Google announces plans to lay off 200 employees on its sales and marketing teams

Google announces plans to lay off 200 employees on its sales and marketing teams
By the time the latest round of layoffs are completed, IBM will have cut nearly 10,000 jobs, according to unions
VMware, Citrix, Microsoft and other virtualisation companies will benefit as the worldwide hosted virtual desktop market accelerates through 2013
The telecoms sector is continuing to grow but Europe must not "rest on its laurels"
New generation has a performance boost and gives better support for SSDs
Dell is wasting time with claims about server performance. The real story is the management tools it says can free users from the grasp of big consultancies
Not surprisingly, with lower pay, the UK lags behind Ireland and Italy in employing women in IT
Microsoft's global survey of small and midsize businesses finds security, virtualisation and IT consolidation are among the top priorities for midmarket companies in 2009
Opalis Software is rolling out Version 6 of its Opalis IT automation platform, designed to automate management of cloud computing environments.
Dell's Nehalem server launch majored on power savings and system management, pitching a commodity console from Symantec against the might of IBM Tivoli
A big announcement today will include new servers based on Intel's Nehalem processor, and services to support whole data centres
Banks need to get more for their money, as their IT budgets could remain flat for up to three years
Budget limitations and continued improvement in software and associated services are making open-source software alternatives look good to IT managers
Free software proponent Richard Stallman claims some browsers and browsing software can force "non-free software" on users without their knowledge
The time is right for cloud computing - and prices are holding up despite the recession, according to Rackspace's chief strategy officer Lew Moorman
Salesforce.com new cloud features, plus a deal with Twitter.
Research from Gartner says not enough companies are preparing their IT systems for the data management and analytics required for carbon reporting schemes
The Department for Energy and Climate Change has moved to reassure users over fears on smart grids
Cisco Systems' Unified Computing System Strategy causes a mixed reaction.
VMware wants to move the debate over the cost of virtualisation technologies away from licensing and toward virtual machine density
With Twitter in place, SMBs and enterprises can monitor the adoption and discussion of their newest products.
It's no good waiting for technology to save you. Storage problems can be fixed with simple good management, says Valdis Filks of Gartner
A new police e-crime unit will help combat the threat, according to payments industry body
Security consultants have engineered a worm which can bring down smart grids - while AT&T launches a product and the UK backs the concept
Offers adaptive networking for datacentre automation, and claims the industry's lowest power consumption per line-rate port.
Microsoft has discussed more details about its Web Platform which will integrated with open source applications
Rackable Systems is targeting cloud computing with a high-density server enclosure called the CloudRack C2
At a time when Cisco and HP are looking for ways to offer more integrated data center solutions, InteliCloud is rolling out its InteliCloud 360.
Threats are growing, and companies simply do not have the option to ignore the problem. This will drive a more diverse, service-driven security model, says IBM's Marc Van Zadelhoff
Over half of business think they are paying too much for contractors at a time when IT budgets are shrinking