The Digital Economy Bill, published today, gets tough on file-sharing, and allows Lord Mandelson to amend the copyright act in future
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2009
10 Things Google Needs To Remember About OS Security
The history of Windows security has shown that desktop operating systems are vulnerable, but there are even more potential attack strategies for an online OS. Google needs to ensure that Chrome's defenses are prepared
Google Reveals Chrome OS Security Details
After months of extravagant claims, Google has given more detail on why its new operating system is more secure than the competition
IBM Guru Sees Clouds On The Horizon
IBM veteran Erich Clementi helped lead the resurgence of the revamped IBM mainframe as general manager of the System z division between 2003 and 2005, now he's leading the all-encompassing cloud computing initiative.
Microsoft Pushes Parallel Programming For The Masses
Parallelising data will be easy enough for ordinary programmers, according to speakers at Microsoft's PDC
Google Releases Chrome OS To Developers
Google has released the Chrome operating system to open source for developers, but said end users would not be able to use it until late 2010.
Windows 7 Trounces Vista, Says Ballmer
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says Windows 7 is steadily outselling Vista over the same period - and external sources agree
AOL To Cut 2,500 Jobs
AOL management is asking for voluntary redundancies in order to reduce its operating costs by $200 million, but involuntary layoffs will follow if AOL does not hit its target
Netgear Looks To SMBs With Dual-Band Access Point
Netgear is offering a new dual band access point for companies dealing with remote offices and a mobile workforce
O2 Promises To Spend Millions On 3G Overhaul
Mobile operator O2 is to overhaul its much criticised mobile network, promising to spend millions in order to give it 'significant headroom for mobile data'
Green Data Centres Wait For Regulations
Users are keen to know about sustainable data centres, but it looks like it might take regulations to push them to adopt a more environmental approach
Salesforce Offers ‘Facebook For Businesses’ With Chatter
Salesforce.com is seeking to replicate the social networking phenomenon by offering its users a collaboration tool with a Facebook-like interface
Ordnance Survey Maps To Be Made Available Online
The government has announced that Ordnance Survey data will be made available for free online in 2010.
Human Error Blamed For Rising Data Loss
Human error is increasingly the cause of enterprise data disasters, as lack of resources and increasing complexity takes its toll
Mozilla Targets Security And Stability With New Firefox Beta
Mozilla is aiming to improve the speed, stability, and security with the new beta of its open source Firefox browser
Green IT and more (Part II) – Cleaning Up IT
In the second of a series of articles, David Tebbutt explains how you can reduce the environmental impact of IT before you buy IT devices, during their lifetime, and after you've finished with them.
If Windows 7 Were My Idea …
Microsoft's “Windows 7 was my idea” ad campaign promises to give users everything they have ever wanted from an OS, but what would you add to make Windows truly your idea?
EC Criticised For “Maladministration” Of Intel Antitrust Case
A watchdog has admonished the EC for its lax approach to evidence collection in the Intel antitrust investigation. Meanwhile Intel pumps millions into exascale computing in France
Review: Thumbs Up For Office 2010 Beta
The Office 2010 beta includes extended web and mobile reach and a number of useful app enhancements. The next challenge is persuading organisations and individuals to upgrade
EC Questions Security Of Open Source Software
European authorities want to see a level playing field for open source but have expressed concerns about the security of the software
Review: VMware Workstation 7 Supports Windows 7
VMware Workstation 7 effectively virtualises Windows 7, Windows XP Mode and enterprise VMware platforms.
Citrix Escalates Desktop Virtualisation Battle
Citrix's new options include a Dazzle offering for Windows and Macintosh computers and updated versions of Citrix Receiver for Windows and Mac plus the popular iPhone, BlackBerry and Android mobile devices
Chinese Court Rules Against Microsoft In IP Case
Microsoft finds itself under fire from a Chinese court, which ruled that older versions of Windows violate an intellectual property agreement between Microsoft and Beijing-based software company Zhongyi Electronic
Microsoft Named As Ally Of Open Standards
At the Web 2.0 Expo, Tim O'Reilly predicts that Microsoft will emerge as a leading proponent of the open Web, despite the company's tradition of fostering its own proprietary operating systems and development languages
Microsoft Releases Public Beta Of Office 2010
Microsoft releases the public beta version of Office 2010, asking for feedback from users ahead of the productivity suite's general release in early 2010
HP Laptops Have Highest Failure Rate Says Report
Laptops from Asus and Toshiba, followed by Sony and Apple, had the lowest failure rates of the nine manufacturers included in a report from Square Trade, a provider of electronics warranties
Boffins Look To Simulate Human Brain With Computer
IBM researchers are working on a computer that can act and reason in a similar way to the human brain
Twitter Users Offered MMS Tweets Via Orange UK
Twitter user who are looking to submit pictures to the social network from their mobile phones can now do by using MMS on Orange UK handsets
Swindon To Get City-Wide Wi-Fi
Residents in a Wiltshire town are to get free wireless internet access thanks to plans to install a blanket "Wi-Fi mesh" network by next year
Police Arrest Couple Over Zeus Banking Trojan
British police have arrested two people linked to malware used to steal banking information and another personal data