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The Micro-Blogging Firm Refused at First,Saying The Tweets Were Owned by Users&Not Twitter

Dec 26, 2012

A US court has ordered Twitter to release old tweets and other details of a user arrested during an Occupy Wall Street protest in New York. The micro-blogging firm refused at first, saying the tweets were owned by users and not Twitter. ...

Tags: Twitter, US court, old tweets, Occupy Wall Street, micro-blogging firm

BT Openreach's Fibre to The Premises Is Now Available to Communications Providers

Dec 26, 2012

BT Openreach's fibre to the premises (FTTP) is now available to communications providers, supporting 40Mbps to 330Mbps downstream and 2Mbps to 30Mbps upstream in a select few areas of the UK. The service will initially be available in the ...

Tags: FTTP, BT Openreach, rural broadband, network

Dell Has Announced It Will Be Bolstering Its Software Virtualisation Portfolio

Dec 26, 2012

Following its acquisition of Wyse earlier this year, Dell has announced it will be bolstering its software virtualisation portfolio with the acquisition of Quest Software. Dell said the $2.4bn acquisition will provide critical components ...

Tags: Dell, Quest Software, software virtualisation portfolio

RedHat Has Made CloudForms Generally Available After a Year of Beta Testing

Dec 26, 2012

RedHat has made CloudForms generally available after a year of beta testing, but some experts think the cloud platform doesn't give enterprises all that they need. CloudForms, an open source-based hybrid cloud management platform, allows ...

Tags: RedHat, cloud platform, hybrid cloud, CloudForms

LUKoil Had Decided Not to Join The Development of Iraq's West Qurna-1 Oil Field

Dec 26, 2012

Reuters reported that LUKoil had decided not to join the development of Iraq's West Qurna-1 oil field,citing high risks,paving the way for Chinese companies to enter the project. LUKoil oversees the largest share of oil reserves in ...

Tags: Mineral, Energy, Qurna-1 oil field

The Company Also Combined IaaS and PaaS Capabilities on Azure

Dec 26, 2012

Windows Azure customers will be able to use Linux-based operating systems, open source tools and languages for the first time now that Microsoft Azure officially supports those offerings. The move to support Linux and open source ...

Tags: Windows Azure, Microsoft, Linux, operating systems

Ericsson Has Launched The World's First WebRTC-Compatible Browser for Mobile Devices

Dec 26, 2012

Ericsson has launched the world's first WebRTC-compatible browser for mobile devices, which will allow developers to integrate voice and video communications in their Web-based applications. The WebRTC (real-time communication) ...

Tags: Ericsson, WebRTC compatible browser, mobile devices, applications

Companies Can Gain a Competitive Advantage by Buying Products and Services

Dec 26, 2012

Information technology professionals say companies can gain a competitive advantage by buying products and services from startup tech vendors, but they stress that doing business with a young company involves risks. If CIOs choose to ...

Tags: information technology, startup tech vendors, risks, CIOs

The Rise of Social Media Lead Gartner to Predict The "Possible End to The Traditional Desk

Dec 26, 2012

When troubleshooting computer problems, enterprise workers have long turned to their office mates for help before taking the time to file a formal request for support from the help desk. But the rise of social media, employee mobility, ...

Tags: computer problems, enterprise workers, support, help desk

Iran Would Insure The Tankers Transporting Its Crude Oil Across The Globe

Dec 26, 2012

Iran oil industry has launched an international insurance company to insure the tankers transporting its crude oil across the globe. Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qassemi was quoted by English.farsnews.com as saying that after international ...

Tags: international insurance company, insurance company, oil tankers

Hyundai Heavy Industries Obtained Orders Totaling USD 1.05 Billion

Dec 26, 2012

Hyundai Heavy Industries announced that the company and its affiliated shipyard have obtained orders totaling USD 1.05 billion to build five liquefied natural gas carriers. Hyundai Heavy in a statement said that it had won an order ...

Tags: Hyundai Heavy, Industries, affiliated shipyard

The EC Has Announced Funding for IT Research Totaling Almost €1.5bn

Dec 26, 2012

The European Commission (EC) has announced funding for IT research totaling almost €1.5bn. The cash is part of a larger €8.1bn pot the EC plans to invest in various research projects proposed by businesses and organisations ...

Tags: European Commission, Seventh Framework Programme, European Union

R&Q Completed Purchase of The Entire Issued Share Capital of LINPAC Insurance Company

Dec 26, 2012

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings (R&Q) has completed purchase of the entire issued share capital of LINPAC Insurance Company Limited (LICL) from LINPAC Finance for a cash consideration of 450k from existing resources. LICL is a ...

Tags: Quilter, Insurance Company, LICL, Insurance

Aviva Has Agreed to Sell Its US Life and Annuities Business

Dec 26, 2012

UK-based insurer Aviva has agreed to sell its US life and annuities business and associated asset management operations Aviva US to Bermuda-based Athene for $1.8bn. The deal, however, will not include Aviva Investors' North American asset ...

Tags: Aviva, Athene, insurer, annuities business, associated asset management

BAE Systems Has Developed Technology It Claims Can Replace GPS for Creating Location Data

Dec 26, 2012

BAE Systems has developed technology it claims could replace GPS for creating location data. Named "Navigation via Signals of Opportunity" (Navsop), the technology uses existing signals from radio, TV, mobile and Wi-Fi to pinpoint ...

Tags: BAE Systems, GPS, Navsop, GPS positioning devices

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