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Budgets And IT Jobs Predicted To Rise Next Year
The industry is predicted to see a modest rise in IT jobs next year, with budgets also expected to increase
IBM Tops Gartner And WWF’s Green IT List
Lenovo and Verizon didn't do so well in Gartner and WWF's list of the 19 greenest ICT companies
SAP Preps For Oracle Trial As Revenues Rise
The looming Oracle lawsuit has cast something of a shadow over SAP, despite the company reporting robust revenues and profits
Court Closure As Limewire Runs Out Of Juice
The RIAA is celebrating the closure of Limewire, the word’s biggest music and film file-sharing service
HP Slated By Union Over UK Layoffs
HP has been criticised by Unions over its decision to lay off UK workers despite the company continuing to grow sales and profits
Access Adds Green XML For Financial Carbon Footprints
BASDA Green XML is being tested by Access in a sustainability module for its financial and reporting package
UK Takes The Lead In Use Of Business Video Chat
A Citrix study has found that UK workers have the highest proportion of workplace video chat usage, while Americans prefer in-person meetings
BT Doubles Apprentice Jobs To Help With Fibre Rollout
BT is adding another 200 apprentice jobs to help the carrier with its rollout of fibre services in the UK
Workers Struggling With Information Overload
The sheer volume of information nowadays is making workers across the world stressed, warns a new study
Forrester: Cloud Spurring Major Shift In Security Market
The cloud security market will grow to £1.5bn in the next five years, with the growth of identity and access management and cloud governance, Forrester has found
Hurd Hit By Yet Another Lawsuit
A new lawsuit by a major HP shareholder targets Hurd and HP in a case involving kickbacks to US government contractors
Street View Could Face Privacy Backlash In Germany
Google said that 244,327 of the 8.5 million German households have opted out of Street View, but not every request will be fulfilled at launch
Cuts May Cause Green IT Projects To Be Axed
Management consultant Compass warns of green IT project cuts but thinks this will highlight the issues that really matter in the long-run
Cisco-RIM Buyout Rumours Begin To Heat Up
Research notes from UBS analysts are again kicking up the idea that Cisco should buy RIM and its BlackBerry smartphone business
Nokia Announces Layoffs Despite Q3 Profit
In a major strategy shift, Nokia will focus on the Qt framework for its mobile platform, rather than both MeeGo and Symbian individually
Facebook Developer Sued Over Privacy Breach
Zynga, the developer behind the popular FarmVille app on Facebook, is being sued over allegations of privacy violations
Ray Ozzie Resignation Signals Microsoft Brain Drain
Ray Ozzie's departure from Microsoft creates the need for another visionary to take the company forward in the cloud, says Nicholas Kolakowski
What Did Ray Ozzie Actually Do At Microsoft?
As former Microsoft chief software architect Ray Ozzie leaves the company, what has he done for Microsoft and where is the company headed?
Seagate Considers Potential Buyout Offer
Seagate is considering going private in a multi billion dollar deal after receiving approaches from private equity firms
‘Get Online Week’ Takes Aim At Web Novices
Internet virgins are being targeted in a new seven day drive aimed at getting people to try out the World Wide Web
HP’s Palm Hires Nokia And Samsung Execs
HP has reportedly beefed up its Palm WebOS team with a MeeGo executive from Nokia and a Samsung boss
Unified Comms Suite From Star Targets SME Market
A unified communications service is being offered by Star as a SaaS service for £45 per user per month
Apple Wins Patent For Text Censoring
Apple has been awarded 18 patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office including the ability to censor text messages
Doctors’ Personal Data Sold Online
Another organisation has been found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act, after the personal information of doctors was sold online
Google Reports 32 Percent Profit Hike
Google reported a 32 percent third-quarter profit jump of $2.17 billion, with display and mobile ads providing the bang analysts have been expecting
Mark Zuckerberg Believes Google Lacks Innovation
Facebook's Zuckerberg believes Google is no longer leading innovation, which he why he chose to partner with Microsoft on social search, says Clint Boulton
Why Oracle Won’t Buy EMC Anytime Soon
A merger between Oracle and EMC would not simply create a larger Oracle but a conglomeration of some of the most powerful IT companies on earth
IP Expo: Take My Phone But Leave My Network Alone
Survey finds that most businesses would rather lose their phone service than their Internet Protocol (IP) connection
HP Joins Others In Signing Government MoU
HP has joined the likes of Oracle and Microsoft, plus big name IT services firms, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the government