Enterprise Deduplication: Tools of the Trade
There is an old saying “a carpenter is only as good as his tools.” The same is true of enterprise deduplication. Using a department or small-business size deduplication technology in an enterprise data center is like trying to roof a house with a tack hammer - slow, highly inaccurate, and very inefficient.
Communication Minister Pledges Universal High Speed Internet
Lord Carter, UK’s newly appointed minister for communications, is expected to present a report, titled as ‘Digital Britain’, sometime later this month, but it is already grabbing the attention of experts.
Will Gordon Brown Bail Out Next Gen Broadband in UK?
The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has unveiled in an interview with The Observer newspaper details of an economic blueprint that will seek to create thousands of new jobs partly by building a superfast broadband network.
Firebox Sells World's First 3D Webcam
Online Gadget retailer Firebox is selling what it calls the first 3D webcam int he world and it is available for only £49.95; the Minoru even comes with five pairs of 3D glasses (ed : when will they have stylish 3D glasses?)
UK Housewives Spend Nearly Half Their Leisure Time Online
A survey carried out by market intelligence firm TNS Global Interactive amongst more than 27500 people across 16 industrialised countries showed that UK housewives spend nearly half of their leisure time online.
Facebook, Google, BBC Are Christmas's Big Winners
ISP Plusnet and Web Analyst Firm Hitwise have published details that show that Google remained the undisputed champion when it came to UK internet traffic over the Christmas period, followed by Facebook and the BBC
Carphone Warehouse Bundles Asus EEE PC With Broadband For £19 PM
Carphone Warehouse is now giving away free Asus EEE PC laptops with its popular £19 mobile broadband package instead of the more powerful (and arguably more expensive) WebBook 10.2-inch laptop.
Microsoft's Patent To Make PAYG Computing Mainstream
In a bid to make computing more cost-effective, Microsoft Corp. last week has applied for a patent application on a pay-as-you-go computing concept, according to which users would be charged on the basis of their usage of software, hardware, and other services.
Virtualisation and hosted applications : Microsoft's Perspective
Microsoft recently announced the launch of a new data centre in Ireland to support its growing online business. This new data centre will comprise tens of thousands of servers pumping out web-based applications to internet users (in particular business users) all over the world.
5 reasons why Cinema-like ratings For English websites will Ultimately fail
Andy Burnham, UK's Culture, Media and Sports Secretary, is backing plans to introduce Cinema-like ratings for websites, amongst a number of things which has attracted a number of comments (and even prompted Mike Butcher from Techcrunch UK to "steal" the culture Secretary's Twitter account.
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