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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
Green Grid and BCS Warn About “Risky” UK Carbon Rules
The Green Grid and BCS are teaming up to help companies adhere to new carbon regulations and to develop a data centre simulator tool
Intel and AMD Could Settle Antitrust Lawsuit
An analyst has suggested that bitter rivals AMD and Intel could be about to kiss and make-up over their fractious lawsuit
Copenhagen Summit Slammed For Ignoring IT
ICT is the best way to manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, say IT champions - who want it included in the UN's forthcoming COP15 summit
Union Condemns Ericsson UK Research Job Cuts
Ericsson has announced that around 700 tech research jobs will be cut in the UK, while separately Adobe has also announced 680 positions will go worldwide
EC Schedules Sun Oracle Hearing For 25 November
The EC and Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes have scheduled the Oracle-Sun hearing for 25 Nov at the EC offices in Brussels, a source reveals to eWEEK
Apple Blocks Hackintoshes With Snow Leopard Update
Apple released Mac OS X v.10.6.2, its newest update to Snow Leopard, with a variety of tweaks to everything from Final Cut Studio to video-watching, and a massive security patch
US Indicts Eight People In £5.4m RBS Hacking Case
Federal prosecutors announced indictments against eight people in connection with the theft of more than $9 million from ATMs around the world
Google Gets Festive With Free Wi-Fi For Xmas At US Airports
Ho ho ho: Google offers travelers in 47 US airports free Wi-Fi access from now until 15 Jan to help avoid travel chaos during the holiday season
HP Ramps Up SMB Portfolio With New Offerings
HP has launched a host of new products aimed at the SMB channel, and unveiled flexible financing solutions to help businesses prepare for the economic recovery
Revenue From Hosted Office Apps Lags Behind CRM
Spending on CRM and collaboration tools is growing but office tools aren't attracting the same revenues, according to Gartner
Cisco Steps Up To Google, Microsoft And IBM
Guido Jouret, CTO of Cisco's emerging technologies group, explains how Cisco solutions such as Pulse, Show and Share are different from existing offerings from Cisco's competitors
Cisco, EMC And VMware Spread Their Wings With Latest Product Lineup
Cisco, EMC and VMware follow up the launch of their vBlock cloud services venture with a host of new products, including virtual desktops, hosted applications and new storage options.
Novell Pushes Benefits Of Microsoft Protection
Microsoft and Novell celebrated the third year of their interoperability agreement at a conference in Seattle
EC Objects To Oracle Sun Deal
The regulators see a major conflict of interest in the world's largest commercial database company owning its largest open source competitor
PC Chip Sales Soaring, Says IDC
Sales of computer chips have soared to record levels in the third quarter, according to industry watcher IDC
Radware Relaunches Alteon Brand With New Platform
'Alteon is back', claims new owner Radware, after it launched the first new Alteon application delivery platform in nearly six years
Companies Still Backward On Flexible Working Says Collaboration Specialist
You don't have to be locked in a cubicle for 60 hours a week to complete your technological work or to be successful
eBay Settles Skype Lawsuit
eBay settles lawsuits with Joltid and Joost in a £1.13b deal that gives Skype ownership over all software previously licensed from Joltid