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Eric Doyle
Citrix takes on the mobile cloud at Synergy
Citrix
cloud computing

Citrix takes on the mobile cloud at Synergy

Citrix’s annual gathering saw numerous product announcements clustered around the dual themes of mobility and cloud
17 May 2012
Brocade offers pay-as-you-grow network capacity planning
data
cloud computing

Brocade offers pay-as-you-grow network capacity planning

Brocade targets monthly network capacity subscription service at companies migrating to cloud IT.
1 Sep 2011
Cloud prices heading for a fall?
Cloud computing
cloud hosting

Cloud prices heading for a fall?

Within the next two years, the cloud will become a commodity and pricing structures will collapse, predicts OnApps’ chief executive.
7 Feb 2011
Data Store enables apps for Londoners
London
business apps

Data Store enables apps for Londoners

The GLA is finding the data it opened to public view is being used for apps to help residents of the capital.
3 Feb 2011
House of Lords leads Commons in mobility
Houses of Parliament
public cloud

House of Lords leads Commons in mobility

Android and Apple devices could change parliamentary business as the Houses come to terms with the cloud.
3 Feb 2011
Hillingdon Council showered with unexpected cloud benefits
Hillingdon Council website
public sector

Hillingdon Council showered with unexpected cloud benefits

Before the Government’s G-Cloud comes Hillingdon Council’s H-Cloud which is beginning to change the face of local government - and not just its ICT.
3 Feb 2011
Don't leave cloud monitoring to vendors, expert warns
Cloud computing
infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

Don't leave cloud monitoring to vendors, expert warns

The monitoring of cloud services cannot be left to the suppliers, warned Remko Dobber, cloud architect for Nimsoft, at Cloud Expo Europe 2011.
3 Feb 2011
Maladverts hit Microsoft and Google sites
Googleplex
Security

Maladverts hit Microsoft and Google sites

Malware hackers have attacked two of the largest websites with drive-by exploits.
13 Dec 2010
McDonald’s customers’ data exposed in a Big Mac hack attack
Padlock on keyboard
Security

McDonald’s customers’ data exposed in a Big Mac hack attack

The golden arches look slightly tarnished following a customer data theft in the US.
13 Dec 2010
Security is holding back virtualisation
virtual image
Server & storage

Security is holding back virtualisation

Virtualisation security is still a thorny problem for implementers, says a survey from Kuppinger Cole.
10 Dec 2010
RIM buys TAT to polish up interfaces
BlackBerry
Mobile

RIM buys TAT to polish up interfaces

BlackBerry phones and PlayBook tablets may soon have a new look.
3 Dec 2010
Skype hires staff for mobile push
Skype
Mobile

Skype hires staff for mobile push

The VoIP specialist starts to increase its Android and iPhone teams.
3 Dec 2010
Revenues up for disk storage vendors
Revenue rise
Server & storage

Revenues up for disk storage vendors

IDC claims the external disk market is emerging from the recession.
3 Dec 2010
Wikileaks files ejected by Amazon
Wikileaks
Server & storage

Wikileaks files ejected by Amazon

Days after moving its files to Amazon cloud servers, Wikileaks has been forced to think again.
2 Dec 2010
HP emerges MoD’s biggest IT supplier
Contracts
public sector

HP emerges MoD’s biggest IT supplier

The company’s Enterprise Services division earned £806 million from MoD last year.
2 Dec 2010
Mount Everest gains its own mobile phone base station
Mount Everest
Mobile

Mount Everest gains its own mobile phone base station

TeliaSonera climbs a mountain to gain subscribers.
29 Oct 2010
Adobe finds exploited flaw in Flash Player
security attack
Security

Adobe finds exploited flaw in Flash Player

The company fixes one flaw and just as another appears.
29 Oct 2010
Security assured as Mozilla and Adobe patches emerge
Adobe Shockwave Player in Mozilla Firefox
Security

Security assured as Mozilla and Adobe patches emerge

Nobel Trojan reined in and Shockwave calmed in latest updates.
28 Oct 2010
Form-filling costs UK business £104 billion a year
Form filling
public sector

Form-filling costs UK business £104 billion a year

Report claims that red tape ties down staff who should be seeking new business.
28 Oct 2010
Microsoft updates Windows 7 and Server 2008
Windows 7
Software

Microsoft updates Windows 7 and Server 2008

Release candidates include new features for the server but fixes for Windows 7.
27 Oct 2010
Business department to boost its website
The BIS website
public sector

Business department to boost its website

Website facelift at BIS to improve businesses’ access to information.
27 Oct 2010
Coalition plan to revive web snooping rebuffed by ICO
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public sector

Coalition plan to revive web snooping rebuffed by ICO

Official privacy watchdog calls the former Labour plan “disproportionate”.
26 Oct 2010
Microsoft's Ozzie maps out the post PC world
Microsoft's Ray Ozzie
platform as a service (PaaS)

Microsoft's Ozzie maps out the post PC world

The cloud, always on services and gadgets are IT's future, says chief software architect.
26 Oct 2010
Supercomputers essential to European growth
Supercomputer
public sector

Supercomputers essential to European growth

IDC tells the EU to allow wider access to high performance computing.
25 Oct 2010
More HP court actions hit Hurd
Mark Hurd
public sector

More HP court actions hit Hurd

The former HP CEO is accused of allowing backhanded dealings.
25 Oct 2010
Unofficial privacy tool ‘Facebook Disconnect’ launched
Social networking
Network & Internet

Unofficial privacy tool ‘Facebook Disconnect’ launched

A Google Chrome extension is a slap in the face for Facebook.
22 Oct 2010
More misery ahead for retail bank IT
Compliance
public sector

More misery ahead for retail bank IT

A report warns that regulatory retribution will hit in 2011.
22 Oct 2010
Amazon lures new customers with free cloud computing service
AWS logo
infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

Amazon lures new customers with free cloud computing service

The new tier has limits, but offers the chance to experience Amazon Web Services provision.
22 Oct 2010
Microsoft: PaaS opens up the cloud to enterprise of all
Cloud computing
cloud computing

Microsoft: PaaS opens up the cloud to enterprise of all

Zane Adam talks about the first year experience of Microsoft’s PaaS offering.
21 Oct 2010
RSA and NetApp address cloud computing data privacy
Cloud computing
cloud computing

RSA and NetApp address cloud computing data privacy

When using a multi-tenancy private or public cloud service, it is essential to ensure access to data and applications is correctly configured and secu…
20 Oct 2010
Gartner outlines seven essential CIO skills
CIOs
Business strategy

Gartner outlines seven essential CIO skills

People are the greatest asset and should be managed with care, claims the analyst firm.
19 Oct 2010
Google: Change your passwords twice a year
Google logo
Security

Google: Change your passwords twice a year

Google gives advice on security and hides it away safely.
18 Oct 2010
Android premium SMS caller hidden in porn player
Premium calls
Security

Android premium SMS caller hidden in porn player

Users ignoring T&C warning fall victim to unprotected sex apps.
18 Oct 2010
NHS IT manager illegally accesses patient records
Medical IT
Security

NHS IT manager illegally accesses patient records

Snooper accessed records of friends, family and former girlfriends.
18 Oct 2010
Skype adds phone a friend feature to Facebook
Skype
Mobile

Skype adds phone a friend feature to Facebook

Video and audio links can bring overseas friends even closer.
15 Oct 2010
US tops botnet charts but UK is still in running
Botnets
Security

US tops botnet charts but UK is still in running

Sophos and Microsoft figures show the UK still needs to wipe its bots.
15 Oct 2010