Intel unveils Oak Trail Atom processor chipset for tablet market
Intel is introducing a next generation Atom processors, previously codenamed "Oak Trail", aimed at the tablet market.
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RIM QNX will fail to compete with Apple or Android by 2015, says Gartner
Research in Motion's (RIM) QNX operating system (OS) will struggle to compete with Google's Android OS and Apple's iOS in the tablet market, according to a research firm.
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Manageability issues impede adoption of virtualisation
Virtual infrastructure management challenges are hindering the adoption of virtualisation within businesses, according to research.
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Teradata combines SSD and HDD to optimise hot data processing
Heavy data users will pay a huge price for putting all their data into main memory, a business analytics expert said at the weekend.
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Big data boosts Teradata growth
New customers in new markets, growing data volumes at existing customers, and a growing appreciation of how business analytics can hone a company's competitive edge should help data warehousing specialist Teradata meet its ambitious growth targets.
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White paper: Managing the Mobile Enterprise
Wireless access to enterprise information is going mainstream - driven largely by the needs and requests of individual employees within the enterprise. But while the groundswell of enthusiasm for wireless access is coming from the bottom up, the management of wireless access needs to be driven from the top down. Otherwise enterprises may find that wireless information access is a complex, chaotic and expensive endeavor with only ambiguous benefits.
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Facebook has launched a project to ‘open source’ its datacentre
In the spirit of open source software, Facebook says it wants to share the innovations in one of its datacentres with the rest of the industry in its
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What is the point of BDUK?
Guy Jarvis, director at NextGenUs UK, on Broadband Delivery UK's bidding guide for local authorities and others interested in taking part in the government's £530m rural broadband programme.
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US investigates privacy in smartphone apps
US Federal authorities have begun an investigation into how smartphone applications use personal data, according to US reports.
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Analysis: Is the Epsilon data breach a watershed for the marketing industry?
Thousands – potentially millions – of e-mail addresses have been stolen in a hacker attack on US marketing firm Epsilon, but the firm has downplayed the incident, saying that the data is limited to e-mail addresses and/or customer names.
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New Look expands multi-channel strategy with mobile commerce site
Fashion retailer New Look has launched a new mobile commerce website as part of its multi-channel strategy.
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The fundamentals of preparing for desktop virtualisation
Virtual desktop infrastructure allows IT departments to break free from the cost of PC renewal cycles and simplify desktop support.
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How West Nottinghamshire College tamed Microsoft Active Directory for desktop virtualisation
The configuration of an organisation's Microsoft Active Directory domain services can be a challenge when deploying virtualisation software.
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West Nottinghamshire College halves IT spend through 2X Software's desktop virtualisation
West Nottinghamshire College has halved IT costs and saved 80 man hours a week through desktop virtualisation.
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How pay-as-you-behave technology could transform car insurance
New IT systems can help calculate unique insurance premiums based on driver behaviour
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Web plug-in apps let in criminals too, says HP
Web exploit toolkits have become the favoured weapons of cyber criminals
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Chivas Brothers use CommVault data deduplication to maximise disc back-up
Chivas Brothers, the Scotch Whisky company, has deployed CommVault to manage data deduplication.
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White paper: How to make the storage decisions to ensure virtualisation success
Today’s IT leaders have to balance the often-competing demands of delivering greater flexibility, availability and responsiveness to change, with the need to manage costs.
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Tablets grow and grow with sales set to hit 22 million units
Close to six million media tablets shipped in EMEA in 2010, according to IDC.
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Quocirca: Where to buy good IT security
When should buyers rely on what is provided by infrastructure suppliers and when should they turn to IT specialists?
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Hornbill harnesses Twitter to improve service desk support
Hornbill Service Management is harnessing Twitter to discover, communicate and resolve IT service delivery problems.
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Securing the cloud is much like securing the enterprise, says industry analyst
Security is widely cited as the single biggest reason for not embracing cloud computing, but security is really made up of several aspects says Quocirca.
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Flexibility, not cost savings, drives cloud adoption
Despite the cash-strapped business environment, flexibility rather than cost savings is the main reason for organisations adopting the cloud, according to research.
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Denbighshire Council cuts costs with budgeting system
Denbighshire County Council has saved the cost of three full-time members of staff by implementing a budgeting and forecasting system.
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BA deploys Informatica to tackle data integration
British Airways is to standardise on the Informatica data integration platform to deliver timely, trusted and relevant data across the organisation.
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Google halts new Street View imagery in Germany
Google will stop taking photography in Germany for Google Street View despite a court ruling declaring the service legal.
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FSA signs software outsourcing deal with Capgemini
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has chosen Capgemini for application development and maintenance for the next four years.
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Google agrees to Department of Justice supervision to buy ITA Software
Google has been given the green light to acquire travel technology firm ITA Software after reaching an agreement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ).
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Copyright holders formulate ISP piracy website blocking scheme
Copyright holders are urging UK internet service providers to block illegal file-sharing sites.
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Exclusive interview: Facebook CIO, Tim Campos
Facebook's CIO Tim Campos shares how Facebook's success is tied intimately to internal IT.
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Counter-terrorism chief discusses the role of technology in reporting extremism
The strategy of encouraging the public to report online terrorist material has been trialled for just over a year and is now being widened
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CIOs need IT governance rethink
CIOs will need to rethink their IT governance policies as employees turn to social media tools to collaborate at work, according to research from analyst group Gartner.
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MPs rap BBC over £56m system rescue
The BBC is rescuing its troubled Digital Media Initiative, but it will cost an extra £56m, a government watchdog has found.
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APTs will help focus IT pros on the real issues, says security expert
The RSA data breach that resulted from an advanced persistent threat (APT) attack should help focus businesses on the need for resilience.
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CIOs must think about ACT, says IT advisor
CIOs should abandon the concept of Information Technology and start thinking about Applied Competitive Technology.
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HP to take responsibility for IT supplier management at National Grid
HP Enterprise Services is taking over responsibility for the management of all IT service providers working with the energy firm National Grid, under a seven...
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Admins face huge April Patch Tuesday security update from Microsoft
Microsoft has announced that it will release 17 security bulletins to address 64 vulnerabilities
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Cabinet Office seeks executive director of digital for £141,000
The government is seeking a director of digital for £141,000 per year.
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Workplace incidents, not IT issues, are now top cause of downtime for UK businesses
Power outages and communication failures are the top causes of business disruption in the UK.
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Google may agree to government supervision to acquire ITA
Google may soon agree to government supervision of future licensing of travel technology from ITA Software to get the go-ahead for the deal.
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IBM announces private cloud service
IBM has introduced a private cloud service to give businesses computing on demand, but it has disclosed no plans for a UK service.
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Dell to invest $1bn in cloud computing services
Dell will invest $1bn (£613m) into new cloud-based technologies and datacentres during its current fiscal year.
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Government urges people to report online terrorists through Directgov
The government is urging people to report online terrorist content through its Directgov website.
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NHS shared service gets 10 contract renewals
Ten NHS trusts in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have renewed their contracts with the NHS Shared Business Service (SBS) in a deal worth over £13m.
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Jericho Forum publishes infosec buyers’ guide
Independent security expert group Jericho Forum has published a buyers' guide for information security products and services.
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Offshore opportunities increase for UK IT professionals
An increasing number of UK IT professionals are taking on projects overseas as developing nations start to demand western IT experience.
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BBC Digital Media Initiative 'back on track' after rocky start with Siemens
The BBC has made good progress in delivering its Digital Media Initiative in-house since it terminated its contract with Siemens, and is now on course to deliver the complete technology by summer 2011, a Select Committee report has said.
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Sophisticated cyber thieves behind Epsilon data breach, says parent company
US marketing firm Epsilon was hit by one of the biggest data thefts to date, the work of highly sophisticated cyber thieves, says parent company Alliance...
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Android OS set to overtake Apple by next year
Google's Android will command nearly half of the worldwide smartphone operating system Market by 2012, according to research.
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Google reaffirms commitment to open source on Android
Google's head of mobile software, Andy Rubin, reaffirmed the company's commitment to keeping Android an open-source project amid criticism that it is 'locking...
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IT security weak at many UK small businesses, study reveals
Nearly 40% of UK small and medium enterprizes (SMEs) have been hit by malware attack, yet many are still making basic mistakes that put them at risk, a study...
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Dell set to unveil cloud plans
Dell is due to make a global announcement later today, where it is expected to unveil its plans for cloud computing.
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Cisco investors seek to axe consumer unit in company shake-up
Investors have called for Cisco Systems to axe its low-margin consumer division after chief executive John Chambers announced plans for a company shake-up.
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Server virtualisation can jeopardise storage infrastructures: Ovum
Server virtualisation projects may cause organisations unexpected complications with their storage infrastructures, according to research by analyst group,...
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EC to set RFID tag guidelines to address privacy concerns
An agreement between the EC and the ENISA commits to creating guidelines for the use of RFID (radio frequency identification device) tags after concerns about the privacy of user data.
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G-Cloud director joins VMware
The government's deputy director of the G-Cloud ,...
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BT accused of obfuscation over infrastructure prices
BT has been accused of clouding the issues in its reaction to an ISPs' letter to communications minister Ed Vaizey threatening to boycott pilot rural broadband projects over BT's prices for third-party access to its physical infrastructure.
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Case study: US pharmacy firm Medco deploys enterprise app store
Healthcare firm Medco, which provides pharmacy benefits for 65 million Americans, has introduced the concept of an iPhone-like AppStore for its application development.
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Google Chrome to protect against malicious downloads
Google has announced it is to put additional protection against malicious downloads in its Chrome browser.
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Security experts warn businesses not to underestimate e-mail data breaches
Security experts are warning businesses not to underestimate the significance of e-mail data breaches.
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Andrew Lansley plans online NHS consultations to save £250m a year
Andrew Lansley, secretary of state for health, said the government must bring the NHS into the digital age and open the market to more suppliers.
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Apple dodges $625m patent infringement damages award
A US District Court judge in Texas has thrown out what would have been a record $625.5m damages award against Apple in a patent infringement case involving a document management and display system.
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IT industry salaries up 5%, expected to keep rising
Salaries for IT professionals have risen 5% in the UK over the past year as the jobs market recovered, according to research.
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Ovum: Google Voice - is it ready for the enterprise?
Ovum believes that Google Voice will spark broader awareness and interest in unified communications: enterprise customers will start to see how efficient it is to have many of these unified communications features and start to collaborate and use them in work environments.
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