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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
Adobe Plans To Acquire Omniture
Adobe Systems enters into an agreement to acquire Omniture in a deal valued at $1.8 billion (£1.1bn).
IBM Developing Efficient PowerPC Core
IBM officials say the PowerPC 476FP processing core will be the highest performing and most efficient embedded processor core in the industry
Security Main Concern Around Cloud Planning
Unisys found that just over half of users cited security and data privacy as the key concerns around cloud computing
Google Flips Out Over News Reading Technology
Google Fast Flip aims to accelerate the pace at which readers devour online news
Wiltshire Mines To Hold Record-Breaking Green Data Centre
Ark Continuity is opening a green data centre which will ultimately use stone mines and nuclear bunkers to set efficiency records.
Opera Mini 5 First Look: Revving up Featurephones
Opera is renowned for getting the best browser out of a limited platform. Opera Mini 5 gives a lot of PC-style browsing on basic phones. We are impressed.
Opera Mini 5 Brings Blackberry Support
Opera Mini 5 lands on the BlackBerry - and brings tabbed web browsing to ordinary featurephones.
Users Warned Over SIM-Free Palm Pre
While the UK waits for the Pre, some sites are taking SIM-free pre-orders, despite the exclusive deal with O2
Microsoft Builds Energy-Saving Data Centre
Moving servers to a new more efficient site will change how development teams work, the company says
Government Says Keep Your IT Kit Longer
Sustainable IT means consuming less IT kit - as well as being more energy efficient - Cabinet Office Minister Angela Smith will say today
Intel Takes Larger Slice Of Chip Market
Intel, fueled by a slight upswing in demand for PCs, saw its share of the global chip market grow to 80.6 percent in the second quarter, the highest level in almost four years, according to research company iSuppli
Avaya Purchasing Nortel Enterprise Units
Avaya will pay more than $900 million for Nortel Networks' Enterprise Solutions business, which includes Nortel's unified communications technologies
HP Netbook Struts The Catwalk At NY Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week audiences caught a glimpse of HP's newest netbook, the HP Vivienne digital clutch, set to debut in the spring with Tam's spring 2010 collection
Google and Bing Search Get Thumbs Up
Google leads Microsoft Bing and Yahoo in search results accuracy, page load speed, real-time relevance and usability, according to a crowdsourced software quality test from uTest
Microsoft Pushes Cost Savings From Windows 7
Microsoft's campaign for Windows 7, its upcoming operating system and best hope to reverse its declining revenues, has kicked into high gear
OpenGoo Review – DIY Web Office
Available in DIY or "with tech support" versions OpenGoo lacks some functionality, it has limited file formats, but, frees users from being tied to a web app provider
Broadband Britain Needs Wi-Fi, Not 3G
3G can't connect up the off-net millions, but Wi-Fi can, says Selina Lo, chief executive of Ruckus Wireless
Finally Ratified: 802.11n Will Replace Today’s Wi-Fi By 2011
After years of "draft" products, there's now an official fast Wi-Fi standard. Expect it to take over very quickly
UK Dodges EU Car Crash Call System
The EU has called on the UK to take its "foot off the brake" over the eCall system which could save 2500 lives each year by automating emergency calls
US Gets First Smart Grid City
But some critics have questioned if power companies really want their customers to have accurate information on their energy use
Nokia Tells Critics Better 3G Netbooks Are Coming
Booklet 3G is just the first in a line, says exec in heated Nokia forum
Latest Apple iPhone Security Update Falls Short
Security pros say the Apple iPhone OS 3.1's anti-phishing feature falls short, failing to block sites blocked by the desktop version of the Safari browser
US Hacker Faces At Least 15 Years In Prison
The hacker who help mastermind cracking into the networks of TJX Companies, BJ's Wholesale Club, OfficeMax, Boston Market, Barnes & Noble and Sports Authority faces a minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 25 years in prison
Chip Boss Gelsinger Leaving Intel For EMC
Pat Gelsinger, who has been in charge of Intel's core chip businesses, will leave Intel for storage giant EMC, according to reports in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal
Questions Raised Over Future Of Dedicated Devices
Apple's rollout of an iPod Nano equipped with a video camera and a larger screen suggests a larger trend of manufacturers concentrating on multifunctional devices, including tablet PCs
Twitter Decides To Get More Professional
Twitter opens the door for advertising in its revised terms of service, which also spell out privacy, API and spam rules for Twitter users
Opera 10 Review – Opera’s Turn To Catch Up!
Less innovation than we're used to but increased customisation options, a mail client and new turbo mode show Opera hasn't run out of ideas yet
Oracle Ads Challenge IBM And Promise Sun SPARC Support
While IBM and HP say SPARC/Solaris is doomed, Oracle promises to spend more on the platform than Sun currently does
Microsoft Launches Windows 7 Deployment Tool Early
Deployment tool comes out early to help keen administrators - or encourage those who aren't so sure?