TechTarget News - Week of Apr 15, 2012
Mon Apr 16, 2012
HP losing grip of EDS’s Ministry of Defence contract
HP’s grip on a flagship Ministry of Defence contract could be weakening after CSC took over a key outsourcing deal.
Tue Apr 17, 2012
FCC fines Google $25k for hampering Street View Wi-Fi data harvesting probe
Federal Communications Commission fines Google $25k for obstructing investigation into harvesting Wi-Fi data for Google Maps' Street View
Wed Apr 18, 2012
Government unaware how much it pays for e-mail services
Government departments do not know how much they are spending on e-mail services, according to research by Computer Weekly.
Wed Apr 18, 2012
Arista FPGA switch could revolutionize Layer 4-7 network services
With its embedded field-programmable gate array, Arista's new switch may resonate beyond the latency-phobic government and financial sectors and transform Layer 4-7 services.
Thu Apr 19, 2012
Staff at IT services firm CSC protest redundancy policy
Workers at IT services giant CSC in the UK are holding a lunchtime protest today (19 April) to protest at the company’s redundancy policy
Thu Apr 19, 2012
Supercomputers will reach 'exascale' speeds within decade
Supercomputers will be powerful enough to simulate the human brain within seven years, says founder of Top500 list.
Thu Apr 19, 2012
IT staff lack understanding to succeed with big data
IT professionals lack the skills to truly understand the big data opportunity for business and government
Fri Apr 20, 2012
Outsourcing in the UK slows down in early 2012
Outsourcing in the UK has slowed considerably in the first three months of 2012 with the value of contracts signed falling well below last year.
Fri Apr 20, 2012
BBC wants to build a cultural API
With over 80 years of cultural information in its archive, the BBC is looking at making programme metadata available
Fri Apr 20, 2012
HP ProLiant servers to come with Ubuntu Server Edition
Hewlett-Packard to package Ubuntu on ProLiant servers. Linus Torvalds up for a prestigious technology prize. Red Hat embraces Microsoft Open Technologies.