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IBM Acquisition Boosts Smart Buildings Strategy

Tririga buy targets sustainable initiatives and capital project management capabilities

Keep Using SecurID, Despite The RSA Breach

Thieves have stolen information from RSA relating to SecurID. Don't panic, says Wayne Rash, keep other security strong

UK Business Embraces Twitter Aged Five

Five years after its launch, the microblogging platform is now a firm external enterprise communications fixture

Enterprises Support Thousands Of Obsolete Apps

Legacy applications are an increasing burden despite the latest modernisation options, says Capgemini

Each Data Breach Costs UK Firms £1.9m

British organisations are continuing to suffer from data loss, despite increased prevention measures

Reding Unveils EU Data Protection Law Update

Non-EU companies such as Google and Facebook could face legal action of they violate EU privacy regulations

Web Inventor Stands Up For The Open Internet

Tim Berners-Lee says ISPs must uphold net neutrality as they strive to manage increasing data on the web

Pitcom Warns Government Against Internet Regulation

The Parliamentary IT Committee uses recent Arab revolts as a powerful argument for net neutrality

Gartner Tackles Greener, Leaner Data Centre Issues

In its latest reports and summit meetings, Gartner is addressing the four pillars of data centre efficiency

UK’s SMEs Look On The Bright Side, Says Cisco

Smaller UK businesses believe they will drive the UK's economic recovery this year, according to a Cisco survey

Women In IT: Addressing The Gender Gap

Women in IT can expect to be paid 81.8 percent of what men earn. It's time for an industry-wide change in mindset, says Tony Kontzer

Japan Disaster Demonstrates Importance Of Backup

The Japan earthquake should serve as a wake-up call for IT managers about preparing for such events

Fluid Dynamics Helps Cool Data Centres

Data centres get a tool which models air flow, to help eliminate hot spots and cut wasted energy

Online Slacking Offends eWEEK Readers

Online time wasting topped our poll of painful office costs. Next, tell us which way your IT budget is going

AWS Adds CloudFront Secure Access Management

Amazon updates its cloud security with Identity and Access Management (IAM) for AWS CloudFront

“Big Data” Boot Camps Launched By IBM

IBM's skills initiative offers free boot-camp training to help IT workers to tackle emerging Big Data issues

Red Hat Updates JBoss SOA Platform

Red Hat extends data services integration with JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 5.1

EU Agency Report Targets Botnets

Cyber security agency ENISA has made recommendations on tackling criminal networks

IBM Funds Glasgow Smarter City Initiative

Big Blue will work with organisations in Glasgow to help find better ways to live, work and play

Insights Provide View On Facebook Metrics

Real-time analytics for social plugins develops traffic and clickthrough visibility

Virtual Offices Offer Savings, Finds Survey

Virtual PBX survey finds midmarket companies saving with virtual office implementations

Central Government Trials Energy Visualisation

Intergence and GEO are teaming up to provide the Foreign Office with a new energy monitoring solution

Metadata Could Tame Unstructured Information

Organisations are drowning in unstructured data - the only way to get control is metadata, says IDC

McAfee Expands Cloud Data Centre To London

Intel acquisition does not slow regional email, web and security services expansion

NComputing Signs Fujitsu Virtualisation Deal

Multi-workplace solutions to integrate multiple devices and operating software

Nokia Sells Qt Licensing And Services

Nokia is selling the commercial licensing and services business for its Qt app development framework to Digia

Western Digital’s Hitachi Storage Buy Is A Gamble

Western Digital will soon own half of the world's HDD market. But why take a risk on a waning technology, asks Chris Preimesberger

Women’s Day Spotlights Gaps in IT

International day of celebration reveals gaps in technology access, employment and opportunity

Intel Mobilises vPro Marketing To Target SMB Security

Intel has fulfilled its promise to add more advanced capabilities to vPro on its Sandy Bridge processors