Web Sector Portal http://www.websector.org Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Acer targets SMBs with Ivy Bridge TravelMate laptops http://www.websector.org/acer-targets-smbs-with-ivy-bridge-travelmate-laptops/ http://www.websector.org/acer-targets-smbs-with-ivy-bridge-travelmate-laptops/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:16 +0000 admin http://www.websector.org/acer-targets-smbs-with-ivy-bridge-travelmate-laptops/ Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk

TravelMate P243 features latest Core i5 chips, Nvidia graphics and management tools

Acer has unveiled the TravelMate P243 series of laptops aimed at small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), featuring Intel’s latest Core processors plus Nvidia discrete graphics. Although announced today, the TravelMate…

]]> http://www.websector.org/acer-targets-smbs-with-ivy-bridge-travelmate-laptops/feed/ 0 Google set for showdown talks with European data regulators http://www.websector.org/google-set-for-showdown-talks-with-european-data-regulators/ http://www.websector.org/google-set-for-showdown-talks-with-european-data-regulators/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:16 +0000 admin http://www.websector.org/google-set-for-showdown-talks-with-european-data-regulators/ Gareth Morgan, V3.co.uk

Two sides look to resolve impasse over search giant’s unified privacy policy

French data regulators have reportedly set up showdown meetings with search giant Google over changes to its privacy policy, which continue to irk the data watchdog. France’s Commission National de…

]]> http://www.websector.org/google-set-for-showdown-talks-with-european-data-regulators/feed/ 0 Pure Storage offers up to 100TB storage via all-Flash arrays http://www.websector.org/pure-storage-offers-up-to-100tb-storage-via-all-flash-arrays/ http://www.websector.org/pure-storage-offers-up-to-100tb-storage-via-all-flash-arrays/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:16 +0000 admin http://www.websector.org/pure-storage-offers-up-to-100tb-storage-via-all-flash-arrays/ Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk

FlashArray 300 Series designed to compete with existing storage hardware on price/performance

Pure Storage has made available its second generation all-Flash enterprise storage arrays along with the 2.0 release of its Purity platform, adding high availability features, full data encryption and integration…

]]> http://www.websector.org/pure-storage-offers-up-to-100tb-storage-via-all-flash-arrays/feed/ 0 UK economy needs anti-piracy protection, says Acta investigator http://www.websector.org/uk-economy-needs-anti-piracy-protection-says-acta-investigator/ http://www.websector.org/uk-economy-needs-anti-piracy-protection-says-acta-investigator/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:16 +0000 admin http://www.websector.org/uk-economy-needs-anti-piracy-protection-says-acta-investigator/ Alastair Stevenson , V3.co.uk

Rapporteur predicts European Parliament will vote two to one against Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

Acta rapporteur David Martin has warned that the UK economy needs to find another way to protect its intellectual property, as the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta) is unlikely to be…

]]> http://www.websector.org/uk-economy-needs-anti-piracy-protection-says-acta-investigator/feed/ 0 Oracle sends customers HP’s damning verdict on Itanium http://www.websector.org/oracle-sends-customers-hps-damning-verdict-on-itanium/ http://www.websector.org/oracle-sends-customers-hps-damning-verdict-on-itanium/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:15 +0000 admin http://www.websector.org/oracle-sends-customers-hps-damning-verdict-on-itanium/ Gareth Morgan, V3.co.uk

Email trove suggests HP had long known Itanium had bleak future

Oracle upped the stakes in its long-running battle with HP over Itanium support, sending its customers a series of firecracker emails which it says justify its decision to abandon the…

]]> http://www.websector.org/oracle-sends-customers-hps-damning-verdict-on-itanium/feed/ 0 UK-based hacking doubled in first quarter of 2012 http://www.websector.org/uk-based-hacking-doubled-in-first-quarter-of-2012/ http://www.websector.org/uk-based-hacking-doubled-in-first-quarter-of-2012/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:15 +0000 admin http://www.websector.org/uk-based-hacking-doubled-in-first-quarter-of-2012/ Alastair Stevenson , V3.co.uk

Britain now responsible for 2.4 per cent of all hacks

The number of cyber attacks stemming from the UK doubled during the first three months of the year, making it the seventh biggest source of online attacks in the world….

]]> http://www.websector.org/uk-based-hacking-doubled-in-first-quarter-of-2012/feed/ 0 Google seeks smarter searches with Knowledge Graph http://www.websector.org/google-seeks-smarter-searches-with-knowledge-graph/ http://www.websector.org/google-seeks-smarter-searches-with-knowledge-graph/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:15 +0000 admin http://www.websector.org/google-seeks-smarter-searches-with-knowledge-graph/ Gareth Morgan, V3.co.uk

Major search update aims to mimic Star Trek computer’s ability to know what users want

Google is to launch a major redesign of how it displays search results to include a panel it calls the Knowledge Graph, which the firm claims will help users discover…

]]> http://www.websector.org/google-seeks-smarter-searches-with-knowledge-graph/feed/ 0 Apple to expand new iPhone screen size to compete with Android giants http://www.websector.org/apple-to-expand-new-iphone-screen-size-to-compete-with-android-giants/ http://www.websector.org/apple-to-expand-new-iphone-screen-size-to-compete-with-android-giants/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:15 +0000 admin http://www.websector.org/apple-to-expand-new-iphone-screen-size-to-compete-with-android-giants/ Shaun Nichols, V3.co.uk

Next model to boast 4in display, according to reports

Apple is believed to be extending the screen size of its next iPhone model in an effort to compete with some of the larger Android and Windows Phone devices on…

]]> http://www.websector.org/apple-to-expand-new-iphone-screen-size-to-compete-with-android-giants/feed/ 0 SuiteWorld: NetSuite to make over dashboards for better data displays and more insight http://www.websector.org/suiteworld-netsuite-to-make-over-dashboards-for-better-data-displays-and-more-insight/ http://www.websector.org/suiteworld-netsuite-to-make-over-dashboards-for-better-data-displays-and-more-insight/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:14 +0000 admin http://www.websector.org/suiteworld-netsuite-to-make-over-dashboards-for-better-data-displays-and-more-insight/ Dan Worth, V3.co.uk

Technology chief promises more ‘modern look and feel’ with redesign

SAN FRANCISCO: NetSuite has announced it is to revamp the user interface (UI) of the data dashboards within its products to present information to customers in a more complete and…

]]> http://www.websector.org/suiteworld-netsuite-to-make-over-dashboards-for-better-data-displays-and-more-insight/feed/ 0 Facebook shares to trade from $34 as IPO valuation of over $100bn expected http://www.websector.org/facebook-shares-to-trade-from-34-as-ipo-valuation-of-over-100bn-expected/ http://www.websector.org/facebook-shares-to-trade-from-34-as-ipo-valuation-of-over-100bn-expected/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 17:35:07 +0000 admin http://www.websector.org/facebook-shares-to-trade-from-34-as-ipo-valuation-of-over-100bn-expected/ Dan Worth, V3.co.uk

Firm prepares to float on Friday as it looks set to rake in $16bn in new funds

Facebook is set to announce that shares in the firm will be released at between $34 and $38, which could help it raise as much as $16bn in funding, as…

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