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HP battles to make its services business work
HP is planning major job cuts and consolidating datacentres in a bid to commoditise enterprise IT services News analysis | 21 May 2012
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HP CEO Meg Whitman pushes hardware R&D strategy
HP CEO Meg Whitman has announced a three-year R&D programme in a bid to re-cast the company as a hardware business News | 10 May 2012
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Home Office admits ignorance of IT equipment costs
The Home Office does not know how much it has spent on computer equipment over the last two years News | 09 May 2012
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HP bolsters PC business at Global Influencer Summit in Shanghai
HP launches a range of business and consumer laptops, thin clients and other devices at its Global Influencer Summit in Shanghai News | 09 May 2012
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Supercomputers: prestige objects or crucial tools for science and industry ?
Professor Hans Werner Meuer, co-founder of the Top500 supercomputer list, presents a critical assessment of high performance computing technology and applications. News | 02 May 2012
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Apple overtakes IBM and HP in sales
Apple has posted another remarkable set of financial results, overtaking IT giants IBM and HP in sales during its latest financial quarter. News | 25 Apr 2012
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European PC channel sales rise 7.6% in Q1
Sales of PCs into distribution channels increased 7.6% in the first three months but end user demand remained low News | 24 Apr 2012
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European PC sales boosted by Windows 7 upgrades
European PC sales grew faster than expected in the first quarter of 2012 as corporate users started Windows 7 upgrades, according Gartner. News | 12 Apr 2012
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Microsoft improves virtual desktops but drops inventory software
Microsoft is expanding its desktop virtualisation product family with software that retains user preferences as they switch between devices virtualisation software | 04 Apr 2012
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Dell boosts desktop virtualisation with Wyse acquisition
Dell completes desktop virtualisation portfolio with thin client hardware and software from Wyse Technology News | 02 Apr 2012
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Computer Weekly / TechTarget IT priorities survey 2012
Learn which IT priorities are at the top of UK IT managers lists for 2012. Coverage from across our network includes cloud, budget cuts, networking, security, disaster recovery and more. IT priorities survey
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Balance security and productivity in consumerisation policy
The consumerisation of IT and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programmes have become headline-grabbing issues, but in the rush to be seen to be doing something about it, organisations risk compromising security, warns Rob Bamforth. Feature
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Buyer's guide to IT consumerisation: Rewriting the rulebook
Desktop computing is no longer about IT providing a set of tools for employees. Consumer technology has advanced, and staff are more tech-savvy. IT GOVERNANCE
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The consumerisation of IT: it’s a trickle, not a tide, but you still need to be ready
If media headlines and supplier claims are to be believed, organisations today are faced with an unstoppable tide of many different types of personal device connected to the corporate network Feature
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CW500: How CIOs are exploiting the cloud
CIOs from the Guardian, Mitchells & Butlers and Oxfam reveal how they are exploiting cloud computing Feature
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The advantages of integrating technology across the school curriculum with Wi-Fi
What does ubiquitous broadband coverage mean for the education environment and what challenges and opportunities do schools face in adapting to this? Feature
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CW500: The future of retail IT
Bricks and mortar retailers may be struggling in the downturn, but online retailing is booming. Feature
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Special report: VMware vSphere 5.0
With the latest version of its server virtualisation platform, vSphere 5, VMware is focusing on scalability to support huge virtual machines... Feature
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Upgrade Ethernet to fabric for cloud computing
The latest thinking on datacentre design recommends that businesses deploy virtualisation, where virtual machines can be started (or spawned) and stopped dynamically. As Cliff Saran discovers, this can have a huge impact on the network. Feature
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Inventing the future of IT
We take a tour of the school of electronics and computer science at Southampton University. Feature
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Can Raspberry Pi transform the sorry state of IT education?
Is the $25 Raspberry Pi – a basic computer on a single printed circuit board - capable of transforming the sorry state of IT education in our schools? Opinion
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What computers can't do
Sorry to rain on your parade, but computers can't transform education any more than social media can depose dictators. Opinion
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Supporting user-centric computing
User virtualisation can make life easier for IT departments and users alike. Opinion
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Rumours of the PC's death are greatly exaggerated
If recent headlines are anything to go by, the days of the humble PC are numbered, regardless of whether it's a desktop or a notebook. We at believe that's far from the case, and expect the PC to be an essential element of the corporate and personal ... Opinion
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PCI DSS v2.0: How does it affect your web application security testing?
The latest version of PCI DSS came into effect on 1 January 2011. If you are a merchant of any size accepting credit cards, you must comply with PCI DSS v2.0 Standards from 2012, writes Fabio Cerullo, CISSP. Opinion
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Rationalising software licencing in the virtual age
During any consolidation project, software licensing arrangements must be given careful thought. Andrew Buss of Freeform Dynamics discusses the legal and commercial considerations. Opinion
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Security zone: Extending compliance to the cloud
Most security and compliance mandates were simply not designed with cloud environments in mind – an unfortunate state of affairs as a huge amount of our data is about to go "cloudwards". Opinion
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Opinion: Plugging the gaps in the government's broadband strategy
The government has outlined its vision for Britain's superfast broadband service. Chris Conder, who has first-hand experience of community networks, has... Opinion
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Mac vs PC: Which should I buy?
Recently, Computer Weekly content editor Faisal Alani was interviewed about the desirability of Macs versus PCs and which would make a better choice. Opinion
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Uncovering the hidden costs of fragmented data
CIOs are throwing money away if they do not regularly defragment their virtualised systems, says Thomas Doria, business development manager for Diskeeper EMEA Opinion
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HP Global Influencer Summit 2012: All-in-one thin client
HP's Allen Tiffany shows Computer Weekly's Cliff Saran how the company's Power-over-Ethernet thin client uses RDP Video
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Colossus, the world's first electronic, programmable computer
The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) located on Bletchley Park is creating a completely new gallery for its most famous exhibit: the rebuild of Colossus, the world's first electronic, programmable computer. Photo Story
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CES 2012 - Rise of the ultrabooks
CES 2012 has been dominated by ultrabooks. The ultimate machines when it comes to mobile computing. Here are seven of the best. Photo Story
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Photos: The Steve Jobs story
After stepping down as Apple CEO, Steve Jobs has sadly passed away. Jobs was the genius behind the products that have made Apple the world's most valuable computer company. Photo Story
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Windows 8: A first look at new features for business users
A first look at Windows 8 from Microsoft's BUILD conference in Anaheim, shows what enterprise users can expect. Photo Story
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Photos: The future of TV for consumers and businesses
In ninety years, the only changes that the home television has witnessed is colour, HD and becoming slimmer. Now we're about to see some major additions to the tube in the next few years for both consumers and businesses. This photo story looks at wh... Photo Story
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Photos: Google I/O Highlights - The future is Google
Google I/O is an annual two-day developer-focused conference, held by Google at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. See what was in store for 2011. Photo Story
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Photos: Fire at University of Southampton data recovery
Following a severe fire at one of Southampton University’s buildings, Kroll Ontrack was brought in to help recover as much critical data as possible from the damaged hardware. Photo Story
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Video: How compatible are your applications?
In this video ComputerWeekly.com's Cliff Saran, speaks to Greg Lambert, chief technical architect at application compatibility company, ChangeBase. Video
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Video: Revealed: The best and worst IT service providers of 2010
Interview with Lee Ayling, managing director, UK information technology advisory, Equaterra Video
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Supplier Profile: Fujitsu
A special report which analyses the challenges facing Fujitsu, financial performance, services offered, its place in the market and future strategy. Supplier Profile
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Virtualisation
While virtualisation may be considered the best way forward for data centre infrastructure, there are plenty of barriers to successful adoption. guide
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HP battles to make its services business work
HP is planning major job cuts and consolidating datacentres in a bid to commoditise enterprise IT services News analysis
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HP Global Influencer Summit 2012: All-in-one thin client
HP's Allen Tiffany shows Computer Weekly's Cliff Saran how the company's Power-over-Ethernet thin client uses RDP Video
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HP CEO Meg Whitman pushes hardware R&D strategy
HP CEO Meg Whitman has announced a three-year R&D programme in a bid to re-cast the company as a hardware business News
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Home Office admits ignorance of IT equipment costs
The Home Office does not know how much it has spent on computer equipment over the last two years News
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HP bolsters PC business at Global Influencer Summit in Shanghai
HP launches a range of business and consumer laptops, thin clients and other devices at its Global Influencer Summit in Shanghai News
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Supercomputers: prestige objects or crucial tools for science and industry ?
Professor Hans Werner Meuer, co-founder of the Top500 supercomputer list, presents a critical assessment of high performance computing technology and applications. News
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Apple overtakes IBM and HP in sales
Apple has posted another remarkable set of financial results, overtaking IT giants IBM and HP in sales during its latest financial quarter. News
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European PC channel sales rise 7.6% in Q1
Sales of PCs into distribution channels increased 7.6% in the first three months but end user demand remained low News
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European PC sales boosted by Windows 7 upgrades
European PC sales grew faster than expected in the first quarter of 2012 as corporate users started Windows 7 upgrades, according Gartner. News
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Microsoft improves virtual desktops but drops inventory software
Microsoft is expanding its desktop virtualisation product family with software that retains user preferences as they switch between devices virtualisation software
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