Politicians may get votes by binning wind power, says Peter Judge, but tech firms still see the benefit
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Commonwealth Games 2014: Cisco Sees Value In Sporting Partnerships
Cisco UK CEO Phil Smith says the Commonwealth Games partnership will benefit both Glasgow and the company for years to come
IT Life: Taking On Development Donkey Work
Ross Mason invented Mule to make development easier. As strategy VP at Mulesoft, he says don't taken anything for granted
Welcome To The Era Of Co-Opetition
The deal beetween Apple and IBM signals a change in how large technology businesses approach competition, says Anne Cave-Penney from Capgemini
Data Has No Nationality
Governments and individuals may want it otherwise, but Peter Judge thinks data will always find its way across borders
‘Risk-Averse’ Technology Operation Powers Successful Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
The Glasgow 2014 team needed 2400 PCs, 520Gbps of bandwidth and 123TB of storage to deliver a successful Commonwealth Games, but it wasn't ready for the cloud
Australian Students’ Anaemia Diagnosis Tool Wins Microsoft Imagine Cup
Two medical students receive a $50,000 cheque from Microsoft after winning worldwide finals with an app that can diagnose anaemia
UK Team Brings Its Local Social Network To Imagine Cup 2014
A social network developed during telepresence meetings is fighting for the $50,000 Innovation prize
IT Life: Storage Guy Adores A Vacuum
IT Life: Storage Guy Adores A Vacuum
Packaged Malware Is Getting More Evasive, Warns McAfee
Security vendor believes AETs are a serious problem ignored by the majority of its competitiors
Why Vendors, Not Users, Must Cut Phone Emissions
Don't expect users to act on the increasing greenhouse gas emissions their phones cause, says Peter Judge. It's an industry issue.
Commonwealth Games 2014: How Tech Helped Elinor Barker Become A World Champion
Wales and Team GB's Elinor Barker tells us how technology helps her train, compete and help anti-doping officials fight the battle against drugs
Review: 4TB G-Drive By G-Technology
This perforated aluminium box offers capacity and speed
IT Life: How Databases Will Change The World
Open source databases that meet business challenges will produce great changes, says Patrik Saller
Operation Emmental Targets Banks That Use Two-Factor Authentication
Cyber criminal gang devises a new, complex method of hijacking SMS to steal money
IC Tomorrow Wants To Remove Barriers For UK Startups
The Technology Strategy Board explains how IC tomorrow's government funded contests and networking events help UK startups get to market
Will Microsoft’s Wind Of Change Hit Amazon?
Microsoft's purchase of a wind farm will increase pressure on Amazon to respond to environmentalists, says Peter Judge
IT Life: The Scot Who’s Connecting The Commonwealth Games
Cisco's Donald McLaughlin is networking the Commonwealth Games, in his home town of Glasgow
XtremIO: Not All Flash Arrays Are Created Equal
Miroslav Klivansky, chief technologist at XtremIO, talks about the many flavours of flash storage products
IT Life: A Pen Test Is Mightier Than A Promise
The security market needs to hold onto honesty, says Ken Munro
Should The UK Climate Change Agreement Favour Colos?
Thanks to a green tax break, co-location providers and cloud services get cheaper electricity than in-house IT, says Peter Judge
Caterham: How Tech Fuelled An F1 Challenge
What IT does an F1 team need to operate both trackside and in the factory and what does the future hold for Caterham F1?
IT Life: No Identity Crisis For ID Expert
Richard Parris built Meccano models. Now he makes identity and credential management systems
App Intelligence Is Just The Ticket For London Travel
As London buses say 'goodbye' to cash fares, travel and mobile payment apps will become increasingly important, predicts Tom Levey, chief technologist at AppDynamics
European Data Centre Efficiency Standard Raises Concerns
There's a new data centre efficiency measure. Peter Judge does the maths but remains unconvinced
IT Life: Sweet Success In The Cloud
Cloud provider Stephen Bedford likes West Ham, the Sinclair Spectrum, and desserts
NFV – The Most Effective Roadmap Is To Start Now
Mobile operators should start investing in Network Function Virtualisation for an easy path towards SDN, says Skyfire CEO Nitin Bhandari
The Internet Of Things Waits On Standards
Great idea, but the Internet is going nowhere till it has settled on a standard, says Peter Judge
Wimbledon Boosts Social Media Monitoring With IBM SoftLayer
Wimbledon and IBM celebrate 25th anniversary with new innovations for this year's Championships
IT Life: Quantum Computing And Gibson Guitars
Matt Finnie looks forward to quantum computers, but appreciates classic designs