Fault tolerant virtualisation technologies can be hardware or software based but they don't necessarily offer the same level of protection for business-critical processes.
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UK Snubs Support For Home of WWII Enigma
Government refuses to upgrade wartime code-breaking site Bletchley Park - which had a visit from actor and techno-phile Stephen Fry
EC Quizzes Google Over Street View Privacy
The European Commission has been debating the effectiveness of the protection of personal data in services such as Google Street View
Infrastructure Tool Manages Data Centre Power
Planning needs a link to real time data, says Avocent
Secure Your Network from Kaminsky’s DNS Cache Poisoning Flaw
Multiple defenses offer the best protection against insidious security threats. Sandy Wilbourn explains what the Kaminsky DNS cache poisoning flaw is and how to safeguard your company's network.
Recession Creates Opportunities, Mandelson Tells Google Zeitgeist
The UK must invest in digital infrastructure, and governments must regulate global markets, the UK business secretary told the search giant's business talk-shop
Dell Chooses Via Over Intel Or AMD
Dell is turning to Via Technologies to power a new server designed to run in dense Web hosting environments
Tech-Savvy Staff Challenging IT Departments
Today's workers are more mobile and they are demanding greater choice in their technology, putting more strain on IT departments that are trying to keep up with those demands
Dutch Engineers Launch Multi-Storey Data Centres
Put the cooling under the servers, says data centre builder Imtech
Why The Mainframe Will Never Die
Users need support in ever more demanding workloads, greening strategies and cloud computing models, which guarantees the mainframe's continuing relevance, says Anne Altman
Logica Cuts Costs With Own Sustainability Tool
The IT services company is keen to cuts costs even though it claims its customers don't "buy on price"
Digital Minister: We’ll Cut £35bn In Costs By 2011
Updated: Tom Watson has announced how smart use of IT has enabled the government to save £26.5bn across government whilst also defending his own spending
BT’s Problems Come From Global Services Unit
BT's poor results and shock redundancy plan have come about because of problems in its Global Services division, says Bathwick Group's Katy Ring. But there could be hope
Most IT Projects Delayed Not Cancelled
Computing projects are being delayed, for the most part, rather than canceled, due to the impact of the economy
Opalis Allows Amazon EC2 Cloud Management
With the software, Amazon EC2 users can manage everything from availability and use of the cloud resources to billing and decommissioning
Struggling NEC Exits Supercomputing Project
The move is the latest by NEC to cut expenses, following the decisions to lay off 20,000 employees and exit the North American PC business
IT Is Key To Climate Change Control
BT and Marks & Spencer and other users are looking to IT for solutions, according to a conference on the commercial risks of climate change
UK Government Hires Tsar Of Twitter
You can follow Andrew Stott, the former government deputy CIO, now appointed as "digital engagement director"
BT Loses £134 Million, Will Cut 15000 Jobs
Most of the jobs will be lost from contractor positions and sites abroad, the company claims but unions are still concerned
Steve Jobs Absent From Developer Keynote
The traditional keynote address at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference will not be delivered by CEO Steve Jobs
US Could Follow EU’s Lead on Intel
The European Commission's £950m fine of Intel for antitrust practices has sparked debate in the United States over how to handle companies that dominate their markets
Secure Tweets: Three Business Apps Rated
Socialcast, Socialtext and Huddle; three services offering the features of Twitter, Facebook and other Web 2.0 technologies but palatable to business.
Will The FTC Follow the EC’s Intel Fine?
All eyes are on the US Federal Trade Commission, after the EC's record fine of Intel, says Peter Judge. Meanwhile, PCs could change - and our tax bill might go down a tad
AMD Welcomes Intel’s EC Fine
That's three strikes, from three antitrust agencies, says the rival chipmaker
Intel Will Appeal Against £950m EC Fine, Says Otellini
Intel denies accusations of rigging the market against rival AMD and will be protesting against the fine
Intel May Face Billions In EU Fines
Intel has been charged with purposefully shutting AMD out of the market. If the EU fine of Intel is big enough, it could “send a message” to the business community
SEC Reveals Details Of Bidding War For Sun
An SEC affidavit filed by Sun Microsystems reveals the back story of how IBM, Hewlett-Packard and ultimate victor Oracle submitted competing bids as Sun dealt with the inevitability of a takeover
Citrix Receiver for iPhone: Enterprise Apps Go Mobile
If you are using Citrix XenApp to distribute applications to Windows machines, you should look at Citrix Receiver for iPhone as a possible way to get them to mobile users
EC Backs Green Benefits for Future Internet
EU Commissioner Viviane Reding calls for a well developed broadband infrastructure, smart cities and smart energy grids
Google’s Android OS To Grow 900 Percent
The Apple iPhone OS will follow behind it, as the second fastest-growing smartphone OS