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  • January 06, 2011 06 Jan'11

    Most people who sell their old mobiles don't clear personal data

    Just over three quarters of the UK population have sold on old mobile phones, but only 31% wiped all personal information before selling, a survey has revealed.

  • January 05, 2011 05 Jan'11

    CES 2011: Top five tablets

    With almost 100 tablets expected to be launched at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, 2011 is set to be the year of the tablet device. Computer Weekly rounds up the latest tablet announcements from CES 2011.

  • January 05, 2011 05 Jan'11

    BCS CEO David Clarke talks about the future of the IT industry

    David Clarke, CEO of the chartered institute of computing the BCS, talks to Computer Weekly about being awarded an MBE, the future of the IT profession and tackling a membership revolt against his leadership last year.

  • January 04, 2011 04 Jan'11

    CES 2011: Tablets expected to dominate Vegas show

    Tablet-style computers are expected to dominate the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show that kicks off in Las Vegas on Thursday. About...

  • December 09, 2010 09 Dec'10

    Server refresh cycles may get longer

    Having seen the evidence, some enterprise IT shops may experiment with holding onto servers for longer than in the past, Gartner analysts said.

  • September 20, 2010 20 Sep'10

    Computer Weekly donates 44-year archive to National Museum of Computing

    Computer Weekly was the world's first weekly computer publication, established in 1966, and the 104-volume archive represents a unique record of the history and achievements of the UK IT industry.

  • October 21, 2009 21 Oct'09

    Apple enters SMB NAS market with new server

    Our regular roundup of storage news includes a new cloud backup service from Brennan IT, Quantum finding demand for LTO-5 before its launch, a new SMB server from Apple and SNIA ANZ’s last course for the year

  • July 31, 2009 31 Jul'09

    Gary McKinnon loses case to avoid extradition, could face 60 years in jail

    Hacker Gary McKinnon has failed in his last attempt to avoid extradition to the United States where he could face 60 years in prison.

  • July 17, 2009 17 Jul'09

    Apollo 11: The story of the moon landing in video

    Television was limited at the time of the launch but these original videos show J F Kennedy announcing his intentions through to the successful press conference.

  • February 13, 2009 13 Feb'09

    Free mobile computing connectivity with broadband subscription

    In a move that is designed to extend the flexibility and adaptability of firms, especially small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), BT has launched a broadband package that also provides a free public Wi-Fi hotspot.

  • February 10, 2009 10 Feb'09

    Added critical data protection for SMBs

    New technology aiming to solve small and medium size businesses’ perennial problems with protecting business critical data

  • December 19, 2008 19 Dec'08

    Mobile broadband demand props up crunched WiMAX

    Research predicts global recession to cause enterprises to postpone WiMAX adoption but mobile will lead recovery

  • August 21, 2008 21 Aug'08

    Microsoft and Novell expand Windows/Linux integration deal

    Microsoft and Novell are extending their interoperability agreement to tie Windows closer to Novell's SUSE Linux in the enterprise.

  • July 03, 2008 03 Jul'08

    intel part 2

    This is a replacement for the existing Intel story by JP with the same intro.

    Intel unveils predictions for next gen of processors - by John-Paul Kamath

    The...

  • May 19, 2008 19 May'08

    Norwich Union signs £300m deal with Cable & Wireless

    Aviva Insurance Group, which owns Norwich Union, has signed a six-year IT outsourcing contract worth £300m with Cable & Wireless.

    The company will...

  • April 15, 2008 15 Apr'08

    EDITORIAL: It's time for a Net Neutrality debate

    Australia should sort out its position on Net Neutrality before the National Broadband Network is built, not afterwards, writes TechTarget ANZ Editor Simon Sharwood.

  • November 06, 2007 06 Nov'07

    Users leaving Fibre Channel for iSCSI Sans find pros, cons

    Users who recently updated aging Fibre Channel equipment with new iSCSI San products have found ease of use can be a double-edged sword.

  • November 06, 2007 06 Nov'07

    Adaptec reports losses

    Adaptec's revenue was down year over year, as well as sequentially; DataDirect says the InfiniBand business is booming.

  • November 01, 2007 01 Nov'07

    ISCSI storage gets performance makeover

    Suppliers, including Ibrix, Mellanox, Alacritech and EqualLogic, are offering juiced-up new iSCSI configurations, while 3PAR, CipherMax and NeoScale boost data security products.

  • November 01, 2007 01 Nov'07

    NPfIT went ahead after prime minister had 10-minute briefing

    A former Whitehall official has revealed that he and his colleagues were given 10 minutes to make the case to the prime minister over what became the world's biggest civil IT-based modernisation programme.

  • October 30, 2007 30 Oct'07

    EMC's Tucci vows to keep up with new features

    EMC CEO says storage giant is widening its technology net to match innovations of smaller competitors.

  • October 28, 2007 28 Oct'07

    NetApp releases $3K iSCSI SAN

    NetApp pushes further down-market with the release of the S300, the latest SMB iSCSI SAN in its StoreVault line.

  • October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07

    Product Roundup: ISCSI

    Here's a look at some of the vendors and products that make up the iSCSI market.

  • October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07

    Tackling the backup and recovery challenges of tomorrow

    Your data backup and data recovery challenges never stop changing. In this videocast, an EMC executive and a storage analyst discuss the new approaches you'll need to solve tomorrow's backup and recovery challenges.

  • October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07

    Fibre Channel over Ethernet takes its next step

    At Storage Networking World, QLogic, NetApp and startup Nuova demo Fibre Channel over Ethernet, but the race to 10 Gigabit Ethernet is far from over.

  • October 14, 2007 14 Oct'07

    SNW Preview: Data protection makes a stand

    Led by EMC's integration of data deduplication and CDP into its backup software, data protection products are prominent at Storage Networking World.

  • October 14, 2007 14 Oct'07

    LSI moves to iSCSI arrays

    All of LSI's products will support iSCSI connectivity, but its higher end arrays will have to wait for native support.

  • October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

    Switch upgrades and replacements

    In this chapter of our guide to SAN expansion best practices, you'll learn about the physical limitations of switches, how to architect the switching infrastructure and how to find opportunities to deploy ISCSI.

  • October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

    Dot Hill plots iSCSI, RAID 6 and midrange SANs

    Money-losing vendor chases new OEM business with plans for IP SANS, better data protection and new midrange system.

  • October 01, 2007 01 Oct'07

    Storage Basics Part 1: What is Fibre Channel?

    In the first part of a four-day feature, we explain basic storage technologies. Today: Fibre Channel.

  • September 09, 2007 09 Sep'07

    NetApp, HDS tout scaled-down disk arrays

    New offerings are meant to take advantage of storage growth in the midmarket, but experts say the products will still probably appeal most to existing high-end users.

  • September 09, 2007 09 Sep'07

    Virtual appliance lets users convert DAS to iSCSI San

    LeftHand Networks has released an edition of its SaniQ iSCSI San software that will convert locally attached disc to networked storage.

  • September 06, 2007 06 Sep'07

    Learn all about SATA

    This handbook offers three related SATA tips which compare SATA to SAS and SCSI and provides advice on striking the right balance between them.

  • September 06, 2007 06 Sep'07

    IDC: High-end storage stalls in second quarter

    IDC reports a lull in high-end enterprise spending in its quarterly disk tracker, with new growth lower in the market; Seagate plans encrypted 1 TB disk drive for PCs.

  • August 26, 2007 26 Aug'07

    What is considered best practices in terms of backup vaulting (offsite storage) frequency?

    As a consultant, this is something that I run into frequently. There seems to be a belief that if you're a smaller shop or smaller business: You don't have a lot of data, and you don't need to send your data offsite very often. A lot of times, the ...

  • August 26, 2007 26 Aug'07

    IBM back in iSCSI SAN fray

    IBM is looking to take on HP's MSA and EMC's AX150, as well as EqualLogic and LeftHand, with a new iSCSI SAN product OEMed from LSI.

  • August 23, 2007 23 Aug'07

    Nokia Intellisync boosts device management

    Nokia Intellisync has released updates to its Mobile Suite to enhance remote device support, loss and theft protection, and management capabilities.

  • August 20, 2007 20 Aug'07

    3PAR, EqualLogic file for IPOs

    The emerging storage companies file S-1 forms with the SEC, though some experts warn they could be headed for a volatile market.

  • August 14, 2007 14 Aug'07

    Apple iPhone to provoke complex mobile attacks, expert warns

    Mikko Hypponen, director of antivirus research at F-Secure, said he expects mobile malware attacks to escalate thanks to interest in Apple's iPhone.

  • August 13, 2007 13 Aug'07

    EMC cashes in with VMware IPO

    EMC officially spins off part of its server virtualization subsidiary to the tune of $1.1B. Analysts are hoping the windfall will lead to deeper storage partnerships.