TechTarget News - Week of Jun 10, 2012
Mon Jun 11, 2012
UK technology sector gets financial support
A US hi-tech investment bank with $20bn in assets has opened its first UK branch offering banking and loan services to the technology industry
Tue Jun 12, 2012
Cisco UCS blade servers integrate Fusion-io PCIe flash cards
Cisco UCS signs an OEM deal with Fusion-io to incorporate PCIe flash cards directly into Cisco servers
Wed Jun 13, 2012
Cloud a game-changer for SMEs, says the Open Group
Cloud computing has huge potential for SMEs, but they need to look before they leap, says IT consortium the Open Group
Wed Jun 13, 2012
Deloitte opts for IT service management in the cloud
Business consultancy Deloitte is using cloud-based IT service management to support 13,000 employees in the UK and Switzerland
Wed Jun 13, 2012
RSPCA mobilises workforce with AMT-SYBEX
Mobile solution enables RSPCA officers to act faster on reports of animal cruelty from the public
Wed Jun 13, 2012
South Lanarkshire moves to IBM XIV disk storage platform
South Lanarkshire council has invested in an IBM XIV disk storage platform as part of its move to virtualisation.
Wed Jun 13, 2012
Shop Direct deploys software to automate business processes
Online shopping giant Shop Direct has deployed software to automate business processes without eating into the IT department’s busy timetable
Wed Jun 13, 2012
BAE assesses off-the-shelf application lifecycle management
BAE Maritime Systems is assessing new tools from Serena Software to support mission-critical software development
Wed Jun 13, 2012
ICANN reveals bidders for top level domain names
The internet organisation names the companies bidding for 1,930 new domains for websites
Wed Jun 13, 2012
The cloud will move supercomputers into the mainstream
Cloud computing will move supercomputers out of the research labs into mainstream business, says Amazon
Fri Jun 15, 2012
Cumbria votes against broadband proposals from BT and Fujitsu
Cumbria County Council turns down bids from BT and Fujitsu, claiming they don’t fulfil the full requirements for superfast broadband in the area
Fri Jun 15, 2012
Vodafone in the clear for UK tax bill
The National Audit Office states Vodafone’s £1.25bn settlement with HMRC was "reasonable" and "good" for the public purse
Fri Jun 15, 2012
IT pros offer up their own cloud computing definitions
IT pros’ definition of cloud computing ranges from “a multi-tenant IT solution” to “virtualisation of virtualisation”. Here are a few from the Cloud Computing World Forum 2012.