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American Express Cardmembers Get Early Access To Twitter Ad Platform
The first 10,000 American Express small business merchants to register will get vouchers to test Twitter's new ad platform
Opera Acquires Two Mobile Advertising Firms
Norwegian browser maker Opera Software is purchasing advertising firms in both the US and the UK
Cisco Protests To EC About Microsoft’s Skype Deal
Cisco has accused the EC of not being circumspect about the interoperability implications of Microsoft's Skype acquisition
Barclays Launches Pingit For Mobile Money Transfers
UK bank Barclays launches smartphone app allowing money to be sent and received using a phone number
Patches Galore In February Security Fix Deluge
Between Microsoft's Patch Tuesday and Adobe's Shockwave update, IT departments have a heavy load of patches to apply
Twitter Enables Secure HTTPS By Default For All Users
Twitter joins Google to add HTTPS by default to protect users' privacy - leaving Facebook to make the move
Users Dislike Personalised Google Search Results
Google+ users have overwhelmingly given a collective thumbs down to personalised search results
Citrix Launches Open Source CloudStack 3
Citrix promises its first CloudStack release since it acquired the product will focus on openness, flexibility and completeness
Mozilla Confirms Metro Firefox Browser For Windows 8
Mozilla has confirmed plans to offer a classic and metro version of its Firefox browser for Windows 8
Canonical Goes Corporate With Ubuntu Remix
Canonical is taking aim at corporate users with the launch of Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix
Birst Looks To Ease Hadoop Adoption Concerns
Birst is offering to help companies battling with 'big data' after announcing support for Hadoop
Google+ Sees Sharp Rise In Unique Visitors
Google's social network had 20 million unique visitors in December, or nearly half that of Twitter, highlighting its rapid growth
Celebrating SUSE’s 20 Years Of Linux Love
SUSE's anniversary will be marked by a series of global events commemorating key technology, community and corporate milestones, says Darryl Taft
Windows 8 On ARM Details Highlight Hardware Differences
Windows 8 targets ARM's architecture in addition to Intel PCs, and Microsoft has finally detailed how this will work
Cabinet Office Launches Open Standards Consultation
The views of the IT community on what open standards should mean in government ICT are being sought in a new consultation
IBM Launches Free Online Security Training Tools
IBM releases downloadable training kits designed to help students, parents and teachers improve their Internet security
Google Touts Safe Browsing With Chrome 17
Google has released the stable version of its Chrome 17 web browser after handing over £6,627 in bug bounties
SAP HANA Offers Big Data Analytics For SMBs
SAP is targeting SMBs with the launch of two HANA analytics tools that will provide real-time data analysis
Alfresco Enterprise 4 Adds Free Public Cloud Support
Open source enterprise content management can reach out into the cloud very easily, says Alfresco
Commercial Open-Source Web Server Support Launched By NginX
NGINX enters the world of commercial services with support for its open-source Web server
RIM Continues Developer Push For BlackBerry 10
RIM's developer conference continues the company's chase of third-party developers for BlackBerry 10
BT And Verizon Team Up To Expand Telepresence Services
Partnership between the two telecommunications giants will broaden the reach of their face-to-face video conferencing
Google’s Existential Threat Mirrors Microsoft’s ‘Tidal Wave’ Warning
Google is facing a similar threat from Facebook that Microsoft faced with the Internet and, later, from Google itself, says Clint Boulton
Mobile Version Of OneNote Finally Arrives For Android Users
The "ultimate" organiser from Microsoft has now been released for note-takers with Android smartphones and tablets
Google ‘We Solve For X’ Targets The Big Technology Challenges
Google's "We Solve for X" initiative will enable some of the world's top thinkers to collaborate on worldwide challenges
Beta Chrome For Android Available For Newest Mobile Devices
Google has released a beta of Chrome for Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich", a mobile version of the popular desktop Web browser
IDC: Tech Spending To Rise In 2012
IT spending grew by 5 percent in 2011 as businesses invested in infrastructure, new software and mobile devices
The Dangerous World Of Bring Your Own Devastation (BYOD)
A Bring Your Own Device policy has many attractive attributes but the security risks can be enormous and, as yet, unfathomed, says Eric Doyle
Oracle Halts Denial Of Service Threat With Patches
Oracle has issued patches to close down a vulnerability that could cause a denial of service in some products