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Novell Confirms Acquisition Offer From Hedge Fund
The software networking company reports that Elliott Associates of New York sent a letter to its board of directors offering to buy the company
Mortgage Company Data Protection In Arrears
Redstone Mortgages had been sending customer details by email since 2005 with no password or encryption
Expert Questions HSBC’s Online Banking Security Measures
Introduction of new security software and the decision to allow customer ID's to be saved in the browser have come under scrutiny by security experts
Better Management Can Cut Wireless Costs By 35 Percent
Enterprise mobile and wireless costs can be reduced through tighter management, according to analyst firm Gartner
Colt Teams Up With Tibco For New Cloud Service
Colt has beefed up its cloud offerings with Tibco, allowing enterprise applications to be deployed in real-time across physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures
SAP Chief Steps Down Following Poor Results
SAP chief executive Leo Apotheker resigned on 7 Feb after a "mutual agreement" was reached not to extend his contract
European Government IT Spending Still Resilient
IDC has found that spending on IT by Western European governments has been remarkably resilient, with the UK remaining the highest spender in 2010
Official Report Highlights Wage Woes For Silicon Valley
The decline of Silicon Valley as a high tech powerhouse has been starkly illustrated by economists, as pharmaceutical and biomedical companies now dominate the region
Lenovo Looks At Mobile Push After PC Shipment Rise
On the back of a healthy set of financial results, Lenovo said it is looking to expand in the mobile device and smartphone market
Cisco Promises Jobs Push As Profits Rise
Cisco boss John Chambers believes the economic recovery is gaining speed and announced that the networking giant will add up to 3,000 jobs
Nationwide To Save Millions With Server Virtualisation
The Nationwide Building Society claims it will save itself more than £8 million by virtualising 500 of its servers
Carbon Reduction Commitment Is ‘A Tax On The Cloud’
Cap and trade rules will drive companies away from more efficient IT, says Dan Lowe of hosting company UKSolutions
Tech M&A Deals Set For Recovery In 2010
Mergers and acquisitions in the tech industry are set to reawaken in 2010 after experiencing a six-year low in 2009
Cisco Touts SMB Finance Deals To Encourage Spending
Updated: In an effort in kick-start IT spending, networking giant Cisco is offering a three year, zero-percent financing deal for businesses in Europe and the US
Red Hat Announces 18 percent Q3 Rise In Profits
Red Hat reported financial results for its fiscal year 2010 third quarter, showing revenues up 18 percent
Stratus Makes Cash Pledge For Fault-Tolerant Server
Stratus is so confident in its ftServer 6300, that it has pledged to pay $50,000 for any customer that experiences unexpected downtime
Cisco Expands SMB Push With New Offerings
Cisco continues to chase the SMB sector after expanding its small business portfolio with new networking, security and collaboration solutions
EU Says Supercomputing Key To Predicting Future Recessions
Traditional economics failed to predict the credit crunch - but supercomputers might stand a better chance, according to the EU
EC To Object To Oracle’s Sun Acquisition, Say Reports
The EC is likely to make a formal objection to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems, because of the inclusion of the open source MySQL database, say newspaper reports
Cisco EMC Cloud Venture Launched Under Acadia Name
New company still doesn't have a CEO or a headquarters, but this shouldn't worry a virtualisation expert
Data Centres: Does Reliability Clash With Efficiency?
New data centres are more efficient than their predecessors, but they have to be reliable too. Peter Judge asks - what happens when the need for reliability clashes with the demand for efficiency?
Recession Struggles Not Over For IT Departments
Financial services companies still face several "business killers" from ineffective use of IT according to analyst Gartner
Rogue Trader Leeson Attacked By Microsoft
Nick Leeson said poor IT practice helped bring down Barings Bank, and faced criticism from Microsoft security advisor and former FBI agent Gibson
Cloud Computing Could Solve Security Skills Crisis
Cloud computing could be the way to address the security skills crisis, if providers can provide the right contractual guarantees, according to industry bodies in IT security
Apple Profits Boosted By Mac and iPhone Sales
Apple reports strong fiscal fourth-quarter results based on increased Mac and iPhone sales, although its iPod sales declined from the same quarter in 2008
IT Spending Will Rise To 3.3 Percent In 2010
Gartner analysts say the IT industry will follow up its worst year ever by seeing a 3.3 percent increase in spending in 2010
IBM Hardware Boss Arrested For Insider Trading
The man in charge of IBM's $20 billion a year hardware business has been arrested over an insider trading scheme that illegally netted $25 million
Open Source Will Change Enterprises, Says BT Guru
Software licences are a fiction, and open source is ready for use by every consumer, says Jeremy Ruston, BT's head of open source innovation.
Couple Charged With Stealing $23m From Cisco
A husband and wife were arrested by US federal authorities for running a fraud that cost Cisco more than $23 million in replacement parts