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C is still leading over Java, but Tiobe index's accuracy is questioned

An important PHP developer dismissed the validity of Tiobe's language survey, which has C continuing to displace Java as the most popular language
HP's PC sharing solution gets Ethernet connectivity

HP has launched the t200 Zero Client, a $99 (£64) device meant to be attached to a monitor, that when used with a host allows up to 15 users to share a PC.
HP lets customers trade in Cisco switches

HP this week said it has expanded a trade-in programme for customers looking to swap out Cisco switches for HP gear.
One out of four SMEs fail to get best from IT, research finds

Although almost all SMEs consider IT to be crucial to business success, over a quarter admit they do not know enough about IT and how to make it work for their business, according to HP research.
HP to launch Palm Pre 2, WebOS 2.0

Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday announced the next-generation Palm OS, calling webOS 2.0 the "most significant upgrade" since the mobile platform was introduced in 2009.
HP upgrades mobile platform with webOS 2.0

Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday announced the next-generation Palm OS, calling webOS 2.0 the "most significant upgrade" since the mobile platform was introduced in 2009.
HP, 3Par sign definitive merger agreement

Hewlett-Packard and 3Par have signed a definitive agreement for HP to buy the California storage vendor for US$2.35 billion, the companies said Thursday.
HP computer scientist offers proof for P versus NP problem

A Hewlett-Packard researcher has put forth a proof form one of the world?s most complex and intractable mathematical problems, the famed P vs NP riddle.
HP laptop batteries in recall due to fire hazard

Hewlett-Packard has extended a worldwide recall program for batteries that could cause laptops to overheat and pose a fire hazard.
HP prepares desktop PCs for Windows 7 with faster SSDs

HP plans to introduce a new business desktop PC that comes with a solid-state disk drive (SSD) to speed up Windows 7 and other applications.

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How the Cisco-HP split will benefit customers

Cisco Systems and HP probably won't force their mutual customers to take sides after the end of their partnership, though the vendors are deadly serious about competing against one another, analysts said.
IEEE to standardise virtual data centre switching

Cisco, HP and others are waging an epic battle to gain control of the data center, but at the same time they are joining forces to push through new IEEE Ethernet standards that could greatly ease management of those increasingly virtualized IT nerve centers.
Microsoft's open-source whizz under dual attack

Being the director for open-source technology at Microsoft must be a job that's on par with sweeping up in no-man's land. Sam Ramji is under attack from an open-source community for whom Microsoft is the Great Satan and within his own company, with its long-standing suspicion of Linux. But Ramj doesn't seem fazed by his balancing act.
Wireless LAN stress test uncovers 802.11 problems

There are competing architectures for entgerprise Wi-Fi. A rare test , carried out by a Wi-Fi pioneer, made a surprising conclusion.
HP goes Titanic with recycling programme

HP has announced that it recycled hardware and print cartridges more than twice the weight of The Titanic, in 2007.
Revving up its storage horsepower

HP is ramping up its storage business, blading virtually everything, and preparing a new product for massive scale out storage requirements.
EPEAT's progress

EPEAT has stronger support from the US government and HP has just announced a raft of EPEAT-registered kits.
Vista's ReadyBoost flash drives lack significant boost

Speeding up Vista via cheap thumb drive? No sir, it just does not happen.
HP arithmetic

Grid computing does not equal utility computing, Utility computing is different from utility-like $/hour/resource billing models.
HP in iSCSI hurry

HP jumps into small business storage with a mixed SCSI/SATA iSCSI SAN and a new backup product.

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