IT departments within the SMB community are expanding their budgets and jumping on the virtualisation and cloud bandwagon
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
Brits Could Face Unsecured Wi-Fi Fine
After a German court recently introduced fines for users with unsecured Wi-Fi networks, there are fears that UK users could soon face similar penalities
Electoral Commission’s Data Protection Policies In Question
The UK Electoral Commission admits that it has no system in place to monitor the activities of users who are accessing the electoral registers
CEOs Want To Get Creative, Says IBM
Chief executives see the world getting more complex, and want to get creative in response, according to an IBM survey
Green Expert Warns Energy Execs About Complacency
Smart grids could save our world, but the planet itself doesn't care – it has seen worse, says climate change expert Gabrielle Walker
Utilities Blamed For Stalling Smart Grid Roll-outs
Large energy companies are worried about handing over too much information to customers via smart grid and meter projects, experts have warned
IT Industry Hit Hard By UK Government Cuts
The IT industry will be hit by spending cuts in the UK budget, but green vendors could see fresh opportunities
Rumours Of Intel And Infineon Deal Emerge
A German publication has reported a potential deal that would have Infineon selling its mobile chip business to Intel
Will Facebook Fears Make Users More Aware?
Now ordinary people are concerned about Facebook's privacy practices, Larry Walsh asks: will they change their behaviour?
Netbook Sales Expected To Grow To 58 Million
Research firm ABI predicts the market will keep growing this year with shipments totaling 58 million
Apple Could Ship 24 Million Next Gen iPhones
Apple could ship 24 million next-generation iPhones in 2010, according to a new report
Oracle Launches Enterprise Update To MySQL
Database and enterprise application giant Oracle has released the first major upgrade of the open source relational database since Oracle acquired MySQL
USB Worms And Disasters Top Threat List
McAfee's latest quarterly threat analysis found fewer exploits than last year - but evildoers are just as inventive as ever
Microsoft Gives Hotmail Social Networking Update
Microsoft has announced substantial updates to Windows Live Hotmail
Microsoft Pays £138m To Settle VirnetX Lawsuit
Microsoft is to pay $200 million (£138 million) in order to settle a patent-infringement suit from communications specialist VirnetX
Porn Controversy Sees Jimmy Wales Give Up Wikipedia Admin Rights
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has given up his admin rights, after he angered editors by removing images that he deemed pornographic
CA Looks To Cloud With Name Change
The marketing people have been busy once again after CA (formerly known as Computer Associates) changed its name again, this time to CA Technologies
British Bank Replaces BlackBerry With iPhone
The iPhone is gaining credibility with the corporates, as a bank drops its Blackberries
EcoCooling Touts Cleaner Data Centre Cooling
Could evaporation cool data centres in a greener way than traditional refrigeration units?
HP: Sensors May Prevent Repeat Of BP Oil Disaster
HP envisions a future with trillions of sensors around the world helping to prevent man-made and natural disasters
HP Admits Smart Grid Security Is An ‘Afterthought’
Rapid roll out of smart grids in the US is jeopardising security, but deployments in Europe and elsewhere have been sluggish, HP says
YouTube Tops 2bn Downloads A Day
Now aged five, YouTube has twice as many viewers as the major US TV channels, but critics say it could do better
Asus To Offer Two-For-One 3G Device
Asus is working on a new communications module, which will offer users the option to plug a phone into their notebook
Microsoft Hits Back At Google Docs
Microsoft claims that Google Docs does not enhance its Office products and shows how migrating documents to the Google Apps cloud can lead to data loss
Google Stops Selling Nexus One Online
Operators, will sell the Nexus One, as Google admits to failure in its bid to flog it online
HTML5 Security Facts That Could Impact Developers
Application security pros say HTML5 brings with it a new set of security concerns for developers
Amazon Cloud Service Hit By Car Crash
One of Amazon’s EC2 cloud computing data centres was knocked offline after it failed to cope with a power outage caused by a car crash
Microsoft And Google Clash Over Office 2010
Alex Payne, director of Microsoft's online product management team, argues that Google Docs does not enhance Microsoft Office
Pressure On Facebook Over Privacy Continues
The latest privacy concerns have some users threatening to delete their accounts with the social networking service
Google Admits To Street View Wi-Fi Data Gaffe
Google says it will no longer collect Wi-Fi data after its Street View cars accidentally stored personal information for the last three years