Open source software is the only way for users to meet the economic crisis, says Roger Burkhardt of Ingres. But they will have to take some short term pain to get out of proprietary licence structures.
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Sainsbury’s wins with two-sided receipts at environmental awards
The supermarket giant scooped top prize at the prestigious UK business awards for its work with NCR to cut the environmental impact of paper till receipts.
Virtualisation, Cheap Terabytes Key in Data Storage Trends
Bigger disks, virtualisation, de-duplication and online back-up. We round up the top trends in storage
AMD Updates Opteron As Istanbul Steals Spotlight
As AMD's six-core “Istanbul” Opteron server processor gets the bulk of the publicity, AMD is rolling out additions to its line of quad-core chips
Keeping Up With The Demand For Flexible Working
The modern flexible worker is more demanding than ever, says Mark Dixon. He's just overhauled the technology in his chain of Regus serviced offices
Younger Staff Drive Mobile Use At Work
Younger people are driving a change in attitude towards the use of mobile phones and their convergence in the workplace, a new survey has found.
Digital Economy Bill Proposes File Sharing Law
The government's legislative programme includes Digital Economy Bill which will enact Digital Britain's proposals for universal broadband and a cut in file-sharing
Cisco EnergyWise Targets Energy Efficient Buildings
Cisco is using its networking capabilities to help drive down power consumption in buildings
Sun Readies VirtualBox for Data Centre Virtualisation
Sun has upgraded it VirtualBox virtualisation platform, to compete with virtualisation technology from VMware, Citrix and Microsoft
Sun Shines On Oracle Fusion Launch
Oracle's newest middleware technology platform takes advantage of virtualisation and includes new developer tools for easier application building
Recession Drives Green IT Into Data Centres
Despite squeezed budgets, green IT is changing tech buying behaviour and data centre structures.
Northumbria University Gets Wyse to Sustainable IT
A major new deployment of energy efficient thin client computers complements campus green-building design features as part of an environmental drive.
Phones4U Cuts Energy With Fujitsu Primergy
A new BladeFrame-based data centre infrastructure will allow the mobile phone retailer to cut costs and support new growth
Canonical Puts Ubuntu Enterprise Services Into The Cloud
Canonical, the founder of the Ubuntu Linux project, has launched new professional services to help and support users building private clouds.
Cisco Pushes Beyond Traditional Roots To Challenge HP, IBM
Cisco chief John Chambers has pointed to new sectors it will either enter or grow in, bringing it into even greater competition with the likes of HP and IBM
Researcher Discovers Theft Of 88,000 FTP Credentials
A Trojan which stole 88,000 FTP credentials may have been in action for more than two years, say researchers
Globalisation Poses Urgent Questions
ICT professionals tend to view globalisation as an inevitable and positive force for change. But, asks Simon Perry, what sort of a world does it get us involved in?
Report Sees Big Growth Future for SaaS Security
A report from research firm Infonetics predicts software-as-a-service (SaaS) is the future of managed network security.
Oracle Deal DOJ Delays Simply an “Irritation” for Sun
The US Federal government has decided to spend more time performing due diligence on the proposed Oracle-Sun merger, while Java open source licensing may be emerging as sticking point.
Apple Confirms Jobs Goes Back to Work
Apple chief Steve Jobs has returned to work after a six-month medical leave that involved a liver transplant, a company spokesperson has said.
Microsoft To Open Green Cloud Dublin, Chicago Data Centres
Microsoft plans to roll out two new data centres in Dublin and Chicago in July, preparing for increased demand for cloud-based services such as Azure and Bing.
SMBs Will Be The Dominant Market In The Cloud, Says Parallels
Head of automation and virtualisation software company, Parallels is betting big on the cloud. But Serguei Beloussov says operating system consolidation and standards will be key.
Microsoft Moves Into Energy Metering
New online application beta aims to help US consumers track, understand and reduce home energy usage.
Sun Ray Users Get More Options With RingCube Desktop Virtualisation
Sun Microsystems and RingCube are joining forces to offer Sun Ray users more options when deploying a desktop virtualisation environment.
Gartner Predicts PC Shipment Growth Upturn in Fourth Quarter
Gartner's latest assessment of worldwide PC shipments expects the PC market to post positive growth in the fourth quarter, and little affected by Microsoft's Windows 7 release.
Tory Paper Demands Government Give Back Our Data
A new Conservative think tank report is calling for citizen-centric, open source IT development to put an end to wasteful, monolithic central government IT projects.
EMC, Net App Battle for Storage Vendor, Data Domain Hots Up
UPDATED: EMC extends its all-cash offer of $1.8 billion to purchase all outstanding shares of Data Domain to rivel NetApp's $1.9 billion, as a combination of cash and stock.
Customers Get Better Support From Apple Than Dell and HP
Apple customers were more satisfied with the outcome of tech-support calls than HP or Dell customers, according to a study that concluded Apple was more likely to retain loyal, repeat customers.
Europe’s New Broadband Won’t Be A Telco Monopoly, Warns Reding
Europe needs fast broadband to compete, but the EC will not allow telcos to take advantage and establish monopolies, said Commissioner Viviane Reding
UK Public Sector Asks for £1 Billion For Radical IT Change
Central Government money could get a quick payback and help meet carbon targets projects by overhauling local IT, says SOCITM