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World's biggest grid seeks secrets of the universe
News The mysteries of dark matter and multiple dimensions could be solved with the help of the world's biggest computer grid.
Tags: Hardware
Hikari lesson learned, investors demand profits
News Last year, Yasumitsu Shigeta, founder of Hikari Tsushin Inc, toured the world from New York to Edinburgh to pitch his cell phone and Internet businesses.
Markets gain after Greenspan calms inflation concerns
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Time for Net to shroud land, air, everywhere
Blogs I'm back from a two week-long break that took my dad and I across London, Edinburgh and Amsterdam. Aye, the castle that ...
Sun goes for virtualization x-factor
News Sun Microsystems has launched an open source virtualization platform for servers under the banner xVM Server.
Tags: Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Open source, Virtual Desktop, operating system, Sun Microsystems Inc., Edinburgh, Silicon.com, Scotland, Linux
Identity thefts continue as employers, staff play blame game
Techguide Finger-pointing is a time-wasting blame game, usually accomplishing very little. Focusing on the problem, however, adds real value.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Nero, Mobile, Manager, Identity Theft, Computer
STMicro reports quarterly loss, lays off 4,500
News The semiconductor manufacturer has announced the redundancies as part of a cost-cutting drive, but it is not yet clear how many cuts will take place in the United Kingdom.
Tags: Layoffs, Sales/revenue, Forecasting, Semiconductor, Quarterly Loss, Computer, layoff, Forecasting, semiconductor maker, STMicroelectronics
Scots build green supercomputer
News Machine is 10 times more energy efficient and up to 300 times faster than its traditional counterparts.
Tags: Supercomputing
Fastest U.K. supercomputer unveiled
News The largest and most advanced supercomputer in the United Kingdom has been unveiled in Edinburgh.
Tags: Supercomputing
Berners-Lee calls for Net neutrality
News A distinction must be preserved between the market for access and the market for content, says the Web pioneer.
Tags: Web sites
Visa to launch 'wave and pay' cards in UK
News Visa is planning to introduce contactless 'wave and pay' debit cards to replace low-value cash transactions across the United Kingdom by the end of next year.
Tags: E-commerce, Commuter
Open source 'not relevant', claim U.K. CIOs
News Speakers at a conference this week in the United Kingdom also appear not to be too enamored with software as a service, despite the hype.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, Web services, Open source
iPhone, Gmail and blogs--a corporate security nightmare
News Consumer technologies crossing into the enterprise space will challenge traditional security models, say analyst companies Forrester and Gartner.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security, Web logs, Web services, Web 2.0
Green IT moves up the U.K. corporate agenda
News European businesses are placing an increasing emphasis on environmental issues when planning their IT operations.
Tags: Hardware, Business Strategies & Functions, Recycling, Business ethics
Commentary: Are IT departments doomed?
Insight As users become more IT savvy and as outsourcing becomes commonplace, the need for a dedicated IT department could diminish, says Peter Cochrane. So get ready to find your own support.
