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Cisco Launches Giant Router

With 322 Terabit/s throughput, Cisco's CSR-3 can download every movie ever made in four minutes. Just what the big operators need as we all turn to video

Cloud Management

Vodafone To Slash 375 UK Jobs

Mobile phone operator Vodafone has announced plans to cut 375 UK jobs in a bid to 'simplify' its service

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Companies Rush For Automatic Metering Before CRC

Carbon consultancy warns companies of the risks of leaving CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme preparation to the last minute

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Data Centre Management Costs Continue To Grow

Despite increased automation capabilities, IDC points to a range of data centre approaches that are driving higher management spending

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3PAR Launches Autonomic Storage Tiering for High-End Arrays

Autonomic tiering prevents problems from happening using intelligence gained by a constant data collection

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Intel Investigating Fake Chip Claims

Intel is looking into reports of about 300 fake Core i7-920 processors being received by Newegg in a batch of 2,000 chips the online retailer had received

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Avaya Introduces UC Solution IP Office 6.0

Unified Communications: unified communications specialist Avaya upgrades its IP Office solution with video and instant messaging capabilities

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Microsoft Office 2010 Will Launch in May

Microsoft will release the full version of Office 2010 this May, around a month before its release to consumers

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Cloud Continues To Confuse UK Businesses

Almost a quarter of industry professionals are unable to define cloud computing, but will a new industry forum’s code of practice help provide clarity?

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IT Industry Under Pressure To Tackle Gender Imbalance

The e-skills UK manifesto, highlighting the gender imbalance in recruiment, focuses the spotlight on the IT gender gap on International Women’s Day

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Google Buys Collaboration Tool For Microsoft Office

Google has made an aggressive move into the cloud-based productivity arena with its acquisition of online collaboration tool DocVerse

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Review: Google Apps Premier Provides Mobile Device Management

Google Apps Premier and Education editions allow companies to enforce security and policy controls over some ActiveSync-enabled mobile devices in the field

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Microsoft Outlines China Search Ambitions

Microsoft executives have indicated repeatedly that the company intends to stay in China and compete aggressively for the search and cloud-computing markets

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NASA Launches Latest Weather Satellite

GOES-P's state-of-the-art instrumentation will supply the government with data used in weather monitoring, forecasting and warnings

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Ringleader Behind eBay Golf Scam Jailed

The ringleader of a UK-based gang, that made millions by selling counterfeit golf clubs, has been jailed for more than 'fore' years

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Ballmer Commits Microsoft To The Cloud

Microsoft is betting its business on the cloud after CEO Steve Ballmer announced 'We're All In', and suggested the company’s strategy moving forward will be cloud-based

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IBM Boffins Claim Major Chip Advance

Researchers at IBM are claiming a breakthrough in chip design, after enabling chips to communicate via pulses of light rather than copper wire

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Greenpeace Admits Using ‘Dirty’ Power

Greenpeace has admitted that its hosting operations are powered by coal and nuclear power, after it criticised Facebook for building a coal-powered data centre

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Data Watchdog: Privacy Must Not Be An Afterthought

The ICO has released a new report which includes tools to help enterprises argue a business case for data protection

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Intel Exec Maloney’s Health Prospects Are Good

Sean Maloney, tipped as a potential leader of Intel, is expected to make a full recovery from a stroke

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Emergency Telecoms Helps Earthquake-Hit Chile

Phone and Internet services are being restored to help aid agencies and local residents communicate

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Microsoft Shouldn’t Buy Twitter

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has raised the possibility of acquiring Twitter more than once, but would the benefits outweigh the difficulties? Nicholas Kolakowski says no.

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Yahoo Compares Plight To Jobs’ Return To Apple

Yahoo could emulate Apple in the 1990s in taking years to restore itself to competitive health, CEO Carol Bartz told reporters

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CeBIT: Non-IT Graduates Plugging Tech Skills Gap

The number of computer science graduates has been falling since 2003, despite increasing demand for IT skills, European authorities say

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Novell Confirms Acquisition Offer From Hedge Fund

The software networking company reports that Elliott Associates of New York sent a letter to its board of directors offering to buy the company

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CeBIT: Quarter Of Germans Happy To Have Chip Implants

CeBit: If it means shorter lines at the supermarket, a quarter of Germans would be happy to have a chip implanted under their skin

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Apple Releases Details Of Suppliers Using Underage Workers

Apple discovered 17 violations of its Code of Conduct during a 2009 audit of 102 manufacturers and suppliers, including the employment of underage workers.