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Backup Tapes Go Missing From Government Agency
Another government agency suffers a data loss scandal, after the UK's Rural Payments Agency loses tapes containing payment and banking details of every farmer in England
Security Researchers Uncover SSL Vulnerability
Tech companies are rushing to patch the SSL security protocol following the discovery of a potentially "devastating" flaw
Microsoft Takes Teachers To Brazil
Amid calls from local authorities to use open source software and cut costs, Microsoft is holding a teachers' conference in Brazil
EC Compromise Allows Mandelson Net Cut-Off Plan
The Fifth Of November exploded activists' hopes that an EU law would prevent Lord Mandelson's plans to force the cut-off of illegal file-sharers
Housing Workforce To Use Fibre For Mobile Working
A Yorkshire housing association has gone all high tech after enabling mobile working for tradespeople employed on its properties, thanks to a deal with ntl:Telewest Business
Siemens Integrates Twitter Into Communications App
At the VoiceCon 2009 show in San Francisco, officials with the Siemens Enterprise Communications Group will show off the upcoming integration of Twitter with the company's OpenScape UC application
Intel Accused Of “Bribery and Coercion” In New Anti-Trust...
The N.Y. Attorney General's office is accusing Intel of using bribes and coercion to pressure OEMs, including HP, Dell and IBM, into favoring its products over those from rival AMD
Microsoft Cuts Another 800 Jobs Worldwide
Microsoft confirms plans to cut another 800 employees from its worldwide payroll, as part of its longer-term plan to eliminate 5,000 positions
Sybase Database Tools Boost iPhone’s Business Credentials
Sybase launched new product offerings for the iPhone with an eye toward increasing the smartphone's enterprise functionality
Cisco’s Chambers Sees Brighter Economic Future
Cisco CEO John Chambers says the economic recovery in the IT industry is picking up momentum
Parallels Takes Fight To VMware With Desktop 5
Parallels continues to take on virtualisation giant VMware after it launched Desktop 5 for Mac
Perot Reborn as Dell Services
Dell has finalised its multi billion dollar tender offer for Perot Systems, which it will use to take on IT services giants IBM and HP
Cisco EMC Cloud Venture Launched Under Acadia Name
New company still doesn't have a CEO or a headquarters, but this shouldn't worry a virtualisation expert
HD2 Smartphone Hits UK Shores This Week
The sleek HD2 handset from HTC is to arrive in the UK this week, but US customers will have to wait until next year
Toshiba Launches Laptop Trade-In Program
Toshiba has launched a laptop trade-in scheme that could include up to £150 cash back for an old machine
War Torn Burundi Sees Future In IT Outsourcing
One of the world's poorest countries is following offer African nations in looking to IT offshore services and crowd-sourcing
HP Takes On Datacentre Rivals With Converged Infrastructure
Hewlett-Packard is pulling together its network and server strength into a converged infrastructure to take on Cisco and others
IBM: Fossil Fuel Companies Are Climate Change Victims, Not...
Skirting carefully around the fact that fossil fuels contribute to climate change, IBM has plenty of advice for how oil and gas companies can respond to the threat from global warming
Red Hat Undercuts Microsoft With Server Virtualisation Tool
Red Hat is rolling out its Enterprise Virtualization for Servers platform, which is aimed at heterogeneous server environments and cloud computing deployment
Microsoft Goes On Cloud Cost Cutting Offensive
Microsoft cuts the prices of its Business Productivity Suite as it seeks to block cloud-based competition from Google, Oracle and other companies
French Regulator Slices Apple iPhone Free Of Orange
After a French regulatory agency votes against the exclusive deal between Orange and Apple to distribute the iPhone in France, both companies agree to comply
Microsoft Invests £60K In Open Source Apache Foundation
Microsoft may have helped its status with the open-source community by reiterating its pledge to deliver $100,000 (£60,700) to the Apache Software Foundation over the next few years.
Nokia Siemens To Axe Nearly 10 Percent Of Staff
Economic pressures force Nokia Siemens to eliminate close to 6,000 jobs from its workforce
Apple Update Kills Intel Atom Support
The latest software upgrade to Apple's Snow Leopard has ended support for Intel Atom chips, reports are suggesting
Cisco Believes Tandberg Offer Is Fair
Cisco is playing hard ball after an executive said that its takeover offer of $3 billion for Tandberg is a fair price for the video conferencing rival
Sony Ericsson Launches Xperia X10 Android Smartphone
Sony Ericsson has taken the wraps off its first Google Android-based device, the Xperia X10, which will go on sale in early 2010
M86 Beefs Up Web Security With Finjan Acquisition
M86 Security is to acquire most of the assets of Finjan, a provider of web gateway security appliances
Former YouSendIt Boss Charged With DoS Attack
The former CEO of YouSendIt has been charged with denial-of-service against the company, highlighting the dangers of disgruntled staff
Data Centres: Does Reliability Clash With Efficiency?
New data centres are more efficient than their predecessors, but they have to be reliable too. Peter Judge asks - what happens when the need for reliability clashes with the demand for efficiency?