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Microsoft announces Live Mesh developer Framework
News While it was Windows Azure that got much of the attention, Microsoft also released another important platform at last week's Professional Developers Conference. Microsoft's Live Framework is essentially the developer piece of Live Mesh. [03 Nov 2008]
Microsoft's cloud has an Azure tinge
News Microsoft on Monday announced a version of Windows that runs over the internet from inside Microsoft's own data centres. Dubbed Windows Azure, it's less a replacement for the operating system that runs on users own PCs than it is an... [28 Oct 2008]
Windows Server floating onto Amazon's cloud
News Amazon said on Wednesday that it plans to offer its cloud computing customers the option of running Microsoft's Windows Server operating system as well as its SQL Server database. Starting sometime this autumn, Amazon said customers of... [02 Oct 2008]
IBM smashes the supercomputing petaflop
News Computing giant IBM has built a supercomputer that can operate at one petaflop - 1,000 trillion floating point operations per second - twice as fast as the world's previous fastest computer, Blue Gene. [11 Jun 2008]
What's hot at Mobile World Congress 2008?
News The 2008 Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona on Monday 11 February and silicon.com's Natasha Lomas will be heading out there to see what's floating the mobile industry's boat this year. In the spirit of sneak... [07 Feb 2008]
Apple unveils 'world's thinnest notebook'
News Apple unveiled its ultra-portable MacBook Air, the world's thinnest notebook according to CEO Steve Jobs, during his keynote speech at Macworld 2008. More on the iPhone News First iPhone Trojan reported iPhone 'mugging fear... [16 Jan 2008]
Health warning to overweight IT managers
News Photos: Floating computers keep an eye on the oceans Overweight IT managers are risking their health by smoking and failing to exercise - but they are at least staying off the booze - according to a Bupa study. [15 Jan 2008]
$12bn tech spend for UK SMEs in 2007
News Photos: Floating computers keep an eye on the oceans Rising technology costs saw SMEs in the UK spending $12bn on IT last year. SMEs upped their IT spending by eight per cent in 2007, with increased outsourcing of IT... [14 Jan 2008]
Cisco places faith in remote access
News Photos: Floating computers keep an eye on the oceans Cisco has invested in SoonR, a company that offers mobile-phone users remote access to their desktops. The amount the networking giant has invested remains... [14 Jan 2008]
Business execs snub Facebook
News Photos: Floating computers keep an eye on the oceans Social networking website Facebook is being snubbed by professional executives because of the increasing number of "silly applications" and lack of business use. [11 Jan 2008]
'Gov 2.0' the future of government?
News Photos: Floating computers keep an eye on the oceans New research has indicated that tech-savvy government departments will begin to adopt web 2.0 applications this year. Teresa Bozzelli, COO and managing director of... [11 Jan 2008]
2008: Crunch time for IT jobs?
News Photos: Floating computers keep an eye on the oceans The worldwide credit crunch could be starting to impact on IT jobs but prospects for a new year job change look good going into 2008. While demand for tech workers to... [10 Jan 2008]
Eurostar links up with UK train operators
News Photos: Floating computers keep an eye on the oceans International train company Eurostar has linked its online ticket service with seven UK rail operators, making it easier for customers to book tickets for travel to... [04 Jan 2008]
Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux
News Photos: Floating computers keep an eye on the oceans The Open Source Consortium (OSC) has welcomed the BBC's move to make its iPlayer online on-demand TV service available for streaming on operating systems other than... [17 Dec 2007]
Ofcom grapples with 2012 Olympic spectrum
News Photos: Floating computers keep an eye on the oceans Ofcom has published a consultation document on the spectrum requirements for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The consultation is seeking to identify what applications... [30 Nov 2007]
