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Feeling deluged with information and options to decrease power costs and increase energy efficiency? This online event enables you to quiz industry experts from your desktop.
VMware vSphere 4 Host Profiles Review
The host profile feature of vSphere 4 is useful in streamlining host profile set up and eases diagnostics
Twenty-Somethings Leading Facebook, Twitter Enterprise Charge
Analysts from Nielsen Norman, IDC and Gilbane say front-line workers are leading the charge, forcing senior management to go with the flow or stem the tide
Tech Chiefs Explain Motives For Green IT
Despite the financial downturn, allocating time for so-called green IT makes sense for financial, marketing and altruistic reasons, according to leading tech chief information officers
IBM Reported To Be Making More Job Cuts
IBM could be in the midst of another round of layoffs that is expected to affect hundreds of its employees, according to an IBM employee group.
Fujitsu Services Facing Potential Strike
Workers are not happy with proposed changes to their pensions while union officials argue the company is not suffering enough financially to justify the moves
McKinnon Faces Jail While US Military Recruits From Hacker Shows
While US authorities are keen to extradite the British hacker, its military has publicly admitted to trying to hire recruits from recent hacking conferences
UK Tackles Funding Crisis For British Tech
Government aiming to create a £1billion fund for technology companies
Jobs Announces Schmidt’s Departure From Apple
Apple boss Steve Jobs had admitted that there are now too many conflicts of interest for Google's chief executive to serve on his board
Google, IBM, BA Back IT Intern Scheme Despite Job Cuts
Against a backdrop of companies having to cut headcount and even forgo paying staff, a scheme to encourage businesses to hire paid interns has been launched
EC Comes To Rescue Of Sacked Nokia Staff
The area where the German factory is located has already received around €40 million from Nokia and investment by the local authority, the organisations have claimed
Hyper9 Takes on Virtual Machine Sprawl
Hyper9 is rolling out the second version of its flagship Virtualization Optimisation Suite, which is designed to give businesses improved insight into their virtualised environments and better ways to manage their VMs
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
Greenpeace Paints Toxic Symbol On HP HQ
Ecology activists claim that IT giant Hewlett-Packard is doing an about-face on its public statements about eliminating key toxic chemicals in its printers, computers, servers and storage products by the end of 2009
Hardware Savings Diverted Into Innovative Software
As businesses continue to cut back on IT infrastructure spending—on such items as PCs, telecommunications and networking devices—they are looking to roll those savings into software that can help them drive innovation and g ...
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
Apple Tablet Could Be Coming To Town With Santa
Reports from the Financial Times and Apple Insider suggest Apple is readying a tablet, probably priced below $1,000, for a Christmas or first-quarter 2010 release.
Google Hits Back At Tory MP’s “Inaccurate Sideswipe”
Maybe Davis should have done a Google search before he challenged the shining knight of privacy
University Thin Clients Win Green Award
Queen Margaret University has won an award for its sustainable approach to IT, based on the roll out of a low power, thin-client desktop infrastructure
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
Microsoft Readying Unscheduled Critical Security Patches
Microsoft will release two out-of-band security bulletins tomorrow, targeting issues in Internet Explorer and the Visual Studio product line
Google Open Sources Google Wave Code
Google programmers have ‘open sourced' two components of the Google Wave messaging and collaboration prototype
EC Confirms Microsoft Browser Offer In Antitrust Dispute
The European Commission confirms that Microsoft will offer European users a special edition of Windows 7 will be called the E version
Nokia, LG, Samsung Boost Handset Shipments
Nokia, LG and Samsung all grew market share, as an analyst reports that 269 million handsets were shipped in the second quarter of 2009
One In Four SMBs Say IT Failing To Support Tough Times
The IT Effectiveness Index Mid-Year Report has found small-to-medium-sized businesses with failing IT are at a competitive disadvantage
Water Overlooked In Energy Plans, Reports Claim
Two reports have this week thrown a spotlight on the impact of water on carbon-saving programmes in the data centre
Palm Takes Aim At Enterprise With WebOS 1.1
Palm has released Palm webOS 1.1 to target its Pre smartphone at enterprises, according to a Palm executive
Yahoo Board Discuss Microsoft Deal, Fears Scrutiny
Yahoo's board was reportedly due to meet yesterday to discuss a potential search engine and online advertising partnership with Microsoft