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What Oracle Means For Java
Oracle's experience in Java could make it a better home for the technology than IBM, say insiders in the Java community
IBM Profits Drop by One Percent
Middleware and software development are bright spots, despite revenue going down by ten percent overall
HP Converges The Data Centre With Matrix
Hewlett-Packard has laucnhed a platform to combine servers, storage and networks into one resource - and called it the Matrix
Online Retailers Offered Carbon Offset Service
Ready-made application launched amid concerns about the future of carbon offsetting
The Studios Will Lose Out From Their Pirate Bay Victory
Content owners may be pleased with The Pirate Bay verdict, but they will lose out. Illegal downloads of movies and TV shows open massive marketing opportunities. Piracy is not all bad, says Joe Wilcox
Recession Fuels UK ID Theft Fears
Consumer fears over personal identity theft are rising because of the recession, a survey has found
Oracle Sun Deal Should Escape Antitrust Issues
If IBM had acquired Sun it could have led to a host of troubling government antitrust issues, but Oracle's $7.4 billion (£5.1bn) deal to acquire Sun is not likely to raise many antitrust concerns
Hitachi Steps Up Green IT Efforts
Hitachi chief executive Takashi Kawamura said the vendor will focus on “green mobility,” smart grids and the global expansion of the company's green data centres
Apple Least Bad PC Maker In Customer Service Poll
Forrester reports Apple rated highest on customer surveys ranking the usefulness, usability and enjoyableness of their interactions with PC makers
Unisys Beefs Up Server Virtualisation
Unisys is ramping up the virtualisation capabilities of its enterprise x86 servers by upgrading to Intel's Nehalem EP processors and VMware's latest version of its virtualisation platform
Obama Apppoints US’s First Ever CTO
First U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra faces a daunting challenge in coordinating and reforming the US federal government's technology systems.
VMware’s vSPhere: “Bigger, More Open, More Resilient”
The virtualisation giant is pretty pleased with its new "cloud OS", vSphere. Is it really that different from the competition. VMware's Reza Malekzadeh thinks so - and explained why.
VMware Launches “Cloud OS” vSphere
Upgrade to virtual infrastructure product boosts fault-tolerance and expands to smaller businesses, as well as including networks and storage
Oracle’s Sun Purchase Raises New Questions
Sun's new prospective owner Oracle explains why the IBM deal went sour. But will Oracle do hardware, and will it kill MySQL? Of course not, says Peter Judge
Oracle To Pay £5bn For Sun Microsystems
The terms of the deal represent significantly more money than the £4.5 billion cash offer that IBM reported had put on the table for Sun last month
Analyst Reveals Top Tips For Greener PCs
Companies offered advice on how to tackle inefficent PCs and peripherals
HP’s New Unix Includes Green Power Control
The latest HP UX version can cut power use, while improved ServiceGuard management should make virtual servers more reliable
Darling Warned IT Budget Cuts Could Cost Billions
Groups have called for budget support to UK digital media companies - while government IT pros fear losing their budgets
Conficker Infections Number In The Millions
Kaspersky manages to track down 200,000 actual IP addresses for the worm, but the total numer is in the millions
Pirate Bay – A Fair Verdict?
The Pirate Bay founders have been given prison sentences for enabling copyright theft. The verdict has been loudly protested, but Larry Seltzer says they got what they deserved
Alcatel-Lucent Improves Switch Security
New OS for AlcaLu switches includes an end-point gatekeeper from InfoExpress
Sprint Plans Fuel Cell For Mobile Network
Sprint aims to add more backup power at cell phone sites using hydrogen fuel cells
Google Has Big Hopes For Android OS
While Google's earning report exceeded some analyst expectations, the search engine giant is facing modest declines in revenue as it wrestles with a global economy in recession
Motorola May Spin-Off Handset Unit
Motorola originally announced the plan more than a year ago, but the slumping economy forced it to shelve the idea
Iron Mountain Launches Cloud Email Management
Iron Mountain has launched a cloud-based alternative to control e-mail that includes archiving, continuity, security and data leak prevention
Microsoft Developing Parallel Programming Language
Formerly known as “Maestro,” Axum is an incubation project that Microsoft is working on to help programmers tackle the issue of parallel programming in the .NET environment
Is It The End of the Road For Windows 2000?
With Windows XP entering Extended Support mode this week and Windows 2000 due to leave extended support on July 13 2010, Andrew Garcia suggests that now is a good time to start planning your next OS upgrade.
Knowledge Is Power – And Power Management Needs Data
It's no good trying to guess your way to a low-energy data centre, says Avocent's CTO Ben Grimes. You have to instrument your systems and get measurements
Pirate Bay: Four Found Guilty
A Swedish Court has sentenced the four owners of The Pirate Bay to a year's prison and a £2.4 million fine