December 3, 2009
HP staff vote to strike
The Register
Chris Williams writes why the division of HP, formerly known as EDS may go on strike.
“Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) at the division of HP formerly known as EDS have voted by a more than three-quarters majority to go on strike over jobs and pay. Some 78 per cent voted for a walkout, with 92 per cent supporting action short of a strike including refusing to work overtime. PCS said its members working on Department of Work and Pensions contracts will strike for one day on 10 December.”
IDC reports sequential quarterly growth in x86 servers
The Register
Deni Connor writes that according to IDC, x86 server revenues are on the rise.
“IDC reported Tuesday that x86 server revenues rose 18.7 per cent in Q3 from Q2 in the largest sequential improvement in almost five years. While factory revenue in the worldwide server market fell 17.3 per cent to $10.4 billion in Q3 2009 compared to Q3 2008, the results were better than IDC had expected. IBM market share was 31.8 per cent, while HP’s share was up to 30.9 per cent. Dell grew its server share to 13.5 per cent, while Sun continued to suffer as the company waits out its prolonged takeover by Oracle.”
Hosted Conferencing Benefits
Network World
Johna Till Johnson writes about the benefits of hosted conferencing solutions.
“Hosted conferencing helps IT leaders meet the growing collaboration and communication needs of the global workforce with a minimal up-front and ongoing investment. It’s achieved widespread market acceptance, with additional penetration forecasted in the next several years to reduce travel expenses, implement ‘green’ strategies, and support the collaboration requirements of an ever-increasing virtual workforce. Enterprise IT architects should evaluate hosted-conferencing services as part of their overall unified communications and collaboration strategy with an eye to leveraging hosted services where they provide demonstrable benefit such as lower startup and ongoing costs, or an ability to meet needs for inter-company collaboration.”
