Intel officials are appealing the European Commission's $1.45 billion fine for antitrust violations, saying European regulators ignored the realities of a competitive processor market
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Emerging Markets Increase Investments in Hardware
Larger enterprises in emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, China and India were more likely to increase investments in IT hardware than their counterparts in mature markets
VMware Reports Revenue Down 36 Percent
Storage virtualisation software maker VMware reports profits of $33 million (£20m) or 8 cents per share, compared with $52 million or 13 cents per share a year ago
Google: The Limits Of Security
Don't ask to run Google Apps on your own server. If you want that, you're wrong, says Google's Eran Feigenbaum. But does Google use two-factor authentication or not?
Citrix XenServer 5.5 Review
Server virtualisation with a crisis-proof price and performance which rivals VMware
Recession-Busting Space Centre To Combat Climate Change
The creation of a new European space center will add to the £6.5bn the sector already contributes to the UK economy
Security Experts Discuss Smart Grid Protection
Researchers will highlight some of the threats and concerns facing plans to deploy smart grid technology - and what can be done about them
AMD Posts Loss But Up On Year Ago
AMD posts another quarterly financial loss, but the results show some improvement over AMD's performance from a year ago
Yahoo Investor Supports Microsoft Deal
Microsoft and Yahoo's potential deal over search and advertising got public approval from investor Carl Icahn, who owns around 5 percent of Yahoo
McAfee Discusses Saas Security Strategy
McAfee lays out its plans to expand its software-as-a-service business with an eye toward gaining traction among enterprises
GlassHouse Takes Aim At Data Centre Energy Impact
New service is aimed at helping enterprises tame power-hungry data centres, harness cost savings and gain environmental benefits
Cash-Strapped Operators Risk Overheating The Internet
Operators who delay network expansion may overload their Internet switches, warns Ovum. Users may have to buy premium IP services instead
Anti-regulation Lord Appointed To Regulator Ofcom
Lord Blackwell who criticised the government for getting in the way of free enterprise before the dot com crash has joined the board of Ofcom
UK Councils Use Content Management To Boost Efficiency
Two major councils in England are using content and document management technology to play a central transformational role in process efficiency
Google: Cloud Apps Are MORE Secure, Not Less
When Twitter lost data from Google Docs, the idea of cloud apps took a knock. Google's Eran Feigenbaum says we're missing the point - the cloud is more secure than the data centre
Struggling BT Gets A Lift From Cash-Strapped MOD
A £99m, five year contract could help off-set BT's poor performance over the 12 months
UK Uses Web To Gather Nanotech Intelligence
The benefits as well as the risks will be assessed says science minister
UK Sustainability Priorities Dominated By ‘Quick Wins’ Mindset
Companies are grasping easy options for greening up, because of poor quality data, according to an Oracle performance management study
Research Finds SaaS The Greenest Option
NetSuite drives another nail into the coffin of the traditional cost of ownership of on-premise business software
Google Sees 19 Percent Growth Despite Downturn
Google enjoys a small rebound in the second quarter, posting a profit of $1.48 billion (£907m) on $4.66 per share, a 19 percent growth over the second quarter of 2008
US Blade Pioneer Chris Hipp Dies Age 49
Chris Hipp, “the father of blade technology” and a founder of RLX Technologies, apparently died of a heart attack on 14 July
ICANN’s New Internet Domains Hit Trademark Issues
Trademark-owners and Internet users are scared, but ICANN wants to press ahead with a move to allow an unlimited number of Internet domains
How Secure Is VMware’s Virtualisation Lead?
There's plenty of competition for VMware in making virtualised data centres, despite its strong lead. Is now the time to switch to Hyper-V or XenServer, asks Cameron Sturdevant?
Supercomputers More Power Hungry But More Efficient
Machines are using more energy but using it more efficiently claim computer researchers and makers including IBM
IBM And Cisco Go Dutch With Smart Grid Project
Amsterdam to test smart grid technology similar to systems which could be rollled out in the UK by 2020
Ballmer Says Tech Refresh Makes Sense Despite Downturn
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer suggested that even the worst economy in decades wouldn't prevent IT administrators and the enterprise from executing a tech refresh
Dell Takes Aim At The Data Centre
At the annual Dell analyst day, Dell executives say the company is looking to change its product mix, moving more upstream into the data centre with a solutions-based approach and away from its heavy reliance on PC sales
Strong Intel Results Point To Economic Stability
Intel's strong second quarter fuels hope that the global recession that has hammered the IT industry may be easing
Energy Star 5.0 Debunked
As the new standard comes into effect, Peter Hopton takes us through half a dozen of the leading "eco marks" out there and discusses their practical implications
Developers Give Their Take on Google Chrome OS
Google announced its Chrome operating system on 7 July and developers have been weighing in on what it means for the developer ranks ever since the company said it was building an OS based on its Chrome browser