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Google's CEO calls for innovation and US spending on alternative energy

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Pump billions into alternative energy efforts, broadband infrastructure and research

The US government needs to pump billions of dollars into alternative energy efforts, broadband infrastructure and research in an effort to rebuild the nation's economy, CEO of Google said on Tuesday.

Gartner spells out route to datacentre efficiency

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:51:00 GMT

Save money, save a million kilowatt hours

Analysts Gartner has launched a list of best practises in the datacentre, designed to save electricity and improve cooling.

Capgemini and Amazon bond in the cloud

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:55:00 GMT

Applications 'squirted' at data centres.

Hosting company says London power shortage is a myth

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:42:00 GMT

There's power in them there streets

A hosting company has poured scorn on the received wisdom that data centres in London are struggling with shortages of power.Greg McCulloch, managing director of Interxion, said that the company recently expanded its Brick Lane facility, close to the City of London and was looking to open two more London locations. McCulloch said that he was hoping to open the first one next March with a second building later in the year.He said that the company had had little problem in supplying power to its facilities. "We've actually got the reverse problem," he said. "We have more power than we can use." He said that the bigger problem that the company had faced was with wayleaves (land access for utilities) rather than electricity supply. "There's plenty of power in the Grid in London," he said.There are many companies looking to set up data centres in the capital who would be surprised to hear that. Earlier this year, a survey by Vanson Bourne found that data centres in the south east were struggling with capacity and last month NGD announced that it was building a massive data centre in Wales to supply companies struggling for capacity in London. McCulloch said that many organisations made the mistake of asking for too much capacity all at once, amounts that the electricity companies struggle to cope with. "It's no good asking for massive amounts in one go because you're not going to get it."

IT spend set to slow down dramatically

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:09:00 GMT

Recession hits expenditure plans.

IT spending will increase at just half the rate previously predicted according to IDC.

BBC iPlayer plans global reach, multi-platform coverage

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:40:00 GMT

BBC's technology director discusses plans for iPlayer

Erik Huggers, Director of BBC Future Media & Technology, outlined the plans for the future of the iPlayer, the popular catch-up online media player, during a keynote at Screen Digest’s The Future of Online Media Distribution conference.

NHS IT offered SOA update with new Lorenzo software

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:10:00 GMT

Core system for health service computer project gets a makeover

ISoft has released its Lorenzo health-care platform, elements of which are already in use as part of the U.K.'s National Health Service's IT modernisation programme.

Google adds video/voice chat to GMail

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Streaming add-ons for free

Google is adding free streamed video and voice chat to its hugely popular GMail free email programme that is also built into the Google Apps suite of tools. The service will be available from tomorrow, 12 November.

World's computer systems vulnerable to cyberattack

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:34:00 GMT

Study: 'Critical infrastructure not secure enough'

Good news for the ailing financial services industry: it's the only part of the world's critical infrastructure with a secure computer system. According to a survey, the computer systems that run the world's critical infrastructure are not nearly as secure as they ought to be. And this is upsetting those who work in the industry.

SAP users unconvinced by promise of extra value from support

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:30:00 GMT

UK user group members puts ERP giant on notice

SAP users will not accept the next round of price rises for support unless the company has clearly delivered improved total cost of ownership for the businesses that run its enterprise software.

Servers to get Energy Star rating

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:28:00 GMT

EPA stickers on boxes by February as US takes a green lead.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the third draft of its Energy Star specification for servers and expects the final spec to be ready for use in February.

Cleveland police in £7.9m mobile systems roll out

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:55:00 GMT

Reduces paperwork for officers on the beat

Cleveland Police has signed a £7.9 million deal for mobile working solutions across the entire force of 1,400 officers.

UK businesses 'struggle with software asset management'

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:42:00 GMT

Federation Against Software Theft tries soft cop approach

UK businesses are struggling with software asset management, according to a new survey from analyst group IDC.

SAP CEO defends support price hike

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:52:00 GMT

Just a question of poor communication, ERP giant claims

Retiring SAP CEO Henning Kagermann has again robustly defended his company's decision to move all customers to a more expensive Enterprise Support package.

First Group invests in information as passengers rise

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:15:00 GMT

New customers demand information as they switch from cars to trains reports First Group

Transportation company First Group has reported a healthy half year revenues as travellers leave their cars at home and opt for public transport. The British company has been investing in travel information systems to retain its new customer base.

Google Apps lands another win with Westminster University

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:52:00 GMT

Search giant lands desktop tools on another 25,000 seats

The University of Westminster is to deploy Google Apps to over 25,500 users, marking another stage in Google’s encroachment onto the desktop space owned largely by Microsoft.

Lloyds TSB appoints IT chief

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:21:00 GMT

RBS and ABN Amro integration guru takes on HBOS project

Lloyds TSB has appointed Mark Fisher, executive director at Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) and chief executive of ABN Amro, as its director of group IT and operations.

UK companies lack ability to measure energy use

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:25:00 GMT

Going green in the dark, says survey.

Many UK companies have adopted green policies on power consumption without having any way of measuring their progress, a new survey has found.

Government Gateway shutdown in new data scandal

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:29:00 GMT

User names and passwords for a key government system found in pub car park

The Government Gateway was shutdown after a memory stick containing user names and passwords for the wed site that gives access to everything from tax returns to parking tickets, was found in a pub car park.

How is the downturn affecting you?

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:22:00 GMT

Your opinions matter as CIO.co.uk analyses the state of the sector in the credit crisis

CIO, together with two partners, is putting together a definitive analysis of how CIOs are dealing with the current economic slowdown. Two surveys on this site are gathering information on IT spending plans and attitudes to outsourcing as organisations face shrinking budgets.

Brewery giant praises flexible IT supplier deals

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:56:00 GMT

Offer new incentives to suppliers when changing terms, InBev advises

The need to renegotiate IT supplier contracts can be minimised by making deals as flexible as possible, according to brewer InBev.

Procter & Gamble steps up SAP standardisation

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:19:00 GMT

Wants to cut costs and speed up applications rollout

Procter & Gamble is moving up a gear in its SAP-based IT standardisation programme.

Customers want data centres close to home

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:53:00 GMT

Virtualisation and turning servers off is best way to cut costs

The rapid growth in data centres in the South East of England is being fuelled by the fact that business want their server farms nearby.

RSA Europe: Enterprises face losses from trade secret thefts

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:59:00 GMT

The high cost of a simple slip

Enterprises are stepping up efforts to counter spying operations that aim to steal their trade secrets, according to a former US Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who now works for Xerox.

Forrester: Social networking will change supplier relations

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:22:00 GMT

New platforms increase need for careful management

Web 2.0 will revolutionise collaboration with IT suppliers, Forrester has predicted.