While IBM and HP say SPARC/Solaris is doomed, Oracle promises to spend more on the platform than Sun currently does
September 11, 2009
Microsoft Launches Windows 7 Deployment Tool Early
Deployment tool comes out early to help keen administrators - or encourage those who aren't so sure?
EU Backs IBM’s Multimedia Search Engine
The SAPIR research project can find related pictures even if they haven't been indexed by humans - unlike traditional search engines such as Google and Bing
Motorola And BlackBerry Slated For High-Radiation Phones
There's no conclusive evidence linking mobile phones and illness, but an environmental lobby group says better safe than sorry
Google To Open Book Search To Amazon And Bookshops
Google has promised to give Amazon and other books sellers a slice of the revenue from its controversial Book Search proposal to put books online
New Microsoft Open Source Foundation Doesn’t Allay Suspicion
Microsoft's Codeplex Foundation, ostensibly supporting open source, arrives at a time when the company's actions are under suspicion, as usual
Vodafone Launches MiFi-Based Mobile Hotspot
A pocket cloud of Wi-Fi connects five devices - even if 3 beat Vodafone to the MiFi name for its UK service
Should You Sweat Your IT Assets…Or Cook Them?
Just when data centre managers are wondering whether to replace their equipment with leaner machines, or sweat the assets a bit longer, Peter Judge hears of another idea. Cooking your servers
Review: BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 Makes Friends With Administrators
This upgrade comes with server high availability, and a new web-based console makes administrators jobs easier