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  • Intel claims new Xeon chips 60 per cent faster

    All the processor chips include 12MB of cache.A lot of businesses still run single-core chips in servers, and adoption of the new chips is an "economic no-brainer," said Boyd Davis, general manager of the data centre marketing group at Intel.
    16 March 2010
    Tags: Xeon • Quadcore • Execution • Cores • Cache

  • Next generation WiMAX market grows nearly 150 percent

    Shipments of base stations decreased in 2009 and were impacted more deeply by the economic downturn, whereas device shipments, especially mobile WIMAX devices, grew at a rate of 147% year-over-year compared to 2008.WiMAX is currently the only 4G…
    11 March 2010
    Tags: Sign • Shipped • Shipments • Growth • Chipsets • Chipset

  • IT professionals recover from recession

    Every area of security expertise was ranked as high on the list of those looking for employees.Harsh economic times force many organisations to examine new, more cost-effective ways of accomplishing their goals.
    05 March 2010
    Tags: Tech • Survey • Skills • Sector • Professionals • Picture

  • Merkel, Zapatero and new SAP CEO open CEBIT

    The result, he said, is that Spain's IT sector has grown at 11 percent annually in recent years, resisting the blows of the economic crisis, and now employs more than 400,000 people.As a result of the investment program, fixed line broadband…
    02 March 2010
    Tags: Trade • Stage • Opening • Hand • Engineering • Bill

  • New ACTA leaks reveal internal conflicts among negotiators

    But these EU-member nations are being frustrated by the European Commission.This conflict is depicted in internal documents drafted by the Dutch Department of Economic Affairs, which is involved in the negotiations.
    26 February 2010
    Tags: Trade • Questions • Measures • Intellectual Property • Disclosure

  • IBM unveils Power7 servers with virtualisation features

    It's perfect timing for IBM.It is perfect timing for CIOs and IT managers as well, Piff added, due to changes brought by the impending economic upturn. Piff, however, stressed that in this crucial transition from a new economic environment to the…
    25 February 2010
    Tags: Unix Linux • Timing • Ownership • Economic • Cios

Latest Features

  • Business needs new IT blood

    They just drink it all in.Two years ago, Gaboriault joined NPower's Philadelphia board and helped create the ITWorks curriculum, he finds it energising to have the potential to change the life trajectories of people now at an economic disadvantage.
    02 March 2010
    Tags: Students • Science • Financial Services • Entrylevel • Education • Advance

  • Security and the rise of corporate espionage

    Remember, the stakes are planetary, macroeconomic, geopolitical and millennial.And then there is the China-Google affair.The shock waves will be reverberating through the vast expanse of cyberspace for some time to come, but whatever else comes of…
    01 March 2010
    Tags: Intellectual Property • Economy • Compromised • Audience • Aspects

  • The 10 hottest IT jobs

    IT professionals looking to find new employment or upgrade their current positions should investigate job opportunities that address growing demand for technologies such as virtualisation, cloud, network security and social computing skills…
    02 February 2010
    Tags: Seek • Network World • Cycle • Contracts • Assurance

  • Software developers climb aboard the cloud

    All of a sudden, you're given a window into all these resources that are out there as far as computing power at a relatively reasonable cost," he says.At WBP Systems, company owner and developer Ben Smith cited economic benefits of cloud computing…
    20 January 2010
    Tags: Programming • Migration • Love • Delivery • Cloud Computing • Amazon

  • Does Sun have a future without Oracle?

    The economic implications for Sun, if the deal falls through, are not good," he said: A new buyer would not pay as much as Oracle did.But Sun's assets still have value even if no one ends up buying Sun as a company, O'Grady said.
    02 December 2009
    Tags: Acquisition • Mysql • Merger • Sun Microsystems • Ends • Wait

  • Reader's top stories of 2009

    The economic crisis, the lingering effects of the recession, natural disasters, war and revolution. The economic crisis, the lingering effects of the recession, natural disasters, war and revolution. This year has seen tumultuous events shake the…
    01 December 2009
    Tags: Sun Microsystems • Events • Story • Readers • Hacker • Universal

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How-Tos

  • How to choose an outsourcing adviser

    Now more than ever, there are great lower cost options available, thanks in large part to experienced sourcing advisors who were laid off during the economic downturn and who are now in business for themselves and, as such, available at a large…
    13 January 2010
    Tags: Advisor • Playing • Lifecycle • Methods • Consultancy • Interests

  • How to use Facebook and Twitter to market your business

    And if I can get information out without having to pay for it," Doty adds, "that can only help my business, especially in a difficult economic environment.Enhanced customer service and customer relations: "One negative blog post or tweet about…
    27 November 2009
    Tags: Small Businesses • Tracking • Visitors • Ad • San Francisco • Complaint

  • How to remove Conficker virus

    She is currently employed as the CISO of the Arizona Department of Economic Security. A lot of really good research has been published about the Conficker worm, its many forms, infection vectors and speculation as to what its going to do next.
    28 September 2009
    Tags: Active Directory • Scanning • Handling • Scan • Logs • Realise

  • How to avoid redundancy

    Despite talk of an economic recovery on the horizon, countless lost jobs won't be replaced and IT organizations are still weighing layoffs as a way to cut operations budgets. Despite talk of an economic recovery on the horizon, countless lost jobs…
    08 September 2009
    Tags: Skills • Employee • Water • Budgets • Economic • Outsourcing

  • How to sell open source software to your company

    She is currently employed as the CISO of the Arizona Department of Economic Security. But how to assess whether it's right for you - here's a handy checklist. Is open source software right for your organisation?
    07 September 2009
    Tags: Criteria • Evaluation • Guidelines • Open Office • Freeware • Checklist

  • How to cut costs through the supply chain

    Whether it's a truck, a tsunami or an economic downturn, the same general rule applies: You're better off if you can see it coming from a safe distance. Whether it's a truck, a tsunami or an economic downturn, the same general rule applies: You're…
    02 September 2009
    Tags: Flow • Optimisation • Visibility • Signals • Inventory • Investments

Reviews

  • Microsoft Hyper-V R2 Server 2008 review

    Setting up VMotion in VMware is less difficult than getting Live Migration up and running; plus, VMware delivers a wider array of supported hardware configurations.Hyper-V may hold an economic edge, however.
    30 September 2009
    Tags: Invest • Vm • Loads • Instances • Hosts • Operating Systems

  • AMD and Intel budget chipsets

    AMD's latest plan seems to be to push back on economic grounds, to offer high-value budget chipsets targeted at the soon-to-be-released Windows 7 systems, and high-performance chipsets that are slightly slower, but much cheaper than equivalent…
    17 September 2009
    Tags: Bus • Frames • Raw • Motherboard • Pci • Slot

  • Apple MacBook 2.13GHz (white) review

    If price plays a greater role in a shopper's buying decisions during tough economic times, Apple's recent updates to its entry-level laptop, the white, £749 MacBook, should help push some cost-conscious consumers over the laptop-buying fence.
    10 June 2009
    Tags: Plays • Ram • Battery Life • Decisions • Economic • Connector

  • Medion GoPal P5235 review

    As with recommendations in the Berlitz Travel Guide, each is provided with a map of its location, full address, phone number, route options (mode of transport, whether you want a short, fast or economic route, roads to avoid and so on) and the…
    10 June 2009
    Tags: Reader • Travel • Enter • Map • Destination • Finger

  • The Sims 3 review

    In order to craft a Sim's unique psyche, you select five out of 60 traits, each one influencing how you'll cope with the game's manifold social and economic pressures.Are you good (helpful, charitable) or evil (delight in others misfortunes)?
    01 June 2009
    Tags: Activities • Videos • Waiting • Advance • Style • Pop

  • Packard Bell iMedia A3317 desktop review

    You'll want a PC that can produce at least 50fps for gaming.The current economic situation has meant that we're seeing slower graphics cards provided with all our chart systems. Its also clearly an entry-level system.
    30 April 2009
    Tags: Compact • Speakers • Supply • Standalone • Gaming • Entrylevel

White Papers

  • Agile Decision Services

    In difficult and credit-challenged economic environments, such as ours today, executives are tempted to cut IT investment as part of their corporate financial restructuring efforts. The ongoing turmoil in global financial markets suggests that…
    04 February 2010
    Tags: Organizations • Management System • Face • Economic • Agile • Achieve

  • Enabling agile and intelligent businesses

    SOA helps businesses achieve operational excellence through process efficiency andcost rationalisation while driving timely innovation in response to economic and market shifts. Attain improved efficiency in terms of utilisation of IT assets and…
    03 December 2009
    Tags: Efficiency • Agility • Flexibility • Business Processes • Agile

  • Unlocking the benefits of Google Apps

    Yet, during a time of economic downturn, the need to cut costs by eliminating or replacing inefficient, expensive or rarely used applications is vital.This is exactly why Capgemini has created a focused solution that enables clients to massively…
    20 November 2009
    Tags: Exchange • Migrating • Google Apps • Capgemini • Mail

  • CIOs can be a strategic partner in key business decisions

    This whitepaper discusess how a CIO can lead a company towards effective prioritsation As CIO of your organisation, you may have faced obstacles getting other business executives to agree to prioritise your departments efforts, especially in light…
    17 November 2009
    Tags: Departments • Executives • Decisions • Cio • Economic • Initiatives

  • Keeping hold of your customers, especially in tough economic conditions

    Keeping hold of your customers, especially in tough economic conditions Oracle How to build a flexible, insightful infrastructure for cost effective customer retention whitepaper Helping midsize organisations enable streamlined, effective, and…
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Conditions • Chain • Crm • Economic • Business Processes

  • Competition Intensifies For The SMB ERP Customer

    Forrester recommends that users select a vendor based on business requirements, architectural flexibility, and Total Economic Impact (TEI). Improvement across the spectrum of industry-specific and last-mile capabilities, usability, rapid…
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Microsoft Office • Requirements • Spectrum • Complexity • Integration • Industryspecific

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