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
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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
Tech Jobs To Remain Stable In 2010
Information technology continues to be one of the leading industries for new hires in the coming year, show reports from CareerBuilder and ExecuNet.
Microsoft In 2010: Windows 7, Bing And Cloud Computing
Cloud computing could boost Microsoft's market share in the enterprise, but the company could struggle in other areas, notably the smartphone space
PC Industry Faces Memory Shortage In H2 2010
Analysts has warned of a potential shortage of Dynamic RAM (DRAM) chips, the most common form of computer memory, in the second half of 2010
Survey Details Interrnet Surfing Habits
A survey finds US adults spend an average of 13 hours a week logged online
UN Secures IT’s Role In Limited Copenhagen Agreements
Even getting IT on the agenda at the UN talks was a "painful challenge" according to insiders
IT Firm Aims To Make Buildings Green
Telent plans to cut costs by making buildings smarter, uniting heating and lighting with IT, and modernising the facilities management Luddites
Companies Warned About Christmas Switch Off
If British businesses were to switch off their electronic equipment in empty offices during the Christmas period, they could save up to £110 million
Wind-Powered Data Centre Launched in Illinois
Other World Computing (OWC) has become the first US data centre operator to run its entire operation using an on-site wind turbine
IBM Plans To Boost Cloud Tech In 2010
IBM will ramp up its cloud computing efforts in the messaging and collaboration market in 2010
Microsoft CFO Drives Off To GM
Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell will become the vice chairman and chief financial officer of General Motors in 2010, with plans to step down from his position at Microsoft on 31 Dec.