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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.
US Lawmakers Signal Network Neutrality Support
Two US lawmakers and FCC chairman Julius Genachowski deliver a chilling message to broadband providers: Consumers have rights, beginning with network neutrality
Pentagon Investigating Social Networking Concerns
The order comes a day after the U.S. Marine Corps issued a ban on the use of Facebook, Twitter and MySpace
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
European Commission To Review Oracle/Sun
The Brussels-based EC said on 3 Aug that it has scheduled an antitrust review date of 3 Sep to discuss the multinational companies' proposed deal
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
Government Describes ID Card As Another “Plastic Card”
The Home Office is now talking less about counter-terrorism and more about easing travel in Europe
University Of Southampton Buys IBM Supercomputer
The University of Southampton, which has research centres for such subjects as oceanography, medicine and the Internet, is buying a massive IBM iDataPlex supercomputer that will hold more than 8,000 quad-core Intel Xeon processors
Brits Back Taxes On Environmentally Damaging Goods
But the Greeks are the most environmentally aware in Europe according to report endorsed by the Greek born EU Environment commissioner
Government Criticised For “illogical” Efficiency Data
Treasury committee asks hard questions about whether government efficiency claims are accurate and the methods used to calculate them
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
MOD Spends £23m On IBM Tech For “UK Homeland Defence”
The IBM system will help track suspicious and unidentified aircraft in UK airspace however some critics have raised concerns about funding for UK defence technology research
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 ...
Broadband Providers Inflate Speeds – But They Are Improving
Users get half what ISPs promise them, according to an Ofcom report
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
UK Government Gets A Guide To Twitter
And it's worth worth a look for anyone with a corporate urge to get on Twitter, not just UK government departments
Government Earmarks £150m For High-Tech Manufacturing
The aerospace industry including Rolls Royce will receive funding to help boost high-tech manufacturing
Europe Moves Ahead With Mobile Broadband GSM Update
The 900MHz spectrum - designated for GSM - has been cleared for high-speed 3G broadband use
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