Networking giant Cisco is helping the city of Amsterdam provide detailed information on carbon emissions to its residents
December 1, 2009
Private Clouds Present Investment Opportunity, Says Gartner
Enterprises will invest more money in private cloud environments as the public clouds mature, according to Gartner, but eventually private and public clouds will unite to form hybrid environments.
Mandelson and IBM Say Analytics Will Make A ‘Hell Of A Lot’ of Jobs
IBM promises a flood of jobs from business analytics, while Lord Mandelson admits to failures in supporting Britain's techies
Google Looks To ‘Air Wands’ For Data Centre Cooling
Google's patent application for a new cooling method for its servers gives a rare insight into the workings of its data centres
Developer Ponders Release of Linux Malware
The lack of malware on Linux may be about to change after a developer admitted he has developed a 'package of malware for Unix/Linux'
Vibration Energy Touted As New Power Source
Within the next five years, mobile phones could be powered by kinetic energy harvested from vibrations in the environment, according to British scientists
Government’s New ICT Strategy Could Save £3.2bn
UK public services will be delivered via a government cloud and app store, with an emphasis on green IT and open source - according to a leaked five-year plan
Bit.ly Partners With Security Companies To Combat Short URL Hacks
Bit.ly, a URL shortening service popular among Twitter users, is partnering with VeriSign, Websense and Sophos to add a new level of security
Latest Ruby On Rails Web Development Framework Released
The Ruby on Rails community releases Rails 2.3.5. Version 2.3.5 of the Ruby on Rails Web development framework features improved support for Ruby 1.9 and more
IBM Confirms Guardium Security Acquisition
After initially refusing to comment, IBM gives in and confirms reports that it is acquiring Guardium
Starent Settles Lawsuits Blocking Cisco Purchase
Starent Networks, which Cisco Systems wants to buy for $2.9 billion (£1.8bn), settles one of several lawsuits seeking to block the sale
New Competition Commissioner Won’t Change Oracle Sun Case
The EC is due to make a decision on whether to sanction Oracle's $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun on 27 Jan 2010, so Oracle can continue to do business in Europe.