge Motherboards
Dell has admitted that it has dispatched replacement server motherboards to customers that were infected with malware
Small Businesses Plan Hiring Spree
A new survey has found that nearly one-third of small businesses in the US are planning to hire staff in the second half of 2010
FTC Extends Intel Antitrust Deadline
FTC regulators needed another couple of weeks to consider a proposed settlement of antitrust accusations against chip giant Intel
Dell’s CIO: Virtualisation Saved Us £100 Million
The computer maker practices what it preaches with virtualisation cutting its power usage for the same computer power, says Dell CIO Robin Johnson
IBM zEnterprise Mainframe Swallows Blades
IBM says its zEnterprise is the fastest mainframe ever - and wants it to manage all the other servers in a data centre
IBM Launches 5000 MIPS Hybrid Mainframe
IBM's zEnterprise server pushes mainframe performance on, and converges mainframe technology with blade servers
BT Begins Delayed FTTP Trials
BT has begun its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) trials using brownfield sites, where existing houses and businesses already exist
Google Buys In Clean Energy From Iowa Wind Farm
Google on 20 July said it will purchase 114 megawatts of clean energy from the NextEra Energy Resources wind farm in Iowa
Canonical Puts IBM’s DB2 On Ubuntu Cloud
IBM's free DB2 database version, Express-C, is now available on the Ubuntu cloud computing platform for private and public clouds
Intel And FTC Settle Antitrust Case
Intel and the Federal Trade Commission reportedly have reached a settlement over the anti-competitive lawsuit filed against Intel
Intel Atom Chips Used in 1000mph Supersonic Car
Intel chips are being used to control the fins designed to keep the Bloodhound Supersonic Car firmly planted on terra firma
Eclipse 3.6 Release Train Delivers: Review
The latest release of Eclipse brings client access to Eclipse Marketplace from within the IDE and some worthwhile JavaScript-related features
Avaya Fills In Aura Collaboration Products
The Aura virtualised communication offering from Avaya has become more concrete with a new set of products
Taking Control Of Virtual Machines
VMware vSphere 4.1’s new features act as a referee when virtual machines contend for scarce resources
VMware vSphere 4.1: Review
VMware vSphere 4.1's memory compression, storage and network I/O control make the latest virtual machine platform suited for enterprise production
Oracle And the Cloud’s Lead Lining
The cloud could do a lot more for users who understand how to work with licensing schemes which can limit it, says Martin Mutch of Rocela
Is Microsoft Missing A Cloud Security Trick?
Microsoft had little to say on security at its Worldwide Partner Conference. Larry Walsh thinks it should build security into its cloud message
IBM Manages Modest Growth In Second Quarter
IBM has announced its second quarter 2010 earnings, reporting profit growth of 9 percent
Dell Partners With Liquidware Over Desktop Virtualisation
Dell has teamed up with Liquidware Labs in order to make it easier for businesses to migrate to a desktop virtualisation environment
Recovery For VC Tech Funding
The amount of venture capatialist funding into the technology sector is starting to return to pre-recession levels
BT Backs Radio-Based UK Smart Meter Strategy
The telecoms giant and its partners believe radio rather than mobile is the best way to deploy smart meters to 26 million homes in the UK
Aruba Wireless Management System 7: Review
Version 7 of Aruba's RF management tool adds new features and monitoring for wireless switches and client devices - including those of Aruba's rivals
IBM Invests £65m Into Healthcare IT
IBM is launching a $100 million (£65m) health care IT research campaign that will work to develop new medical technology
Peppermint Linux Launches Cloud App Integration
A version of the Peppermint cloud-based flavor of Linux has been developed for launching web applications and cloud applications
Rackspace And NASA Donate Code For Open Source Cloud Platform
Rackspace Hosting and NASA have committed their software to a newly launched open source cloud platform called OpenStack
Dell Proposes Settlement With SEC Over Intel Claims
Michael Dell has given the Securities and Exchange Commission a proposal that will draw a line in the sand over its relationship with Intel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11: Review
We hit a few snags with SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLES) 11 and its Service Pack 1, especially involving KVM and Hyper-V, but Novell is doing a good job of maintaining SLES as an enterprise operating system
Microsoft’s Fat Client Cloud Is Not As Dumb As It Sounds
Cloud computing was meant to kill fat PCs but Wayne Rash think Microsoft is right: we still need what is now called a "rich client"
Dell Supplies Servers For NASA Climate Research
NASA is spending £3.25 million ($5 mn) with Dell, to revamp its climate simulation research project using PowerEdge servers