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IBM Analytics Finds Its Home In The Cloud
IBM's Smart Analytics Cloud marks the culmination of the company's long-term analytics strategy
Microsoft Co-founder Diagnosed With Cancer
Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates, has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Recession Hurting Fixed Line Data Spending
The economic downturn is taking its toll after research found that fixed-line spending has declined this year, for the first time in a decade
UK Businesses Squander Millions On Mobile Calls
UK businesses could potentially be wasting up to £264 million per annum on mobile call costs, due to staff failing to seek cheaper alternatives
Server Cool-Bags Could Cut Costs By 93 Percent
Technology developed by Iceotope, that wraps server components in synthetic modules of coolant, has been described by experts as "game changing"
SGI Unveils 18.6 Teraflops UltraViolet Supercomputer
SGI is showing off its scalable Altix UV supercomputer aimed at HPC environments and high-end enterprise workloads.
HP Blade Centres Receive Density Boost
At the Supercomputing conference, HP shows off the latest of its double-density blade servers, the ProLiant BL2x220c G6 servers, which pack two Intel Xeon-based blades into the physical space of one
Egypt Plans First Domain Using Arabic Script
As the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers begins accepting applications for its IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process, Egypt says it hopes to be the first nation to have a domain name using Arabic script
Outsourcing: Debunking the Myths and Best Practises
The CIO of Deloitte has sought to dispel some 'widespread fallacies' surrounding outsourcing and instead outlined the steps needed to successfully outsource a company's operations
Cray Jaguar Pounces On IBM Roadrunner
A Cray supercomputer has regained the title of the world's most powerful supercomputer from IBM's Roadrunner system
Intel Hires Antitrust Lawyer Amid AMD Settlement
The same day Intel settles its long-running legal battles with AMD, the company announces that it is hiring a corporate counsel with decades of antitrust experience
IBM Launches Petabyte Knowledge Bank Cloud Service
IBM has stored-up intellectual property to work behind a new cloud service for use by IBM internally and for its customers' use
Mobile Workers Increasingly Using Own Tech
Cost-conscious companies are finding a mobile workforce is increasingly beneficial to their business, a report by Kelton Research finds
Dell To Resell Cray’s Speedy Workstation
Dell has teamed up with big iron maker Cray to offer desktop users a machine with much more power than a traditional system
AMD And Intel Put Differences Behind Them And look To The Future
Now that the bitter and costly legal battle between AMD and Intel is over, both companies can focus on their future plans
HP Acquisition Of 3Com Could Threaten Cisco Dominance
HP's $2.7 billion deal for 3Com will enable it to compete more closely with Cisco, as well as getting greater network security technology through 3Com subsidiary TippingPoint
Platform Computing Launches Cloud-Building Software
Platform Computing has launched a new software package called Platform ISF, which creates a shared computing infrastructure from heterogeneous resources.
Organise IT Before Outsourcing, Warns CIO
IT infrastructure should be organised before it is outsourced, otherwise an internal mess will simply become an outside mess
eWEEK Webinar Bridges Windows And Linux
eWEEK Europe presents a webinar on 9 December, designed to help you get the best out of combining Microsoft and Linux
Intel And AMD End Legal Tussle
It is all quiet on the western front after bitter chip rivals Intel and AMD announced they have settled their differences
Parallels Desktop Enters Windows-On-Mac Market
Competition is hotting up in the Windows-on-Mac market with the the release of Parallels Desktop 5, which also now ships with tools for managing VM creation
HP Takes On Cisco With 3Com Acquisition
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for $2.7 billion (£1.63 billion) to build a stronger challenge to Cisco Systems in the networking space
Compuware Touts Complete Visibility With Gomez
Compuware reveals the first fruits of its acquisition of web application management provider Gomez
EC Calls On Europe To Board Cloud Computing Train
The EC is calling on member states and businesses to stop stalling and put more services into the cloud, to help better engage with the public and improve sustainability
Struggling European Businesses Fear Disruptive IT
Many European businesses are avoiding updating their IT resources, viewing it as an unnecessary strain during a time of recession
Green Experts Pour Cold Water On Sweating IT Assets
The Green Grid's John Tuccillo and Zhal Limbuwala from the British Computer Society argue that consuming less IT and upgrading less frequently isn't necessarily the most sustainable approach
LiveOffice Provides Third-Party Email Back-Up
LiveOffice is using its SAAS-based CloudMerge platform to integrate a number of e-mail services with its archiving
Amazon.com Pushes Benefits Of Crowdsourcing
Amazon.com has extolled the benefits of crowdsourcing for organisations, citing the companies using Amazon.com's Mechanical Turk platform
Bill Gates Quizzes Wolfram Alpha Knowledge Engine
Microsoft's interest in Wolfram Alpha, the mathematically oriented search engine that provides definitive answers rather than links, extended back even before the search engine's launch in May