The Free Software Foundation has accused the BSA of sabotaging the EC's support for open standards
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
Salesforce.com Chatter Social Media Tool: Review
Salesforce.com Chatter eases user adoption while adding significant search and recommendations to the business-class social media platform
Skype 5 For Windows: Review
Skype 5.0 for Windows delivers decent multiparty video calling, along with new Facebook integration, and simpler call quality troubleshooting tools
Video: Virtualisation Benefits Exposed At IP Expo
Cutting hardware and saving energy pale beside the simple savings in admin time, say IT managers
CA Boosts Profile Of Cloud Automation Suite
The new product line includes updated products and some new tools for automating and standardising virtualisation and cloud management
Microsoft Finds Sharp Rise In Oracle Java Attacks
Microsoft has found that in the third quarter alone, three Java bugs have been targeted by more than six million attacks
Cyber-Warfare: Always An Unknown Quantity
Cyber defence looks set to get a budget boost, while everyone else loses money, says Peter Judge. The irony is, we will never know if the money was needed
Ray Ozzie Quits Key Microsoft Role
Ray Ozzie is to step down from his role as Microsoft's chief software architect, with no plans to refill the position
Google: Instant Search Is Expensive
The new Google Instant feature is popular with users, but imposes a heavy load on the company's technical infrastructure
Apple’s Jobs Slates BlackBerry, Android
Steve Jobs has made an appearance at the earnings call for Apple's first $20bn quarter, offering attacks on both RIM and Google
Adobe Unveils Acrobat X Portfolio
Adobe has announced the latest version of its Acrobat suite of products, that focuses on better security, collaboration, and easier PDF reading
SonicWall Shows Off Anti-Spam Service
SonicWall has announced an integrated anti-spam service for SMBs struggling to deal with the rising amount of unwanted emails
Seagate Considers Potential Buyout Offer
Seagate is considering going private in a multi billion dollar deal after receiving approaches from private equity firms
‘Get Online Week’ Takes Aim At Web Novices
Internet virgins are being targeted in a new seven day drive aimed at getting people to try out the World Wide Web
UK Ranked 18th For Broadband
Developed countries are upgrading their copper broadband, while emerging economies leapfrog ahead on quality
Facebook Admits To New Privacy Breach
Facebook has just got poked in the security department after some of its most popular apps have reportedly been transmitting user information
Home Secretary Calls Cyber Warfare A ‘Growing Threat’
Theresa May has underscored the importance of cyber-threats ahead of the unveiling of a new national security strategy
Virtualisation Benefits Exposed At IP Expo
The two-day IP Expo begins at London's Earls Court 2 Exhibition Centre on October 20. The video clip is chaired by Adam Malik, content director from Imago Techmedia, organisers of the event.
Study: Fibre Bandwidth ‘Capacity Crunch’ Coming
Even fibre optics have limits, according to research by the University of Southampton
Operation Payback Hackers Hit UK Government Site
The UK's Intellectual Property Office is currently offline, after being hit by the Operation Payback campaign
US Tax Spam Spreads Zeus Trojan
Security researchers at Cisco Systems and Solera Networks say US tax spam is spreading the Zeus Trojan
Netgear Adds Cloud Service To Storage Boxes
Netgear is offering 100GB of cloud storage, onsite/offsite file sharing, and customised billing with new machines
Samsung Galaxy S Gets Upgraded To Android 2.2
Samsung has begun rolling out the upgrade to Android 2.2, or Froyo, for its Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate, Epic 4G, Captivate and Vibrant smartphones
HP’s Palm Hires Nokia And Samsung Execs
HP has reportedly beefed up its Palm WebOS team with a MeeGo executive from Nokia and a Samsung boss
Google’s Ad Business Booms Thanks To YouTube
Google officials have claimed the search engine is making $2.5bn in display advertising from YouTube and $1bn in mobile ads
Unified Comms Suite From Star Targets SME Market
A unified communications service is being offered by Star as a SaaS service for £45 per user per month
Apple Wins Patent For Text Censoring
Apple has been awarded 18 patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office including the ability to censor text messages
Imation Partners With Nine For Cloud Disaster Recovery
Imation has teamed up with online backup and data recovery vendor Nine Technology to offer a data backup and disaster recovery system for the cloud
Doctors’ Personal Data Sold Online
Another organisation has been found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act, after the personal information of doctors was sold online
Apple Launches MobileMe Calendar
Apple has now released MobileMe Calendar application that syncs calendar schedules across its devices