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Lack of IT standards hampering UK war effort

Lack of IT standards hampering UK war effort

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has warned that differing US suppliers' proprietary software standards are hampering the ability of British forces in Afghanistan to make full use of data from unmanned air-reconnaissance vehicles (UAVs).
Parliamentary reporter Nov 8 2008 7:22AM Software
HP rolls out new storage platform

HP rolls out new storage platform

HP has announced details of its SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP) which will allow enterprises to run completely virtualised storage-area network systems.
Shaun Nichols Nov 8 2008 7:15AM Software
Simplified UC tools will dominate market in 2009: analyst

Simplified UC tools will dominate market in 2009: analyst

Unified communications (UC)-as-a-service was the future of the UC industry, an analyst told guests at yesterday’s Frost & Sullivan ICT Roundtables.
Kathryn Small Nov 7 2008 3:03PM Software
Ballmer encourages broadband development to speed Azure

Ballmer encourages broadband development to speed Azure

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has given his ’encouragement’ to the Australian government and telcos to come together and ’get on with’ making high-speed broadband in Australia a reality.
Ry Crozier Nov 7 2008 12:04PM Software
MySQL feast on Sun CMT to benefit Intel

MySQL feast on Sun CMT to benefit Intel

MySQL is making use of easy internal access to Sun hardware to give it a head-start to run on future Intel-based commodity multi-core servers.
Ry Crozier Nov 7 2008 12:03PM Software
Redhat and AMD migrate VMs across CPUs

Redhat and AMD migrate VMs across CPUs

AMD and Redhat have demonstrated VM live migration across CPU architectures and CPU vendors, potentially commoditising server processors.
Charlie Demerjian Nov 7 2008 5:39AM Software
BlackBerry gets Documents To Go upgrade

BlackBerry gets Documents To Go upgrade

Dataviz has unveiled a new version of its Documents To Go suite for the BlackBerry which enables users to work with Microsoft Office files on their mobile handset.
Daniel Robinson Nov 7 2008 5:30AM Software
IBM adds Mac support to Lotus Symphony

IBM adds Mac support to Lotus Symphony

IBM has added Mac support to Lotus Symphony, allowing Apple users to access the free application suite from their desktop.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 7 2008 5:30AM Software
Opinion: It's time to pull the plug on PowerPoint

Opinion: It's time to pull the plug on PowerPoint

In the era of the podcast and myriad other pervasive, rich media, view-anytime communications technologies, do we need live presentations?
Steve Hipwell Nov 6 2008 2:56PM Software
Microsoft wants to lure Internet startups

Microsoft wants to lure Internet startups

Microsoft launched a new programme Wednesday to help small Internet business upstarts grow up by using its software, technical support and connections at a discount.
Egan Orion Nov 6 2008 6:23AM Software
SAP adds virtualisation to NetWeaver

SAP adds virtualisation to NetWeaver

German software giant SAP has unveiled new features in its NetWeaver technology platform, aimed at helping enterprises make better use and sense of their IT landscapes.
David Neal Nov 6 2008 6:15AM Software
Games vending machines to appear on UK streets

Games vending machines to appear on UK streets

Sony Entertainment and Universal Pictures have teamed up to bring "instant entertainment" vending machines, packed chock full of PS3 games, Blu-ray movies and downloadable music, to Britain’s street corners.
Sylvie Barak Nov 5 2008 2:47PM Software
Worm emerges for latest Microsoft flaw

Worm emerges for latest Microsoft flaw

Attacks reported on recently-patched Windows hole.
Shaun Nichols Nov 5 2008 2:45PM Software
Better HD video comes to the web

Better HD video comes to the web

Recast Digital is promising high-definition and DVD-quality video delivered over the internet without the need for specialist software or workstation-class hardware.
Daniel Robinson Nov 5 2008 2:45PM Software
Intel dumps VMware shares

Intel dumps VMware shares

Intel Capital is to flog some 3.75 million of the 9.5 million shares it holds in virtualisation outfit VMware, a Securities and Exchange Commission filing reveals.
Paul Hales Nov 5 2008 6:22AM Software
Google and Yahoo propose new search deal

Google and Yahoo propose new search deal

The US Department of Justice has received details of a new version of the proposed advertising search deal between Google and Yahoo, according to reports in The Wall Street Journal.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 5 2008 6:14AM Software
Gartner reports slowdown in SOA adoption

Gartner reports slowdown in SOA adoption

A growing number of firms are deferring or shelving plans for service-oriented architecture (SOA) implementations because of a lack of skills and expertise, or because the business case does not add up, according to new research from Gartner.
Phil Muncaster Nov 5 2008 6:14AM Software
Sydney Airport models passenger value

Sydney Airport models passenger value

Sydney Airport can now calculate how much passengers spend on airport services each month and the most profitable segments after ‘systematising’ a model developed by management consultancy LEK earlier this year.
Ry Crozier Nov 5 2008 6:00AM Software
Sun announces Solaris and ZFS updates

Sun announces Solaris and ZFS updates

Solaris 10 10/08 offers enhancements in virtualisation and ZFS file system.
Daniel Robinson Nov 4 2008 3:55PM Software
Committee to ensure ODF apps conform to standard

Committee to ensure ODF apps conform to standard

The Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (Oasis), which fights for open standards for information, has formed a new committee to advance the OpenDocument Format (ODF).
Rosalie Marshall Nov 4 2008 6:47AM Software

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