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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
Gosling: Google’s Java Attitude Will Break Android Compatibility
There's no one in charge of Java on Google's Android OS - and that's going to lead to trouble says Java creator James Gosling, in an interview on Java usage
Jobs Reported To Have Undergone Liver Transplant
The operation happened about two months ago and Jobs is expected to be back at work soon
Ballmer Admits Microsoft Slow To Search Market
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer suggested during a speech in Chicago that the company should have started a push into the search-engine market earlier
China Calls On Google To Control Explicit Content
China has begun blocking Chinese-language search engine results deemed pornographic and is calling on Google to do more to combat explicit content
IBM Discusses Smarter Planet Plan
IBM has outlined how it is using its Maximo software, gained in its 2006 acquisition of MRO Software, to help businesses better monitor and manage their assets
Record Industry Sues File-Sharer For £1.2m
The RIAA has continued an aggressive campaign against digital piracy, as propagated through P2P networks, although this case represents the first one successfully brought to trial
Bing: Google Isn’t Hitting The Panic Button Yet
Google is responding to Bing - look at the Explore Search page - but that doesn't mean it's running scared from Microsoft's arrival, says Clint Boulton
Citrix Hits VMware with Free XenServer 5.5 Download
The new XenServer has better back-up. conversion and search - and you can get started with a free download. VMware should be worried, says Citrix
Apple iPhone 3.0 Review – Part II
Spotlight search, voice recording and landscape email really revive our interest in the new generation iPhone
Digital Divide Twitterthon Yields 7000 PCs For Africa
But Computer Aid wants to source another 3000 machines over the next month
EC Predicts Internet-Enabled Yogurt Pots (And Smart Meters)
But only with IPV6 in place and the help of a truly international ICANN says the European Commission
Ballmer: Bing Won’t Have Bang For A While
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced during the National Summit in Detroit that Bing would have a potentially hard and long road as it attempts to compete with Google in the search-engine space
HP Allies With Alcatel-Lucent Against Cisco, IBM
The Alcatel-Lucent alliance will add to what HP can do in networking. It also will help HP build up its cloud computing capabilities, which will let HP keep in stride with such vendors as IBM and Cisco in that space
Moore’s Law May Fade Away In Five Years
Research company iSuppli says the cost of making increasingly smaller chips will get to the point that by 2014, the equipment needed to make 18-nm processors will be too expensive for the chips to be used in volume systems
Microsoft Readies Free Security Software
The free product represents Microsoft's latest swing at the consumer security market, which is dominated by vendors such as Symantec and McAfee
Don’t Block Your Staff From The Web!
The Web is a dangerous place, but if you try to keep your employees off it, you'll only make things worse, says Don Reisinger
Apple iPhone 3.0 Software Review
The new software launched with the iPhone 3G S adds much needed basics to the popular phone family - but careful with the remote wipe
MiFi 2352 Pocket Hotspot Review
Europe gets an upgraded version of the popular device that shares mobile broadband over Wi-Fi - and we like it
Retailers Look To Outsourcing To Cut Costs
Shops are getting smarter about using outsourcing, says Datamonitor
EC Puts UK’s £6 Broadband Tax Under The Microscope
European authorities are checking whether the broadband levy, proposed in the Digital Britain report, complies with competition rules
Printing That Won’t Cost The Earth
Weaning users off their personal printers, and eliminating abandoned documents from the print tray are the key stps to greening hard copy, says Lexmark's Béatrice Marneffe
Researchers Uncover 40,000 Compromised Sites
Researchers at Websense uncover a mass compromise of legitimate sites in an attack called Nine-Ball that is redirecting users to a malicious site hosting malware
HDS Offers Energy Efficient Storage
HDS has introduced some new features for its Universal Storage Platform and Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 product lines that aim to recapture unutilised storage capacity
CA Pushes Linux On Mainframes
A recent survey sponsored by CA indicated that larger enterprises are expecting to invest more money into running Linux applications on mainframes.
Apple Launches iPhone 3.0 Update
The Apple iPhone OS 3.0 has been rolled out with features designed to extend its usefulness to developers and the enterprise
Dell Focuses On Virtualisation, Data Centres
The new Dell products have been tailored to focus on the needs of both enterprise and SMBs
Swiss Users Stand Up For Open Source
Whatever the Swiss government thinks, there are plenty of users in Switzerland who know that open source provides a viable alternative route
All-Solar Phone Connects The Off-Grid World
At last, the solar powered phone is here - but it's not a green thing, it's a basic social necessity, say the developers
Are Mainframe Skills Dying Out In The UK?
Big old tin is a useful part of a secure data centre, if you can get someone to look after it, says Computer Associates