The UK public sector won't meet government carbon targets for IT, unless it gets its skates on, according to a survey
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BT Does U-Turn And Drops Phorm
BT has abandoned its plans to use the the controversial web monitoring tool on to its broadband users, in favour of "interest-based" ads.
Unifying Communications to Weather The Economic Storm
While the focus during this recession may have turned to green IT and virtualisation for IT savings, Michael Bayer of Avaya argues the case for unified communications.
Sainsbury’s wins with two-sided receipts at environmental awards
The supermarket giant scooped top prize at the prestigious UK business awards for its work with NCR to cut the environmental impact of paper till receipts.
Palm Pre Customer Satisfaction Hot On iPhone 3GS Heels
The Apple iPhone 3GS asserted itself to the top of Consumer Reports' newest smartphone rankings, with the Palm Pre was close behind.
Keeping Up With The Demand For Flexible Working
The modern flexible worker is more demanding than ever, says Mark Dixon. He's just overhauled the technology in his chain of Regus serviced offices
Younger Staff Drive Mobile Use At Work
Younger people are driving a change in attitude towards the use of mobile phones and their convergence in the workplace, a new survey has found.
Wireless Vendors Bitch About A Bad Quarter
Aruba and Meru scrap for the second best slice of a shrinking pie
Digital Economy Bill Proposes File Sharing Law
The government's legislative programme includes Digital Economy Bill which will enact Digital Britain's proposals for universal broadband and a cut in file-sharing
Cisco EnergyWise Targets Energy Efficient Buildings
Cisco is using its networking capabilities to help drive down power consumption in buildings
Sun Readies VirtualBox for Data Centre Virtualisation
Sun has upgraded it VirtualBox virtualisation platform, to compete with virtualisation technology from VMware, Citrix and Microsoft
Apple Updates iPhone OS 3.1 SDK, Claim Reports
Apple pushed out its iPhone OS 3.1 software and the accompanying SDK for developers early 1 July, according to reports
Sun Shines On Oracle Fusion Launch
Oracle's newest middleware technology platform takes advantage of virtualisation and includes new developer tools for easier application building
Recession Drives Green IT Into Data Centres
Despite squeezed budgets, green IT is changing tech buying behaviour and data centre structures.
Phones4U Cuts Energy With Fujitsu Primergy
A new BladeFrame-based data centre infrastructure will allow the mobile phone retailer to cut costs and support new growth
Cisco Pushes Beyond Traditional Roots To Challenge HP, IBM
Cisco chief John Chambers has pointed to new sectors it will either enter or grow in, bringing it into even greater competition with the likes of HP and IBM
Pre Sales Top 370,000, Claims Palm Blogger
Palm has sold 370,000 Palm Pre smartphones and expects to sell a million in its first quarter, according to a PalmWebOS.org blogger.
Report Sees Big Growth Future for SaaS Security
A report from research firm Infonetics predicts software-as-a-service (SaaS) is the future of managed network security.
Pirate Bay Sold For £4.7 Million
The Swedish software firm buying Pirate Bay plans to use its brand together with new file-sharing technology to create a new, legitimate business model.
SMBs Will Be The Dominant Market In The Cloud, Says Parallels
Head of automation and virtualisation software company, Parallels is betting big on the cloud. But Serguei Beloussov says operating system consolidation and standards will be key.
Sun Ray Users Get More Options With RingCube Desktop Virtualisation
Sun Microsystems and RingCube are joining forces to offer Sun Ray users more options when deploying a desktop virtualisation environment.
Europe’s New Broadband Won’t Be A Telco Monopoly, Warns Reding
Europe needs fast broadband to compete, but the EC will not allow telcos to take advantage and establish monopolies, said Commissioner Viviane Reding
US To Spend £2bn On Smart Grid Technology
The US Department of Energy is ready to spend $3.9 billion (£2.4bn) on efforts to modernise the U.S. electric grid
Vodafone Launches Home 3G Femtocell In The UK
www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/update--vodafone-will-offer-3g-femtocell-free--1205A breakthrough moment for signal-boosting indoor 3G femto technology - but will Vodafone encourage data on the system?
Nokia Siemens Gathers Up Nortel’s Wireless Heart
Nortel's disintegration continues with the $650 million sale of most of its wireless business to Nokia Siemens Networks
Ubiquisys Launches 16 User Business Femto
Consumer indoor coverage technology, femtocells, get an enterprise-grade makeover
EC Predicts Internet-Enabled Yogurt Pots (And Smart Meters)
But only with IPV6 in place and the help of a truly international ICANN says the European Commission
HP Allies With Alcatel-Lucent Against Cisco, IBM
The Alcatel-Lucent alliance will add to what HP can do in networking. It also will help HP build up its cloud computing capabilities, which will let HP keep in stride with such vendors as IBM and Cisco in that space
MiFi 2352 Pocket Hotspot Review
Europe gets an upgraded version of the popular device that shares mobile broadband over Wi-Fi - and we like it
EC Puts UK’s £6 Broadband Tax Under The Microscope
European authorities are checking whether the broadband levy, proposed in the Digital Britain report, complies with competition rules