The Ministry of Justice is the second central government department to move to a cloud-based infrastructure
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
O2 Claims LTE Trial Success In Slough
Test LTE network could sort out the UK's mobile broadband 'capacity crunch', says O2
Apple iPad 2 Tablet: Review
You can quibble about the camera or the lack of a "retina" display, but the iPad 2 is a useful tool
Amazon Launches Cloud Music Player
Amazon customers can now listen to their music anywhere they go thanks to the company's cloud music player
Brits Top Mobile Social Networking League
Seventeen million people in Britain own a smartphone, but many of us are reserving judgement on tablets
Birmingham Council Throws Data Warehouse At Fraudsters
Birmingham City Council has used data matching technology to catch £6.8m of false tax discounts
BT Music Download Service To Combat File-Sharing
BT has confirmed plans to launch a not-for-profit music download service for its customers
UK Firms Fined £2.2m For Software Piracy
The BSA doubled its take from 'negligent' UK businesses in 2010, with help from disgruntled employees
eWEEK Readers Say Money Is Tight
Many readers have had budget cuts, but some have had a small increase. Next poll: what helps you buy kit?
Java Founder Gosling Lands At Google
James Gosling, founder of Java, has joined Google in a wide-ranging role after his high-profile exit from Oracle
Report: Corporate Hacking More Lucrative Than Ever
A McAfee report has found that cyber-criminals are profiting more from IP theft, and stealing trade secrets
Kaminario Tweaks DRAM Storage Appliance
Kaminario's entry-level K2 system can have 500GB of storage,and deliver 150,000 IOPS for £30,000
iPad 3, iOS 5, Mac OS X Lion Rumoured At Apple Event
Apple has said it will kick off its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on 6 June in San Francisco
Google Works With Credit Card Firms On NFC Payments
Google is working with big partners on its plans to build an NFC-based payment system into Android
Co-Developer Of Packet Switching Dies At 84
Paul Baran, whose ideas partly formed the basis for the packet switching used in the Internet, has died
Who Is Carrying The Can For Cloud Data Security?
Information Risk Management is being passed around like a game of pass the parcel using a time bomb. Where does the buck stop, asks Eric Doyle
iPad 2 Sold Out 24 Hours After UK Launch
Apple stores has sold out of iPad 2 tablets within one day of its debut in the UK
Edinburgh Scientists Develop Low-Power Memory
The Scots scientists propose a tiny mechanical arm and nanotubes to save power in gadget memory
Box Connects Content Management Systems Across Devices
Box's new connector allows content to be accessed from mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones
Asus Reveals Honeycomb-Powered ‘Transformer’
Asus' Eee Pad Transformer tablet uses Android 3.0 'Honeycomb' and an expandable keyboard dock
Google’s Slide Stealthily Rolls Out Disco iPhone Messaging
Slide, a social application unit within Google, has launched a group messaging application called Disco for Apple's iPhone
Lone Iranian Claims Responsibility For SSL Hack
A message claims a lone, patriotic Iranian hacker carried out the recent Comodo SSL theft for patriotic reasons
Census Threatened With Paper DoS Attack
Protesters have spotted that the census may be vulnerable, through its legacy paper support, says Peter Judge
PM Helps Launch ‘StartUp Britain’ Scheme For Entrepreneurs
The StartUp Britain initiative offers discounts on products and services for new UK businesses
TfL Opens Bidding For Tube Wi-Fi Contract
Londoners will get to surf the web at Tube stations next year as the bidding for underground Wi-Fi provision begins
HTTPS Bug Disrupts Secure Hotmail Service
Microsoft turned off HTTPS access for Hotmail in some countries, leaving emails open to interception
Lawyers Seek To Block Twitter Data Handover
Twitter's lawyers are trying to block US authorities from accessing personal data as part of a WikiLeaks probe
UK Cloud Security Alliance Reigns Over Info Risks
The CSA UK & Ireland set out its manifesto for raising cloud information storage risks at KPMG, London
Facebook Traffic Routed Through China
Facebook traffic on some networks was routed through Chinese and Korean servers, raising privacy concerns
Spotify Serves Malicious Ads
The Spotify music service has been hit by malvertisements served up through its third-party ad network