The direct model did away with the old way of buying PCs. Now it's time to apply cloud economics to the data centre and slash the management costs, says Dell's Raj Kushwaha
March 27, 2009
Vodafone’s Tweet Treat – Users Twitter For Free
Vodafone is letting its customers to tweet for free over SMS. The trial offer has been welcomed by analysts, but dismissed as opportunistic by bloggers.
Psyb0t – The First Linux Botnet
Psyb0t exposes router and broadband vunerabilities.
Earth Hour Energy Use May Outweigh Savings
People blogging about Saturday's Earth Hour, and watching it on television, may use more power than is saved by switching lights off for an hour - but it's a symbol, say organisers
Google’s Enterprise Credibility Is On the Line
Security flaws reported in Google Docs have been described. If Google doesn't take these reports seriously, it will lose the enterprise users it is gaining, says Michael Hickins
iPhone Boosts UK Mobile Internet
Three-quarters of users are happy with mobile email on the device - despite its lack of a qwerty keyboard
Google Denies Severity Of Google Docs Flaw
Google says that security concerns about its online document service Google Docs are "not significant", despite claims that users can access material to which the author has denied access.
Google Succumbs To Downturn With Job Cuts
Google announces plans to lay off 200 employees on its sales and marketing teams
Union Puts IBM Job Cuts At 10,000
By the time the latest round of layoffs are completed, IBM will have cut nearly 10,000 jobs, according to unions
Acer Launches Energy Efficient Low-Cost Desktop
Administrators can push security updates to the X270 even when it's not powered on
Twitter Planning Paid Accounts
Twitter is looking to businesses as a way to possibly kick-start an elusive revenue stream by offering paid commercial accounts to users
Virtualisation Will Disrupt Desktop PC Market
VMware, Citrix, Microsoft and other virtualisation companies will benefit as the worldwide hosted virtual desktop market accelerates through 2013