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Integration software and middleware

• November 25, 2011 25 Nov'11

  Government opens consultation on definition of IT open standards

  The UK has put its open standards policy up for public consultation after opposition from the British Standards Institution and software vendors.

• November 23, 2011 23 Nov'11

  HP offers alternative to Itanium-based servers

  Hewlett-Packard is offering customers an alternative to its Integrity servers based on Intel’s Itanium chips in response to Oracle’s decision to stop developing software that runs on the chipset.

• November 10, 2011 10 Nov'11

  SAP showcases in-memory innovation at Sapphire Now

  SAP innovation has the potential to massively simplify the IT landscapes of its customers, according to Vishal Sikka, chief technology officer at SAP.

• November 09, 2011 09 Nov'11

  Moss Bros expects £10m boost after introducing multi-channel customer system

  Suit hire firm Moss Bros expects to make an extra £10m next year after implementing a central customer system across 150 stores and online channels.

• October 05, 2011 05 Oct'11

  Apple unveils iPhone 4S, iOS 5 and iCloud

  Apple has launched its latest smartphone device, iPhone 4S, an updated version of its operating system (OS), iOS 5 and the new iCloud service.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  IT companies dominate global brand index as Apple leads top 100 companies' growth

  According to Interbrand's Top 100 Best Global Brands report, Apple saw the biggest rise in brand value while HTC became the one to watch. Interbrand's index places over 20 IT companies in the top 100 index, six of which are in the top 10.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  Warwick University enters final phase of three-step IT transformation programme

  Warwick University has started the last phase of its three-year IT transformation, introducing small, user-driven IT projects to transform its IT operation into one that offers services users need, rather than merely supporting technology.

• September 06, 2011 06 Sep'11

  Virsto tackles VMware storage headache

  Storage virtualisation specialist Virsto has developed a version of its software for VMware, which it claims will radically reduce the cost of server hardware.

• August 24, 2011 24 Aug'11

  Big data: large problems or huge opportunities?

  With the increasing ubiquity of technology comes the increase in electronic data. Just a few years ago, corporate databases were measured in tens to hundreds of gigabytes. Now, multi-terabyte or even petabyte databases are normal.

• August 15, 2011 15 Aug'11

  Government must change the way it stores citizens' personal data, calls the EHRC

  The government must bring in changes to better protect personal information, calls the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

• August 11, 2011 11 Aug'11

  Metropolitan Police invites tenders for command and control system upgrade

  The Metropolitan Police Authority has put out a tender for a new command and control system.

• August 10, 2011 10 Aug'11

  Insurance sector CIOs plan to increase IT spend on CRM and private clouds

  Almost half (47%) of insurance company CIOs are expecting to increase IT spending next year, focusing on investment in CRM and private cloud deployments, according to research.

• August 08, 2011 08 Aug'11

  CA Technologies aims to help mainframe administrators become Linux gurus

  CA Technologies has updated its management tool for Linux on the mainframe.

• August 02, 2011 02 Aug'11

  Tesco signs eight-year deal to use Microsoft products and services

  Tesco has signed a software licensing and services deal with Microsoft aimed at helping improve the retail giant's global productivity and international growth.

• July 28, 2011 28 Jul'11

  Citrix profit leaps 72% but disappoints investors

  Citrix Systems has reported second quarter revenue of $531m, up 16% on a year ago, with a 72% increase in net profit to $82m...