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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
Sun’s OpenSolaris Review
With the new Crossbow network virtualisation system and VirtualBox supported, OpenSolaris wets appetites for upcoming Solaris features.
Ingres: We’re Gaining From The MySQL Meltdown
Customers are turning from MySQL to Ingres in the face of Oracle, says Ingres CEO Roger Burkhardt. And he's not impressed with the UK government's flaccid open source policy
UK SMEs Rely On Poor Data
Ninety-eight percent of UK mid-market companies are struggling with data quality, according to IBM research
Public Sector Green IT Inertia Exposed
The UK public sector won't meet government carbon targets for IT, unless it gets its skates on, according to a survey
Terror Law Adviser Slams McKinnon Extradition
A Home Office advisor has written to the Home Secretary to stall the extradition of military systems hacker Gary McKinnon to the US.
BT Does U-Turn And Drops Phorm
BT has abandoned its plans to use the the controversial web monitoring tool on to its broadband users, in favour of "interest-based" ads.
Nokia Is Not Falling For Android Fever
An Android phone is the last thing Nokia would do, says Peter Judge. It would be more exciting than more Symbian devices, but would be too big a U-turn
Apple Takes iPhone Screen Repairs In-Store
While Apple can't do much to help you prevent dropping your iPhone, reports claim the company has made it easier to get the screen replaced.
Sony Ericsson’s Android Phone Is Leaked, while Nokia Denies Plans
Nokia still prefers Symbian, but Sony Ericsson is convinced by the Android potential
SMEs Maintaining IT Spend to Work Smarter, Leaner
A new global study has found many SMEs maintaining or increasing current IT spending levels to focus on strategic areas.
Hacker Releases iPhone 3GS Unlocking Tool For Windows
The same hacker to unlock Apple's first iPhone has struck again with an iPhone 3GS tool currently available for Windows only.
Enterprise Vendors Flounder In Green IT Ranking
Microsoft, Lenovo, Fujitsu just beat Nintendo at bottom of Greenpeace quarterly league table, while Nokia gets top spot.
Unifying Communications to Weather The Economic Storm
While the focus during this recession may have turned to green IT and virtualisation for IT savings, Michael Bayer of Avaya argues the case for unified communications.
iPhone 3GS Hardware Review
OS upgrades aside; the iPhone 3GS hardware is faster, has doubled its memory and if you want an anti-fingerprint coating on the screen, then upgrading the OS won't be enough.
Open Source Flies In A Recession, Says Ingres
Open source software is the only way for users to meet the economic crisis, says Roger Burkhardt of Ingres. But they will have to take some short term pain to get out of proprietary licence structures.
China’s Green Dam Is Back – And Aiming At Apple
Campaigners celebrated too soon: China has said it will press ahead with its Green Dam filtering software - and a version is coming for the Apple Macintosh
Sainsbury’s wins with two-sided receipts at environmental awards
The supermarket giant scooped top prize at the prestigious UK business awards for its work with NCR to cut the environmental impact of paper till receipts.
Cisco And VMware Show Long-Distance VM Movement
Moving virtual machines between sites could radically change disaster recovery, the two companies have said
Palm Pre Customer Satisfaction Hot On iPhone 3GS Heels
The Apple iPhone 3GS asserted itself to the top of Consumer Reports' newest smartphone rankings, with the Palm Pre was close behind.
Opera Unite Review – Potential Not Fully Realised
A plug in that runs a web server within a browser, Unite is good for sharing but has security risks: not recommended for most users
Virtualisation, Cheap Terabytes Key in Data Storage Trends
Bigger disks, virtualisation, de-duplication and online back-up. We round up the top trends in storage
Google Throws Apps Contacts Open to Enterprise
Google is making it easier for users to find contacts within an enterprise, mirroring existing enterprise social software from IBM, Socialtext and Jive.
Mozilla Hurrying Firefox 3.5 Security Patches
Mozilla plans to release a patched version of its latest browser, to be named Firefox 3.5.1, in response to bugs that were revealed following the latest release.
iPhone, Android, Pre: Are The New Smartphones Business-Ready?
New smartphones have impressed consumers, but the iPhone, Android and Palm Pre still lack business features
AMD Updates Opteron As Istanbul Steals Spotlight
As AMD's six-core “Istanbul” Opteron server processor gets the bulk of the publicity, AMD is rolling out additions to its line of quad-core chips
Keeping Up With The Demand For Flexible Working
The modern flexible worker is more demanding than ever, says Mark Dixon. He's just overhauled the technology in his chain of Regus serviced offices
HP Talks Rubbish On Green Printing
Schemes to recycle cartridges are more about preventing users from refilling them than saving the environment, says Peter Judge. HP could do so much better if it harnessed its engineering talent
UK Lags In Green IT
British IT managers can't be bothered to set an environmental policy, according to a survey from HP
Younger Staff Drive Mobile Use At Work
Younger people are driving a change in attitude towards the use of mobile phones and their convergence in the workplace, a new survey has found.