Solar charging technology can make mobile phones a more practical option in rural areas and developing countries - and boost revenues in the process
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2009
Mozilla Restores Blocked Microsoft Security Add-on
Mozilla has restored a Microsoft security add-on for Firefox, after receiving additional information from Redmond
Greenplum Offers Free Version of MPP Database
Greenplum is offering a version of its massively parallel processing (MPP) database absolutely free-of-charge
Can Cloud Bridge The Security Generation Gap?
Individual security professionals are never going to cope with the diversity of their users' behaviour, says Peter Judge. Is there a way to satisfy all the needs of all concerned?
Cloud Computing Could Solve Security Skills Crisis
Cloud computing could be the way to address the security skills crisis, if providers can provide the right contractual guarantees, according to industry bodies in IT security
Apple Profits Boosted By Mac and iPhone Sales
Apple reports strong fiscal fourth-quarter results based on increased Mac and iPhone sales, although its iPod sales declined from the same quarter in 2008
Plastic Logic Launches E-Reader For Business
Plastic Logic has named its upcoming e-reader QUE, and will detail the device's pricing and features at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show
NASA Still Insecure Post-McKinnon Report Warns
The US Government Accountability Office reports that NASA has not yet fully implemented key parts of its information security program despite the publicity around Gary McKinnon, the so-called NASA hacker.
IT Spending Will Rise To 3.3 Percent In 2010
Gartner analysts say the IT industry will follow up its worst year ever by seeing a 3.3 percent increase in spending in 2010
BMC To Acquire Virtualisation Mapping Specialist Tideway
BMC is bulking up its business service management capabilities by adding Tideway's Foundation IT discovery software, which helps companies map their business applications to their physical and virtual infrastructure
British Users Choose Homes For Broadband Speed
Broadband speed is a key factor in where British people choose to live: four out of ten admit they would not move to a house if it had a 'poor broadband service'
Star Launches Managed Virtualisation Service
Business ISP Star is offering a service that will allow organisations to offload virtual server management onto its own hosted machines
Lord Digby Jones: Postal Strike Will Boost Online Economy
Small businesses won't let postal workers stop them. They will move online, a BT conference heard.
Palm Pre Finally Launches in UK
The Palm Pre has finally arrived in the UK on the O2 network, with a two year contract costing £34.26 per month
Dell Readies Rival To Apple Air Notebook
Dell has announced that its razor-thin Adamo XPS notebook will be released this Thursday, on the same day that Windows 7 will hit the streets
Win 7 Signals End Of XP’s Corporate Reign
XP's domination of business PCs looks likely to end with the arrival of Windows 7,Forrester has predicted, although question marks remain over timeframes
IBM Hardware Boss Arrested For Insider Trading
The man in charge of IBM's $20 billion a year hardware business has been arrested over an insider trading scheme that illegally netted $25 million
Windows Users Targetted As Botnet Returns
The Gumblar botnet is back, and compromised websites are now being used to host malware that exploits security flaws in Microsoft Windows and Adobe software.
UK Gives NASA Hacker More Time
The Home Office is considering some new evidence fom Gary McKinnon's lawyers
Conservative Government Would Scrap Broadband Tax
The Tories claim that the proposed 50p tax will be scrapped while the government is issuing mixed messages about its broadband ambitions
Apple Allows Developers To Bypass Apps Store
Apple developers previously had to post both paid and free versions of their mobile applications on Apple's App Store
Mozilla Blocks Microsoft Security Add-ons
Mozilla disables two Microsoft add-ons for Firefox to thwart a vulnerability that allows an attacker to take over Windows machines
NASA Says Probe Data Could Aid Long Duration Moon Missions
A week after smashing two probes into the moon, NASA says early data returns are tantalising and even reveal traces of an impact plume
Accenture Acquires Nokia Services Business
Accenture completes its acquisition of the professional services unit of Nokia, a move that will help take Accenture more directly into the business of servicing embedded and mobile operating system
IT Staff Ignorant About Server Utilisation Rates
A survey sponsored by 1E and the Alliance to Save Energy found that one in six servers—about 4.7 million worldwide—are doing nothing useful, costing businesses as much as $25 billion a year (£15.4bn)
Symantec Warns Over Rising Use Of Scareware
Cybercriminals are getting rich with online scare tactics that convince users to hand over money for useless rogue security software, says Symantec
Open Source Will Change Enterprises, Says BT Guru
Software licences are a fiction, and open source is ready for use by every consumer, says Jeremy Ruston, BT's head of open source innovation.
IBM Mainframe Monopoly Probe Questioned By Analyst
Is there really such a thing as a mainframe monopoly, and is the Federal probe into IBM's activity just a storm in a teacup?
Microsoft Points To Recovery Of Sidekick Data
There was good news for users of T-Mobile's Sidekick smartphones, after Microsoft suggested that the catastrophic data loss of personal information may not be permanent
IT Optimistic Over Budgets For 2010
IT managers are expecting a little more money in their budgets for 2010 according to one report, but it seems that cost cutting, return on investment and doing more with less, will still preoccupy most CIOs for the time being