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IDC reports 18 per cent drop in value of storage sales

IDC reports 18 per cent drop in value of storage sales

Firms are buying increased amounts of storage, but the price being paid for that storage has dropped sharply, according to figures released today by market intelligence firm IDC.
Dave Bailey Jun 8 2009 7:46AM Storage
Unique web domain total tops 180 million

Unique web domain total tops 180 million

The total number of unique domain names on the internet has reached more than 180 million, according to recent figures from VeriSign.
Shaun Nichols Jun 5 2009 1:08AM Telco/ISP
Novell sees 25 per cent growth in Linux sales

Novell sees 25 per cent growth in Linux sales

Novell has reported a year-on-year fall in second-quarter revenue, but a small rise in profit as a result of a 25 per cent growth in Linux product sales.
Bryan Glick May 30 2009 7:07AM Software
Dell first quarter earnings crash 63 per cent

Dell first quarter earnings crash 63 per cent

Dell has announced its results for the first quarter of the year and has revealed earnings fell by 63 per cent and business and consumers cut back on purchases.
Iain Thomson May 29 2009 1:49PM Hardware
Spam tops 90 per cent of all email

Spam tops 90 per cent of all email

Spam levels rose by five per cent last month to reach over 90 per cent of all email, according to the latest figures from cloud-based security vendor MessageLabs.
Phil Muncaster May 27 2009 5:43AM Security
IBM pushes solid state drives to Power servers

IBM pushes solid state drives to Power servers

IBM has released solid state drive (SSD) products designed to help firms reduce costs and improve memory response times across its Power hardware platforms.
David Neal May 25 2009 6:10AM Storage
Fujitsu aims for data centres with blade system

Fujitsu aims for data centres with blade system

Fujitsu has unveiled a new server architecture designed to cut costs for enterprise firms through automated power efficiency and management tools.
Daniel Robinson May 12 2009 6:02AM Hardware
Microsoft outlines apps banned from MarketPlace

Microsoft outlines apps banned from MarketPlace

Microsoft has published a list of applications that it will not allow to be sold in its applications MarketPlace, announced earlier this year.
Iain Thomson May 7 2009 1:15PM Software
Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

The number of web-based threats soared by nearly two-thirds in April, according to new figures from managed security vendor Network Box.
Phil Muncaster May 4 2009 3:38PM Security
Handset makers suffer in the recession

Handset makers suffer in the recession

Handset manufacturers showed they are not immune to the effects of the recession, recording an 11 per cent year-on-year decline in the last quarter, but signs of recovery are appearing, according to new figures from analyst firm ABI Research.
Phil Muncaster Apr 27 2009 2:06PM Hardware
IBM reports slight drop in profits

IBM reports slight drop in profits

IBM has reported a one per cent drop in profits in its quarterly earnings statement but is bullish about the future of 2009.
Iain Thomson Apr 21 2009 3:18PM Financial Services
Google sees first ever drop in revenue

Google sees first ever drop in revenue

Google has reported profits are still being made but sales are dropping in the recession.
Iain Thomson Apr 17 2009 2:01PM Financial Services
Infosys suffers as IT budgets are slashed

Infosys suffers as IT budgets are slashed

Infosys has revealed a sequential decline in quarterly profit in its financial results for the quarter ended 31 March 2009.
Rosalie Marshall Apr 16 2009 11:57AM Financial Services
Study predicts bear market for Windows 7

Study predicts bear market for Windows 7

A new report is predicting a slow market for enterprise adoption of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 release.
Shaun Nichols Apr 14 2009 11:38AM Software
AMD offers discounts on Opteron upgrades

AMD offers discounts on Opteron upgrades

AMD has announced an upgrade program that lets partners and customers swap older Opteron processors inside systems for newer ones at a discounted price, offering a performance boost without the cost of ripping out and replacing the entire server.
Daniel Robinson Apr 8 2009 6:10AM Hardware
Twitter fails the uptime test

Twitter fails the uptime test

Micro-blogging phenomenon Twitter experienced more downtime than any other social networking site last year, clocking up over 80 hours, according to new research from application delivery firm Akamai..
Phil Muncaster Mar 30 2009 2:01PM Software
Gartner predicts outsourcing price drop

Gartner predicts outsourcing price drop

Gartner has predicted a fall in outsourcing prices of up to 20 per cent by 2010, in what could be good news for companies that outsource their IT.
Phil Muncaster Mar 24 2009 6:16AM Strategy
Firefox a hit with web enthusiasts

Firefox a hit with web enthusiasts

There was good news for Mozilla this week, with new figures for February showing its Firefox web browser gaining in popularity, while arch rival Internet Explorer continued to wane.
Phil Muncaster Mar 23 2009 6:45AM Software
Twitter primarily used as a business tool

Twitter primarily used as a business tool

Twitter has become primarily a business tool used by people in their late twenties to early fifties, according to new data from market research firm Nielsen.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 21 2009 7:28AM Software
Mac deployment growing fast in businesses

Mac deployment growing fast in businesses

Apple Mac deployment is on the rise in businesses, according to a survey by the Enterprise Desktop Alliance (EDA), a group of vendors collaborating to better integrate Mac systems with Windows-based corporate infrastructures.
Daniel Robinson Mar 12 2009 6:15AM Hardware

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