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Annual IT spend to hit $3.4 trillion

Despite global economy, IT spending set to grow this year, according to Gartner.

Gartner predicts top tech

Green IT and cloud computing might seem overhyped, but they'll change business.

Robocops a reality by 2084?

A researcher has said robotic policemen will hit the streets within the next 75 years.

    Latest Server News

IBM boosts business continuity

Big Blue to invest US$300 million in "cloud computing" data centres this year

Wednesday Aug 20

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IDF 2008: Boffins discuss 21st century tech

The virtual will dominate the next century of innovation: speculations from IDF.

Tuesday Aug 19

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IDF 2008: Intel launches innovation challenge

Intel launches innovator challenge with big money up for grabs to help bring ideas to fruition.

Tuesday Aug 19

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IDF 2008: Education starts at home, urges Intel chairman

Intel’s chairman opens the show by lamenting his own country’s education system.

Tuesday Aug 19

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Evolution keeps things cool for Netstore

Data centre specialist Evolution will help Netstore lower its bills thanks to its energy efficient data centre design.

Tuesday Aug 19

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Microsoft reworks virtualisation license policies

New licensing for server applications and expanded support is announced by Microsoft to move virtualisation forward into the mainstream.

Tuesday Aug 19

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Global IT spend to hit $3.4 trillion this year

Despite concerns for the global economy, IT spending is set to grow eight per cent this year, according to Gartner.

Monday Aug 18

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Silverstone saves on software licensing

A software investment to audit its IT assets has saved the world-famous racing circuit 20 per cent on its licensing costs.

Thursday Aug 14

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Web 2.0 and virtualisation top poll of IT security priorities

The majority of Black Hat conference attendees point to web services and virtualisation as their key security considerations, along with 'whitelisting' more trusted sites and applications.

Thursday Aug 14

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VMware apologises for update error

A recent update to the virtualisation firm's software left many companies with error messages.

Thursday Aug 14

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Public Sector Roundup: Hackney Homes updates IT

This week in public sector IT, Hackney Homes has signed up for a £1.9 million IT overhaul, Fife is getting new storage, a Manchester hospital opts for single sign-on, and Choose and Book (...)

Wednesday Aug 13

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Ryman tackles loss with stock audit software

The High Street office stationery and supplies retailer updates stock management to boost loss prevention capabilities and improve its bottom line.

Wednesday Aug 13

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Analyst warns on pending green IT EU legislation

The European Commission is set to introduce more energy efficient IT policies to regulate public spending and fund research and development, but Gartner says this won’t go far enough.

Wednesday Aug 13

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Mainframe confidence growing, survey says

An annual survey of mainframe users has found renewed confidence in the platform’s growth and deployment.

Tuesday Aug 12

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Robocops a reality by 2084?

A researcher has said robotic policemen will hit the streets within the next 75 years.

Tuesday Aug 12

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    Latest Server Features

Where will IT be in 2015?

You’re ready to tackle the IT challenges of the next year, but what’s going to happen in the longer term? What will the IT world of 2015 mean to you?

21 Jul 2008

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Linux - a disruptive technology?

Is Linux the disruptive technology, or is it the GNU General Public License which really shook up the open source world?

17 Jul 2008

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Xandros buys Linspire – What does it mean for Linux?

Xandros has bought Linspire with a renewed aim of establishing Linux on the desktop, but neither has made the impact that might have been hoped for...

10 Jul 2008

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Sunny future for cloud computing

Linux, HPC and virtualisation have all lead to the rise of cloud computing, which offers a range of efficiencies to companies willing to set their data free.

2 Jul 2008

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Taking Symbian open source

Nokia's purchase of Symbian, and promise to take it open source, means three quarters of the world's smartphones could soon be running free software.

25 Jun 2008

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Ten of the most infamous ‘black hat’ hackers

As British hacker Gary McKinnon fights to avoid extradition to the US, we look at some of the most well known cases of malicious acts online - and the damage it caused.

19 Jun 2008

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    Blogs

The iPhone 3G battery life debate

20 Aug 2008

I've posted about this before in comments to this post, but I think it deserves a seperate update post: 1 month and a few weeks in, I'm finding the iPhone 3G battery (...)

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Forgetting to Sudo

19 Aug 2008

I'm not going to start my first blog post with an excessive introduction to who I am and why you should listen to what I have to say - this is the Google generation after (...)

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XPress 8 gives us brain ache

19 Aug 2008

Last weekend we went picking blackberries and had entered a scruffy-looking field through the open gateway to get to the brambles around the boundaries. All the time, we (...)

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    Latest Server Reviews

Miniframe SoftXpand

Rating: 5

It’s cheap, it’s green, but is it legal? Miniframe's unique approach to thin clients lets multiple users access a single Windows PC, but check your licences before you drive.

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    Latest Videos in Server

Video: Q&A Software AG's Karl-Heinz Streibich

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The chief executive of Software AG talks about investing in IT in a weak economy and competing with bigger vendors.

 

    Latest Server How Tos & Tutorials

Using LogMeIn Ignition and a USB stick to connect remotely to a PC.

Want to have access to your files, applications and intranet services without carrying a laptop? We show you how you can do it step-by-step.

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    Specials

Mobile comms for business?

Mobile comms for business

Professional Services

O2 explains how professional services can help a business make the right mobile buying decisions, as well as help companies implement a successful communications technology project.
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How Green is your enterprise?

How Green is your enterprise?

Enterprise Guide to Green IT

IT PRO and Sun Microsystems investigate environmentally friendly IT practices. With videos, features and downloads, we look at green IT strategy, sustainable energy options for the data centre and how to carbon count your business.

 
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