Cisco has extended the deadline for its $3 billion offer for Tandberg, but is woefully lacking shareholder approval
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2009
Apple Patches 58 Bugs With Massive Update
Apple has released a massive security update, many of which centre around vulnerabilities with Snow Leopard
Orange Merger With T-Mobile Confirmed
Orange has announced that its proposed merger with T-Mobile has been approved by industry regulators
UK Pushes Ahead With Surveillance Plan
In a move sure to incense privacy campaigners, the Home Office has pledged to push ahead with controversial plans to monitor all internet use
HP Ramps Up SMB Portfolio With New Offerings
HP has launched a host of new products aimed at the SMB channel, and unveiled flexible financing solutions to help businesses prepare for the economic recovery
Revenue From Hosted Office Apps Lags Behind CRM
Spending on CRM and collaboration tools is growing but office tools aren't attracting the same revenues, according to Gartner
Cisco Steps Up To Google, Microsoft And IBM
Guido Jouret, CTO of Cisco's emerging technologies group, explains how Cisco solutions such as Pulse, Show and Share are different from existing offerings from Cisco's competitors
Lisbon Treaty Will Break Down National Barriers To E-Commerce
Due to pass into law in early December, the Lisbon Treaty should help make online transactions between countries simpler, according to European authorities
Cisco, EMC And VMware Spread Their Wings With Latest Product Lineup
Cisco, EMC and VMware follow up the launch of their vBlock cloud services venture with a host of new products, including virtual desktops, hosted applications and new storage options.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Released
Microsoft announces during the TechEd Europe conference in Berlin that Exchange Server 2010 is now in general release
Google Asks For Delay In Book Copyright Case
Google and the authors and publishers with which it is trying to settle a five-year copyright feud ask the judge hearing the case for another delay so that they can make the deal more palatable for the Department of Justice
Microsoft Hits Back At Sophos Windows 7 UAC Claims
A Microsoft executive accuses security company Sophos of sensationalising claims that Windows 7's User Account Control is ineffective at fighting malware
Novell Pushes Benefits Of Microsoft Protection
Microsoft and Novell celebrated the third year of their interoperability agreement at a conference in Seattle
EC Objects To Oracle Sun Deal
The regulators see a major conflict of interest in the world's largest commercial database company owning its largest open source competitor
D-Link Managed Switches Get IPv6 Approval
The portfolio of managed switches from D-Link have received the official blessing from the IPv6 Forum
PC Chip Sales Soaring, Says IDC
Sales of computer chips have soared to record levels in the third quarter, according to industry watcher IDC
OpenOffice Launches Mouse With 18 Buttons
OpenOffice.org has copied an idea from the gaming community, after launching a mouse with programmable buttons...18 in total
Firefox Celebrates Fifth Birthday
Firefox is five years old today, and is celebrating the fact that almost a quarter of Internet users are now opting for the open source web browser
Radware Relaunches Alteon Brand With New Platform
'Alteon is back', claims new owner Radware, after it launched the first new Alteon application delivery platform in nearly six years
RickRolling iPhone Worm Pops Up Down Under
An Australian student has created the first ever iPhone worm - a "rickroller" that puts an image of singer Rick Astley on jailbroken phones
UK Not Affected By Mass Nokia Charger Recall
The Finnish phone giant is recalling 14 million Chinese-made phone chargers that might give an electric shock - British users are saved by our eccentric electrical socket standard
UK Tightens Tech Recycling – While Toxic Waste Leaks To Africa
In the same week that the UK updated its electronics recycling laws, a Nigerian national has been questioned by police over the illegal export of waste technology
Companies Still Backward On Flexible Working Says Collaboration Specialist
You don't have to be locked in a cubicle for 60 hours a week to complete your technological work or to be successful
eBay Settles Skype Lawsuit
eBay settles lawsuits with Joltid and Joost in a £1.13b deal that gives Skype ownership over all software previously licensed from Joltid
Green Start-Up Will Drill Into Energy Efficiency and Performance
Viridity is developing software designed to give IT administrators high visibility into the utilisation and energy consumption of their IT equipment and applications
Ex-MySQL Boss Says EC Would Be Wrong To Oppose Sun Deal
Former MySQL CEO Marten Mickos says "there's no rational argument" for preventing Oracle from acquiring all of Sun
IBM Developing Low-Emission Data Centres
IBM is working to deliver technology that it claims could lead to zero direct emission data centres, says an IBM researcher at the USENIX Large Installation System Administration conference
Three Critical Fixes For Microsoft Patch Tuesday
Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday will include six security bulletins, three of which are rated 'critical'
Opposition Mounts To Cisco’s Tandberg Bid
Cisco's bid for video conferencing rival Tandberg hangs in the balance as opposition to the deal grows
IT Managers Still Believe Outsourcing Poses Security Risk
The majority of large UK corporates still believe that outsourced systems are less secure than in-house alternatives