Europeans are being warned that lax administration of privileged IT users is threatening the security of their businesses
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Tandberg Unveils Another SMB Telepresence Product
Tandberg continues to fluant its video conferencing expertise for smaller businesses after it unveiled its Profile 42” system for smaller conference rooms
Shred Easy Destroys Your Hard-Drives On Site
Shred Easy has launched an audited service where it will send a specialist vehicle to a customer's premises in order to destroy their hard disk drives on site
Russian Police And Internet Registry Accused Of Aiding Cybercrime
Internet registry RIPE NCC turned a blind eye to cybercrime, and Russian police corruption helped the perpetrators get away with it, according to the UK Serious Organised Crime Agency
AMD Ships Triple-Core Chip For Small Form Factor PCs
Advanced Micro Devices has begun rolling out its first three-core chips designed for all-in-one desktops and other smaller form factor devices
PC World Gives £100 Laptop Trade-In With Windows 7
DSGi's PC World promises to dispose of old laptops responsibly, when it starts offering a trade-in to celebrate Windows 7, from midnight tonight
SMBs Flock To Facebook And Twitter For Marketing
Nearly half of small companies are turning to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to market their products and services
UK Gets Windows 7 Early To Beat Post Strike
Despite upgrade worries, pre-orders have broken records, and users are reported happy with the early arrival of the new Microsoft offering
Cisco Refreshes Popular ISR Routers
Cisco has upgraded its highly successful ISR router family to better deal with growing technologies such as online collaboration and internet video
AT&T Rallies Staff Against US Net Neutrality Ruling
In the latest turn in the ever escalating war of words over network neutrality, top AT&T executive urges company employees to flood the Federal Communications Commission site with letters opposing any new network neutrality rules
US Asks For Public Cooperation On Cyber-Security
US DHS secretary Janet Napolitano noted in a speech today it will take the combined efforts of vigilant users, government and the private sector to secure the country's cyber-infrastructure
Ofcom Details Plan to Borrow Spectrum For London Olympics
Ofcom has provided additional information on its proposals to “borrow” spectrum in order to meet demand for capacity during the 2012 Olympic Games
Apple Boosts Mac Energy Efficiency, Updates Magic Mouse
Apple updates to its MacBook, iMac and Mac Mini and the debut of the super Magic Mouse
Free Software Campaigner Stallman Attacks Oracle Sun Deal
Digital civil liberties organisation Open Rights Group, Knowledge Ecology International and software developer Richard Stallman tell the EC in a letter that they are concerned about Oracle's possible squashing of competition in the dat ...
EC Delay Means 3000 Job Cuts Says Sun
Sun says its board approved a new strategic plan that includes laying off 3,000 workers during the next year
WiMAX Uptake Still Growing, Survey Finds
The battle between LTE and WiMAX is still going strong after a report found that WiMAX subscriptions are now approximately four million strong
Microsoft to Drop Silverlight Streaming
Microsoft has admitted that it will discontinue its Silverlight Streaming beta service, which will be replaced by a Windows Azure service
IBM Eases Admin Pain Of Virtualised Environments
Big Blue has unveiled software designed to ease the admin headache of managing both physical and virtualised environments
RSA Likens Security Threats To Boiling Frog Myth
The rise of consumer devices such as the iPhone and social networking has gradually changed the IT security threats that companies are exposed to says RSA Security
SCO Axes CEO Darl McBride
Controversial Unix vendor The SCO Group has terminated the services of its CEO, Darl McBride, according to a filing with the SEC
Mobile Operators Spy Profits From Solar Charging
Solar charging technology can make mobile phones a more practical option in rural areas and developing countries - and boost revenues in the process
Mozilla Restores Blocked Microsoft Security Add-on
Mozilla has restored a Microsoft security add-on for Firefox, after receiving additional information from Redmond
Greenplum Offers Free Version of MPP Database
Greenplum is offering a version of its massively parallel processing (MPP) database absolutely free-of-charge
Can Cloud Bridge The Security Generation Gap?
Individual security professionals are never going to cope with the diversity of their users' behaviour, says Peter Judge. Is there a way to satisfy all the needs of all concerned?
Cloud Computing Could Solve Security Skills Crisis
Cloud computing could be the way to address the security skills crisis, if providers can provide the right contractual guarantees, according to industry bodies in IT security
Apple Profits Boosted By Mac and iPhone Sales
Apple reports strong fiscal fourth-quarter results based on increased Mac and iPhone sales, although its iPod sales declined from the same quarter in 2008
Plastic Logic Launches E-Reader For Business
Plastic Logic has named its upcoming e-reader QUE, and will detail the device's pricing and features at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show
NASA Still Insecure Post-McKinnon Report Warns
The US Government Accountability Office reports that NASA has not yet fully implemented key parts of its information security program despite the publicity around Gary McKinnon, the so-called NASA hacker.
IT Spending Will Rise To 3.3 Percent In 2010
Gartner analysts say the IT industry will follow up its worst year ever by seeing a 3.3 percent increase in spending in 2010
BMC To Acquire Virtualisation Mapping Specialist Tideway
BMC is bulking up its business service management capabilities by adding Tideway's Foundation IT discovery software, which helps companies map their business applications to their physical and virtual infrastructure