Security standards let management push back against over-enthusiastic IT security fans, says governance expert Alan Calder
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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
Sceptics Spike £460 Million Apple-Twitter Rumours
Unsubstantiated rumours say Apple is buying Twitter for $700 million, but commentators don't believe it
UK Spies Compare Web Monitoring To WWII Codebreaking
GCHQ claims an internet surveillance project is nothing sinister but simply part of its ongoing struggle to keep pace with internet communications
Windows Server 2008 R2: Better For Virtualisation
The new 64-bit-only Windows Server hosts a number of virtualisation improvements but migration may be problematic
Google Apps Connector for Blackberry: Best Of Both Worlds?
Google's cloud-based Gmail, delivered through enterprise-grade Blackberry servers, sounds like the best of both worlds, but is it?
Windows 7’s Costly Compatibility Issues
Polished yes, but elevated costs ensuring hardware and software compatibility may hold back business adoption of Windows 7
EU Wants ICANN Free Of US Government Control
Less government involvement in a fully privatised ICANN is the way forward according to European regulators
Google Facing £66m Android Lawsuit
Search engine giant Google, and 47 other organisations are accused in a lawsuit of purposefully infringing on the name Android
Asus Planning 11.6 inch Eee Netbook
Asus reportedly plans to offer an 11.6-inch version of its Eee PC netbook, as well as two other new models
Nvidia Makes Green Claims For Supercomputing Cluster
Using the Nvidia cluster means both access to computing capacity and reduced power consumption, the company says
Supermicro Offering Atom-based Servers
The Atom chips should enable Supermicro to offer efficient and quiet servers for such roles as data storage and network appliances
Microsoft Looking For Cloud Database Participants
The goal of Project Huron is to allow users to synchronise local copies of a database with a database in the cloud.
Office 2007 Service Pack 2: A Major Update
Tighter server integration keeps Office ahead of Linux/OpenOffice, but SP2 could create headaches for IT organisations.
Zenprise Software Finds Lost Blackberrys
GPS location can tell you if you just left it in your other jacket, and whether someone else is using it
Green IT Services – Worth £3.2 Billion in 2013?
Massive growth, says Forrester - despite other reports which say users are lukewarm about Green IT
Palm Pre To Be Followed By Pixie – If All Goes Well
Mini-me follow up will depend on Pre succeeding - and analysts are starting to have their doubts
Chip Sales Slump By 30 Percent
First quarter bad for chip makers - though things picked up a bit in March.
Rackable Cleared To Buy SGI
But court insists on a higher price for a Silicon Valley pioneer
Will Oracle Ditch Sun’s Open-Source Commitments?
Sun has an impressive list of open source projects. How many will survive if Oracle takes over?
Microsoft SharePoint Secured
How to cut through the hype and choose the right SharePoint security product.
Did The Recession Kill Green IT?
The bandwagon was just getting rolling when the economic recession kicked in. Is that the end for Green IT? Not at all, says The 451 Group's Andy Lawrence.
Smart Grid Meters Use IM
Intelligent meters are using the XMPP "presence" standard to keep a better grip on power usage
IT Cuts Create Long-Term Risks
Half-baked IT cuts now could harm your company in the future, according to research from Deloitte
Hacker Broke Into Twitter Via Yahoo Mail
The hacker reportedly was able to view data belonging to President Barack Obama, singer Britney Spears and actor Ashton Kutcher
IBM Combines Cloud And SOA
WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance gives businesses a place to store SOA images and patterns that can then be brought into cloud environments
Seagate Launches Self-Managing Back-up Appliance
The Replica appliance from Seagate Technology safeguards applications, operating systems and all other data, without any human intervention
AMD Believes There Is Life After 40
The anniversary comes at a time when AMD is fighting a two-front battle against rival Intel and a global recession
Mobile Sales Hit By Deepest Ever Plunge
Reduced shipments from Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG Electronics and Motorola contribute to the fastest annual decline in history
Conficker’s Celebrity Hid The Real Threat
Just as human celebrities distract us from the real stories, the Conficker panic took our eyes from the numerous hard-working botnets that are doing much more damage, says Matt Hines
Controversial Wireless Company xG Claims New Partners
New names line up with the company whose mobile VoIP promises which have yet be verifiably demonstrated