IT infrastructure should be organised before it is outsourced, otherwise an internal mess will simply become an outside mess
November 12, 2009
Smartphone Sales Rise As Competition Hots Up
Competition is heating up in the smartphone and mobile sector, after Gartner recorded a rise in sales during the third quarter
eWEEK Webinar Bridges Windows And Linux
eWEEK Europe presents a webinar on 9 December, designed to help you get the best out of combining Microsoft and Linux
Review: Novell’s OpenSUSE 11.2
Novell's OpenSUSE 11.2 comes packaged with some of the best open-source software, while setting itself apart from Linux rivals with its focus on power users
Intel And AMD End Legal Tussle
It is all quiet on the western front after bitter chip rivals Intel and AMD announced they have settled their differences
Parallels Desktop Enters Windows-On-Mac Market
Competition is hotting up in the Windows-on-Mac market with the the release of Parallels Desktop 5, which also now ships with tools for managing VM creation
HP Takes On Cisco With 3Com Acquisition
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for $2.7 billion (£1.63 billion) to build a stronger challenge to Cisco Systems in the networking space
Compuware Touts Complete Visibility With Gomez
Compuware reveals the first fruits of its acquisition of web application management provider Gomez
EC Calls On Europe To Board Cloud Computing Train
The EC is calling on member states and businesses to stop stalling and put more services into the cloud, to help better engage with the public and improve sustainability
Struggling European Businesses Fear Disruptive IT
Many European businesses are avoiding updating their IT resources, viewing it as an unnecessary strain during a time of recession
Green Experts Pour Cold Water On Sweating IT Assets
The Green Grid's John Tuccillo and Zhal Limbuwala from the British Computer Society argue that consuming less IT and upgrading less frequently isn't necessarily the most sustainable approach
Microsoft Beefs Up Bing With Wolfram Alpha Results
Microsoft adds features to its Bing search engine, including localized news and weather, an expanded video page, and search results from Wolfram Alpha
LiveOffice Provides Third-Party Email Back-Up
LiveOffice is using its SAAS-based CloudMerge platform to integrate a number of e-mail services with its archiving
Windows 7 and Server Bug Reported After Patch Tuesday
A security researcher discovers a bug that could be used to trigger a crash in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 Release 2
Amazon.com Pushes Benefits Of Crowdsourcing
Amazon.com has extolled the benefits of crowdsourcing for organisations, citing the companies using Amazon.com's Mechanical Turk platform
Bill Gates Quizzes Wolfram Alpha Knowledge Engine
Microsoft's interest in Wolfram Alpha, the mathematically oriented search engine that provides definitive answers rather than links, extended back even before the search engine's launch in May