Unix, the core server operating system in enterprise networks for decades, now finds itself in a slow, inexorable decline. IDC predicts that Unix server revenue will slide from $10.2 billion in 2012 to $8.7 billion in 2017, and Gartner sees ...
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US government agency, the Department of Interior (DOI) has selected IBM in a deal worth up to $1bn (£600m) as it bids to shift its IT into the cloud. The contract is an "indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity" (IDIQ) contract ...
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Some level of government surveillance is “essential” if the nation is to minimize the incidence of terrorist strikes like the Boston Marathon bombing, according to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. In a rare interview with CBS This ...
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Fujitsu will continue to provide Virgin Money with support for its mainframe environment, after the bank signed a new five year deal with the IT solutions provider. Financial terms were not disclosed. Further reading CIO interview: How ...
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With A-level results appearing up and down the country, the JCQ (Joint Council for Qualifications) has released its reports on attainment, as well as numbers of pupils entering for examinations, with ICT once again falling outside the top ...
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The University of St Andrews, one of the oldest universities in the world, has slashed its power bills and carbon emissions with a radical process of server consolidation and virtualisation. The project, which is ongoing, involved ...
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Riverbed Technology has announced it has achieved Oracle Validated Integration of its Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager 9.1 with the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1. Stingray Traffic Manager is a software application delivery controller (ADC), ...
To help improve customer experience and increase inventory sell-through, the new release of Oracle Retail Allocation helps enable retailers to deliver the right product, in the best assortment, for each location using real-time inventory ...
Oracle has settled a lawsuit it brought last year against a former partner it alleged was providing third-party support for its PeopleSoft application in an illegal fashion. "Oracle America, Oracle International Corporation, and ...
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Despite the significant Java security improvements made by Oracle during the past six months, Java vulnerabilities continue to represent a major security risk for organisations because most of them have outdated versions of the software ...
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IBM saw its net income for its second quarter of 2013 drop by 17 per cent compared to the same period in 2012. The company earned $3.23bn, compared with $3.9bn 12 months ago. Total revenue for Q2 stood at $24.9bn, down three per cent on ...
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Security researchers from Polish vulnerability research firm Security Explorations claim to have identified a new vulnerability in Java 7 that could allow attackers to bypass the software's security sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the ...
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Hewlett Packard and Japan's NEC will expand their existing partnership to develop high-end x86-based servers for cloud and Web applications. The companies said Thursday they will team up to accelerate research on HP's next generation of ...
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Oracle is introducing a new generation of its Exalytics appliance for high-speed data analysis that comes with a slightly higher price tag but major increases in memory and storage capacity. Exalytics In-Memory Machine X3-4, which was ...
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High-growth countries are usually exhibited by a low per capita income. The upside, though, is that such countries, usually emerging countries, are able to do more with fewer resources. Dr Gilbert Saggia, Oracle Country Manager for Kenya, ...
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