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Data centre hardware

• October 09, 2006 09 Oct'06

  New homes for hungry datacentres

  Revised government guidelines and high energy prices make the careful consideration of datacentre design and location a business imperative

• October 04, 2006 04 Oct'06

  Enterprise-class disk array specifications

  Key specifications for a cross-section of enterprise-class disk array systems.

• October 04, 2006 04 Oct'06

  Tiered storage becoming tried and true

  Tiered storage matches the value of data with the performance (and expense) of storage. Ideally, tiered storage can save money, while easing the access demands to any single storage tier. While tiered storage has clearly brought storage costs and ...

• October 04, 2006 04 Oct'06

  Yahoo! brings sponsored search ads to mobiles

  Yahoo! has announced the beta launch of sponsored search results on the company's Mobile Web service in the US and UK.

• October 04, 2006 04 Oct'06

  Apple stock options inquiry claims board victim

  Apple’s former chief financial officer has resigned from the board after an internal investigation by the company into stock option awards.

• October 04, 2006 04 Oct'06

  Fujitsu recalls 300,000 laptop batteries

  Fujitsu is recalling almost 300,000 Sony-manufactured laptop batteries, due to potential fire hazard.

• October 03, 2006 03 Oct'06

  HP says its Sony laptop batteries are safe

  HP has claimed it is not affected by the general laptop battery recall started by Sony, even though it uses the type of battery that has plagued Dell, Apple, Lenovo and Toshiba in recent weeks.

• October 03, 2006 03 Oct'06

  Spotlight falls on batteries as laptop needs increase

  The viability of lithium ion batteries is under scrutiny, with three major suppliers - Apple, Dell and Toshiba - recalling batteries used in tens of thousands of laptops, and three airlines issuing restrictions on their use on aircraft.

• October 02, 2006 02 Oct'06

  Debate looks to strengthen learned society for computer scientists

  The UK's computer science community has for some time been discussing the need for a stronger, more cohesive learned society to provide better support and promote the interests of the community.

• October 02, 2006 02 Oct'06

  Could you live without your laptop?

  The Big Question is an initiative between Computer Weekly and recruitment consultancy PSD. Each week we put the Big Question to top IT professionals to get their take on a current talking point.

• October 02, 2006 02 Oct'06

  Heat modelling tools help with datacentre planning

  A new breed of capacity planning tool is emerging that will help IT ­directors tackle the growing problem of deploying power-hungry blade servers in datacentres.

• October 02, 2006 02 Oct'06

  Lenovo and IBM recall batteries

  Domino's Pizza IT director Jane Kimberlin and her IT team distributed pizzas to hungry IT leaders at last week's annual Byte Night charity sleep-out on London's Embankment.

• October 02, 2006 02 Oct'06

  IBM targets HP blade users

  IBM has introduced a programme to lure Hewlett-Packard blade server users to its own blade architecture.

• October 02, 2006 02 Oct'06

  California thievin' is simply a cry for help

  Perhaps we should not panic next time we hear of a laptop being stolen with thousands of people's identity details unencrypted on the hard disc, if an incident from California is anything to go by.

• October 02, 2006 02 Oct'06

  Fujitsu joins battery recall

  Fujitsu has joined a string of other laptop manufacturers in moving to replace Sony battery packs after fire hazard warnings.

• September 28, 2006 28 Sep'06

  IBM licenses water cooler to Panduit

  IBM has licensed its server water cooling technology to global networking and electrical manufacturer Panduit, to help widen distribution of the technology to server rooms and data centres.

• September 28, 2006 28 Sep'06

  BBC and Microsoft explore new distribution channels

  The BBC and Microsoft have signed an agreement to explore ways in which the broadcaster's content can be better exploited on the internet and through new distribution channels, such as mobile devices.

• September 28, 2006 28 Sep'06

  BlackBerry faces market squeeze from emerging rivals

  The BlackBerry mobile data device from RIM faces being squeezed in the market, as competitors take away market share, according to analyst IDC.

• September 28, 2006 28 Sep'06

  Sony battery recall - what to do next

  Where to look for information regarding the Sony battery pack recall

• September 28, 2006 28 Sep'06

  Lenovo and IBM recall fire hazard batteries

  Lenovo and IBM are recalling 526,000 laptop batteries after one of Lenovo’s ThinkPad notebooks caught fire at Los Angeles International airport earlier this month.

• September 27, 2006 27 Sep'06

  Nokia and Intel join forces to deliver cellular laptops

  Nokia and Intel have joined forces to deliver long-range wireless connectivity in laptops.

• September 26, 2006 26 Sep'06

  Itanium alliance launches Solaris migration programme

  The Itanium Solutions Alliance has launched a programme aimed at easing migration from legacy Sparc Solaris platforms to Intel Itanium 2 architecture.

• September 26, 2006 26 Sep'06

  University course aims to bridge IT skills gap

  Thames Valley University has opened enrolment for its foundation degree in computer systems management, developed in conjunction with Hewlett-Packard.

• September 26, 2006 26 Sep'06

  Health staff upbeat about new systems

  Connecting for Health, which runs the NHS's National Programme for IT, has published comments from health service staff in praise of new systems.

• September 26, 2006 26 Sep'06

  Data sharing drives police IT spending while fire service hots up control centres

  Business Focus is a weekly column providing at-a-glance statistics and commentary on spending priorities and trends in particular sectors. This week we look at the police and fire services.

• September 21, 2006 21 Sep'06

  IBM targets HP blade customers

  IBM is aiming to poach HP blade server customers with its new global Blade Migration Center programme.

• September 21, 2006 21 Sep'06

  Nokia and Alcatel collaborate over IP telephony

  Alcatel and Nokia are collaborating over the extension of fixed IP telephony to mobile devices.

• September 20, 2006 20 Sep'06

  EC invests in grid research

  The European Commission has started a 78m euro (£55m) research initiative into computer grid technologies.

• September 20, 2006 20 Sep'06

  Motorola to buy Symbol for $3.9bn

  Motorola is to acquire leading point-of-sale and short-range wireless infrastructure company Symbol Technologies for around $3.9bn (£2.1bn).

• September 19, 2006 19 Sep'06

  Government wins with ID management

  The government has won an award from the Liberty Alliance for its efforts in developing and rolling out federated identity management systems.

• September 18, 2006 18 Sep'06

  Your shout: Gateway reviews, government IT, female staff

  Have your say at computerweekly.com

• September 18, 2006 18 Sep'06

  Was NAO report truly independent?

  The National Audit Office's final report on the NPfIT was very different to earlier drafts, which criticised the programme. Was it influenced along the way?

• September 18, 2006 18 Sep'06

  Leeds extends deadline for digital pen project

  Leeds City Council has overshot its August deadline for implementing a major digital pen and paper (DP&P) programme.

• September 14, 2006 14 Sep'06

  Three ways to create clustered storage, page 2

  Clustered storage systems run on storage servers, NAS gateways and hosts. Here's how to determine which clustered file-system architecture is best for your needs and storage environment.

• September 13, 2006 13 Sep'06

  Government procurement arm gets new chief executive

  The government’s procurement agency is to have a new chief executive.

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  Big security fixes for QuickTime, Flash Player

  Apple and Adobe warned that attackers could exploit multiple flaws in QuickTime and Flash Player to run malicious code on targeted machines.

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  Dell defends Rollins, vows turnaround

  In an attempt to stave off criticism that Dell failed to keep up with the competition, company execs pledge change -- with CEO Kevin Rollins still at the helm.

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  Ofcom promotes satellite broadband on trains

  Telecoms regulator Ofcom is making available a new spectrum license that will allow train operators to offer passengers broadband access via satellite links.

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  Microsoft to ship fully supported Ajax development product

  Microsoft plans to release a fully commercial version of Atlas, its Ajax-based web development platform.

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  Open-source Sparc chip launched by Sun partner

  Sun Microsystems has seen the first company build an open-source chip based on its new Sparc designs. Sun wants to see third-party developers produce open-source processors that can help promote its own chip designs.

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  Will the real Taylors of Derby please stand up?

  The wacky world of IT

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  Is team spirit vital for effective IT?

  The Big Question is an initiative between Computer Weekly and recruitment consultancy PSD. Each week we put the Big Question to top IT professionals to get their take on a current talking point.

• September 11, 2006 11 Sep'06

  Start-ups create IT salary hotspot in Cambridge

  Cambridge has become a hotspot for IT professionals as competition among rapidly expanding high-tech companies push up salaries for the most in-demand skills.

• September 11, 2006 11 Sep'06

  Hard disc reaches 50th anniversary

  IBM unveiled the world's first hard disc 50 years ago this week.

• September 11, 2006 11 Sep'06

  Your shout: Shared services, IT A-level warning, exploding laptops

  Have your say at computerweekly.com

• September 11, 2006 11 Sep'06

  Nokia and Motorola join forces on mobile TV

  Nokia and Motorola are jointly promoting the wider adoption of broadcast mobile TV services with the interoperability of their DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld)-enabled mobile devices and network services.

• September 11, 2006 11 Sep'06

  Vodafone to enter fixed-line broadband market

  Vodafone is to offer Vodafone-branded fixed-line broadband services to consumers by the end of the year.

• September 10, 2006 10 Sep'06

  PCI council focuses on security standards and requirements

  American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard and Visa have created an independent PCI standards council

• September 10, 2006 10 Sep'06

  ISCSI vs. Fibre Channel IQ

  What's your IQ when it comes to iSCSI and Fibre Channel protocols? Take our iSCSI vs. Fibre Channel IQ quiz and find out.

• September 08, 2006 08 Sep'06

  Local government excellence shortlist announced

  East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Hertfordshire County Council and West Lothian Community Health & Care Partnership have been selected as finalists for the 2006 Local Government IT Excellence Awards.

• September 07, 2006 07 Sep'06

  Weekly compilation of storage news:IBM delays shipment of Global Mirror

  IBM's asynchronous replication feature for SVC, originally slated for release this month, has been delayed until November.

• September 06, 2006 06 Sep'06

  US universities lean on each other for better disaster recovery

  American colleges and universities are opening their doors to each other in order to get enterprise-level disaster recovery plans working.

• September 05, 2006 05 Sep'06

  ControlGuard targets rogue devices

  ControlGuard Access Manager is an effective tool for controlling what devices users can add to their workstations and how they are used.

• September 05, 2006 05 Sep'06

  Proofpoint delivers strong messaging security

  Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway is a highly recommended, affordable solution for big enterprises that need protection from email-based attacks.

• September 05, 2006 05 Sep'06

  DWP shelves £140m benefits processing system

  The Department of Work and Pensions has axed a computer system being developed to process benefits payments after spending more than £140m on it in three years.

• September 04, 2006 04 Sep'06

  Pen and paper tackles data capture

  IT directors have deployed laptops, PDAs and even tablet PCs to provide end-users with the ability to input data when they are out of the office, but there is another option.

• September 04, 2006 04 Sep'06

  Can troubled tablet take off at last?

  Tablet PCs: Far from transforming the ways mobile PCs are used, the tablet has been stymied by cost and inflexibility. Will new facilities in Windows Vista change that?

• September 04, 2006 04 Sep'06

  Audit Office pledges new report on NHS

  NAO acts after MPs criticise 'gushing' report on £12.4bn IT plan.

• September 04, 2006 04 Sep'06

  Cardiff to lead the way in major BT network upgrade

  BT has announced details of its switch to a new 21st-century network (21CN), beginning with a roll-out in Cardiff from November.

• September 01, 2006 01 Sep'06

  Skype launches cordless VoIP phones that don't need a PC

  Skype, the internet telephony company, has announced a range of cordless phones that do not require users to run a computer to make or receive web calls.

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  eBay smartphones and PDAs contain corporate data

  Used smartphones and PDAs for sale on eBay are still loaded with sensitive personal and corporate information ranging from banking records to text messages and corporate e-mails.

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Norwich gets free Wi-Fi network

  The city of Norwich has launched a free Wi-Fi network for its citizens.

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Fujitsu launches next-generation mobile hard drive

  Fujitsu has launched its first hard disk drives that use perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) to deliver enhanced storage capacity.

• August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06

  Download Backup Guide Chapter 6: Remote backup (PDF)

  A printable version of the Backup All-In-One Guide. Download Chapter 6: Remote backup in .pdf format now.

• August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06

  IBM jointly develops low power chips

  IBM, Infineon Technologies, Samsung Electronics and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing have jointly developed 45nm chip-making technology to deliver low power processing in devices.

• August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06

  OGC deal secures public sector hardware savings

  The Office of Government Commerce has announced a procurement deal that will give public sector organisations discounts of up to 45% on IT hardware.

• August 29, 2006 29 Aug'06

  Next generation Wi-Fi standards take shape

  Industry body the Wi-Fi Alliance has announced the first phase of plans to certify the next generation of Wi-Fi products.

• August 29, 2006 29 Aug'06

  ID theft can cost businesses $10m a hit

  Attacks on computer networks using stolen user IDs and passwords can cause up to $10m (£5.27m) damage a time, an analysis of criminal prosecutions has revealed.

• August 29, 2006 29 Aug'06

  Intel launches dual core enterprise server chips

  Intel has launched its new dual-core Intel Xeon 7100 series chips, previously codenamed “Tulsa”.

• August 29, 2006 29 Aug'06

  BCS improves accessibility of IT training for people with disabilities

  The BCS is breaking new ground in helping people with disabilities take IT qualifications, and in certifying the external agencies that provide assistance to these users.

• August 28, 2006 28 Aug'06

  Central NHS IT may not work, warns BCS

  British Computer Society backs call for review of £12.4bn scheme

• August 28, 2006 28 Aug'06

  Can IT ever be a profession along traditional lines such as the law?

  The Big Question is an initiative between Computer Weekly and recruitment consultancy PSD. Each week we put the Big Question to top IT professionals to get their take on a current talking point.

• August 28, 2006 28 Aug'06

  Is the man from Java one of your IT greats?

  It is hard to imagine IT without Java. James Gosling and his team at Sun devised a language based on a simple premise: you should only need to develop the application once, and it should be able to run anywhere, without modifying the source code

• August 28, 2006 28 Aug'06

  Your shout: Pioneering Apple, ITIL, IT skills

  Have your say at computerweekly.com

• August 28, 2006 28 Aug'06

  Scientists on path to super-fast chip

  Scientists at a US university are working on a new kind of transistor that could lead to computer chips that run thousands of times faster than existing desktop processors.

• August 25, 2006 25 Aug'06

  New tech take up too slow, says NCC

  The National Computing Centre has warned that lack of investment in IT, lack of boardroom involvement and reliance on legacy systems are hampering business development.

• August 25, 2006 25 Aug'06

  Breakthrough in speech recognition

  Researchers at a US university claim they have found a way to separate the sound of a single voice from a crowd.

• August 25, 2006 25 Aug'06

  Amazon opens server computing package for developers

  Online retail giant Amazon has launched a service offering computing power on demand to developers.

• August 25, 2006 25 Aug'06

  Apple calls in fire risk batteries

  Apple has announced a worldwide recall of 1.8 million laptop batteries because of a fire risk.

• August 24, 2006 24 Aug'06

  What do tiered storage and ILM have to do with disaster recovery?

  That idea ties back into the topics of data growth, data control, data management and recoverability. Once you start categorizing your data based on criticality and recovery priority, it gives you an indication of your data segments. We have our ...

• August 24, 2006 24 Aug'06

  Tesco leading in online race

  Retailer Tesco is scooping up two thirds of all online grocery orders in the UK, research has revealed.

• August 24, 2006 24 Aug'06

  Server market buoyant

  Worldwide server shipments hit two million units, after a year-on-year increase of nearly 13%, second quarter figures from industry analyst Gartner have revealed.

• August 24, 2006 24 Aug'06

  Control Data founder dies

  William Norris, founder of one-time mainframe giant Control Data and supercomputer pioneer, has died aged 95.

• August 24, 2006 24 Aug'06

  US scientists investigate social networking

  Computer scientists at a US university have devised an experiment to test the effectiveness of social networks.

• August 23, 2006 23 Aug'06

  Blade servers finding favour

  Blade servers are finally gaining acceptance in enterprise computing, research from industry analysts has shown.

• August 21, 2006 21 Aug'06

  Nurses lose confidence in NHS IT programme

  Nurses are increasing doubtful of the benefits of the NHS's £12.4bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT) and do not believe they have been adequately consulted about it, a major survey shows.

• August 21, 2006 21 Aug'06

  ID cards spend is £46m and counting

  The government has already spent £46.4m on the controversial ID cards scheme, a home office minister has revealed.

• August 18, 2006 18 Aug'06

  US scientists look to develop speedier chips

  Scientists at a US university are working on a new kind of transistor that could lead to computer chips with speeds in terahertz – thousands of times faster than existing desktop computer chips.

• August 18, 2006 18 Aug'06

  Education tech chief quits

  Michael Stevenson, director of technology at the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), is to leave his post after just a year in the job.

• August 17, 2006 17 Aug'06

  Apple fixes Xsan security flaw

  Attackers could exploit a security flaw in Apple's Xsan file system to launch malicious code and crash vulnerable machines, but a fix is available.

• August 16, 2006 16 Aug'06

  Firms failing to erase confidential data from recycled PCs

  Companies are putting their secrets at risk if they fail to completely overwrite hard discs that have reached the end of their useful lives, according to professional computer recyclers.

• August 16, 2006 16 Aug'06

  Blackberries to deliver two-factor network security

  CRYPTOCard has developed a software token for Blackberry mobile e-mail handsets, allowing companies to introduce cheaper two-factor security among their mobile workers.

• August 16, 2006 16 Aug'06

  Downtime: Are you there God? I need some help with my IT

  The wacky world of IT.

• August 15, 2006 15 Aug'06

  AMD updates Opteron processors

  AMD has launched its Next Generation Opteron processor family, in the latest round of its battle for the processor market with bitter rival Intel.

• August 15, 2006 15 Aug'06

  Vote for your most influential person in IT

  It was 15 years ago last week that Tim Berners-Lee created the first website. The plaudits have rolled in ever since for the founder and current director of the World Wide Web Consortium, but does he make your list of IT greats?

• August 15, 2006 15 Aug'06

  IBM moves colloboration software onto Linux

  IBM has announced that its Lotus Sametime real-time collaboration software will in future run with open source operating system Linux.

• August 15, 2006 15 Aug'06

  Savvy spending drives rise in budget growth

  IT investment up as many IT departments deliver more for less

• August 14, 2006 14 Aug'06

  Dell recalling faulty laptop batteries

  The world's largest maker of personal computers will recall 4.1 million notebook batteries because they can overheat and burst into flames.

• August 14, 2006 14 Aug'06

  One in five do not wipe data off their old PCs

  One in five second-hand PCs finding their way onto the resale market contain sensitive data left on their hard discs by the previous owner, an international study has revealed.

• August 14, 2006 14 Aug'06

  Electricity backup unit saves data from power cuts

  US startup Gridpoint has developed a way to store electricity, which could be used to ensure IT systems are not hit by power fluctuations.