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Microsoft Ballot Screen ‘Inconsistent’ With EC Goals
Seven smaller web browser makers have asked Microsoft to alter its EU browser ballot screen to give their products equal billing
Oracle To Sun Users: Put Away The Red Pen
SPARC servers and Solaris are key to its single-stack approach, says Oracle. But should customers believe it?
Cisco CRS-3 Router Answers Demand According to Analysts
Cisco's powerful CRS-3 router will meet rapidly growing demand for bandwidth, according to analysts, but its closest rival, Juniper Networks, is less impressed
IBM Banks on Latest Chip Development For System x
The next generation of IBM System x servers are banking heavily on Intel's Nehalem and IBM chipsets. The plan is to shake up mid-range servers
Poll Finds Local Gov’t CIOs Want Less Central Control
The looming election has focused local government minds on the negative influence of central government IT procurement and project management strategies
Google Takes Street View Nation-Wide
Google has expanded its Street View service to cover 96 percent of all UK roads and thoroughfares
RSA: Feeding Security Into The Cloud
The RSA conference seeks to use lessons from single-tenant data centres to build security into cloud computing infrastructures. But what will happen as the cloud ages, asks Cameron Sturdevant
Social Networking Platforms Line Up Location-Based Services
Reports suggest Facebook is about to join social networking rivals, Twitter and Foursquare in banking on services launched to be at the forefront location-based networking
Fasthosts Debuts Virtual Server Range
Fasthosts targets UK firms’ growing appetites for virtual server solutions, featuring Hyper-V technology and customisable RAM, CPU and disk space
Cloud Storage Provider Upgrades Backup Capabilities
SOS expands functionality of its Universal Backup solution, including unlimited versioning, archiving and global roaming access
Storage Body Endorses Data Centre Code of Conduct
SNIA Europe is backing the EU Code of Conduct for data centres in the hope of strengthening the green credentials of storage vendors
Review: FaceTime’s USG 3.0 Provides Employee Mangement over IM
FaceTime USG 3.0, due to be shown at the UC Expo in London this week, enables businesses to safely harness the power of collaborative Internet through IM and social networks
Apple Shackling Competition With App Store Developer Agreement, Says EFF
The non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) finds provisions of Apple's iPhone Developer Program Licence Agreement "disturbing" and "frustrating"
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Series Could Prove Consumer Draw
Microsoft could attract consumers to its Windows Phone 7 Series, once the new smartphone OS is released later in 2010, according to Microsoft briefed analyst
Dell Powers New Laptops, Workstations With Latest Intel Chips
New lineup of Dell Vostro laptops feature Intel Core i7 processors and high-end M4500 workstation is first to combine Nvidia Quadro graphics
Nokia Patent Targets Mobile Device Kinetic Energy Charging
Nokia has filed a US patent for a phone charger that harvests kinetic energy
Four In Five People Consider Internet A Human Right
A new survey for the BBC World Service finds that four in five people consider Internet access to be a fundamental human right
IT Industry Under Pressure To Tackle Gender Imbalance
The e-skills UK manifesto, highlighting the gender imbalance in recruiment, focuses the spotlight on the IT gender gap on International Women’s Day
10 iPad Issues Apple Needs To Iron Out
The iPad is now less than a month away from hitting US shelves, but there are still significant issues with it that Apple hasn't addressed
Ringleader Behind eBay Golf Scam Jailed
The ringleader of a UK-based gang, that made millions by selling counterfeit golf clubs, has been jailed for more than 'fore' years
Daily Show Dropped From Hulu TV Service
Comedy Central programmes "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" will be dropped from Hulu starting on 9 March, after a rights dispute
Intel And Orange Tout Nokia Linux Platform
Intel and Nokia are teaming up to deliver Orange multimedia services via Nokia's Linux-based MeeGo software platform
Microsoft Unveils Windows MultiPoint Server 2010
Microsoft has launched its Windows MultiPoint Server 2010, enabling multiple users to operate independently in a Windows environment while linked to a single host system
Citrix Launches ‘GoToManage’ Management Tool
Citrix GoToManage is an integrated web-based platform for controlling unattended IT infrastructure, aimed at cost-conscious businesses
VDI Vies To Host Client Workloads
New technology enables once-powerful desktop systems to be repurposed to host virtual desktop systems running modern operating systems
Review: OpenOffice.org 3.2 Offers Modest Improvements
Version 3.2 of the open source OpenOffice.org productivity suite delivers a handful of file format compatibility enhancements alongside continued gains in startup speed
Apache HTTP Web Server Turns 15
The Apache HTTP Web Server is celebrating its fifteenth birthday following its launch way back in the 1990s
How To Make Desktop Virtualisation Work with VDI
VDI, or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, promises to reduce the effort and cost of enterprise desktop management, but be careful how you implement it
Google Book Search Deal Still In Limbo
A US District judge has declined to rule on the Google Book Search deal, saying that he would instead write an opinion on the deal