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Can Android Beat RIM In The Enterprise?
The Google Android mobile OS is making its way to the enterprise. Research In Motion is still leading the pack. But Google is bringing a lot of potential advantages to the table that may allow it to gradually erode RIM's lead
IBM Reported To Be Making More Job Cuts
IBM could be in the midst of another round of layoffs that is expected to affect hundreds of its employees, according to an IBM employee group.
US Lawmakers Signal Network Neutrality Support
Two US lawmakers and FCC chairman Julius Genachowski deliver a chilling message to broadband providers: Consumers have rights, beginning with network neutrality
Facebook App Allows Power Sharing For Charity
Intel has teamed up with Facebook to harness the processing power, and compassion, necessary to pursuing research projects aimed at finding cures for cancer, HIV, Alzheimer's and other diseases
Fujitsu Services Facing Potential Strike
Workers are not happy with proposed changes to their pensions while union officials argue the company is not suffering enough financially to justify the moves
McKinnon Faces Jail While US Military Recruits From Hacker Shows
While US authorities are keen to extradite the British hacker, its military has publicly admitted to trying to hire recruits from recent hacking conferences
UK Tackles Funding Crisis For British Tech
Government aiming to create a £1billion fund for technology companies
Semiconductor Sales Bring Market Optimism
After upbeat financial results from Intel and better forecasts in the handset and PC industries, global semiconductor sales increased in the second quarter of 2008, according to SIA
European Commission To Review Oracle/Sun
The Brussels-based EC said on 3 Aug that it has scheduled an antitrust review date of 3 Sep to discuss the multinational companies' proposed deal
Jobs Announces Schmidt’s Departure From Apple
Apple boss Steve Jobs had admitted that there are now too many conflicts of interest for Google's chief executive to serve on his board
Google, IBM, BA Back IT Intern Scheme Despite Job Cuts
Against a backdrop of companies having to cut headcount and even forgo paying staff, a scheme to encourage businesses to hire paid interns has been launched
Microsoft’s Ballmer Fails To Back Optimism With Numbers
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called himself "optimistic" about Microsoft's marketplace prospects over the next 12 months, but declined to give the audience at the company's Financial Analyst Meeting any specific numbers to back his publ ...
Intel Introduces Online Efficiency Calculator
On its Website for IT professionals, Intel has introduced a calculator that customers can use to determine the performance and power efficiency of their servers
Cisco Partners On Green Grid Efforts
Cisco Systems is partnering with energy metering technology maker Landis+Gyr to create smart grid solutions that will benefit both the companies that generate and distribute energy and the people who consume it
Firefox Breaks 1 Billion Mark To Challenge IE
Mozilla Firefox, the open-source challenger to Microsoft's Internet Explorer, passed the 1-billion download mark on 31 July, with a Website and Twitter feed marking the occasion
Don’t Use PUE To Compare Data Centres, Says Green Grid
Efficiency measures such as PUE have raised awareness of the need to curb data centre power, but they aren't intended to compare one site with another, a summit heard
EC Comes To Rescue Of Sacked Nokia Staff
The area where the German factory is located has already received around €40 million from Nokia and investment by the local authority, the organisations have claimed
Nissan Developing Electric Car iPhone App
The Nissan application will offer convenience and energy efficiency, allowing drivers to remotely monitor the battery's charge, as well as turn on the air conditioner before they get behind the wheel
University Of Southampton Buys IBM Supercomputer
The University of Southampton, which has research centres for such subjects as oceanography, medicine and the Internet, is buying a massive IBM iDataPlex supercomputer that will hold more than 8,000 quad-core Intel Xeon processors
Microsoft Ready For Battle With Apple And Google
CEO Steve Ballmer tells the audience at Microsoft's annual Financial Analyst Meeting that the company is in a strong position to fend off competitors such as Apple and Google
Government Criticised For “illogical” Efficiency Data
Treasury committee asks hard questions about whether government efficiency claims are accurate and the methods used to calculate them
Twitter Adds “Google-like” Homepage
Twitter redesigns its home page, adding a box to enable easy access to its real-time search engine, along with hot topics
Hyper9 Takes on Virtual Machine Sprawl
Hyper9 is rolling out the second version of its flagship Virtualization Optimisation Suite, which is designed to give businesses improved insight into their virtualised environments and better ways to manage their VMs
Ingres Promises to Bring Moore’s Law To Data Analysis
Vectorising the database unlocks ten-fold improvement for the open source database vendor Ingres
MOD Spends £23m On IBM Tech For “UK Homeland Defence”
The IBM system will help track suspicious and unidentified aircraft in UK airspace however some critics have raised concerns about funding for UK defence technology research
IBM’s SPSS Buy Threatens Oracle, SAP And SAS
Buying its data mining partner, IBM issues a challenge to its rivals Oracle, SAP and SAS to up their game
Greenpeace Paints Toxic Symbol On HP HQ
Ecology activists claim that IT giant Hewlett-Packard is doing an about-face on its public statements about eliminating key toxic chemicals in its printers, computers, servers and storage products by the end of 2009
Hardware Savings Diverted Into Innovative Software
As businesses continue to cut back on IT infrastructure spending—on such items as PCs, telecommunications and networking devices—they are looking to roll those savings into software that can help them drive innovation and g ...
Broadband Providers Inflate Speeds – But They Are Improving
Users get half what ISPs promise them, according to an Ofcom report