Software auditors risk becoming "revenue-generating" traffic cops as the recession put pressure on vendors to collect every penny of revenue
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
HSBC Customers Hit By Mainframe Failure
HSBC customers were unable to use ATM cash machines, as well as online banking this Friday, after the bank suffered an outage with its mainframe computer
Lenovo To Launch Android Smartphone In China
Lenovo's LePhone, which runs on Google's Android operating system, is expected to go on sale in China in mid-2010, but currently has no US distribution.
Microsoft Issues First Security Patch Of 2010
Microsoft is planning to plug a Windows security hole rated critical for Windows 2000 systems, in the company's first Patch Tuesday of the year
Dell Exhibits Products For 2010 at CES Event
Dell officials talked up mobility at the CES event, with a host of new and enhanced laptops, as well as the upcoming Mini 3 Android smartphone and five-inch tablet
Intel’s Otellini Launches Netbook Appstore In 3D
Intel CEO Paul Otellini talked about an Atom-based smartphone and an online app store for netbooks in a 3D-enhanced CES keynote
Palm Invites Developers To Join WebOS Programme
Palm has opened its webOS developer programme to all developers, and has also announced new phones and operator support.
Google Pushes Nexus One On Search Homepage
Google is using its search homepage to push its newly released Nexus One smartphone, as well as its Chrome web browser
Motorola Shows Off Backflip Smartphone
Motorola has added to its Android portfolio after introducing the Backflip phone that slides open and back, revealing a QWERTY keyboard
Sony Updates VAIO Notebook Range
Sony is the latest manufacturer to unveil new laptops, including a green machine that has a plastic chassis made up of recycled CDs
Tiscali Brand Binned By TalkTalk
It is the end of the line for Tiscali, after new owner TalkTalk called time on the Tiscali brand name
Zycko Offers Tool To Tame Unstructured Data
Zycko has launched an online tool that can help IT bosses analyse the massive growth of unstructured data within their organisation
Clock Ticking On Super-fast Broadband Tax Consultation
ISPs and telcos are being invited to share their views on how the proceeds of the government's proposed 50p broadband tax should be spent
Mandelson Seeks Mighty Innovation From Acorn Founder
The UK must "get more D out of our R and D", according to the business secretary, who has asked German venture capitalist Herman Hauser to lead the way
Cisco Pushes Home Telepresence At CES
Cisco Systems is looking to bring its telepresence capabilities into the home, a strategy Cisco officials will talk about at the Consumer Electronics Show
Microsoft’s Ballmer Tries To Steal Apple’s Tablet Thunder
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer used his keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to suggest that Microsoft is coming back from an economically devastating 2009
Cisco Acquires Security Start-up Rohati Systems
Cisco says it has bought Rohati Systems, a company specialising in agentless transaction networking systems
US Provides £30m Of Green Data Centre Grants
HP, IBM and Yahoo were among the recipients of grants from the US Department of Energy for projects aimed at making data centres more energy efficient
Curtains Open On New Opera Chief Executive
Opera Software is moving forward under chief executive Lars Boilesen and delivering a new devices browser and new SDKs, or software development kits
Toshiba Expands Ultra-Thin Laptop Portfolio
Toshiba is expanding its range of ultra slim Satellite laptops with new models designed to be affordable, but not at the expense of performance
Seagate Debuts Speedy USB 3.0 External Drive
Seagate has demonstrated an external hard drive that features super fast transfer rates, thanks to USB 3.0
Asus Looks To Impress With Bang & Olufsen Laptop
Asus has introduced four new notebooks for the CES show in Las Vegas, including one with a sound system by Bang & Olufsen
Iomega Offers Virtual PC Clones
Storage provider Iomega is now offering technology that will allow users to keep a virtual copy of their computer in their pocket
SGI Gains Prestigious Win With Leading University
SGI has gained a prestigious customer win after a leading UK university decided to improve its HPC capabilities with one of its supercomputers
Social Networking Suicide Can Be Painful
Security expert condones Facebook's decison to block Web 2.0 Suicide Machine, which deletes profiles from the social networking site
Who Needs An Apple Tablet?
Apple's tablet computer aims to change the personal computing experience, but some commentators argue that the world does not need another tablet when it has smartphones such as Apple's iPhone
Greenpeace Tracks Down E-Waste Trail
Greenpeace says that IT vendors must do more to make tech products more sustainable and less toxic
Review: IBM’s Proventia Management SiteProtector
IBM's Rational AppScan and ISS Proventia IPS GX5108 combine proactive application vulnerability scanning with live IPS attack reports to provide powerful web application protection.
Microsoft Announces Office 2010 Pricing At CES
Microsoft has announced pricing for its upcoming Office 2010, which is slated for release in June.
Nokia Versus Apple Legal Battle Rages On
Nokia, after filing a complaint against Apple with the International Trade Commission on 29 Dec, filed a lawsuit with the Delaware district court.