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Tory Paper Demands Government Give Back Our Data
A new Conservative think tank report is calling for citizen-centric, open source IT development to put an end to wasteful, monolithic central government IT projects.
600 Windows Mobile Apps Will Take On the iPhone App Store
They'd better be very, very good apps to take on Apple's hordes
Who Would be Brazil In The Java World Cup?
Not Sun or Oracle, but SpringSource, according to their CEO Rod Johnson; a recent survey and work on java specs with Google supports his opinion
What Do Intel And Nokia Actually Plan To Do?
Intel and Nokia announced a technology partnership. It's clearly about mobile devices, and Linux. But what exactly are they planning to do?
Java Store Could Beat iPhone App Store, Says Sun
Compared to the Java Store, Apple's iPhone App Store could be just a "rounding error", according to James Gosling, the creator of the Java language
James Gosling: Sun Is Better Off At Oracle Than At IBM
The future for Java is an unknown, says its creator James Gosling. But at least Sun Microsystems is owned by a software company - albeit one with a "colourful" reputation
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.
Gartner: Invest Now For The Recovery
Use green IT, virtualisation and the cloud to prepare for future growth, says analyst firm
Ingres Bundled With JBoss Middleware
Ingres has bundled its database software with Red Hat's JBoss middleware in a nod to application developers
Carbon Reporting Model To Meet Future UK Laws
With the UK government about to impose mandatory carbon accounting, PwC has produced a reporting model which it says will do the business
Scotland Gets Europe’s Largest Wind Farm, and Smart Power Training
Engineers will take smart grids across Scotland thanks to a government backed Energy Academy
Mozilla Hopes Jetpack API Will Take Off
Mozilla Labs wants the open-source development community to try out Jetpack, the lab's new API
Local Government Sets Green Computing Example
Local government is stealing a march on central government in its use of virtualisation to harness cost savings and power efficiencies,
Storage Economics: When Data Meets Dough
If you think storage is cheap, you aren't doing your sums right. The big picture, with power, carbon, and legal costs, adds up to a new discipline, says Hitachi Data Systems' David Merrill - a storage economist
SuperMicro’s Dual Xeon Workstation Doesn’t Pull Any Punches
SuperMicro's workstation sports a pair of quadcore Intel Xeon (Nehalem) processors and well matched components for major performance at a price you'll like.
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
ECMAScript 5: The Long-Awaited Javascript Update
Ten years in the making, Javascript 5 doesn't break new ground but contains useful enhancements.
Windows 7’s Costly Compatibility Issues
Polished yes, but elevated costs ensuring hardware and software compatibility may hold back business adoption of Windows 7
Wireless Can Beat The Recession – If It’s Playful
The recession may slow the market for mobile devices, but innovations in mobile services could speed up, according to experts
UK Government Backs Research ‘Hubs’ For Digital Life
Research centre investments can change the way we live, says science minister
Vendors Want Open Standards For Cloud Computing
The group will look at ways to develop standards that create interoperability between private and public clouds
Sun Escapes £69m Lawsuit
Versata claimed Sun stole its technology for a product configurator designed to model a software development project throughout the entire product cycle
Five Developers Who Think the Palm Pre is a Winner
Its easy operating system, WebOS, may just allow the Pre to tap web developers for cool apps to compete with the iPhone.
Users Have Doubts Over Green Outsourcing
The recession has dampened end users' enthusiasm for "green" IT outsourcing contracts
Apple Picks Up Pace Towards Snow Leopard Release
Test builds show Apple's operating system developers are hard at work pushing to get out the next major version of the Mac OS X
Samsung, LG, RIM Get Q1 Handset Shipment Boost
Samsung, LG and BlackBerry maker RIM helped boost the first quarter's handset sales to 258 million
No Shortage of Security Vulnerabilities at RSA
There was plenty of talk about the latest threats at the RSA Conference in San Francisco last week
Facebook Takes Twitter Swipe, Opens Feeds To Developers
Facebook is expected to announce its plans to open up its feeds to third party developers so they can build services on top of them
Oracle Will Dim The Lights Of Sun
Oracle's acquisition will end one of the most inspirational high-tech companies in Silicon Valley history. And it's a sad day for the open-source community, which loses a champion, says Joe Wilcox