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Ofcom Wades Into Net Neutrality Debate
Telecoms watchdog Ofcom wants to know how broadband operators should manage the traffic of their customers
HP: Deduplication And The Future Of Tape
Data deduplication needs to expand out of the backup market and become more efficient, but many companies are still struggling to phase out tape, according to HP
Ingres: Vector Databases Are Real
Faster databases and big progress on open source - that's the story from Ingres CEO Roger Burkhardt
EU Escalates Call For Greater ICO Powers
The Commission has urged the UK to give the ICO greater powers of regulation, in order to better protect national data
Microsoft Introduces Windows Live Essentials Beta
New beta features in Microsoft's Essentials include multimedia and productivity applications, Messenger, Sync, Writer and Mail
Neon Complains To EC About IBM’s Business Practices
Neon Enterprise Software, already suing IBM in the US, says it will file a similar complaint in Europe accusing IBM of anti-competitive practices
Google Open Sources Android 2.2 To Cloud
Developers can make use of Google cloud computing asset integration with mobile OS
Palm Plans Future Devices Despite HP Bid
A Palm developer reportedly says the company, despite being acquired by HP, is working on future mobile devices and a new version of WebOS
Salesforce’s Benioff Touts Next-Gen Cloud Computing
Marc Benioff, CEO of cloud service provider Salesforce.com, has put forth the idea that a Cloud 2 era is about to dawn
Femtocell Rollout Speeds Up
As the Femtocells World Summit takes place in London, a new analyst report reveals that deployments of the technology have doubled in the past nine months
Samsung Hedges Handset Bets With Bada
With new Wave and Galaxy handsets, Samsung is pushing its own mobile OS up against Android and Apple
WiBE Shared Hotspot Pitched For Rural Broadband
A British company believes it has the solution that can provide a reliable 2Mbps connection to rural "not-spots"
Security Holding Back Gov 2.0 Survey Finds
US and European Ovum research suggests security fears are hampering public sector web 2.0 adoption
Google Hits Back At Android Security Flaw Report
US tech giant gets defensive over report into possible security dangers of Android applications
IT Directors Unimpressed By Service Provider Quality
Third-party service providers face governance and access criticism from survey findings
Quest Launches Management Tool For Cloud Databases
Quest Software is hoping to appeal to the followers of the NoSQL movement after launching a beta of a new database management tool
A Bitter Budget For Green IT
This week's budget didn't support a transition to a low-carbon economy, says Peter Judge. But it could cut emissions by reducing demand
M86 And Kaspersky Extend Security Cloud Partnership
M86 Security has expanded its partnership with Kaspersky Lab so as to strengthen its email and web security systems
Virgin Media Confirms Talks To Expand Network
Utility companies will help Virgin Media expand its fibre network
W3C Takes Major Step Towards Semantic Web
Tech body W3C has released standards for building rule systems on the web and making searches smarter
Apple Gathers Location Data With iAd Opt-Out
Ad platform privacy policy lets users opt out of collecting location data in advance of its launch next month
Salesforce Touts Chatter As Collaboration Tool
Aims to put new platform into the hands of every corporate user who needs to collaborate
Google Eyes Apps Integration With Full Voice Launch
Search giant makes Voice application available to anyone, while looking at deeper Google Apps integration
WatchGuard Launches Cloud Security Offering
WatchGuard has launched a cloud-based security service for companies seeking to tighten up their web-based security
Government IT Freeze Benefits Cloud And Shared Services
George Osborne's swingeing budget will push local authorities and other public sector bodies to share IT services and outsource to the cloud
UK Will Be Second Biggest Cloud Adopter
Financial benefits and ease of deployment makes cloud increasingly attractive says Gartner
Budget Puts UK Government IT Into Austerity Mode
George Osborne's coalition budget has raised VAT and confirmed public sector cuts that will hit public sector IT
Lenovo Launches Smallest Two-Processor Desktop
A two-socket desktop in a smaller space, and an all-in-one PC are promised by Lenovo
HP Blades Pitched To Slice Into Server Sprawl
New blades from HP are packed with memory and designed to reduce sprawling data centres, the company says