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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
EC Wants Digital Europe Not Just Digital Britain
The UK may have come up with its own levy for broadband roll-out but the EC wants Europe-wide agreement on the issue
HP And VMware Team Up On Virtualisation
VMware is incorporating HP's Discover and Dependency Mapping app into its upcoming vCenter ConfigControl software
Digital Britain- It Could Be A Great Piracy Experiment
The UK government's proposed crackdown on ilegal copying could make a perfect test of the music industry's assumptions, says Peter Judge
Digital Britain: £6 Levy For Faster Broadband
Final report also includes plans for Ofcom to police file-sharing and universal broadband service
“Spooks” Caught Up In Digital Britain Debate
UK TV spy series producer calls for the government to crack-down on file-sharing
Upgraded MiFi Pocket Hotspot Comes To Europe
Share a broadband link with up to five devices - without any set-up
Government: Communications Minister Always Meant To Go
The man behind the Digital Briain report, Lord Carter, didn't quit says government, leaving after the publication of the document was always part of the plan
EU Will Confound Critics With Speedy Telecoms Decision
European authorities have a reputation for slow decision making with they must prove wrong says the EC's Viviane Reding
Tough Times Need Disruptive Technologies
The recession is encouraging interest in ‘green' IT, virtual servers and desktops, the growth of cloud computing and the rise of the netbook.
Broadcom Promises 40 Percent Savings With Green Switches
Ports power off when idle, and reduce power on short cable lengths
Cisco Boss Says Video Is The Future
Chambers pointed to Cisco's purchase of the company that made the Flip video as a key advantage for Cisco as it moves into a more video-based future, where he said video will soon account for 90 percent of all network traffic
UN Climate Conference To Use Cisco Telepresence
But some analysts claim that high-end video-conferencing systems can be extremely expensive and resource hungry
HP Puts Wired And Wireless In The Wall
New ProCurve device does all your networking from inside a wall socket
New OpenSolaris: Faster And Better
Sun's new OpenSolaris 2009.06 is faster - and has better networking thanks to Project Crossbow
Server Virtualisation – Some Real Cost Savings
Server virtualisation promises to save space, costs and energy, but two UK local authorities have discovered there's more to achieving these benefits than the technology alone.