IT: Part of the Problem, or Part of the Solution?

IT is a serious polluter - but it's also the key to reducing carbon outputs, says Dr Hamadoun Touré of…

16 years ago

Google Finally Enables Offline Access for Gmail

Google's long-awaited offline access for Gmail is here, bringing a sigh of relief to users of Google's messaging and collaboration…

16 years ago

Is Java to Blame for Sun Layoffs?

eWEEK readers weigh in on Sun Microsystems' woes and the reason Sun is laying off over 6,000 employees. Is Java…

16 years ago

More Malware Targeting Users of Pirated Software for Mac

A new variant of a Trojan is targeting users of pirated Adobe Photoshop CS4 software. The Trojan is related to…

16 years ago

IE 8 and Windows 7 RC-Beta Mashups

Microsoft gives and gives more. On the 23rd January, the company extended the download availability of Windows 7 Beta 1.…

16 years ago

Oracle Ups Ante vs. Salesforce.com with CRM On Demand Refresh

Revving its SAAS enterprise applications engine, Oracle introduces Oracle CRM On Demand Release 16. The latest iteration of Siebel cloud…

16 years ago

Microsoft Goes After Clickjacking in IE8

Microsoft has introduced a release client version of its latest browser, Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), and the new iteration of…

16 years ago

Sun To Sign EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres

The computer manufacturer has today announced its firm intention to be the first systems vendor to endorse the EU best…

16 years ago

Sun Cools Down the Data Centre

The IT industry has a poor record of wasting energy in data centres, says server maker Sun Microsystems. But the…

16 years ago

Exalead Takes OEM Approach to Enterprise Search to Compete with Google, Microsoft

Exalead, a challenger to Microsoft Fast, Google, Vivisimo and other providers of enterprise search engines, creates a version of its…

16 years ago

Open-Source Cloud Tools Project Spawns Cloud Foundry

The Cloud Tools project, hosted on Google Code, is a prime example of the emerging trend of open-source application developers…

16 years ago

Cleaning Conficker: Keeping Your Network Safe from Windows Worm

Much has been written about the Conficker worm, also called "Downadup," in recent days. eWEEK has pulled together some general…

16 years ago

How to Reduce Network Expenses

In the current economic slowdown, IT administrators are under constant pressure to build and maintain solid networks while every equipment…

16 years ago

AMD Updates Opteron Processor Lineup with Energy-Efficient Chips

Advanced Micro Devices is updating its line of 45-nanometer Opteron processors with five new energy-efficient models that work within 55-watt…

16 years ago

Microsoft Results Disappoint, 5,000 Job Cuts Coming

Microsoft reported quarterly results on the 22nd January that missed Wall Street expectations and the software giant announced that it…

16 years ago

Conficker USB Worm Spreading Quickly

Security researchers are reporting that the Conficker worm virus, which preys on a recently reported vulnerability (MS08-067) in the Microsoft…

16 years ago

Sun Begins Carrying Out Planned Layoffs

UPDATED: Sun confirms that layoff notifications were sent to about 1,300 employees as the result of its action 14th November,…

16 years ago

Obama Wins Smartphone Compromise

What mobile wireless device costs £2.500, comes loaded with Secure Communications Interoperability Protocol and High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor Interoperability…

16 years ago

Autonomy to Acquire Web Content Management Provider Interwoven for £571m

The two companies' areas of expertise appear to dovetail well. Autonomy's "meaning-based" legal search capabilities should work well with Interwoven's…

16 years ago

Apple Plugs Security Holes in QuickTime

Apple updates QuickTime, fixing a number of remote code execution flaws. One security researcher expects malware writers to launch exploits…

16 years ago

Researchers Develop New Semiconductor Ink

U.S. researchers have developed a new type of semiconductor ink that brings companies a step closer to making bendable computer…

16 years ago

BlackBerry Maker RIM Drops Certicom Quest

Following a court order slapping a permanent injunction on BlackBerry maker Research In Motion's £38.5 million hostile takeover bid for…

16 years ago

Firefox Plug-in Lets Users Import Google Notebook to Zoho

Messaging and collaboration SAAS company Zoho updates its Firefox plug-in for Zoho Notebook to make it easy to import a…

16 years ago

Microsoft Releases Web Platform Installer

Microsoft delivers Version 1.0 of its Web Platform Installer (Web PI), a free download manager that enables developers to install…

16 years ago

Yahoo Turns on Wikipedia SearchMonkey App but Twitter Is the BOSS

Yahoo unleashes the SearchMonkey Wikipedia application, a Web service that augments Yahoo search results with Wikipedia articles. Will SearchMonkey, a…

16 years ago

Intel, Citrix Collaborating on Desktop Virtualization

Intel and Citrix are planning to bring desktop virtualization technologies to a wider enterprise audience by combining their respective capabilities…

16 years ago

Whois Abuse Still Out of Control

It's still easy to try to steal an identity with false whois information. There are rules against it and ICANN…

16 years ago

Is There Life After iPhone?

So far, the answer is yes. I don't need no stinkin' App Store. In mid December, I bought a Nokia…

16 years ago

Millions Hit with Windows Worm as Infection Spreads

A new variant of a worm that exploits a vulnerability patched by Microsoft in October has infected millions of users,…

16 years ago

Google Axes Unpopular Applications

Google announced plans to end support for a variety of Web-based applications such as Google Video, Google Notebook and Google…

16 years ago