Dave Bailey, Computing, Wednesday 21 July 2010 at 11:39:00 ICT calls for research proposals to offer €1.2bn The EU has said it will plough €6.4bn (£5.4bn) of funding into "research and innovation" today. The package, described by the EU as the biggest ever, is part of its Seventh Framework Programme, the largest research programme in the world. Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, commissioner for research, innovation and science, said that investment in research and innovation is the only...Read More »

Windows snoopware buried in server firmware Dell is warning customers that there is malware on some of its server motherboards.… Full published article at: Read More »

Xiotech makes storage blade a better citizen Xiotech has upgraded its ISE (Intelligent Storage Element) management software and introduced a new array controller, highlighting the divide between suppliers who believe in integrated arrays and controllers and those, like Hitachi Data Systems, who do not.… Full published article at: Read More »

One storage facility from HDS Hitachi Data Systems' chief scientist Claus Mikkelsen presents an HDS pitch talking about consolidation of multiple storage silos to one; the ultimate consolidation.… Full published article at: Read More »

Q2 sales up 48% Server virtualization juggernaut VMware gets to keep its title.… Full published article at: Read More »

Four bitty boxes and one enormous revenue engine With its hardware revenues taking hits since last fall because of impending server launches across its various lines, IBM has been pulling out the stops to move up announcements. Not only is the System zEnterprise 196 mainframe (formerly known as z11) being pulled forward to a July 22 launch, but now the entry and high-end Power7 machines are getting kicked out the door earlier than expected.… Full published article at: Read More »

Software and systems get merged In the wake of reporting IBM's second quarter financial results yesterday afternoon, Sam Palmisano, the company's president, chief executive officer, and chairman sent an email to all the employees saying that Big Blue was reorganizing its operations to better reflect the modern IT world.… Full published article at: Read More »

Dave Bailey, Computing, Tuesday 20 July 2010 at 15:28:00 Experts criticise the three-year delay Industry experts have heavily criticised the decision to delay the rollout of universal broadband by three years, likening it to giving the UK no more than dial-up technology compared with its global competitors. This is the view of industry experts following the announcement last week that the government has pushed back the date by which it will deliver universal broadband to 2015 from the 2012 deadline originally proposed in the Digital Britain report. David Palmer, senior product manager at cloud services provider...Read More »

Shares slump at unscheduled update Cable and Wireless shares tumbled more than 20 per cent this morning after it warned investors it would miss profit targets because of cuts in the public sector.… Full published article at: Read More »

Dave Bailey, Computing, Tuesday 20 July 2010 at 12:05:00 Enterprises holding back on major IT projects Technology giant IBM reported revenue up two per cent for the second quarter of 2010, at $23.7bn (£15.6bn) compared with the same quarter last year. Profits were up nine per cent compared with Q2 2009 at $3.4bn. But services signings at $12.3bn were down 12 per cent, signifying that enterprises could still be holding back on major IT projects. IBM also said the weak euro cost it $500m, since just under a third of its income comes from Europe. Revenue...Read More »