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Recession Drives Green IT Into Data Centres
Despite squeezed budgets, green IT is changing tech buying behaviour and data centre structures.
Canonical Puts Ubuntu Enterprise Services Into The Cloud
Canonical, the founder of the Ubuntu Linux project, has launched new professional services to help and support users building private clouds.
Firefox 3.5 Armed with Privacy Controls
Mozilla adds new privacy features to the latest version of Firefox in response to features in Internet Explorer 8, Apple Safari and Google Chrome
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.
Oracle Deal DOJ Delays Simply an “Irritation” for Sun
The US Federal government has decided to spend more time performing due diligence on the proposed Oracle-Sun merger, while Java open source licensing may be emerging as sticking point.
Microsoft To Open Green Cloud Dublin, Chicago Data Centres
Microsoft plans to roll out two new data centres in Dublin and Chicago in July, preparing for increased demand for cloud-based services such as Azure and Bing.
Adobe Shuts Up Shop For Cost-Saving Week
Adobe Systems has shuttered its North American operations for the week of 29 June in a cost cutting manoeuvre, according to published reports.
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.
Microsoft Moves Into Energy Metering
New online application beta aims to help US consumers track, understand and reduce home energy usage.
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.