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Raspberry Pi Held Up By CE Certification
The £22 Raspberry Pi PC needs the CE mark for sales in Europe (assuming no mutant lizards)
It’s All Go For Google’s Programming Language Release
Google has introduced version 1.0 of its Go programming language, after nearly two years of development and testing
Facebook Heads For $5bn May IPO
Private trades are closed, as Mark Zuckerberg plans to float Facebook in May
Avaya Cloud Brings UC And Video Collaboration For All
The Collaborative Cloud framework makes it easier for businesses to access unified communications technology
Microsoft Cuts Loose Its ASP.NET Technology Into Open-Source
Microsoft has open sourced more of its Web development technology and is accepting community code submissions
Jive’s Gamified Intranet Makes Businesses More Social
Jive uses "gamification", the use of game-design techniques and mechanics, to make enterprise intranets more interesting
Oracle: Cabinet Office Deal to Save Taxpayers £75m
Oracle aims to break government silos in reduced data contract with Cabinet Office
Zuckerberg Visits China As Facebook Releases Harvard Emails
Holiday visit while Facebook is active on several fronts
Lenovo Targets Enterprises With Mobile App Store Launch
Lenovo has launched an app store geared towards enterprises and corporate users, and not consumers
McAfee Offers Free MySQL Security Tool
McAfee's open source security audit plug-in for MySQL s aimed at cloud deployments and businesses
Friends Reunited Relaunches As Nostalgia Site
Owner Brightsolid wants users memories as the veteran social network re-emerges
SAS Introduces Graphical Analytics Tool
SAS Visual Analytics applies analytics to massive amounts of data and allows it to be shared via the web or iPad
Researchers Discover Android Denial Of Service Exploit
Italian researchers have uncovered an Android vulnerability which could render a device unusable through a DoS attack
Government Outsources Universal Credit IT To India
The DWP signs agreement with Accenture and IBM to establish delivery centres in India
Facebook Condemns Employers Asking For Job Seekers’ Passwords
Facebook is officially pushing back against employers who want job applicants to disclose their Facebook passwords
Prototype Approved App Marketplace Launched By US Army
The US Army has launched a marketplace prototype for approved apps while the Air Force has bought into the iPad revolution
IBM’s India Expansion Continues With Opening Of Punjab Office
IBM expands further in India with its seventh new office in a year opening in Ludhiana in the Punjab
SMBs Turn To Social Media And Internet For Marketing
Small businesses are increasingly using social media and the Internet to drive their marketing
Facebook Bolsters Legal Defences By Purchasing 750 IBM Patents
Pre-IPO Facebook has bought 750 patents from IBM to better defend against Yahoo's lawsuit
Moxie Spaces Integrates Customer Service And Enterprise Social Network
The Spaces cloud service not only networks employees with contractors and partners, but also brings in customer service
Google Set To Pull Plug On Wave
Google Wave is still going in read-only mode, but the collaboration tool will finally be shut down in April
Dell Makes OpenStack Cloud Platform Available In UK
Open source cloud platform will be powered by PowerEdge C servers and Crowbar management software
Iceland To Use Open Source Software For All Public Sector IT
This year, Iceland's public institutions start to shift to open source
Adobe Kicks Off Digital Marketing Summit With Digital Marketing Suite Additions
Restructured Adobe launches its Digital Marketing Summit 2012 with social marketing, personalisation and predictive marketing tools
The ‘New Dell’ Talks Public Sector Problems And HP’s Fall
We talk with Dell's Kevin Jones and Tim Sheppard about attacking the public sector market and its rivals' troubles.
EMC Combines Big Data, Social Nets And App Development With Pivotal Labs Buy
Pivotal Tracker will combine with EMC's Chorus to harmonise applications for Big Data developers
Microsoft Outlook 15 Being Revamped For Social World
Microsoft is reportedly revamping its Outlook calendar and integrating social networking and Hotmail into the email manager
Linux Kernel 3.3 Re-Integrates Android
The new Linux 3.3 has brought Google's Android code back into the mainstream, a boost for developers
Adobe Discover Gets Cross-Visit Analytics
Adobe is giving its digital marketing suite the ability to analyse patterns across multiple customer visits