In a recent speech in London, IBM chairman, president and CEO Sam Palmisano laid out IBM's vision of the next decade as the decade of the smarter system
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IBM Says Green Spending Lets Companies Save Long Term
IBM figures that for every dollar saved in energy drawn from the wall, a company saves £4 to £6 in operational costs as a result.
Cisco Warns Enterprises To Control Facebook And Twitter Usage
In a new study Cisco has warned that Facebook and Twitter use in enterprises requires much greater governance and oversight
Netgear Looks To SMBs With Wireless Management Offerings
Netgear has announced a family of wireless management solutions to help SMBs and schools better control their wireless infrastructure
eWEEK Europe Follows Apps At Mobile World Congress
Watch out for a chance to win free tickets to the show, as eWEEK Europe sponsors the App Planet at the GSMA's MWC event in Barcelona
Review: LapLink’s PCmover Tools Ease Windows 7 Migration
LapLink's PCmover line of personality transplant tools moves applications and their configuration settings to a new operating system without requiring reinstallation or reconfiguration
Reding Denies ‘Friend Of Business’ Accusations
Commissioner Viviane Reding has denied having close links to businesses while undergoing questioning ahead of her transfer to a new role in the EU
Forrester Predicts IT Spending Rebound In 2010
With the dismal numbers of 2009 that resulted from the global recession, spending on technology will grow substantially in 2010 in most regions, according to Forrester
VMWare Acquires Email Specialist Zimbra
Continuing on its mission to bring greater simplicity to users of its cloud platform, VMware has announced its agreement to acquire Zimbra, a provider of email and collaboration software, from Yahoo
IBM Plans To Share Patent Plans With Customers
IBM, which once again was the top patent producer in the industry in 2009, is now ready to share its IP processes and software with customers
Google’s Bid To Resell Power Is Primarily Capitalistic
Google Energy has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the right to buy and resell electricity to consumers as it seeks to keep its data centres fed with power
ntl:Telewest Tells Apprentices ‘You’re Hired’ Despite Difficult Recovery
ntl:Telewest appears to agree with graduate recruitment groups, which say businesses risk their own future if they cut back on hiring new talent
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