Jennifer Scott
Vodafone stumps up £1bn for Cable & Wireless Worldwide

Mobile
Vodafone stumps up £1bn for Cable & Wireless Worldwide
Troubled telco gets a reprieve as mobile phone operator swoops in with buyout offer.
23 Apr 2012
EMC to snap up flash player XtremIO?

Server & storage
EMC to snap up flash player XtremIO?
According to reports, the storage giant could be about to splash some cash on flash technology.
23 Apr 2012
hVault unveils holographic storage

Server & storage
hVault unveils holographic storage
The US start-up claims the high density storage could have a lifetime of over 50 years.
17 Apr 2012
Gartner: Firms must invest more in CIOs

Business strategy
Gartner: Firms must invest more in CIOs
Analyst claims business innovation is at stake because companies don't value the importance of CIOs.
16 Apr 2012
Portugal floats ‘terabyte tax’ in fight against illegal

Business strategy
Portugal floats ‘terabyte tax’ in fight against illegal
Opposition party proposes tax on storage devices to protect copyright owners.
13 Apr 2012
Intel unveils PCIe SSD range

solid state storage (SSD)
Intel unveils PCIe SSD range
The chip manufacturer announces its first PCIe-based solid state drives under the 910 series umbrella.
12 Apr 2012
Oracle reveals raft of Xeon E5-based Sun servers

Server & storage
Oracle reveals raft of Xeon E5-based Sun servers
The Silicon Valley giant launches five servers based on Intel’s latest Xeon E5 chips.
11 Apr 2012
Red Hat Storage 2.0 goes into beta

Server & storage
Red Hat Storage 2.0 goes into beta
The open source firm unveils software designed for the management of unstructured data.
10 Apr 2012
Western Digital brings 2TB to Macs

Server & storage
Western Digital brings 2TB to Macs
The storage firm brings the first 2TB portable drive to Apple users.
5 Apr 2012
TIBCO acquires LogLogic

cloud security
TIBCO acquires LogLogic
The software firm invests into cloud security with its latest acquisition.
5 Apr 2012
ownCloud offers open source Dropbox rival

cloud storage
ownCloud offers open source Dropbox rival
The open source project unveils its first commercial product, claiming to give the flexibility with extra security measures.
4 Apr 2012
HGST unveils 4TB hard drive

Server & storage
HGST unveils 4TB hard drive
The company claims its newly launched Ultrastar 7K4000 is the largest enterprise level drive on the market.
4 Apr 2012
IT directors fear project vs budget battle in 2012

Business strategy
IT directors fear project vs budget battle in 2012
Research claims less than 40 per cent of IT budgets are rising whilst 89 per cent of workloads are on the up.
3 Apr 2012
IDC: Hard disk market to return to growth

Server & storage
IDC: Hard disk market to return to growth
The analyst firm claims HDD vendors have pressed the ‘reset button’ following natural disasters decimating manufacturing.
2 Apr 2012
Enterprises must find secure Dropbox for employees

cloud storage
Enterprises must find secure Dropbox for employees
Like it or not, workers will be using cloud storage in the office and it is time the enterprise found a secure way to do it.
2 Apr 2012
Box unveils ‘mobile cloud for enterprise’

cloud computing
Box unveils ‘mobile cloud for enterprise’
Box OneCloud aims to bring together business applications for workers on the move.
2 Apr 2012
O2 aims ‘On & On’ at small business

Mobile
O2 aims ‘On & On’ at small business
The mobile operator offers a new ‘unlimited tariff’ to its small business customers.
30 Mar 2012
Lite-On brings SSDs to the UK

Lite-On brings SSDs to the UK
The 2.5in solid state drives will begin shipping in April.
30 Mar 2012
Google opens Tech City campus

Business strategy
Google opens Tech City campus
The Silicon Valley giant opens up a co-working site to inspire entrepreneurs at Silicon Roundabout.
30 Mar 2012
Flynn: EMC is the data centre ‘bottleneck’

Server & storage
Flynn: EMC is the data centre ‘bottleneck’
The CEO of Fusion IO claims EMC’s storage strategy is holding back progress in the data centre.
29 Mar 2012
Red Hat becomes billion dollar company

open source
Red Hat becomes billion dollar company
Along with breaking the billion barrier in revenues, the firm reveals it will be bringing SLAs to its Platform as a Service offering.
29 Mar 2012
Technology sector to boost UK job market

Business strategy
Technology sector to boost UK job market
A survey by Barclays shows 78 per cent of technology firms are looking to recruit over the next year.
28 Mar 2012
UK Government signs three year deal with Oracle

public sector
UK Government signs three year deal with Oracle
Liam Maxwell claims the £75 million of savings and negotiated fixed price makes the commitment worth it.
28 Mar 2012
HTC deleting customer data next month

backup
HTC deleting customer data next month
After touting its HTCSense.com back-up to customers, a renovation of the site will remove everything stored there at the end of April.
27 Mar 2012
Ofcom extends Everything Everywhere 4G consultation

Network & Internet
Ofcom extends Everything Everywhere 4G consultation
The regulator bows to pressure from rival operators, extending the consultation period to 8 May.
27 Mar 2012
MPs tell Google to block privacy-breaking searches

IT regulation
MPs tell Google to block privacy-breaking searches
The committee looking into injunctions says search engines much take a stronger role in ensuring privacy law isn’t broken online.
27 Mar 2012
Intel to launch two SSDs in May?

solid state storage (SSD)
Intel to launch two SSDs in May?
Reports claim the Maple Crest and Ramsdale series will be out in less than two months, with more new SSDs due in the third and fourth quarter of 2012.
26 Mar 2012
Data centres integral to high-speed broadband in UK

Network & Internet
Data centres integral to high-speed broadband in UK
Government needs to shift focus from fibre to data centre network, says head of Brocade in the UK
26 Mar 2012
Microsoft and Nokia fund AppCampus programme

Careers & training
Microsoft and Nokia fund AppCampus programme
The new scheme, based out of a Finnish university, will encourage more mobile app development on the Windows Phone platform.
26 Mar 2012
MoJ: Cloud adoption is a ‘no-brainer’

cloud computing
MoJ: Cloud adoption is a ‘no-brainer’
The Government’s G-Cloud project continues to get support from Whitehall, with the Ministry of Justice the latest to endorse
26 Mar 2012
Quantum unveils cloud back-up appliance

cloud computing
Quantum unveils cloud back-up appliance
The data protection firm launches its latest cloud back-up software integrated into the DXi V1000 product.
23 Mar 2012
UK lags in emerging market investment

Business strategy
UK lags in emerging market investment
A study by Tata Communications shows the UK falling behind other established countries when it comes to investing in the emerging markets.
22 Mar 2012
Tata: 'No net neutrality in mobile broadband'

Mobile
Tata: 'No net neutrality in mobile broadband'
Executives claim traffic must be prioritised to manage the data explosion.
21 Mar 2012
Blue Coat to offer cloud, web and mobile security

cloud computing
Blue Coat to offer cloud, web and mobile security
A new product aims itself at businesses looking to extend their networks into the cloud.
19 Mar 2012
Vtesse offers short term contracts for London 2012

cloud computing
Vtesse offers short term contracts for London 2012
The firm will provide a data centre and office safe haven outside of London for the duration of the Olympic Games.
19 Mar 2012
SourceForge pulls Anonymous OS due to ‘security risk’

Security
SourceForge pulls Anonymous OS due to ‘security risk’
The site distributing the questionable operating system has removed it from the site just one day after launch.
16 Mar 2012