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Rutland County Council bags BT broadband funding

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:46:10 PDT

Local authority broadband scheme secures £1.5 million in funding.

Guidance Software demands legal aid for IT departments

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:20:27 PDT

Vendor claims IT and legal teams must forge closer ties, as threat of corporate litigation grows.

SAP responds to BusinessObjects support concerns

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:28:07 PDT

Business software vendor claims it is already acting on user group's complaints.

Top 10 features of the Intel Ivy Bridge vPro platform

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:16:52 PDT

A rundown of the management and security features designed to make life easier for IT admins.

ICO hits London council with £70,000 data breach fine

Wed, 16 May 2012 03:14:24 PDT

The London Borough of Barnet feels watchdog's wrath after losing children's data.

Samsung sees $10 billion wiped off shares as Apple orders DRAM elsewhere

Wed, 16 May 2012 02:10:58 PDT

Apple tipped to have placed a large order of DRAM with Japanase firm Elpida to help reduce reliance on Samsung.

Facebook’s IPO tipped to top $16 bn

Wed, 16 May 2012 01:59:50 PDT

Speculation mounts as social networking site's IPO date looms.

ICO website taken down by Anonymous DDoS attack

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:26:45 PDT

The hacking group has repeatedly urged followers to attack the data protection watchdog's website.

BSA demands tougher penalties for software pirates

Tue, 15 May 2012 05:59:55 PDT

Anti-piracy body hits out as global value of illegal software hits $63.4 billion.

TappIn P2P file sharing review

Tue, 15 May 2012 03:38:26 PDT

A P2P file sharing tool, which has an attractive £13 per year price point and comes with SSL encryption and password protection. However, the lack of online backup and need for high-speed internet lets it down.

Dell debuts virtual desktop product bundles

Tue, 15 May 2012 03:34:42 PDT

Hardware giant unveils VMware and Citrix powered desktop bundles for SMBs and enterprise users.

Microsoft to offer Windows 8 Pro upgrade for $15

Tue, 15 May 2012 01:56:18 PDT

Windows 7 buyers can upgrade to next version of Microsoft's operating system for minimal fee from next month.

US court revives Apple's tablet spat with Samsung

Tue, 15 May 2012 01:41:43 PDT

Appeals court grants consumer electronics giant permission to take Samsung to task again over tablet patents.

Yahoo investors applaud CEO change

Tue, 15 May 2012 01:16:02 PDT

Outgoing chief executive will not receive a severance package, Yahoo SEC filing confirms.

Getting ready for EMC World

Mon, 14 May 2012 09:59:29 PDT

Steve Cassidy is getting very excited about storage, more specifically EMC’s VSPEX architecture.

Android users warned of fake app store malware risk

Mon, 14 May 2012 09:13:42 PDT

Anti-virus software vendor sounds alarm over malware-peddling Android app stores.

Dell PowerEdge R820 review

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:27:16 PDT

Dell’s PowerEdge R820 is the first Xeon E5-4600 production server to market. We take a look at this compact four-socket server, which can be used to manage heavy duty databases, virtualisation, HPC and VDI hosting.

Hackers steal £54,000 from Bitcoin exchange

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:10:10 PDT

Controversial digital currency falls under spotlight again as hackers target cloud.

Open Rights Group urges mobile censorship rethink

Mon, 14 May 2012 06:04:53 PDT

Blanket blocks of internet sites could have dire consequences for UK firms, says Mobile Internet Censorship report.

HP to bring indestructible plastic displays and Memristor storage to market

Mon, 14 May 2012 03:34:14 PDT

Flexible displays with ultra efficient storage on course for 2014 rollout.

Fusion-IO share price soars on back of Dell merger rumours

Mon, 14 May 2012 02:25:57 PDT

Solid State Disk specialist said to have turned down $33 per share offer from rival.

Yahoo CEO resigns after CV debacle

Mon, 14 May 2012 01:47:59 PDT

Scott Thompson steps down 10 days after accusations he padded up his qualifications.

Montreux Jazz Festival: Storage in a different light

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:17:32 PDT

Storage still isn't uber sexy, but it doesn't have to be dull either, argues Steve Cassidy as he details his recent experiences with Amplidata, EPFL and the Montreux Jazz Festival.

What is your password worth?

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:17:24 PDT

Would you be tempted to sell off company passwords for a fee? If not, seems like you're in the minority, acccording to research.

Interop 2012: Q&A, Saar Gillai, CTO, HP Networking

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:38:27 PDT

IT Pro spoke to Saar Gillai, vice president and CTO of HP Networking about OpenFlow and how a new era of software-defined networks could disrupt the entire networking industry.

Websense warns of Amnesty International website hack

Fri, 11 May 2012 07:17:07 PDT

Security vendor claims campaign group's website was compromised earlier this week.

Police quiz UK teen over TeamPoison attacks

Fri, 11 May 2012 04:24:42 PDT

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with an alleged breach of the Computer Misuse Act.

EMC splashes the cash on XtremIO's flash

Fri, 11 May 2012 03:20:18 PDT

Storage giant acquires flash storage player for $430m.

Top five iPhone applications

Fri, 11 May 2012 03:40:00 PDT

Our Friday Five rundown of the top apps for your smartphone continues. Here's the iPhone app chart.

Top five Blackberry applications

Fri, 11 May 2012 03:30:00 PDT

Our Friday Five rundown of the top apps for your smartphone continues. Here's the BlackBerry app chart.