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Microsoft Offers Modified Word Versions To Comply With Ruling
Microsoft begins offering customers modified copies of Microsoft Office in order to comply with a court order to pull copies of the productivity application
Tech Job Demand Improved In 2009
The second half of 2009 saw growth in online job vacancies, including technology
AOL Planning Further Job Cuts
AOL says 1,100 people took voluntary job elimination packages in December 2009, not the 2,500 people the company had hoped for
Alcatel Lucent Vows To Boost Network Efficiency 1000-Fold
The Green Touch consortium, led by Alcatel Lucent's Bell Labs, promises it can cut the energy used by the world's data networks by a factor of 1000
Twitter Hiring Push Focuses On Security And Products
In a sign of Twitter's increasing commercial focus, the micro-blogging site has announced it is to hire 27 new employees in a push for profitability
MOD Dragon’s Den Funds Intelligent Networking Tech
The MOD's military technology fund has invested in a new product called Bubblephone, which could be used to help troops stay in contact in Mountainous areas
Government Hails Recession-Busting European GPS-Rival Contracts
A UK company has won the contract to create a European rival to GPS, but the satellites themselves are to be built by a German manufacturer in Bremen
US FCC Questioned Over Net Neutrality Decision
The FCC faces tough questions about its legal authority to penalise Comcast for throttling peer-to-peer traffic from BitTorrent
Microsoft Requests Judicial Review Of Word-Ban Case
Microsoft requests that all 11 judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit review a long-running case between the software giant and i4i
Green IT Investments Return Despite Uncertain Recovery
In its quarterly look at green IT, Forrester found that as the global recession begins to ebb, businesses are starting to ramp up investments in green IT
Nvidia Looks To Tablets With New Tegra Chip
Nvidia unveiled its next-generation Tegra processor which it is targeting at the tablet PC and low-cost notebook space
HSBC Customers Hit By Mainframe Failure
HSBC customers were unable to use ATM cash machines, as well as online banking this Friday, after the bank suffered an outage with its mainframe computer
Intel’s Otellini Launches Netbook Appstore In 3D
Intel CEO Paul Otellini talked about an Atom-based smartphone and an online app store for netbooks in a 3D-enhanced CES keynote
Palm Invites Developers To Join WebOS Programme
Palm has opened its webOS developer programme to all developers, and has also announced new phones and operator support.
Clock Ticking On Super-fast Broadband Tax Consultation
ISPs and telcos are being invited to share their views on how the proceeds of the government's proposed 50p broadband tax should be spent
Mandelson Seeks Mighty Innovation From Acorn Founder
The UK must "get more D out of our R and D", according to the business secretary, who has asked German venture capitalist Herman Hauser to lead the way
Cisco Acquires Security Start-up Rohati Systems
Cisco says it has bought Rohati Systems, a company specialising in agentless transaction networking systems
US Provides £30m Of Green Data Centre Grants
HP, IBM and Yahoo were among the recipients of grants from the US Department of Energy for projects aimed at making data centres more energy efficient
SGI Gains Prestigious Win With Leading University
SGI has gained a prestigious customer win after a leading UK university decided to improve its HPC capabilities with one of its supercomputers
Review: IBM’s Proventia Management SiteProtector
IBM's Rational AppScan and ISS Proventia IPS GX5108 combine proactive application vulnerability scanning with live IPS attack reports to provide powerful web application protection.
Contractors Will Benefit From 2010 Tech Staff Shortages
Expect 2010 to be a good year for technology contractors, consultants and outsourcing companies
Opera Founder Von Tetzchner Stands Down
The straight talking CEO and co-founder of Opera Software has stepped down after fifteen years in charge of the web browser maker
The Products That Will Make A Splash In 2010
Some of the biggest events of 2009 served mostly to set the stage for bigger things in 2010: Oracle/Sun, Microsoft Azure, Office, Ubuntu and Chrome OS will make big waves
Review: Google Is On To Something With Go
Google's new language, Go, is fully compiled in the vein of C++, but includes many types and constructs that make it more similar to something like Python or JavaScript.
Companies Urged To Invest In IT Staff Despite Shaky Recovery
Companies need to develop IT skills despite the chilly 2010 outlook, says the BCS, pointing to tools such as its SFIAplus framework
Intel To Launch Turbo Boost Processors At CES
Intel is prepping for the official release of its 32-nm “Westmere” Core processors for desktops and laptops at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
Server Virtualisation To Remain ‘Sluggish’ in 2010
Adoption of server virtualisation is likely to remain steady in 2010, unless innovative virtualisation products from VMware and Microsoft start to bear fruit
Does Apple Belong In The Workplace?
Products such as Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac Edition have enabled Apple to compete in a Windows-dominated corporate world, but Mac penetration remains departmental rather than company-wide
Nuance Acquires SpinVox For £64m
After weeks of speculation, enterprise-grade speech-to-text processing firm Nuance acquires SpinVox in a deal worth $102.5 million