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Intel Xeon 5600 Launch Targets Data Centre Upgrades
New Westmere-based server chip range aims at single-core server refresh lifecycles, touting a 15:1 server consolidation ratio and 5-month payback
Gartner Rebuffs Cost Claims For Converged Data Centres
Analyst firm Gartner argues that combining data centre networks can often create more problems that it solves
Google May Close Chinese Search Site
Google could shutter its Google.cn search engine within weeks after talks with the Chinese government over censorship have stalled, according to a March 13 report in the Financial Times
Fiorina Gets No Support From HP In Senate Race
Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina is finding little support from her old company in her bid to unseat Sen. Barbara Boxer
IBM Indian Mainframe Business Under Fire
IBM aims to discredit a study in India that claimed its mainframe business practices could hinder competition in that country's market
Microsoft to Ship Silverlight Analytics Framework
The software giant is slated to announce the Silverlight Analytics Framework rivalling Adobe’s Omniture acquisition at its MIX10 conference
New IT Security Product Assessment Tool Launched
A new self-assessment tool from Jericho Forum aims to establish a baseline for checking the effectiveness of IT security products
Sun Open Source Chief Leaves Oracle To Join OSI
As Oracle cemented its purchase of Sun last week, the head of open source at Sun left to take up a post at the Open Source Initiative
Opponents Rally Against Digital Bill Clampdown
Amendments to the Digital Economy Bill have been criticised by industry groups, who claim the measures will be ineffective
Cisco Enters Portable Data Centre Market
The networking giant is moving into the portable container data centre market
Researchers Questions Zeus Botnet Future Threat
Will the takedown of more than 25 percent of the command-and-control servers tied to the Zeus Trojan have a lasting effect?
Virgin Trials Ultrafast Broadband Over Telegraph Poles
Berkshire village gets fibre optic broadband in trials that could lead to one million extra homes accessing up to 100Mbps speeds
Digital Britain Minister Tweets Against Tory Tech Manifesto
Stephen Timms has attacked the Conservative Party's new proposal for the rollout of super-fast broadband via Twitter
Hospital Data Centre Gets Clean, Flywheel Energy
Old-fashioned flywheel power systems are providing hospital data centres with clean, green backup power using a centuries-old technology
Oracle To Sun Users: Put Away The Red Pen
SPARC servers and Solaris are key to its single-stack approach, says Oracle. But should customers believe it?
Cisco CRS-3 Router Answers Demand According to Analysts
Cisco's powerful CRS-3 router will meet rapidly growing demand for bandwidth, according to analysts, but its closest rival, Juniper Networks, is less impressed
IBM Banks on Latest Chip Development For System x
The next generation of IBM System x servers are banking heavily on Intel's Nehalem and IBM chipsets. The plan is to shake up mid-range servers
Poll Finds Local Gov’t CIOs Want Less Central Control
The looming election has focused local government minds on the negative influence of central government IT procurement and project management strategies
Sentilla Claims Data Centre Energy Monitoring First
Sentilla's Energy Manager 3.0 claim to be the first to measure the energy of both metered and unmetered assets in the data centre with its inference engine
RSA: Feeding Security Into The Cloud
The RSA conference seeks to use lessons from single-tenant data centres to build security into cloud computing infrastructures. But what will happen as the cloud ages, asks Cameron Sturdevant
CA Acquires Yet Another Cloud Company
CA is continuing to buy companies to build up its cloud computing capabilities, the latest acquisition being Nimsoft
Fasthosts Debuts Virtual Server Range
Fasthosts targets UK firms’ growing appetites for virtual server solutions, featuring Hyper-V technology and customisable RAM, CPU and disk space
Cloud Storage Provider Upgrades Backup Capabilities
SOS expands functionality of its Universal Backup solution, including unlimited versioning, archiving and global roaming access
Storage Body Endorses Data Centre Code of Conduct
SNIA Europe is backing the EU Code of Conduct for data centres in the hope of strengthening the green credentials of storage vendors
Review: Lenovo ThinkPads Get Intel Core i7 Chips
Lenovo's W701ds and W510 mobile workstations gain Intel Core i7 processors and top-of-the-line Nvidia graphic chipsets to propel compute-intensive workloads
Review: Cisco Launches Secure Borderless Network
Cisco Secure Borderless Network protects beyond the corporate data centre and appears to address many shortcomings in Microsoft's DirectAccess
Microsoft Issues Patch Tuesday IE Warning
The company warns that attackers are targeting a vulnerability in Internet Explorer that can be used to hijack machines
Cisco Launches Giant Router
With 322 Terabit/s throughput, Cisco's CSR-3 can download every movie ever made in four minutes. Just what the big operators need as we all turn to video
Companies Rush For Automatic Metering Before CRC
Carbon consultancy warns companies of the risks of leaving CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme preparation to the last minute