August 2010

Don't call us

this is a list of volunteer companies that have elected to put themselves through tthe ordeal of having up to 600 mystery callers clogging up their lines  Continue Reading

Sheffield scientists lead £4m semantic web search project

Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University are to develop next-generation internet search tools with a €370,000 grant from a €4m semantic web project led by German software house SAP.  Continue Reading

The 'meaningful' mobile web that talks to phones properly

Bemoko offers a solution aimed at the fragmentation of different browsers and devices in the mobile web marketplace.  Continue Reading

Met Police unveils radical overhaul in information strategy

The Metropolitan Police Service has unveiled a number of IT-related measures aimed at improving its use of information.  Continue Reading

Can the UK government really offshore tens of thousands of jobs?

Ever since the government announced its massive cost cutting initiative the people I have spoken to all seem to agree on one thing. Costs can be cut by offshoring work to India. There is certainly ...  Continue Reading

Bidding war breaks out between HP and Dell for 3Par

HP has put in an offer to buy 3Par for $1.6 billion, topping Dell's bid made last week; plus more daily news.  Continue Reading

Prepare for bags of fun at VMworld

Australian attendees at VMworld have the chance to use the trip to assist underprivileged kids.  Continue Reading

Riverbed testing iSCSI optimisation for cloud computing

Riverbed working to optimise iSCSI performance over wide area networks, to boost storage systems’ performance in cloud computing rigs.  Continue Reading

RAID 5 recovery: What is the maximum number of physical drives in a RAID 5 configuration?

Adding drives to a RAID 5 set increases your ROI and the likelihood of simultaneous drive failures, and lengthens RAID rebuild times. So what should be your physical drive limit?  Continue Reading

What the NBN would mean for storage

The future of the National Broadband Network is in the balance, but just in case the Independents need some food for thought, we asked some leading Australian storage experts what fast broadband could mean for data storage.  Continue Reading

Trends in education

The bad news about UK education is that computing is going out of favour. The good news is that psychology is booming. Tomorrow's employees might have less ability to program a computer, but ...  Continue Reading

CA Technologies and Groom Energy publish papers on Sustainability and GHG Emissions

CA Technoligies and Groom Energy have collaborated on a series of white papers, including one on greenhouse gas emissions disclosure to investors  Continue Reading

Small businesses need apprentices

You can't help but feel sorry for young people. Some 150,000 will miss out on a degree place this year, and those lucky enough to get on a course face record debts and the most uncertain job ...  Continue Reading

Salesforce.com profit falls in second quarter

Cloud computing provider Salesforce.com has announced a drop in profit while sales rose in its fiscal second quarter.  Continue Reading

Dell grows profit and revenue in second quarter

Dell has announced a rise in profit and revenue in the second quarter of its 2011 fiscal year.

Compared to last year's figures for the period ending...

HP posts rise in profit

HP has recorded a sales increase of 11.4% to $30bn compared to the previous year, despite boardroom chaos over the resignation of Mark Hurd following a sexual harassment probe.  Continue Reading

Interview: Metro Bank management reveal lean IT strategy

Technology is simply a means to an end at Metro Bank, as the UK's newest retail bank seeks to bring a breath of fresh air to the high street and focus heavily on customer service…  Continue Reading