Microsoft's Codeplex Foundation, ostensibly supporting open source, arrives at a time when the company's actions are under suspicion, as usual
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Should You Sweat Your IT Assets…Or Cook Them?
Just when data centre managers are wondering whether to replace their equipment with leaner machines, or sweat the assets a bit longer, Peter Judge hears of another idea. Cooking your servers
Review: BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 Makes Friends With Administrators
This upgrade comes with server high availability, and a new web-based console makes administrators jobs easier
Stop Over-Clocking Your Data Centre Fans, Says Sun
Throwing energy at servers to keep them chilled is a waste of money - and bad for the environment
Hungary Says Yes To Open Source – But Keeps The Lion’s Share For Microsoft
ULX, Red Hat and other open source solution providers can now tender for public sector IT contracts in Hungary - but half still goes to Microsoft
Startup Offers Open-Source VMware-Based Cloud Platform
Eucalyptus, a startup that developed an Amazon EC2-compatible internal cloud computing environment has released its first commercial product
Reputation Engine Touted As Norton 2010 Weapon in Malware Battle
Symantec has released Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010, touting the products' anti-malware use of reputation technology as a differentiator
Microsoft Has To Face Impact Of Windows 7 Zero-Day Flaw
Analysis: Microsoft Windows 7's security problem reportedly affecting a release candidate of the hotly anticipated OS launch may damage its launch
RightNow Buys Social Software Firm To Match Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com rival RightNow has agreed to buy enterprise social software concern HiveLive as the social bridge to its multichannel contact centre enterprise applications
Blade Networks Get NEC, Juniper Investment
NEC and Juniper have invested in data centre networking specialist, Blade Network Technologies, as they look to gain traction in challenging times
Microsoft Cozies Up To Government With Jobless Initiative
Software giant targets smaller UK businesses and rising unemployment, getting 500,000 back to work over the next three years
Microsoft IIS 7.5 Review
Not a massive upgrade, but there are some welcome administration improvements mainly from a better GUI
DataDirect Reaches 1.2PB Per Rack Milestone
With its new flagship S2A9900 array the storage firm is offering support for 2TB enterprise and low-power SATA hard-drives moving into production use
Dell Rolls Out Intel ‘Nehalem`-Powered Desktops
Dell is taking advantage of the performance, energy-efficiency and multimedia capabilities in Intel's “Nehalem” microarchitecture with the launch of two new desktops
Linux Defends Against Microsoft By Buying Its Old Patents
A collaborative organisation that enables innovation in open source, has announced the acquisition of 22 Linux-focused patents that were marketed and sold by Microsoft
Review: Google Chrome 3.0 Ups Its Game
Several new features and a perfect Acid3 test score show Chrome 3.0 catching up with its rivals
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Targets More Critical Windows Flaws
All five of the security bulletins in Microsoft Windows in September's Patch Tuesday release are rated critical, including one that addresses a JavaScript engine vulnerability
Adaptec Launches Hybrid Flash/Disk Storage
An SSD cache upgrades a whole RAID array to solid-state performance, says I/O controller maker
Solid State Disks Fill The I/O Gap
The I/O controller was once a humble device, but it's the key to creating evolved storage systems that get the best out of solid-state and spinning disk evolved into a data conditioning platform
Businesses Failing To Tackle PC Power Management
Global survey reveals the majority of businesses are missing out on the potential cost savings from PC estate power management technologies and policies
eBay Hires Sun’s Green Datacentre Guru
eBay's massive data centre in Utah gets a new hand on the green tiller
Scottish Green IT Credentials Called Into Question
Despite the fact that the Scottish Government is championing green IT, a survey finds sustainable technology is not a top priority nearly half of Scottish businesses
Global Survey Finds Massive Spike in SaaS, Managed Services
A worldwide survey suggests mid-market companies finds growing interest in managed services, SaaS and a more formal approach to IT purchasing decisions
Netgear ‘Readies’ Symantec Backup Exec NAS Storage Links
The networking and storage vendor claims first to install link to Symantec's Windows Servers backup agent directly into its ReadyNAS appliances
SAP Nokia and IBM Top The Green Company Index
Nokia, IBM and SAP emerge as green leaders in the technology industry according to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, while AMD, TCS and BEA lose out
Red Hat’s Whitehurst: What Next For Open Source?
Red Hat can't match Microsoft or Oracle's marketing budgets, but the open source paradigm gives it an advantage in the long term, chief executive Jim Whitehurst told eWEEK Europe
Has Nokia’s Booklet 3G Priced Itself Out of The Netbook Market?
Nokia's Booklet 3G may be too expensive for the netbook market, but analysts say it may compete with higher-end "ultra-thin" laptops
Semantic Search Engine, Yebol Set For November Launch
Startup Yebol promises unlimited semantic search as Google and Bing alternative, but will its 'human knowledge' engine be a differentiator?
Microsoft Readies Windows Mobile 6.5 For October
Microsoft, HTC, Sony Ericsson and LG are hoping the upcoming Windows Mobile launch will make gains in the smartphone market before Christmas
Review: Windows Server 2008 R2 Prepares for Windows 7
It improves the OS's virtualisation support and readies it to be a good partner for Windows 7 - with some features that require the new client operating system