While some commentators dismiss cloud computing for security and regulatory reasons, other viewpoints are emerging at a virtual summit
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Microsoft Launches Windows 7 Deployment Tool Early
Deployment tool comes out early to help keen administrators - or encourage those who aren't so sure?
eBay Hires Sun’s Green Datacentre Guru
eBay's massive data centre in Utah gets a new hand on the green tiller
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
Small Businesses Adding Jobs But Salaries Falling
SurePayroll's August Hiring Index shows cost-conscious businesses continue to add jobs, though the Pay Index found salaries continue to decline
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
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
Optimism For Dell Second Quarter Earnings
Broadpoint AmTech is optimistic about Dell and its second-quarter earnings report scheduled for 27 Aug, as well as the PC market as a whole
US DOJ Approves Oracle-Sun Deal
Java licensing apparently was the reason federal due diligence in the Oracle acquisition of Sun Microsystems ran longer than anticipated
Tech Sector Hopes To Emerge From Recession First
A survey of 130 top-level software and hardware technology executives say their industry will lead the country out of the current economy, with eight out of 10 executives expecting business conditions in the technology sector to improv ...
Recession Forces IT Budgets Down By 4 Percent
In a survey of enterprise and SMB IT officials in North America and Europe, Forrester Research analysts find that companies are planning to reduce their IT operating and capital budgets by 1 to 4 percent as they manage their way throug ...
Government Partners With Bailed-out Banks To Help IT Firms
After helping to support struggling banks, the government has announced that is partnering with some of the same institutions to help fund small IT busineses hit by the credit crunch
No “Green Shoots” Yet For IT Spending
But the the decline in IT budgets may have bottomed out according to analysts
US Bank Allows Cheques To Be Uploaded By iPhone
USAA, a private bank and insurer in the US, is updating its Apple iPhone app so account holders can simply photograph both sides of a cheques and then deposit it straight to an account.
Cisco Reports 17 Percent Drop In Profits
Cisco Systems reports its profits fell by almost half in the fiscal fourth quarter and sales dropped by more than 17 percent
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
Ingres Promises to Bring Moore’s Law To Data Analysis
Vectorising the database unlocks ten-fold improvement for the open source database vendor Ingres
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
Green Grid Gurus Show The Way At Online Summit
Got questions on how to get more from your data centre? This online event promises access to the experts without leaving your desk
IBM Touts CICS Relevance 40 Years On
It's as old as the moon landings, but IBM's real-time transaction system, CICS, is still in use on the majority of all mainframes
Tory MP Davis Slates Plans To Put NHS Data On Google
Google's poor privacy record makes it the last place to put private data, says Tory shadow home secretary turned civil liberties campaigner David Davis
IT CEO On £650K Bemoans State Of UK Tech Industry
Micro Focus chief Stephen Kelly has called for tax incentives to help the IT industry despite his company claiming "20 percent growth in 2009"
AMD Posts Loss But Up On Year Ago
AMD posts another quarterly financial loss, but the results show some improvement over AMD's performance from a year ago
Microsoft Looks To Windows 7 For Earnings Boost
Microsoft's earnings are forecast to meet or exceed analyst predictions, but to be lower than the numbers it posted a year ago
Twitter’s Google Docs Hack – A Warning For Cloud App Users
Twitter lost its data through a hack on Google Docs. Learn from this to be very careful how much trust you place on cloud apps and Web 2.0, says Eric Lundquist
Anti-regulation Lord Appointed To Regulator Ofcom
Lord Blackwell who criticised the government for getting in the way of free enterprise before the dot com crash has joined the board of Ofcom
UK Sustainability Priorities Dominated By ‘Quick Wins’ Mindset
Companies are grasping easy options for greening up, because of poor quality data, according to an Oracle performance management study
Google Sees 19 Percent Growth Despite Downturn
Google enjoys a small rebound in the second quarter, posting a profit of $1.48 billion (£907m) on $4.66 per share, a 19 percent growth over the second quarter of 2008
Rogue Trader Talks Financial Crisis at IT Security Event
Who better to speak on the importance of data management and security than Nick Leeson say organisers of RSA Conference Europe