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Free Upgrade Advisor Released For Windows 7
In an effort to maximise user adoption of Windows 7, Microsoft is offering users a free tool that will determine if their existing hardware is compatible with the new OS
Virtualisation Reality Still Well Behind Vendor Hype
Currently only about 16 percent of workloads are running on virtual machines, according to Gartner
VMWare Sees 50 Percent Drop In Profits
Hypervisor maker VMware reports fiscal third-quarter revenues of $490 million (£296m) with a profit of $38 million, or 9 cents per share of common stock
Windows 7 Finally Gets It Right
Finally it looks like we have a Windows version that will just shut up and do the job. If only Microsoft could do the same, we might have got there quicker, says Peter Judge
Dell Climbs Aboard Windows 7 Bandwagon, Ahead of Launch
Dell has admitted that Vista was a 'bust' and that Windows 7 is a big improvement that will likely spark a massive tech refresh in 2010
Shred Easy Destroys Your Hard-Drives On Site
Shred Easy has launched an audited service where it will send a specialist vehicle to a customer's premises in order to destroy their hard disk drives on site
AMD Ships Triple-Core Chip For Small Form Factor PCs
Advanced Micro Devices has begun rolling out its first three-core chips designed for all-in-one desktops and other smaller form factor devices
AT&T Rallies Staff Against US Net Neutrality Ruling
In the latest turn in the ever escalating war of words over network neutrality, top AT&T executive urges company employees to flood the Federal Communications Commission site with letters opposing any new network neutrality rules
US Asks For Public Cooperation On Cyber-Security
US DHS secretary Janet Napolitano noted in a speech today it will take the combined efforts of vigilant users, government and the private sector to secure the country's cyber-infrastructure
Ofcom Details Plan to Borrow Spectrum For London Olympics
Ofcom has provided additional information on its proposals to “borrow” spectrum in order to meet demand for capacity during the 2012 Olympic Games
EC Delay Means 3000 Job Cuts Says Sun
Sun says its board approved a new strategic plan that includes laying off 3,000 workers during the next year
Microsoft to Drop Silverlight Streaming
Microsoft has admitted that it will discontinue its Silverlight Streaming beta service, which will be replaced by a Windows Azure service
IBM Eases Admin Pain Of Virtualised Environments
Big Blue has unveiled software designed to ease the admin headache of managing both physical and virtualised environments
Greenplum Offers Free Version of MPP Database
Greenplum is offering a version of its massively parallel processing (MPP) database absolutely free-of-charge
Can Cloud Bridge The Security Generation Gap?
Individual security professionals are never going to cope with the diversity of their users' behaviour, says Peter Judge. Is there a way to satisfy all the needs of all concerned?
Cloud Computing Could Solve Security Skills Crisis
Cloud computing could be the way to address the security skills crisis, if providers can provide the right contractual guarantees, according to industry bodies in IT security
IT Spending Will Rise To 3.3 Percent In 2010
Gartner analysts say the IT industry will follow up its worst year ever by seeing a 3.3 percent increase in spending in 2010
BMC To Acquire Virtualisation Mapping Specialist Tideway
BMC is bulking up its business service management capabilities by adding Tideway's Foundation IT discovery software, which helps companies map their business applications to their physical and virtual infrastructure
British Users Choose Homes For Broadband Speed
Broadband speed is a key factor in where British people choose to live: four out of ten admit they would not move to a house if it had a 'poor broadband service'
Star Launches Managed Virtualisation Service
Business ISP Star is offering a service that will allow organisations to offload virtual server management onto its own hosted machines
Lord Digby Jones: Postal Strike Will Boost Online Economy
Small businesses won't let postal workers stop them. They will move online, a BT conference heard.
Win 7 Signals End Of XP’s Corporate Reign
XP's domination of business PCs looks likely to end with the arrival of Windows 7,Forrester has predicted, although question marks remain over timeframes
IBM Hardware Boss Arrested For Insider Trading
The man in charge of IBM's $20 billion a year hardware business has been arrested over an insider trading scheme that illegally netted $25 million
Conservative Government Would Scrap Broadband Tax
The Tories claim that the proposed 50p tax will be scrapped while the government is issuing mixed messages about its broadband ambitions
Accenture Acquires Nokia Services Business
Accenture completes its acquisition of the professional services unit of Nokia, a move that will help take Accenture more directly into the business of servicing embedded and mobile operating system
Open Source Will Change Enterprises, Says BT Guru
Software licences are a fiction, and open source is ready for use by every consumer, says Jeremy Ruston, BT's head of open source innovation.
IBM Mainframe Monopoly Probe Questioned By Analyst
Is there really such a thing as a mainframe monopoly, and is the Federal probe into IBM's activity just a storm in a teacup?
IT Optimistic Over Budgets For 2010
IT managers are expecting a little more money in their budgets for 2010 according to one report, but it seems that cost cutting, return on investment and doing more with less, will still preoccupy most CIOs for the time being
Businesses More Open To Windows 7, Than Vista
Good news for Microsoft as the nightmare reception of Vista by the business sector looks to be over, after a new report suggested that Windows 7 will likely to face a much better reception than its predecessor