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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
US Power Grid Hack “No Surprise”
Experts contend the simple ability to map the electrical infrastructure is not the same as knowing how the system is operated or controlled
Can IT Win The Green Turf Wars?
The recession has put IT and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on a collision course. Will IT grow up , and take control of areas where it can deliver efficiency?
Microsoft Infringed Patents – In The Name Of Anti-Piracy!
A court has ruled that Microsoft's piracy-busting Product Activation system used technology patented by someone else. Meanwhile it was fined in Germany over pricing
Mobile Industry Heeds Green Calls
Mobile operators and manufacturers are showing that they can take similar action to their IT counterparts when it comes to energy efficiency
EC Clamps Down On Power Supplies
Mobile devices might be more efficient but "power bricks" must do better says the EC
University To Save £200K With Green Data Centre
IBM plans to use a modular design that targets the sources of heat and smaller uninterrupted power supplies to maximise the amount of usable power
Conficker Worm May Have Finally Turned
The hackers behind the infamous Conficker worm are making their move, roughly a week after many people expected
Symantec’s New Boss: Stop Buying Storage
Storing and securing data more efficiently is the way IT managers are going to have to go during the recession
Microsoft Hires Top Chip Expert From Sun
According to reports, Tremblay will be joining Microsoft's Strategic Software/Silicon Architectures group, also known as SiArch
Ex-Microsoft Space Tourist Returns To Earth
Simonyi is perhaps most famous for spearheading the development of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and other productivity applications
US Power Grid Hacked: Is The Smart Grid Safe?
Foreign spies placed malware on the US electricity grid. Where does this leave government security, and the Green Grid?
Enterprise Networks Can Cut Emissions, Too
From Energy Efficient Ethernet to a company's own supply network, there's a lot that networks can do to reduce a company's environmental footprint, says 3Com's Matt Walmsley
Palm’s Pre Has Touchscreen, Qwerty and Decent Camera
But will that - and WebOS - be enough to compete against iPhones and Blackberrys?
Microsoft’s XP Support Still Beats The Competition
From next week, Microsoft Windows XP and Office 2003 support and fixes will cost money. But that is much better than competitors' offerings, says Larry Seltzer - and that includes open source
Thin Client Add-In Card Prolongs PC Life
Booting from an add-in card slims a PC down and gives it a new lease of life, says IGEL
Data Robotics Launches Self-Managing Storage For SMBs
Self-monitoring and self-healing without IT intervention, says vendor
HP Slaps Own Back For Green Progress
But environmental groups claim the company could do better
Sun’s Board Mulls Next Steps In IBM Deal
It is possible that a deal still can be reached but it will most likely be at a lower price than previously discussed
Google Android Set to Grow Beyond Mobile
T-Mobile, Acer, Dell and HP are all planning more computer-centric applications for the mobile operating system
Start-up Takes On Virtualisation Security
The HyTrust Appliance is designed to give IT administrators greater control over their virtual environments and ensure greater security and compliance
AMD Offers Customer Discounts
AMD officials say the program will help customers weather the recession and also highlights the stability of the Opteron platform
Top Developer Joins Microsoft Next Generation OS Team
One of the primary designers of the BitC programming language and the related Coyotos operating system project, will be joining Microsoft to work on its next generation operating system
Salesforce.com Launches Free Mobile Service
Launched in London, and runs on iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Mobile devices
CBI Urges UK To Back Smart Meters
But security concerns may force the government to take a slower approach
UK Reveals £650m ID Card Contracts
The government has awarded contracts to CSC and IBM to upgrade biometric passports and other systems that will pave the way for ID Cards
Windows On 96 Percent of Netbooks? No Way!
A Microsoft exec has announced the death of the Linux netbook. He's ignoring the world picture, and speaking too soon: Linux is still alive on the tiny laptops at least for now, says Joe Wilcox
Twitter Downplays Google Buyout Rumours
Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites have been in a hot cycle of acquisitions and buyouts
Internet Explorer Administration Kit 8: Custom Made
Internet Explorer Administration Kit 8, or IEAK 8 makes it easy to customise Internet Explorer.
Analysts Claim IBM Still Sun’s Best Option
IBM offers Sun the best chance at a good selling price, and is the best option among HP, Oracle and Cisco, analysts say