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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
EC: Telecoms Can Help Europe Defy Downturn
The telecoms sector is continuing to grow but Europe must not "rest on its laurels"
Dell Pushes EqualLogic Storage Into Data Centre
New generation has a performance boost and gives better support for SSDs
Can Dell Deliver The Full Monty?
Dell is wasting time with claims about server performance. The real story is the management tools it says can free users from the grasp of big consultancies
UK Pays Female IT Pros A Third Less
Not surprisingly, with lower pay, the UK lags behind Ireland and Italy in employing women in IT
Dell Confirms Mobile Device Plans
Michael Dell has confirmed that the PC giant is at work on a smaller form factor device
Microsoft: Companies Increasingly Turning to Virtualisation
Microsoft's global survey of small and midsize businesses finds security, virtualisation and IT consolidation are among the top priorities for midmarket companies in 2009
Microsoft Sponsors Exec Twitter Site
As Twitter, Facebook and other social-networking solutions grow in size, they have been seeking out viable avenues for earning revenue.
Opalis Automates Cloud Management
Opalis Software is rolling out Version 6 of its Opalis IT automation platform, designed to automate management of cloud computing environments.
Nortel and Siemens Get Unified
Nortel and Siemens are unveiling new software and services designed to make it easier and more affordable for enterprises to buy and deploy unified communications platforms.
Malware Is Getting Stronger, But All You Need Is A Little Common Sense
There's plenty you can do to protect yourself against malware. The best precautions are tough policies, common sense and experience, there's no magic off-the-shelf solution.
Dell Unleashes Cooler, Cheaper Servers
Dell's Nehalem server launch majored on power savings and system management, pitching a commodity console from Symantec against the might of IBM Tivoli
Dell Makes A Bid For The Data Centre
A big announcement today will include new servers based on Intel's Nehalem processor, and services to support whole data centres
IT Efficiency Key For UK Financial Services
Banks need to get more for their money, as their IT budgets could remain flat for up to three years
UK PC Users Are Greener Than Americans
PC users in Britain are more likely than those in the US to switch off PCs for environmental reasons. But there is still a long way to go in reducing wasted power
Alfresco Says Recession Is Good For Open Source
Budget limitations and continued improvement in software and associated services are making open-source software alternatives look good to IT managers
Lenovo Unveils Green Supercomputer Desktops
Lenovo unveils new ThinkStation S20 and D20 desktops, which the company is billing as personal “supercomputers”
GNU Founder Stallman Issues JavaScript Warning
Free software proponent Richard Stallman claims some browsers and browsing software can force "non-free software" on users without their knowledge
Apple Co-Founder Takes Dive Into Deep Web
DeepDyve, which describes itself as "a research engine for the Deep Web," was established in 2005 as Infovell
Analyst: Oracle Purchase Of Red Hat “Highly Likely”
Oracle might be eyeing additional acquisitions, and some analysts suspect that the IT giant might have its sights set on Red Hat
The Recession Won’t Hold Back The Cloud
The time is right for cloud computing - and prices are holding up despite the recession, according to Rackspace's chief strategy officer Lew Moorman
How The Spam Jam Became Business As Usual
Why do we still have spam, when we have the tools to eliminate it? Because the spam problem is simply not compelling enough, says Larry Seltzer
Salesforce.com – All A Twitter?
Salesforce.com new cloud features, plus a deal with Twitter.
UK IT Departments Unprepared For Carbon Trading
Research from Gartner says not enough companies are preparing their IT systems for the data management and analytics required for carbon reporting schemes
UK Government: We’ll Secure Smart Meters
The Department for Energy and Climate Change has moved to reassure users over fears on smart grids
The Jury’s Still Out On Cisco’s Server Plans
Cisco Systems' Unified Computing System Strategy causes a mixed reaction.
ExecTweets: Microsoft Turns Twitter Into A Crunchy Frog
An aggregated feed of Tweeting CEOs? Backed by Microsoft? Is this the big Twitter revenue opportunity? Don't make me laugh, says Joe Wilcox.
Web Browsers Need Better Security
IE 8, Firefox and Safari all need to keep boosting security, even though hackers are concentrating on Web applications
Sybase Updates iPhone Office Suite
Sybas has updated iAnywhere Mobile Office to offer iPhone users mobile e-mail, calendar, tasks and contacts.
VMWare: Time To Re-Think Virtualisation Costs
VMware wants to move the debate over the cost of virtualisation technologies away from licensing and toward virtual machine density