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Experts Want A Kite-Mark For Cloud Services
Adopting cloud services is still a risky proposition but could be eased with more standards and accountability, experts claim
Symbian Foundation Backs Open Cloud Manifesto
The Symbian Foundation is publicly backing the Open Cloud Manifesto and has pledged to move more deeply into the cloud
VMware Offers Go – A Free Virtualisation Starter
But your next hit could cost money, as VMware gets users hooked on its virtualisation technology
Microsoft Kin Death Raises Windows Phone 7 Questions
The death of Microsoft's Kin phones indicates a move away from 'unnecessary' consumer projects in favor of focusing on Windows Phone 7
IBM Buys BigFix For Data Centre Management
Microsoft's management products are in IBM's sights with the BigFix technology it is buying
Apple Sued Over iPhone 4 Antenna Issue
Lawsuit claims customers defrauded by iPhone 4’s known antenna issues
European Economic Crisis To Hurt IT Spending
Gartner analysts trimmed their worldwide IT spending forecast for 2010, reducing expected spending increases to just 3.9 percent
Google Readying Android 3.0 Tablet
Google's Android 3.0 platform will appear in tablet form by mid-October, according to Russian bloggers
Dell Acquires Data Centre Automation Firm
Plans to integrate Scalent's Virtual Operating Environment into its control software
HP Completes Palm Acquisition
HP announced that its acquisition of Palm is now complete, and that the companies are looking forward to developing Palm’s webOS platform
Finnish Government Declares Broadband A ‘Legal Right’
For the first time in the world, Finland has made access to the Internet a legal right for every one of its citizens
Dell’s Faulty PCs Could Become PR Nightmare
Dell faces the prospect of a massive PR battle, thanks to unsealed court documents alleging the company knowingly sold defective OptiPlex desktops
Data Centre Launches ‘Eco-friendly’ Facility
The opening of a new hosted services facility in Bedfordshire pushes green IT boundaries, according to provider Blue Chip
Cisco Rolls Out New Cloud Preparation Services
Cisco Systems aims to prepare potential customers before they commit to building a cloud computing system
Security: A Job For the Super-CSO?
With security risks converging, the chief security officer has to master them all - and gain support from the whole organisation
Green Tech Waits On The Government
Britain's Energy Secretary can talk green, says Peter Judge, but will he deliver on actual measures to promote green technology?
HP: Why Converged Infrastructure Is Better
Moving to a converged infrastructure delivers significant savings, but HP still believes in open standards, according to Mark Potter
Social Networks Face Growing Pressure Over Privacy
Privacy debacles are raising public awareness of the reliance on our data to make social networking pay, according to Ovum
Open University Tops iTunes Download Chart
Distance learning specialist, the Open University, is claiming to have made the most out of App Store popularity
Microsoft Leak Could Reveal Windows 8 Detail
Microsoft is already discussing a Windows 8 app store internally, according to an alleged internal presentation leaked online
Oracle Beefs Up Sun Storage
Powerful new cluster-type systems feature gateway deduplication, DTrace analytics, inline data compression and Fibre Channel protocol support
Apache Updates Tomcat Java Web Server
Apache has upgraded the Tomcat web server by releasing version 7.0, the first major release of the software since 2006
HP Beefs Up Virtual And Physical Security Offerings
HP has strengthened its security portfolio in order to prevent breaches in physical and virtual environments
Chrome OS Creator Defects To Facebook
The lead engineer behind Google's important Chrome operating system (OS) has gone to Facebook
Hitachi Offers Cloud Storage… On Users’ Own Sites!
When is a cloud not a cloud? Hitachi's on-site cloud storage offering just broadened our definitions
Boris Adds Buses And The Tube To Wi-Fi Plans
London’s mayor says public transport is part of his London-wide wireless access vision for the Olympics in 2012
Salesforce Hires Old Microsoft Foe For Patent Lawsuit
Salesforce has hired David Boies, who represented the DOJ in its antitrust action against Microsoft, as counsel for its patent-infringement lawsuit
Oracle Updates x86 Data Centre Stack
Oracle's Sun Fire x86 systems data centre stack brings new hardware, including Intel-powered blade servers
Sepaton Brings Storage Pooling to Cloud
New storage virtualisation “pooling” feature is designed to enable more efficient multi-tenant service deployments