Cisco is extending the benefits of Layer 2 networking between geographically separated data centres with a new OTV feature in the Nexus 7000 platform, says Cameron Sturdevant
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UK Company Brings £63 Smartphone To Developing Countries
A British company has developed a low-cost smartphone, which could bring mobile Internet to emerging economies, ahead of the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona
Effective Change Management Requires Planning
Change management can prevent disasters and help a company clean up its act organisationally, but it's important to have a clear idea of what you're doing and why
Insider Points To EC Approval Of HP 3Com
An unnamed source close to the Hewlett-Packard acquisition of 3Com tells Reuters that European regulators will OK the deal by the 12 Feb. deadline
Computing Body Targets Tech Worker Discrimination
The Computing Technology Industry Association is advancing its efforts to promote IT careers to African-Americans and other minorities
Google To Build High-Speed Broadband Network
The search giant says it plans to build a series of 1G-bps ultrahigh-speed broadband networks in selected areas around the US
NHS Pages Novell For Cloud Workload Management
The NHS has expanded its networking deal with Novell, which will now provide workload management as well as security for cloud applications
Space-Based Internet Could Slash Carbon Emissions
Report claims that broadband delivered from space could cut carbon emissions and plug holes in rural Internet provision
Cisco Develops Faster Mobile Network Technology
Cisco introduces the ASR 5000, a platform dedicated to the mobile network to create an end-to-end Internet IP Protocol next-generation network
Ex-Intel Exec Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud
Rajiv Goel, an ex-Intel executive, pleads guilty to securities fraud and conspiracy in connection with the massive Wall Street insider trading scandal
Imperva Looks To Close Data Breach Loopholes
Imperva is offering customers in the EMEA region a service that will locate potentially sensitive data inside an organisation so that it can be be protected
Green Data Centres: Energy Efficiency Is No Longer Enough
Companies should stop scrambling for PUE and concentrate on extending the lifespan of their facilities, according to Charles-Antoine Beyney, president of the first "sustainable" data centre in France
IBM Hopes To Trigger UK Nuclear Renaissance
IBM says smart information systems could help improve the image of nuclear energy, but green groups claim such efforts are a dangerous distraction from renewables
IBM Releases Energy Efficient Power7 System
IBM launches a set of Power7 systems that it says deliver up to four times the energy efficiency and twice the performance
SAP Announces New Management Team
SAP's new management team will have the task of getting the company growing again and restoring a sense of trust
Plastic Supercapacitor Points To End Of Batteries
British boffins may have signalled the end of the traditional battery as we know it, after they developed a composite plastic that can store and release electricity
BT Opens Up Cable Ducting To Rival ISPs
In a significant move for the provision of fibre in the UK, BT has revealed it will open up its underground network of ducts so that rival ISPs can lay their own fibre cables
IBM Rolls Out Power 7 Against Sun, HP
IBM has launched four servers using its Power7 processor, designed to take the wind out of the sails of the Intel Tukwila processor and give Oracle/Sun some competition
Colt Teams Up With Tibco For New Cloud Service
Colt has beefed up its cloud offerings with Tibco, allowing enterprise applications to be deployed in real-time across physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures
UK Takes Tech Lessons From Germany
Mandelson pays a visit to Germany to get tips on the country's science and technology innovation network
Google Offering Voice App To Businesses
The search engine company will release a version of Google Voice for businesses and roll out Google Wave to all users who want it,
SAP Chief Steps Down Following Poor Results
SAP chief executive Leo Apotheker resigned on 7 Feb after a "mutual agreement" was reached not to extend his contract
Companies Not Helping Themselves With Data Centre Efficiency
Green Grid research reports that most companies are not offering incentives to their employees to help increase energy efficiency
European Government IT Spending Still Resilient
IDC has found that spending on IT by Western European governments has been remarkably resilient, with the UK remaining the highest spender in 2010
Official Report Highlights Wage Woes For Silicon Valley
The decline of Silicon Valley as a high tech powerhouse has been starkly illustrated by economists, as pharmaceutical and biomedical companies now dominate the region
Green Grid Offers Data Centre Efficiency Tools
The Green Grid is to introduce two online tools, free of charge, that are designed help data centre managers keep track of power and cooling efficiency
IDC Points To 3 Percent Rise In IT Spending In 2010
Another analyst firm has predicted growth in IT spending during 2010, but IDC's forecast was less optimistic than others
Google Offers Admin Control For Smartphone Apps
In an effort to broaden its appeal to the business community, Google is to allow administrators to control staff access to Google Apps on mobile devices
Blade Pushes Virtual Networks With UFA Roadmap
Blade Network Technologies says its Unified Fabric Architecture UFA beats Cisco's UCS with an open messaging structure
Cisco Is Losing Business Through UCS, Says Blade CEO
UCS was supposed to launch Cisco into the server market, but instead it has undermined the company's data centre switch business, claims Vikram Mehta of rival Blade Technologies