PayPal has unveiled a mobile payment initiative for shoppers that doesn’t require near-field communication (NFC) technology inside smartphones. The system …
Microsoft previews Compiler-as-a-Service software
Microsoft will release a CTP (Community Technology Preview) of a new type of compiler its researchers have been building, code-named …
“Consumerisation of IT” taking its toll on IT managers: survey
“Consumerisation of IT” may be an overused phrase, but it is by no means a fad. Workers all over the …
Mobile app downloads in APAC up 189% this year: Ovum
Asia-Pacific (AP) mobile phone application downloads will top almost 5 billion by the end of 2011, growth of 189% per …
MasterCard gives sneak peek into mobile payments future
MasterCard over the weekend gave a sneak peek into the near future of mobile payment systems and said that the …
Oracle further commercialises MySQL database
Oracle has added additional commercial extensions to the enterprise edition of its open-source MySQL database, further differentiating it from the …
Bank of England selects EMC SAN
The Bank of England has signed a contract with EMC to expand data storage with new SAN devices, as it …
Microsoft CEO hints at ‘Metro-isation’ of Office
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer over the weekend strongly hinted that the company will craft a Metro-style version of the next …
Value of Intel-Google partnership on smartphones remains to be seen
Intel over the weekend promised a smartphone based on its Atom processor will hit the market in the first quarter …
Intel boosts laptop battery, graphics with Ivy Bridge
Chip and system-level improvements that Intel is making with the Ivy Bridge microarchitecture will result in laptops out next year …
Microsoft cracks live migration problem
With the next release of Windows Server operating system, Microsoft has conquered one of the thorniest problems in virtualisation: moving …
BCS members cite information security as the most important skill
BCS members have cited information security as the “most important attribute of the IT professional of the future”. The skill …
Worldwide semiconductor sales slowing rapidly: Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor revenue has slowed in 2011, and the market is on pace to have revenue total $299 billion, a …
Cloud and mobile usage increasing mainframe capacity: survey
IT departments expect their mainframe systems to expand with the development of mobile and cloud services. BMC Software’s sixth annual …