Flurry of billion-dollar deals signals coming changes in tech industry
From Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems to Intel and Oracle, some of Silicon Valley's largest companies charged out of the recession with fat bankrolls and a determination to spend whatever it takes this year to reshape their businesses around...
Posted Date: 09 Sep 2010

 

Nano technology could cool the heat from server farms
The internet may soon be a greener place thanks to new research that looks set to slash the carbon footprint of our surfing by introducing nanotechnology to computer servers. Computer servers are often housed in giant warehouses, known as...
Posted Date: 08 Sep 2010

 

PacketExchange and Talon Data Systems prove the first uncompressed, 2k, suite-to-suite solution between London and Los Angeles
PacketExchange, the next generation Ethernet and IP network service provider, together with Talon Data Systems, a leader in networked data storage solutions and appliances for full-resolution digital content, have proven the first global...
Posted Date: 08 Sep 2010

 

Digital Realty Trust guarantees data centre construction pricing and delivery
In a first-of-its-kind program for the data centre industry, wholesale data centre provider Digital Realty Trust is guaranteeing the completion of its Turn-Key Datacenters, Custom Data Centers, and POD Architecture Services projects on time, and on...
Posted Date: 08 Sep 2010

 

UK leads Green ICT Index according to new Global CIO study
UK's Green IT index is higher than US, Australia and India, a new study of CIOs has revealed. The survey was conducted by Fujitsu across the four countries and received a total of 638 responses. According to the CIOs, UK has the toughest carbon...
Posted Date: 07 Sep 2010

 

Oracle hires former HP CEO Mark Hurd
Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Mark Hurd was hired as a co-president of Oracle, in a move that could fuel a new competition between the two giant tech companies.   "Mark did a brilliant job at HP and I expect he'll do even better...
Posted Date: 07 Sep 2010

 

ABN to renew US$1 billion IT outsourcing deals
In what could potentially bring outsourcing projects worth US$1 billion to India over the next five years, Dutch banking major ABN Amro is set to renew its contracts for managing the bank’s software applications and computer hardware systems...
Posted Date: 07 Sep 2010

 

Neo Telecoms opens Chicago PoP and extends Paris fibre network
French fibre network operator Neo Telecoms has extended its sales activity in the US by opening a new point of presence in Chicago, Illinois, mainly aimed at clients in the financial sector. It has installed a Juniper MX960 router to deliver IP MPLS...
Posted Date: 06 Sep 2010

 

Emerson completes Chloride acquisition
Emerson has announced it completed its acquisition of Chloride Group, which now joins strong global product brands within Emerson Network Power. This acquisition helps drive Emerson's long-term global growth strategy for uninterruptible power supply...
Posted Date: 06 Sep 2010

 

Intel invests heavily in Virtualization
Few companies have as large a technical infrastructure as Intel, so the high profile vendor's decision to invest heavily in virtualization is a major endorsement of this data centre technology. Chip giant Intel has detailed its efforts to rein in...
Posted Date: 06 Sep 2010