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Industry Must Tackle IPv4 Depletion
The IT industry has ignored the availability of IPv6 addresses for too long at the risk of adding unnecessary risk and complexity to internet architectures, says Axel Pawlik, managing director of RIPE NCC.
Cloud Ushers In New Security Frontier
Widespread adoption of cloud computing is likely to entail a plethora of management and security challenges, warns original Windows NT developer Mark Shavlik
Opera Boss Welcomes Browser Ballot In IE Case
The CEO of Opera, Jon Tetzchner, talks to eWEEK about some of the latest developments in the antitrust case it brought against Microsoft in the European Union courts
Open Source Will Change Enterprises, Says BT Guru
Software licences are a fiction, and open source is ready for use by every consumer, says Jeremy Ruston, BT's head of open source innovation.
Recession Hasn’t Killed Data Centre Demand
Is the recession cutting demand for data centre space? Not according to analyst Nick Mayes of PAC Consulting.
Ballmer: Windows 7 Will Save £100 A Year
The cloud is here - within limits - said CEO Steve Ballmer, in a London visit to promote Windows 7 and the rest of Microsoft's current catalaogue
Savvis Says Spirit Will Convince Cloud Skeptics
With the Spirit cloud infrastructure project on the launchpad, Savvis' CTO Bryan Doerr has plenty to say when we ask him whether users are ready to trust the cloud
It’s Not That Hard To Write a Smartphone Operating System!
It's easier to write a mobile operating system than we've been led to believe, says Steve Brazier - and some of them will hit netbooks
The Cloud Has Better Patching And Scaling
Video: Cloud-based applications do not play Russian roulette with security, says Eran Feigenbaum, stage magician and head of security at Google Apps
Smartphone Versus Netbook: Can Nokia Jump The Gap?
Nokia's PC isn't a game-changer like Apple's phone, says Steve Brazier of Canalys. But maybe it doesn't have to be
Cisco: Smart Grids Mean More Security Risks For Utilities
Smart grids have been championed by governments around the world as a way to help utility companies and consumers cut costs and hopefully lower carbon emissions but there are risks involved
Broadband Britain Needs Wi-Fi, Not 3G
3G can't connect up the off-net millions, but Wi-Fi can, says Selina Lo, chief executive of Ruckus Wireless
Solid State Disks Fill The I/O Gap
The I/O controller was once a humble device, but it's the key to creating evolved storage systems that get the best out of solid-state and spinning disk evolved into a data conditioning platform
Red Hat’s Whitehurst: What Next For Open Source?
Red Hat can't match Microsoft or Oracle's marketing budgets, but the open source paradigm gives it an advantage in the long term, chief executive Jim Whitehurst told eWEEK Europe
Turning virtualisation management into a virtue
Virtualisation held the promise of simplifying IT infrastructures, but ended up creating another abstracted management layer, says Veeam's CEO, Ratmir Timashev
HP Claims Victory In Virtualisation Standards
Two standards are on their way for network virtualisation in the data centre. There's an open alternative to the proprietary parts of Cisco's UCS, says HP Procurve's CTO
Amazon Profits From Early Cloud Start
Other vendors have arrived on the scene, but Amazon is reaping the benefits of pioneering the concept of cloud computing resources, says vice president Adam Selipsky
BT: Super-Fast Broadband Will Change Business
Government plans for super-fast broadband need a lot of work - but BT is pushing ahead with its own roll-out
Moore’s Law – Still Driving Down The IT Footprint
Processing per kiloWatt hour is doubling according to the law laid down by Gordon Moore 50 years ago. And researcher Jonathan Koomey thinks this could help save the world
BT: Digital Britain Needs New Thinking
BT has plenty of ideas to help meet the Digital Britain plans for a universal broadband service - but the government needs to work out what services users need, says BT's corporate strategy director
Ingres: Why Vectorising Data Analysis Could Change Everything
Cheaper data analysis could alter the way businesses run, says Ingres' Ketan Karia
The Green Benefits Of Wireless Power
Does the world need another way to deliver power without wires? Yes, if it stops us using wasteful batteries, says Eric Giler of Witricity
Google: The Limits Of Security
Don't ask to run Google Apps on your own server. If you want that, you're wrong, says Google's Eran Feigenbaum. But does Google use two-factor authentication or not?
Why Should We Trust A Green Printer Maker?
Users need to save money and resources by printing less, but printer vendors want to sell more printers. There's no conflict, says Graham Long of Samsung: it's up to vendors to face the inevitable and lead the way
Google: Cloud Apps Are MORE Secure, Not Less
When Twitter lost data from Google Docs, the idea of cloud apps took a knock. Google's Eran Feigenbaum says we're missing the point - the cloud is more secure than the data centre
Ingres: We’re Gaining From The MySQL Meltdown
Customers are turning from MySQL to Ingres in the face of Oracle, says Ingres CEO Roger Burkhardt. And he's not impressed with the UK government's flaccid open source policy
Unifying Communications to Weather The Economic Storm
While the focus during this recession may have turned to green IT and virtualisation for IT savings, Michael Bayer of Avaya argues the case for unified communications.
Open Source Flies In A Recession, Says Ingres
Open source software is the only way for users to meet the economic crisis, says Roger Burkhardt of Ingres. But they will have to take some short term pain to get out of proprietary licence structures.
Keeping Up With The Demand For Flexible Working
The modern flexible worker is more demanding than ever, says Mark Dixon. He's just overhauled the technology in his chain of Regus serviced offices