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News Raise the temperature at the server inlet point up to 24C (71 to 75F), but use sensors to monitor potential hotspots. Gartner said energy management (both in terms of capacity and cost) can only be effective through... [25 Sep 2009]
Photos: My seven wonders of the tech world
Photo It rated number four in silicon.com's Tech Hotspots list last year and it's easy to understand why. Crucially, the web removes the geographical divide between each talented tech user -... [09 Apr 2009]
Outsourcing 2.0: What's the new India?
News Topping the report's list of the outsourcing hotspots in many areas was Egypt. The country is a good fit for offshore IT outsourcing, BPO and call centre deals because of its low costs, its ability to scale up its... [31 Mar 2009]
Drunk Facebook pics, iPlayer, BT and outsourcing hotspots
News India's dominance of the IT outsourcing market could be set to waver in the future, however, with consultant KPMG predicting that Brisbane and Belfast are set to be the next offshoring hotspots. Indian... [05 Mar 2009]
Why banks will push ahead with offshoring
Comment Tech Hotspots: The list 1. Offshoring in the banking and financial services sector, like most industries, is an accepted and widely adopted way of doing business. Throughout the 1990s financial... [10 Feb 2009]
Dongle power users will be booted off 3G first
News In Europe you will also see some very aggressive adopters of LTE truncating their [3G] investment," he said, adding: "I think what you'll see a lot of the LTE folks do is they'll deploy LTE in spots - hotspots - and... [06 Feb 2009]
Bangalore and Mumbai get the cold shoulder
News Tech Hotspots: The list 1. While similarities in business culture and language will keep India at the top of the UK's list of outsourcing hotspots, eastern Europe and Russia could be... [07 Jan 2009]
How tech keeps young offenders on straight and narrow
Case Study By the end of March this year, the IT transformation project will also see a risk assessment application deployed to almost all of the young offenders institutes in England and Wales and the introduction of a national information... [06 Jan 2009]
UK police: 'We need crime breathalysers for PCs'
News Tech Hotspots: The list 1. UK police are hoping to one day develop a breathalyser-style tool for computers that could instantly flag up illegal activity on any PC it's attached to. Detective... [11 Dec 2008]
'We ain't afraid of no downturn' say tech bosses
News Tech Hotspots: The list 1. Tech industry leaders feel the economic downturn won't have a huge impact on their businesses, despite economists predicting 2009 could be a tough year for... [11 Dec 2008]
Tech in pictures: The best of 2008
Photo Bangalore is India's most famous offshore location but the city of Hyderabad is also one of the country's tech hotspots, and silicon.com went to see it first hand in April. In 2008 silicon.com has... [11 Dec 2008]
Retailers: Look to emerging markets
Comment Tech Hotspots: The list 1. To fight the UK downturn, retailers are looking abroad for growth. This could be a good move, says Matthew Cushen - if shops watch how they manage the IT. In the same week... [03 Dec 2008]
Hitachi and Intel SSD love-in
News Tech Hotspots: The list 1. Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Intel are teaming up to develop solid-state drives for servers, workstations and storage systems. The partnership will combine the... [02 Dec 2008]
UK tech gets £30m Xmas bonus
News Tech Hotspots: The list 1. Capital for Enterprise Limited (CfEL), the Berr-owned asset management business responsible for managing the SME investment programme, awarded the management of the fund to... [02 Dec 2008]
Software AG looks to reap what it SOAs
News Tech Hotspots: The list 1. While Software AG pursues its growth dreams, the tech landscape isn't remaining static. Pierre Audoin Consultant's chief analyst Christophe Chalons echoed... [27 Nov 2008]
