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Tech Success Awards: When The Cloud Is Right
By moving Orbian's IT into Adapt’s Virtual Data Centre, Andrew Notman and his team saved money and won our Cloud Project Of The Year award
UK Battles Brussels To Kill Data Privacy Regulation
Lord McNally wants lightweight privacy rules instead of the EU's proposed tough Regulation
Data Services Must Overcome Privacy Fears – O2
If providers can't convince users to trust them, the economy will suffer, says Ronan Dunne of O2
Facebook CEO To Take Political Action
Mark Zuckerberg wants more open immigration to the US
Raspberry Pi Contest Unlocks Coding Delights
Frazer Bennett had a ball as 40 schoolkids showed PA Consulting their Raspberry Pi skills
Reports: Blackstone Competing To Take Dell Private
Will Investment firm Blackstone Group scupper Michael Dell's plans for his firm?
Using The Public Web For Big Data
Large-scale data as a service will let businesses combine the public web with private data, says Mark Little of Red Hat
ARM CEO Warren East To Retire
ARM leader hands on the baton
Angel Activist Or Demon Hacker? The Madness Of Weev
AT&T "hacker" Weev hates Government, but told TechWeekEurope of his Mormonism - and his plans to run for Congress
Reuters Social Media Editor Charged With Helping Anonymous Hackers
Los Angeles Times page allegedly defaced with the assistance of Reuters deputy social media editor
Android Boss Andy Rubin Steps Down
The influential boss of the Android OS, Andy Rubin, has stepped down to concentrate on other projects
Cheap 3D Printing Is Disruptive, But Not A Threat
3D printing could produce cheap copies of anything. Don't worry, says Wayne Rash
Post-PWN2OWN: Are Exploit Sellers Playing Nicer?
PWN2OWN paid money for security attacks. It could mark a turning point controversy over exploit sellers, says Tom Brewster
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty – We Are Selling To Marketeers
IBM's new CEO Virginia Rometty impresses Darryl Taft as she shifts IBM's sights
GPS Jamming: eLoran Offers Solution To A Dangerous Problem
Professor David Last from General Lighthouse Authorities tells TechWeekEurope why we need eLoran – the land-based alternative to GPS
Vint Cerf Says Google Wrong Over Real Names
Google is facing criticism from an unlikely source, after its chief Internet evangelist said it was wrong over user IDs
BitCoin: The Currency Of The Future?
Dan Charbonneau from CBT Nuggets explains what BitCoin support can do for your business
RSA 2013: Get The Lawyers, Offensive Security Is Go
CrowdStrike's George Kurtz is leading the industry into offensive security and a legal minefield awaits
RSA 2013: Vint Cerf Issues Challenge To Secure Internet Of Things
A version of common cryptography could be the answer to securing Internet of Things
Not MWC 2013: BlackBerry Z10 Beating Expectations, Says Heins
BlackBerry's Thorsten Heins says the Z10 is selling well, and is influencing the strategic review of the company
2013 Will Be Make Or Break For SaaS – Analyst
Software as a service (SaaS) sounds good, but the sums don't add up, says Anthony Miller
Businesses: Avoid Microsoft’s Azure Screen Of Death
No one seems to have been hurt by Microsoft's Windows Azure cock-up. Peter Judge thinks maybe that's because no one is using it
IT Life: Improving Your Memory
Fusion-io CEO David Flynn talks about Fusion-io, Steve Wozniak and Nigerian spam emails
US Plans Assault On Cyber IP Thieves
US attorney general Eric Holder plans to wage war on IP thieves from China
The 4G Auction Fizzled – Hurrah!
The 4G auction raised far less than the Treasury hoped, yet Peter Judge things there may be some reasons to cheer
Why Opera Software Bought Skyfire
Skyfire CEO Jeffrey Glueck tells why browser maker Opera wants his tech, in the new WebKit-based world
IT Life: Tablets, BlackBerrys and Managed Print Services
What makes Jim Reed happy? Tablets, and a nifty printer services deal that saves Nottingham University a packet
President Obama Signs Cyber-Security Executive Order
Analysts have welcomed Obama's signing of an executive order to protect critical infrastructure from cyber attack
Alcatel Lucent Boss Verwaayen Steps Down As Losses Mount
Former BT boss leaves telecoms kit maker after four years