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Vyatta: Software Defined Networking Depends On Standards
The key thing for software defined networking is open standards and commodity hardware, says Vyatta's Kelly Herrell
Why Coca-Cola Should Have Admitted It Was Hacked
Coca-Cola was reportedly hacked in 2009 and is still keeping quiet about it. Such reticence hurts all of us, says Tom Brewster
Exclusive Deals Could Scupper Microsoft’s ‘Killer’ Windows Phone 8 Hardware
If Microsoft is so keen to convert users to Windows Phone 8, Steve McCaskill says, why is it restricting choice?
IT Life: Driving Networking Technology Forward
Networking is meat and drink to Peter Jennings of MLL Telecom - but he finds time to drive and care for a vintage Austin 7
Governments To Show ‘Public Demonstrations Of Cyber War Power’
Cyber war is coming and governments are going to flex their muscles in the coming months, says Mikko Hypponen
Wireless Charging: Qi Claims Lead On Powermat’s PMA
Qi wireless charging is way ahead of Powermat, says Wireless Power Consortium chair Menno Treffers.
Acer: We Are Aggressive About Touch
Acer’s Jerry Kao talks to TechWeekEurope about the future of touchscreen
Apple Execs Take The Blame For Apple’s Flaws
Two executives are being laid off by Apple. The one common factor is they are taking the blame for Apple's failures, says Peter Judge
Open Root: The Grandfather Of The Internet Takes On ICANN
FRANCE: Louis Pouzin invented a precursor to the Internet's TCP/IP's protoool, and now he wants to break ICANN's monopoly on top level domains
I’m In The Queue: Windows 8 Midnight Launch
Max Smolaks spent a cold night at the midnight Windows 8 launch in London
The Unanswered Questions Of Cloud Technology
Cloud computing is being sold widely - but are there still questions to answer on the technolotgy questions? Peter Judge finds out
HP Will Play Violin To Its Storage Customers
HP willl lead on 3Par for storage deals, but you can bet Violin will have a place in the orchestration, says Chris Preimesberger
Let’s Save Data Centres From Stupid Austerity!
Data centres' contribution to our economy will be enormous, and they richly deserve a tax break in the form of a climate change agreement, says Peter Judge
Bad Education: How The Security Community Has Failed
Government, industry and even journalists have failed to educate the public on security. Tom Brewster explains how we can all help clean up the mess we've made
What Happens If We Can’t Get Big Data Skills?
Big Data may be risky, but it's cheap enough to learn on the job, says Peter Judge
Doug Cutting: Big Data Is No Bubble
Even the hype can't spoil the real future of Big Data, says Hadoop creator Doug Cutting
IT Life: Complexities Are Fascinating
TechWeekEurope chats to Pravin Paratey, CTO at Affectv, about the appeal of complex problems, wearable computing and his days as a codebreaker for the Indian navy
Citrix Should Go Home And Rethink Its Life
Cloud and mobile are boring, and Citrix needs to get better at exciting customers, says Tom Brewster
Windows 8 Will Disrupt Mobile Device Market in 2013
Windows 8 will bring both choice and confusion to the market, thinks Robert Mulins
Google May Win, Whether Or Not It Bows To EU Privacy Pressure
Changes to Google's privacy policy may come through in response to the EU regulators. But Peter Judge wonders if they will have any lasting impact
IBM PureSystems – A Bit Of Cloud For Mainframes?
IBM PureSystems are a quiet revolution, says IBM's Tikiri Wanduragala
Why Data Centre Emissions Need To Be Counted Separately
Data centres should have their own climate change agreement, and not be in the CRC tax, says Peter Judge
Xerox: How Research Can Make Services Green
Xerox Research gets to work on efficiency for its growing services business, says Tom Blodgett
Tinkoff: How To Build An Online Business In Russia
RUSSIA: Entrepreneur Oleg Tinkov visits London to talk about his latest projects – Tinkoff Credit Systems and Tinkoff Digital
Nokia S40 Support Is Key For Asha Feature Phone Success
Support for the aging S40 platform is crucial to getting the next billion people online says Nokia's Ana Mangahas
Windows Server 2012 Is Cloud-Augmented, Not Cloud-Hosted
Windows Server 2012 does not change the traditional model for Windows servers - it just extends it with cloud delivery, says Microsoft's Wayne Mayer
Could Raspberry Pi Cook Up Green Data Centres?
Low energy ARM processors are ready to take over the data centre. They need some software, and the Raspberr Pi can help, says Peter Judge
Software AG: What Is This Process Stuff About?
Software AG has staked out business process automation - but what does that mean? Darren Roos tells us
Raspberry Pi To Spur The ARM Server Revolution
How could the humble Raspberry Pi help get more ARM servers in data centres? Chris Tyler, one of the people behind Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix, shares his thoughts