35% of global execs say legacy investments block move to the cloud
Thirty-five percent of C-level executives cite a significant investment in legacy infrastructure as the reason they are not adopting cloud computing. More...
Cobol Comes to the Cloud
With this release, the company has done a lot of work in bridging this legacy language to modern computing environments. The language can even be a viable choice for new projects, Anderton argued. More...
Amazon aims to ease cloud app deployment
Online retailer Amazon. com has beefed up its cloud computing offering with a new set of developer tools that makes it easier to manage the day-to-day tasks associated with deploying cloud applications. More...
Google Voice makes move to mainstream with number porting
Google is testing number portability on Google Voice which allows users to move their primary phone number to Google and at that time forward to a new number assigned by their carrier. More...
IBM rises as profit tops estimates on mainframe sales
INTERNATIONAL Business Machines climbed the most in six months in New York trading, extending yesterday's record, afterwards reporting fourth-quarter profit and sales that topped analysts' estimates. More...
Two arrested over iPad hack
US prosecutors have charged two men with stealing and distributing e-mail addresses for about 120 000 users of Apple's popular iPad. . More...
5 open source security projects to watch
With network and software vulnerabilities growing at a perpetual rate, good security software can help defend against many of the large-scale threats that occur locally and from all over the Internet. More...
Treasury cashes in PABX for VoIP system
The Australian Government Treasury will before long be replacing its ageing private automatic branch exchange system with voice over internet protocol. More...
The announcement
The announcement by Martha Lane Fox that the government would back the sale of £98 refurbished computers with subsidised wireless broadband connections to the millions of adults in the UK who have never used the web may be seen as a threat to computer retailers just as DSGi. More...
Master Froyo and Gingerbread
two delicious treats that Android smartphone users around the world crave -- are the latest versions of the Android mobile operating system. Both offer speed as their main selling point, however each has as well come a long way from the original Android and spiffed up the user interface. More...