May 19, 2010
Microsoft slaps Salesforce with patent suit
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 11:58:00 Accusations cover nine Microsoft patents in CRM offerings Microsoft has filed a legal action against Salesforce, claiming that the company has infringed on nine of its patents. Horacio Gutierrez, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel for intellectual…
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Parallels ships Desktop Upgrade for XP to Windows 7 migrations
Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 08:00:00 Firm promises trouble-free transition to latest Microsoft OS Parallels has finally made available its Desktop Upgrade tool designed to help PC users upgrade painlessly from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7….
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HP profits jump on renewed PC buying
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 02:27:00 Mark Hurd trumpets strong quarterly sales HP has reported a 13 per cent rise in quarterly sales to more than $30bn (£21bn) after strong PC buying from businesses and consumers….
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Work begins on ‘digital genome’ storage vault
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 01:47:00 Data formats placed in nuke-proof bunker under Swiss mountain Work has begun on storing as complete a record as possible of old data formats so that future generations can decipher old data streams….
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May 18, 2010
Green IT initiative saves $2,000 daily in electricity bill for Capitol Hill
There are two really big reasons you should care about the greening of the U.S. House of Representatives, and of the branch offices associated with Capitol Hill.
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Green IT initiative saves $2,000 daily in electricity bill for Capitol Hill
May 17, 2010
4 power advantages of cloud computing
There has been some debate here on ZDnet in the past few months over the energy efficiency profile of the cloud, especially since Greenpeace came out blasting the high-tech industry at large for not thinking through the power equation properly.So, it is perhaps natural that one of the keynote presentatations during the opening day of
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May 14, 2010
Applying Darwin’s theory to cooling technology
Is your data center able to adapt to fluctuating operating conditions? Or, does it requires lots of human intervention to accommodate temperature changes and cooling needs triggered by dynamic workloads?In the spirit of Darwin’s evolution theory — the species that can adapt seamlessly to new conditions are the ones that will carry on — SynapSense
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Energy efficiency, historic preservation not mutually exclusive
Someone said something to me that really stuck in my head all night: “We believe, in fact, that conservation is the biggest reservoir of ‘new’ energy out there.” Or words to this effect.I got to thinking about this because of some videos that have been sitting in my inbox in the past two weeks.
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May 8, 2010
Model of the Week: Orlik PBJ-1H Mitchell
Hello everyone. I’m somewhat new to the Zealot Forums, having spent the majority of my paper model forum time on Papermodelers.com, but thanks to my time there, I recognize a lot of names here, so perhaps I’m not a total stranger. For those who don’t know me or don’t visit PM’s forums, I’m currently building Orlik’s PBJ-1H Mitchell in 1/33rd scale (links appearing below in my signature line which will tell the whole story)
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May 5, 2010
Xerox CEO to Investors: Industry Leadership, Annuity Business, Strong Financial Position Deliver Shareholder Value
At its investor conference being held today, Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) is addressing how its annuity-based business, strong operating cash flow and industry-leading technology and services are 2010 05 04 08:00
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Intel takes on ARM with Atom chips for smartphones
Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 5 May 2010 at 07:44:00 Atom Z6xx chips outperform ARM devices and deliver long battery life, Intel claims Intel has begun a greater push into the mobile device market with new versions of its Atom processor that cut energy consumption sufficiently to fit inside a smartphone or web…
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VB tests bring good news for anti-spam vendors
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 5 May 2010 at 03:23:00 18 of 21 pass latest round of spam tests VirusBulletin has posted the results of its latest round of anti-spam tests. The security publication said that of the 21 products tested as part of its May VB Spam report,…
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IBM updates WebSphere line after Cast Iron buy
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 5 May 2010 at 02:19:00 Appliances designed to ease on-premise and cloud integration IBM has released a line of network appliances designed to take advantage of its recent acquisition of Cast Iron Systems….
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May 4, 2010
US Treasury web sites hacked using iFrame
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 23:51:00 Three sites currently offline as investigation continues At least three US Treasury department web sites have fallen victim to a code injection attack using iFrames.
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Google Editions e-book store to launch in June
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 22:04:00 Search firm takes on Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Apple Google is planning to launch its Editions e-book service this summer, according to reports in The Wall Street Journal. Chris Palma, manager for strategic development at Google, is quoted as…
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India bans Chinese networking kit over security fears
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 21:56:00 Mobile sales halted after espionage and sabotage claims The Indian government has banned local firms from buying Chinese mobile networking hardware after fears of a plague of embedded malware….
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Pressure mounts on Icann to approve .xxx domain
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 17:56:00 ICM Registry claims Icann is trying to ‘confuse the issue’ ICM Registry, which has applied for the .xxx internet domain, has called on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) to approve its application without further delay….
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BT turns to Alcatel-Lucent to help meet 21CN objectives
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 17:02:00 Five-year partnership to aid video delivery and network coverage Alcatel-Lucent has announced a five-year deal to provide hardware and services for BT’s 21st Century Network (21CN). Lakh Jemmett, Alcatel-Lucent’s UK president, explained that the project will use Alcatel’s High…
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Google Ventures sets 2010 budget of $100m
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 16:11:00 Search firm’s venture capital arm to look abroad for startups this year Google’s venture capital fund has a budget of $100m (£66m) to invest in startups this year, according to reports.
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Lenovo adds low-cost model to ThinkServer range
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 13:48:00 TS200v tower server includes memory error and RAID protection Lenovo has added a new model to its ThinkServer range, claiming to offer strong performance with reliability, energy efficiency and improved management features for small businesses….
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