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Comms budgets stay healthy

Most companies will maintain or expand investment in information and communications technology (ICT) in 2010, say analysts. The current downturn in spending means IT managers have a significant opportunity to renegotiate existing deals with telcos, ...

From MARTIN COURTNEY, VNUNet.com,  23 Nov 2009

Tools of the trade

The modern datacentre is a shining example of how new technology has been effectively harnessed to improve IT utilisation and drive down costs for IT owners and the people accessing its resources. Everything from rack and blade servers that pack more ...

From MARTIN COURTNEY, VNUNet.com,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  IBM,  Opsware, Inc.,  Symantec

Bibby cuts software to the bone

As one of the UK's top logistics providers, Bibby Distribution operates from over 60 locations in the UK and employs around 2,500 people, providing outsourced distribution services to household names such as the Toyota Parts Centre and Golden ...

From MARTIN COURTNEY, VNUNet.com,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Robert E. Lee

BT broadband map has wrong co-ordinates

BT’s next generation access (NGA) broadband network will fail to reach many prospective customers, say experts, who have compiled research into where end user demand is most likely to be. A report published today [12/11/09] by broadband analyst ...

From MARTIN COURTNEY, VNUNet.com,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Tim Johnson,  European Union,  Gartner, Inc.,  Scott Morrison (politician)

IT suppliers lament local authority invoice delay

UK IT suppliers have criticised local authorities for failing to pay invoices within the ten day period specified by government guidelines a year ago, while smaller companies say they still struggle to get on the public sector procurement ladder at all. ...

From MARTIN COURTNEY, VNUNet.com,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dave Robertson,  National Health Service

Army experiments with multimedia-enabled helmet technology

The next generation of British troops could use personal wireless communications systems embedded in their helmets to transmit real-time information to each other during skirmishes. Researchers at Queen's University Belfast Centre for Secure ...

From MARTIN COURTNEY, VNUNet.com,  11 Nov 2009

HP revamps infrastructure strategy to combat uncertain demand

HP has reshuffled its server, storage, networking and data centre management product portfolio in a bid to make them more attractive to corporate buyers who continue to deal with uncertain IT infrastructure budgets. The company has conducted research ...

From MARTIN COURTNEY, VNUNet.com,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gartner, Inc.,  Opsware, Inc.,  IBM,  Perot Systems

Spotify gears up for growth

Online music site Spotify last month installed new servers from supplier SGI at its co-location facility in Stockholm to cope with growing demand that has seen its users top five million. The music-streaming service was launched in October 2008 and ...

From MARTIN COURTNEY, VNUNet.com,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Intel,  AMD

Red Hat fights open source corner

Red Hat, which sells subscriptions to an open source server operating system based on Linux, posted positive results for the financial quarter ending 31st August 2009, with software subscription revenue up 15 per cent year on year to $156.3m (£94.4m), ...

From MARTIN COURTNEY, VNUNet.com,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: IBM,  Microsoft Corporation,  Accenture Ltd.

UK firms remain averse to e-discovery

More UK IT departments are implementing policies to manage electronically stored information (ESI) and e-discovery to help stave off potential litigation issues. But many still see little point in spending money preparing for legal requirements that ...

From MARTIN COURTNEY, VNUNet.com,  21 Oct 2009

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