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IT Staff Feel They Are Treated Worse Than Their Peers
Half of IT people feel they are treated badly - so how can their lives be improved?
HP Blocks Oracle Subpoena For Apotheker Trial Appearance
HP is refusing to allow its new CEO Leo Apotheker to testify in the Oracle/SAP trial, but all eyes will be on Larry Ellison when he takes to the stand
BT Scuppers Ministry Of Sound’s Flagship Piracy Battle
The Ministry of Sound is speechless after BT destroys most of the evidence for its battle against illegal music downloading
Google Settles Privacy Lawsuit Over Buzz
Google has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by Buzz users, although the company still finds itself in hot water over its Street view cars
1E Upgrades NightWatchman Power Control
New desktop management software saves Aviva the equivalent of the emissions from 500 cars
Microsoft’s Cloudy Thinking Could Stunt Windows 8
Microsoft is making wrong assumptions about cloud adoption in a world still tied to XP, compounding the risks surrounding Windows 8 development
Google Sues US Government Over Microsoft Contract
Google is suing the US Government, alleging that the Department of Interior unfairly restricted its ability to bid for a cloud contract
IBM Accelerates Analytics Push With Cognos 10
IBM expands its business analytics strategy with the release of Cognos 10 and other software and services at its Information On Demand conference
Jury Selected For Oracle-SAP Court Room Date
Eight people have been chosen as the jury for the legal tussle between Oracle and SAP, in which the latter stands accused of IP piracy
CloudSleuth Community Aims To Provide Cloud Insight
The partner-driven CloudSleuth community, launched by Compuware, aims to improve performance of the cloud's federated infrastructure
Apple Hits Motorola With Multitouch Lawsuit
Apple has accused Motorola of allegedly infringing on its patents related to multitouch technology with its Android smartphones
Google Exodus Signals Talent Mismanagement
As Google waves goodbye to Google Wave creator Lars Rasmussen and AdMob founder Omar Hamoui, Clint Boulton asks, what is Google doing wrong?
IT Graduates Top Unemployment List
One in six graduates with IT degrees are unemployed after six months - nearly double the overall figure
YouTube Co-Founder Leaves Chief Executive Role
Google's Chad Hurley is to step down from YouTube to work on other projects, amid ongoing reorganisation at the video service
Symantec Warns Of Increased Email Attacks
Organisations and people are facing an increase in targeted email attacks, security vendor Symantec has warned
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