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Google Reveals More Details Of Broadband Plan
Google July has launched a Website to keep people in the loop on the company's plans to build ultra-high speed broadband networks
Microsoft Pushes Fat Client Cloud Vision
Microsoft says rich clients will continue to play a major role in accessing cloud services
Report Claims Office 2010 Sales Lagging 2007
Microsoft Office 2010 sales are lagging behind sales of Office 2007 according to researchers
Nokia Siemens Eyes Motorola Telecom Unit
Reports are emerging that Nokia Siemens Networks is in talks to acquire the telecom equipment unit of Motorola
VMware Upgrades vSphere And Adjusts Pricing Structure
VMware has launched vSphere 4.1 which promises more performance, better scaling and better management control
Intel Posts Record Quarter From Xeon Demand
Intel has reported record financial numbers in the second quarter
Veeam Reporter 4.0: Review
Version 4.0 of Veeam Reporter gathers information about VMware vSphere installations swiftly and intuitively, giving insight into infrastructure
Would You Buy A Data Centre Delivered By Truck?
Modular data centres can be delivered quickly by road just like container DCs says Akber Jaffer. But unlike their temporary counterparts, can last ten years or more and scale to hundreds of metres
Intel Supercomputer Tracking BP Oil Spill
An Intel supercomputer, “Encanto,” is helping researchers track the direction of the oil from the massive BP spill
Troy Tackles Fraud With HP Printer Toner
A company has developed special toner that will activate a hidden red dye if fraudsters try to tamper with a printed document
Government Appeals For Broadband Access Ideas
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt will ask telecom firms how to tackle the broadband divide in the United Kingdom
IBM Develops Genome Research Cloud
IBM and the University of Missouri are teaming up to share genome research over a cloud infrastructure
BT And Council Deliver Fibre To Kent Village
Residents in a Kent village used a £13,000 grant from the local council to get BT to bring superfast fibre to its area
BT Reaches Pay Deal With Union To Avert Strike
It is all quiet on the industrial front after BT reached a reached a deal with union leaders for an "unprecedented" three-year pay rise worth more than 9 percent
IT Firms Predict Job And Revenue Growth
three-fifths of IT firms expect prospects to brighten in the second half of this year
ICO Raps Councils for Losing Child Data
As the ICO publishes a code of practise for the storing of personal data, three local councils are rapped for losing personal details on thousands of children
Co-Op Gets Dividends From Virtual Desktops
The Co-Op is extending its virtual desktops, saving millions on software licensing costs, and cutting carbon output
EC Says Cloud Will Evaporate Without Open Standards
The rise of the internet and cloud services would not have been possible without openness, the EC has said
Recession: Bad For Jobs, Good For The Planet?
Despite the government’s grand visions, green tech will be deployed tactically not strategically, as the recovery kicks in, says Andrew Donoghue
IBM And EU Developing Cloud Consortium
A research group forms to help businesses understand the nature, structure and business purposes of cloud systems
Reports Emerging Of Microsoft Lay-Offs
Microsoft is laying off a small number of employees as it begins a new fiscal year
Chip Market To Stabilise in 2010, IDC Finds
Analyst house IDC has said that the semiconductor market, which was hit hard during 2009, is beginning to stabilise
Power Management Firm Tackles Virtual Server Sprawl
Virtual machines aren't free - and 1E says it has the power to bring them under control
Firms Face Fines For Ignoring Carbon Rules
Halfway through the registration period only one tenth of the country's big energy users have registered for carbon permits.
Colt Launches Pre-Fabricated Data Centres
Order a new modular data centre, and Colt says it will ship it to you - in sections - within four months
EMC To Acquire Data Specialist Greenplum
Data storage specialist EMC plans to acquire parallel processing specialist Greenplum
Brighton Locals Attack BT Over ‘Ugly’ Broadband Cabinets
Conservation groups in Brighton claim that BT's 1.8 metre high super-fast broadband cabinets are unsightly
Google And Facebook: Opt-In Is Coming
As Facebook gets sued, and Google faces government criticism, eWEEK Europe says the inevitable result will be regulations that make the value of user data clearer
Union Halts BT Strike Vote Over Legal Worries
The Communication Workers Union has scrapped a strike ballot over industrial action at BT, after legal concerns about the way the vote was conducted