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Microsoft Taking No Chances, Cuts Price Of Windows 7
Microsoft plans price cuts, free upgrades and other incentives to spread Windows 7 to as many users as possible once the operating system becomes available to the public in October
Disaster Recovery The Achilles Heel Of Virtualisation
Many companies are not able to deploy separate backup data centre locations to provide the complete data-recovery system, relying instead on failover to separate storage arrays and servers within the same physical building
IBM Helps Cities Get Smarter, Greener
The tech giant has been outlining its vision for making cities more energy efficient at a conference in Berlin
US Announces Plans For Cyber Command
Plans for the Cyber Command come a month after President Obama declared cyber-security a "national security priority" in a speech
Dell Achieves EPA Green Server Status
Dell officials are announcing that two of its PowerEdge server platforms, the R610 and R710, now meet the requirements needed for the EPA's Energy Star programme for servers, which was instituted in May
Organisations Realising Real Savings From Virtualisation
The most recent example: San Francisco-based IT services provider BEAR Data Systems, has revealed that its hardware and virtualisation tools are enabling clients to achieve energy savings of 30 percent or more
Mobile Data Centres Could Be Runaway Success
An IDC analyst says that interest in the mobile data centres is high, but the global recession is holding down demand
Smart Grid Firm EnerNOC Buys Into Carbon Reporting
EnerNOC expects to use carbon accounting firm eQuilibrium to establish a lead role when companies have to meet greenhouse gas reporting rules
Companies Cut IT Costs, Improve Efficiencies
While the economy has forced substantial cost-cutting, investment in areas such as virtualisation and cloud computing will increase
IBM Announces New Green IT Plans
In the environmentally conscious section of enterprise IT, there are two camps: the true green-bleeding companies who innovate, and the so-called "greenwashers."
HP Floats New Cloud Consulting Service
HP is offering new consulting services designed to help enterprises develop and implement a cloud computing strategy
Bing Generates Bling For Microsoft
Microsoft's paid clicks increased by around 15 percent in the first two weeks of Bing's release, Efficient Frontier says
Lost-Laptop Council Breached Data Rules
Stolen laptops had unencrypted personal data - and Manchester City Council's response may not be enough
UK Council Breaches Data Rules Following Laptop Theft
But the organisation says it won't ban the download of important data onto mobile devices but ensure that only "essential data" is allowed to be copied.
Wikimedia Moves Into Green European Data Centre
Open information and sustainable infrastructure go hand in hand according to Wikimedia and EvoSwitch
Apple Sold 1Million iPhones In Three Days
Apple sold 1 million iPhone 3G S smartphones in three days, doubling analyst estimates
BigMachines Updates SaaS Sales Platform
BigMachines is the latest company to help streamline enterprise processes such as quote-generation and complex pricing management through the use of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform
Moka5 Offering Hosted Desktop Virtualisation
Moka5 officials say they have found a way to make desktop virtualisation work for both the business and the end user
Swiss Supercomputer One Of The Largest In Europe
The massively parallel Cray XT5 supercomputer is now capable of delivering a sustained data transfer rate of 20 GB/s for its open-source Lustre file system
James Gosling: Sun Is Better Off At Oracle Than At IBM
The future for Java is an unknown, says its creator James Gosling. But at least Sun Microsystems is owned by a software company - albeit one with a "colourful" reputation
EC Aims To Slash Red Tape With IT
Around €14 million has been earmarked to improve online services across several European countries
China Calls On Google To Control Explicit Content
China has begun blocking Chinese-language search engine results deemed pornographic and is calling on Google to do more to combat explicit content
IBM Discusses Smarter Planet Plan
IBM has outlined how it is using its Maximo software, gained in its 2006 acquisition of MRO Software, to help businesses better monitor and manage their assets
Citrix Hits VMware with Free XenServer 5.5 Download
The new XenServer has better back-up. conversion and search - and you can get started with a free download. VMware should be worried, says Citrix
EC Predicts Internet-Enabled Yogurt Pots (And Smart Meters)
But only with IPV6 in place and the help of a truly international ICANN says the European Commission
HP Allies With Alcatel-Lucent Against Cisco, IBM
The Alcatel-Lucent alliance will add to what HP can do in networking. It also will help HP build up its cloud computing capabilities, which will let HP keep in stride with such vendors as IBM and Cisco in that space
Moore’s Law May Fade Away In Five Years
Research company iSuppli says the cost of making increasingly smaller chips will get to the point that by 2014, the equipment needed to make 18-nm processors will be too expensive for the chips to be used in volume systems
Microsoft Readies Free Security Software
The free product represents Microsoft's latest swing at the consumer security market, which is dominated by vendors such as Symantec and McAfee
Retailers Look To Outsourcing To Cut Costs
Shops are getting smarter about using outsourcing, says Datamonitor