News Archives for Networking Industry News during February 2010

A new product from Bloom Energy could help make data centres cleaner and more efficient

Last Updated: 26-02-2010 18:09

Microsoft is to develop cloud computing solutions that may end up being used by the federal government.

Last Updated: 25-02-2010 17:52

The rush to move to virtualisation and cloud computing could be tempered by the shortfalls on security at the moment.

Last Updated: 24-02-2010 17:40

Demand for cloud computing is heavily outweighing demand, meaning ambitions need to be changed, according to an expert.

Last Updated: 23-02-2010 17:57

The popular music streaming service was knocked out after the data centre in London overheated.

Last Updated: 22-02-2010 18:05

India's telecoms minister has stated that the auctioning off of the country's 3G spectrum is set to start shortly.

Last Updated: 22-02-2010 17:43

European commissioners are believed to be on the verge of approving the merging of two of the UK's biggest telecoms companies.

Last Updated: 22-02-2010 17:40

Five separate internet blackspot routes in Australia are being targeted by a government programme.

Last Updated: 19-02-2010 17:36

In a sign of how vast the energy requirements of its data centres are, Google has been given permission to trade power.

Last Updated: 19-02-2010 17:35

Yahoo's new data centre will eventually house 100,000 servers, making it the company's largest.

Last Updated: 18-02-2010 17:14

The Maine Fiber Company will be responsible for overseeing the laying of over 1,100 miles of fibre optic cable in Maine.

Last Updated: 18-02-2010 16:28

Three in ten people in the US do not have any access to the internet, either through choice or the location of their homes.

Last Updated: 18-02-2010 16:20

APC will provide more modular infrastructure products for portable data centre, it has been reported.

Last Updated: 17-02-2010 18:03

A new company has been set up to equip individuals with the skills to be cable engineers.

Last Updated: 17-02-2010 12:40

The EASSy fibre cable will help provide high-speed internet in parts of east Africa.

Last Updated: 16-02-2010 17:14

Harrogate Borough Council is to spend £2 million on a computer overhaul in a bid to boost efficiency.

Last Updated: 16-02-2010 13:06

The European Union has given permission for Hewlett-Packard to complete its $2.7 billion buy-out of 3Com Corporation.

Last Updated: 15-02-2010 17:37

The centre will create 500 jobs and open up a range of new opportunities in the Scottish Highlands.

Last Updated: 15-02-2010 8:43

Netgear witnessed year-on-year growth in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific in the final quarter of 2009.

Last Updated: 12-02-2010 17:15

The new data centre will be cooled down with water which will then be piped to homes around the city.

Last Updated: 12-02-2010 16:07

Google will provide superfast broadband through fibre optic cables right up to the house.

Last Updated: 11-02-2010 17:26

Bristol council's new data centre uses chilled water from a moat to keep the servers cool.

Last Updated: 10-02-2010 17:30

HP's latest data centre, in the north-east of England, will be cooled by the wind.

Last Updated: 10-02-2010 17:22

Telecoms giant BT to open up cabling infrastructure to rivals in fast broadband drive.

Last Updated: 09-02-2010 17:58

The Power7 processor chips will help IBM build up its green credentials.

Last Updated: 08-02-2010 16:53

A new data centre built by IBM is one of its greenest yet.

Last Updated: 05-02-2010 17:14

A 250 Gbps core router chip from Juniper Networks is set for a 2011 release

Last Updated: 05-02-2010 16:52

The new POD from HP is half the length of the previous version, supplying portable data centre solutions.

Last Updated: 04-02-2010 16:47

A new data centre for next year's census will create 1,300 jobs.

Last Updated: 03-02-2010 16:58

ULCC's new data centre has a switch platform that can fulfil future needs for 10Gbps capacity.

Last Updated: 02-02-2010 16:29

Oracle's takeover of Sun puts them in direct competition with IBM as a supplier of hardware and software.

Last Updated: 01-02-2010 17:20