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Nationwide virtualises data centre with Unisys

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Nationwide virtualises data centre with Unisys

Nationwide has teamed with IT firm Unisys to virtualise 500 servers at its data centre in a project expected to save the UK building society over £8 million.

RBS cheque system scuppered by EDS mainframe failure

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RBS cheque system scuppered by EDS mainframe failure

The Royal Bank of Scotland's cheque clearing system fell over this week after a massive mainframe failure at HP Enterprise Services (formally EDS).

IBM makes mainframe breakthrough in Namibia

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IBM makes mainframe breakthrough in Namibia

IBM has sold its first mainframe in Namibia in a $5 million deal with First National Bank of Namibia.

Kas Bank outsources mainframe services to Atos Origin

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Kas Bank outsources mainframe services to Atos Origin

Netherlands-based wholesale securities specialist Kas Bank has inked a two and a half year contract with Atos Origin for the outsourcing of mainframe services.

IBM wins ABC Brazil Bank data centre deal

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IBM wins ABC Brazil Bank data centre deal

ABC Brazil Bank has contracted with IBM for the implementation of a new energy efficient data centre.

Handelsbanken taps IBM and Red Hat for virtualisation

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Handelsbanken taps IBM and Red Hat for virtualisation

Sweden's Handelsbanken has deployed virtualisation technology using Red Hat Enterprise Linux on IBM's System z servers and operating system.

HDFC Bank tools up with IBM Big Iron

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HDFC Bank tools up with IBM Big Iron

India's HDFC Bank has chosen IBM's System z mainframe technology as the basis for a new IT framework.

Oracle to buy Sun Microsystems for $7.4bn

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Oracle to buy Sun Microsystems for $7.4bn

Just weeks after takeover talks with IBM collapsed, Sun Microsystems has agreed a surprise $7.4 billion cash deal to be acquired by Oracle.

Fidessa doubles throughput rates with new Intel chipset

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Fidessa doubles throughput rates with new Intel chipset

Fidessa is reporting trading transaction throughput tests on the new Intel Xeon 5500 chipset running twice as fast as on current industry standard kit, with comparatively lower power consumption.

HP reports $50m Shinhan Bank deal

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HP reports $50m Shinhan Bank deal

Hewlett Packard (HP) has signed a $50 million technology contract with Korea's Shinhan that will involve the sale and leaseback of the bank's IT assets.

Unisys wins BMO Financial Group server systems deal

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Unisys wins BMO Financial Group server systems deal

Canada's BMO Financial Group has awarded Unisys a four year contract for the provision of mainframe-class server systems and related support services.

BNP Paribas CIB rolls out green GPU-based supercomputer platform

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BNP Paribas CIB rolls out green GPU-based supercomputer platform

BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking has implemented a new technology platform it says will slash electricity consumption and accelerate calculation times for complex derivatives.

Man Group selects DynamicOps for virtualisation infrastructure management

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Man Group selects DynamicOps for virtualisation infrastructure management

British hedge fund manager Man Group has selected technology from Credit Suisse spin-off DynamicOps to manage its multi-vendor virtual infrastructure.

Morse reports heavy losses; sells off CSTIM

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Morse reports heavy losses; sells off CSTIM

UK IT services group Morse is to discontinue its Investment Management Consulting business and restructure its operations after reporting a group-wide operating loss of £17.3 million for the six months ended 31 December 2008.

Korea Exchange doubles capacity, cuts latency on Unix platform upgrade

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Korea Exchange doubles capacity, cuts latency on Unix platform upgrade

The Korea Exchange (KRX), the world's second largest derivatives exchange, has commenced member testing of a modern, faster version of its trading platform, in anticipation of a rise in business stemming from the introduction of the country's Capital Market Consolidation Act.

Merrill Lynch implements IBM iDataPlex 'cloud' servers

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Merrill Lynch implements IBM iDataPlex 'cloud' servers

Merrill Lynch is installing IBM's iDataPlex 'cloud' servers to help reduce energy costs and power consumption at its data centre.

IBM wins Banco Fondo Comun IT outsourcing deal

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IBM wins Banco Fondo Comun IT outsourcing deal

Venezuela's Banco Fondo Comun (BFC) has inked a five year information technology services deal with IBM.

Bursa Malaysia loses full day of trading due to hardware failure

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Bursa Malaysia loses full day of trading due to hardware failure

Equity trading on Bursa Malaysia was down all day on Thursday, as the exchange suffered a "multi-hardware failure" of its core trading platform. It initially said it would be running again at 14:30 local time after switching to a back-up facility, but the exchange later announced that this would not be possible.

Green movement provides major market opportunity for tech firms - PwC

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Green movement provides major market opportunity for tech firms - PwC

Growing public concern over the environment is providing "significant" market opportunities for the technology sector, according to a study from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) which finds that business, not altruism, is forcing companies to take green issues more seriously as they look to attract customers.

Santander selects Microsoft products for global payments overhaul

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Santander selects Microsoft products for global payments overhaul

Spain's Grupo Santander is to use Microsoft technology to upgrade and consolidate payments systems across its international business operations.

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