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The barbarians at your door. How to identify and defeat the cyberthreats facing your business today
Many of the cyberthreats your business faces are invisible. Learn how to shine a light on these threats and discover how to take action to protect your business
Data Centres: Does Reliability Clash With Efficiency?
New data centres are more efficient than their predecessors, but they have to be reliable too. Peter Judge asks - what happens when the need for reliability clashes with the demand for efficiency?
EU Considers Digital Consumer Protection Crackdown
European regulators claim that consumers need greater online protection
Ditch Microsoft, Save £269m Says Hungarian Open Source Group
Despite a struggling economy and public debt, the Hungarian government continues to spend millions on Microsoft licences when cheaper alternatives exist, say open source groups
Prison IT System Branded “A Shambles”
The Public Accounts Committee has condemned the handling of the National Offender Management Information System, designed to track prisoners.
Computacenter Launches Tier IV Data Centre In Romford UK
Computacenter has launched Europe's first certified Tier IV data centre - in the last major data centre site to be built within the M25
Lists Threatens Openess Of Twitter Network
Blogging celebrity Anil Dash examines Twitter Lists as a way to tag real-time Web feeds
Obama Pressured To Appoint Cyber-security Chief
TechAmerica tells President Obama his promise to appoint a cyber-security coordinator in the White House is growing more urgent by the day
Trojan Uses Facebook To Network With Server
Researchers at Symantec find a Trojan that uses Facebook to communicate with a command and control server
iPhone Could Be Amazon Kindle E-Book Rival
Apple's iPhone could become a major competitor to Amazon.com's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook e-readers, says one analytics company, if the number of e-book apps continues to grow
Yahoo Drifts Towards Open Source Cloud Computing
Yahoo takes its second major step in five months toward open-source cloud computing by introducing an open-source version of Traffic Server
Microsoft Gets Touchy With Updated Bing Mobile Site
Microsoft has refreshed its mobile search site (m.bing.com) and optimised it for touch-screen devices including the iPhone
First Look at VMware Fusion 3
For users wanting the Windows 7 experience on their Mac, VMware has released the third major revision of its Fusion virtual machine software
Cloud Ushers In New Security Frontier
Widespread adoption of cloud computing is likely to entail a plethora of management and security challenges, warns original Windows NT developer Mark Shavlik
Motorola Droid Renamed ‘Milestone’ For Europeans
Motorola's Droid handset is to be renamed the Milestone for its launch on this side of the Atlantic
Suspended Hardware Boss Leaves IBM
Robert Moffat, the high-ranking IBM executive who had been seen as a possible future CEO at the company, has left IBM
Orange Confirms iPhone Launch and Pricing Plans
Orange has become the first UK mobile operator (other than O2) to launch the iPhone on its network, after it confirmed the official release date and pricing plans
Review: Red Hat’s Fedora 12 Beta Operating System
eWEEK Labs' tests show that Fedora 12 will provide the latest and greatest versions of popular open-source applications, as well as features that strengthen not only Fedora but also Linux distributions in general
Asus Launches First USB 3.0 Motherboard
One of the world's major electronics makers has launched a motherboard that can support the speedy USB 3.0 specfication
Broadband In Kenya: Small Steps For Big Rewards
The first broadband centre opened in Kenya earlier this year, but what effect will faster internet access have on a largely agricultural community, and how has the service been received so far?
Conficker Infections Reach 7 Million
Despite reports to the contrary, the Conficker worm has not yet turned and has now infected up to 7 million computers
Cisco To Team Up With EMC For Virtualised Services Venture
Cisco and EMC are planning to stamp their names on data centre technology with the launch of their latest cloud co-venture
IBM Shows Truckers Can Pull Their Weight On Climate Change
Technologies such as telematics could improve the efficiency of trucks and other heavy goods vehicles, IBM says
Recession Struggles Not Over For IT Departments
Financial services companies still face several "business killers" from ineffective use of IT according to analyst Gartner
Windows 7 Could Bite Into Apple’s Market Share
Although Apple Macs have gained share in recent years, the launch of Windows 7 will lead to a flood of inexpensive PCs from Microsoft's manufacturing partners
Report Reveals Security Threats To Data Centres
Industry association AFCOM finds that 40 percent of all data centres are still using at least one mainframe and also raises security concerns
Russia Waits On EC For Sun Oracle Deal Approval
Oracle withdraws its petition to obtain antitrust clearance to do business in Russia after its acquisition of Sun Microsystems
Microsoft Talks Speech-Recognition Despite Windows 7 Touch
Although Microsoft integrated touch-screen capabilities into Windows 7, at least one Microsoft executive suggests that the next stage in user interaction is speech-recognition technology
Study Names Right Price For Apple Tablet
Shopping site Retrevo released the findings of an Apple tablet study that found $600 (£365) to be the pricing sweet spot
Mobile Market Enters Recovery Mode
In a welcome bit of news for the mobile industry, a report has found the mobile handset market is on the mend, with record shipments from Samsung and LG