A worldwide survey suggests mid-market companies finds growing interest in managed services, SaaS and a more formal approach to IT purchasing decisions
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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
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
Red Hat: We Need To Get Beyond Techies
The vendor is taking steps to move up the enterprise food chain and persuade executives of the value of its open source stack
Red Hat Projects Aim To Clarify The Cloud
The launch of Red Hat projects Hail and Delta look beyond 'public' and 'private' cloud computing to facilitate greater cloud interoperability
Sun Fire x4170 Server Review
Need to fill one rack space? Then the Sun Fire x4170 will pack it with plenty of processor power and memory
World’s Oldest Computer To Be Restored At Bletchley Park
The restorers claim the challenge is the computing equivalent of raising Henry VIII's Tudor flagship the Mary Rose
IBM Backs Green Data Centre Degree
The announcement follows the launch of a Green IT qualification from the British Computing Society earlier this year
Red Hat and JBoss must bridge business gap
After setting out its technology roadmap, Red Hat Summit attendees call on the open source vendor to address the business issues it can help to solve
JBoss chief admits EAP 5.0 launch is better late than never
Yesterday's application server launch provides JBoss with a foundation for growth, tighter integration with Red Hat and cloud computing penetration
Turning virtualisation management into a virtue
Virtualisation held the promise of simplifying IT infrastructures, but ended up creating another abstracted management layer, says Veeam's CEO, Ratmir Timashev
EU Bemoans Lack Of Digital Copyright Standards
Fragmented rules are holding back the spread of digital content through the region, EU authorities say
HP Claims Victory In Virtualisation Standards
Two standards are on their way for network virtualisation in the data centre. There's an open alternative to the proprietary parts of Cisco's UCS, says HP Procurve's CTO
Red Hat Announces JBoss Cloud Middleware Platform
Red Hat has announced the delivery of its JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.0, a core middleware component of the company's JBoss Open Choice strategy
VMWorld Focuses On Virtualisation Security
With VMworld in full swing, virtualisation security is at the tip of some people's tongues
IBM Launches Desktop Cloud Service
IBM has concocted the term "public desktop cloud" to describe desktop services that give users with network PCs or laptops rentable private cloud services
Learn From The Downfall Of WPA!
The wireless security scheme WPA has been cracked in less than 60 seconds by researchers. Smart professionals will have seen this coming, and adopted a security approach that deals with the security arms race, says Larry Walsh
Smartphones Spur Growth In Chip Sales
A report from the Semiconductor Industry Association shows that chip sales increased more than 5 percent in July
Companies Sweating IT Equipment 26 Percent Longer
A survey of midmarket IT professionals shows a majority of companies are planning to spend on hardware and software, but are also holding onto their previous purchases longer
Indian Group Pushes For New US Tech Visa
Indian software industry association Nasscom says the U.S. Congress should consider changing laws to allow foreign workers in the United States for a limited amount of time
Citrix And Xen Take On VMWare In the Cloud
Citrix and Xen.org are planning to roll out a strategy for a open-source cloud computing platform based on the Xen virtualisation hypervisor
Burglars Could Exploit Social Networking Sites
Social networkers using sites like Facebook or Twitter may be leaving themselves open to burglery due to the personal information so many openly share, a report from insurance company Legal & General warns
IBM Tries To Stall Neon’s zPrime Mainframe Booster
Neon claims its software could start a mainframe renaissance - but IBM is getting threatening over licence issues
Apple Snow Leopard Offers More Than Promised
US Times tech critic David Pogue and his Wall Street Journal counterpart Walter S. Mossberg found Apple's Snow Leopard to be speedy yet slim and to offer far more than Apple promised
Amazon Profits From Early Cloud Start
Other vendors have arrived on the scene, but Amazon is reaping the benefits of pioneering the concept of cloud computing resources, says vice president Adam Selipsky
AMD Claims 20 Percent Emissions Cut
But while the company claims to have cut emissions by 20 percent, it is only using a 2006 baseline while targets such as Kyoto use a 1990 level
Microsoft Joins OASIS Standard For Smart Grids
Microsoft puts aside past rivalry with OASIS over document formats, to joins its campaign for smart meter standards
US Authorities Will Enforce Net Neutrality
US Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski says the agency is fully prepared to enforce its network neutrality principles