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Capita reports buoyant half-year results

Angelica Mari, Computing, Thursday 23 July 2009 at 11:47:00 IT services firm wins more than £800m in contracts and plans India expansion Outsourcer Capita has reported “good progress” for the first half of 2009 and a substantial expansion in India driven by new contract wins. Net profit at the company jumped to £98.7m,...

E-Borders moves ahead as carriers voice concerns

Tom Young, Computing, Thursday 23 July 2009 at 06:30:00 Charter airlines, ferry operators and Eurostar believe the government’s e-Borders programme will add cost and inconvenience to journeys, and could put them in breach of European law With the prospect of controversy over privacy, freedom of movement and ambitious...

Wi-Fi group’s basic test won’t change with final 11n

The Wi-Fi Alliance will not change the basic requirements of its IEEE 802.11n certification process when the current draft specification gives way to a formal standard later this year. The industry group’s decision ensures that hundreds of already approved products will be interoperable with gear based on the final standard,...

Desktop virtualization on a slow ramp, VMware chief says

Organizations are finding it hard to calculate the cost benefits of desktop virtualization and broad adoption is unlikely to happen for another year or two, VMware’s CEO said on Wednesday. Excerpt from: Desktop virtualization on a slow ramp, VMware chief says Read More →

VMware Profits Down 36.5% but Execs Optimistic for Rest of 2009

Storage virtualization software maker VMware reports profits of $33 million or 8 cents per share, compared with $52 million or 13 cents per share a year ago. Overall revenue was flat at $456 million, but VMware’s CEO and CFO are optimistic that good numbers lie ahead. – Enterprise virtualization software kingpin...

Company helps ISVs assess cost of Microsoft’s Windows Azure

With the commercial release of Windows Azure scheduled for later this year, one Microsoft partner is giving ISVs a tool to figure out how much deploying their application might cost once Microsoft starts charging for the cloud-computing platform. Read More →

Wipro reports positive quarterly results

Angelica Mari, Computing, Wednesday 22 July 2009 at 13:32:00 Indian IT services firm says business is “starting to stabilise” India’s third-largest software maker, Wipro, has posted higher-than-expected first quarter earnings, with profit up 11.7 per cent despite the tough global environment. Consolidated...

Qwest Doubles Top Broadband Speed in Some Cities

Qwest Communications International Inc. is doubling its top Internet download speeds in some areas to keep up with the offerings of cable companies. The phone company said Monday it is introducing a plan with download speeds of up to 40 megabits per second and upload speeds of up to 20 mbps in parts of 15 cities, including...