Cisco is building Intel's Xeon 7500 chips into its servers in a major revamp of UCS, the converged data centre strategy it launched a year ago.
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Green Grid Pushes PUE As Global Data Efficiency Metric
Industry group Green Grid is pushing for an international agreement on data centre standards
Microsoft Discontinues Intel Itanium Support
Microsoft plans to end support for Intel's Itanium processors, citing the high-end scalability and reliability of new x86 chips from Intel and AMD
Intel’s Barrett Defends Fiorina In US Senate Race
Former Intel CEO Craig Barrett says ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina, now running for the U.S. Senate, is being unfairly criticised for her time at the helm of the computer giant
MySQL Boss Heads To Cloud Software Maker
Marten Mickos was a key figure in guiding the open source MySQL database into worldwide significance
Microsoft Submits Linux Driver Updates
Microsoft has updated the the Hyper-V Linux Integration Services that it contributed to the Linux community in 2009
AMD Gains Modest Market Share Growth At Intel Expense
AMD has managed to grow its market share by a modest 1.6 percentage point, but Intel remains the undisputed chip sector goliath
Watchdog Chief Blasts Government’s IT Spending Record
The departing chairman of a parliamentary watchdog has heavily criticised the Government's record of IT spending in an open letter
BT Clears Flooded Telephone Exchange
BT is still working to restore services at its telephone exchange in Paddington, after a flood caused major disruption to broadband and telephone lines
IBM: Why Xeon Servers Aren’t A Me-Too Game
Intel Xeon servers promised to replace specialised RISC processors with bog-standard systems. So why is IBM consultant Tikiri Wanduragala telling us IBM's Xeons are different?
Businesses Need Mobile Device Management
Mobile operators are struggling to to cope with oversubscribed spectrums, forcing enterprises to resort to mobile management services, says Andrew Garcia
Tech Hiring Slow But Demand For Key Skills Persists
Not much hiring is expected in the second quarter, but certain skills are in demand
New Xeon 7500 Treads On Itanium’s Toes
Intel says its Xeon 7500 gives its biggest performance jump yet. Others wonder if it spells the end for Itanium, and trouble for IBM's Power processor
Telehouse Opens Flagship Green Data Centre In London
Today saw the official opening of Telehouse West: a new data centre in East London which provides heat to the surrounding housing developments
Flood At BT Exchange Plays Havoc With Phone Lines
BT has been forced to close its North Paddington telephone exchange after it was damaged by a flood, causing widespread problems with telephone lines
BT To Bring Super-Fast Broadband To South-West
Nearly 200,000 homes in the in the South-West could get access to BT's "high ca-pasty" broadband
Green IT Certification To Help Companies Tackle Emissions
CompTIA has launched a new green IT certification, adding to the range of green IT qualifications available to IT managers
CERN Breaks Record Despite Glitches
CERN scientists are calling the successful collision of proton particle beams at 7 TeV in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) "historic"
Dell Expands Printer Portfolio
Dell has released eight new printer models, as the PC maker looks to take the fight to the likes of Hewlett-Packard, Xerox and Samsung
CIOs Tag Legacy Apps As Most Painful
Legacy applications cause the biggest headache for corporate IT management, despite them being a minor part of the overall product portfolio
Former IBM CEO-Contender Guilty Of Securities Fraud
Robert Moffat, a 31-year IBM veteran and at one time considered a possible IBM CEO candidate, pleads guilty to his role in an insider trading scheme
GE Experimenting With Smart Grids
A pilot programme employing WiMax 4G communications and GE smart meters has been demonstrated in Michigan
Aruba Puts Branch Office Networks In The Cloud
No more network boxes in the branch office, says Aruba
HP Strike Action Called Off By Union
HP workers have suspended their two-day strike action as talks continue over pay freezes and redundancies
AMD Launches 12-Core ‘Magny-Cours’ Opteron Chip
AMD is rolling out its 12-core Opteron chip a day before Intel unveils its eight-core “Nehalem EX” Xeon processors for four-socket servers
Ireland Gets Much-Needed IBM Smart City Investment
The Emerald Isle could receive an economic boost from a new IBM facility focused on smarter infrastructure
Transfer Your IT Problems To The Cloud
Virtual infrastructure is set to move workloads to the most cost-effective platform but, while applications exceed the ability of cloud providers, the situation is not static, says Cameron Sturdevant
Ex-Brocade CEO Convicted Of Stock Option Backdating
Ex-CEO of Brocade Communications was found guilty by a federal jury on 26 March of intentionally backdating stock options
Google Ultra-fast Broadband Offer Proves Popular
Google's offer to test 1G-bps broadband access in U.S. communities drew responses from more than 1,100 communities and 194,000 individuals
Data Breach Remains Top Security Worry
The ever-present threat of data breaches is keeping business executives awake at night, according to a new survey from IBM