The ESNC calls out to entrepreneurs and developers to cash in on space-related ideas
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
March 2012
Servers And Troubleshooting Are Top IT Headaches
Managing servers and troubleshooting duties are the top two time consuming duties for IT departments
Yahoo Will Implement ‘Do Not Track’ Feature In Summer
Joining the likes of Google and Microsoft, Yahoo will is instituting consumer privacy technology on its websites
SMBs Lack Adequate Backup Plans, Warns Mozy
A Mozy survey has found that significant number of SMBs don't implement safe backup strategies, despite the risks
Individual Government IT Projects To Be Capped At £100m
Francis Maude aims to cut IT spending by capping costs
Decision On Nano-SIM Format Delayed
The battle between Apple and its competitors is getting more intense
Capita Confirms 400 British IT Jobs At Risk
Capita confirms 400 jobs within its IT division are under threat, with some jobs moving to India
Munich Saves More Than €4m By Switching To Linux
Mayor of Munich says that LiMux project has helped cut licensing costs
Don’t Let The Right To Be Forgotten Be Forgotten
We should look at ways to forge opportunities from the right to be forgotten, says Tom Brewster.
TechWeekEurope Artwork Exhibited At Saatchi Gallery
Max Smolaks and Eric Doyle stream their finest work on the walls of the gallery, using brand new network by Xirrus
Facebook Shaping Secret Social Search Engine
Facebook is reportedly developing an improved social search engine as it gears up for its forthcoming IPO
Ofcom Could Reassign 700MHz For Mobile Broadband
Frequency used for digital television could be used to increase mobile capacity
AWS Cloud Hosts Massive Human Genetics Catalogue
AWS gives researchers instant access to the complete 200TB database from the 1000 Genomes Project
MasterCard And Visa Warn Banks Of Credit Card Data Breach
Sources say that more than 10 million credit card numbers may be compromised
NewsCorp Denies Hacking ONdigital Smartcards
Rupert Murdoch’s company says NDS was fighting piracy, not facilitating it
BlackBerry’s Consumer Exit That Never Was
RIM is not abandoning consumers. Its plan to ride BYOD back into the enterprise may not work, but it is a plan, says Peter Judge
BlackBerry Maker’s New CEO Begins Painful Restructuring Of RIM
The moves include the ditching of consumer market forays and the resignation of ex-CEO Jim Balsillie from the board
LG Shows Off Flexible E-Paper Display
LG says that new technology will "revolutionise" the e-book industry
Report Prompts Apple And Foxconn To Improve Factory Conditions
Investigation by FLA prompts Apple and Foxconn to introduce better working hours and wages
Worldwide SaaS Revenue Will Reach £9.1bn In 2012
The US clearly represents the largest opportunity for SaaS, according to Gartner, leaving EMEA far behind
Data Virtualization for Agile Business Intelligence Systems
This one day seminar focuses on data virtualization when deployed in business intelligence systems. The advantages of data virtualization are explained; products are compared, application areas are discussed; and the relationship wi ...
Data Virtualization for Agile Business Intelligence Systems
This one day seminar focuses on data virtualization when deployed in business intelligence systems. The advantages of data virtualization are explained; products are compared, application areas are discussed; and the relationship wi ...
Virgin Completes 100Mbps Rollout, Claims 30Mbps Baseline
After completing its 100Mbps rollout, Virgin introduces some new packages.
Semantic Technology: Understanding the technology that is reshaping our systems
Semantic Technologies are literally changing the way we think about our information systems. Most large progressive companies have semantic initiatives underway, and many more soon will have. This course will show you how to get und ...
Google Preparing Store For Branded Tablets?
Google wants to sell directly to consumers to expand Android tablets' reach
New Technologies and Architectures for Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
The world of business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing keeps evolving. Technologies such as, data warehouse appliances, mashups, SaaS BI, federation servers, advanced analytics, and SOA, have become available and offer new pos ...
Data Modelling Fundamentals
This seminar and workshop contains a complete explanation of data modelling concepts and terminology, along with techniques for producing solid relational and dimensional data models. This course is designed to give you a practical ...
Defining and Executing Your Information Strategy
Information is becoming a cornerstone of many organisations. It has become a corporate asset. The business needs to take the lead and recognise the value of information and develop an information strategy. During this two day semina ...
Mastering Business Analysis
Business analysis provides the foundation for almost every kind of business change. The craft of business analysis is to investigate the business, to find its problem hot spots and recommend ways to improve them. This two-day semina ...
Mastering the Requirements Process
Requirements are the most misunderstood part of systems development, and yet the most crucial. Requirements must be correct if the rest of the development effort is to succeed. This workshop presents a complete process for eliciting ...
Working with Business Processes: Discovery, Mapping, Redesign and Requirements
Business processes matter, because business processes are how value is delivered. Understanding how to work with business processes is now a core skill for business analysts, process and application architects, functional area manag ...
Building and Using a Business Process Architecture
This seminar provides a comprehensive examination of Enterprise-level Business Process Architectures and their Alignment with other enterprise capabilities. It will deal with all the complexities of Business Process Management (BPM) ...
TOGAF™ 9 Level 2 Certified
TOGAF™ 9 Level 1 Foundation and TOGAF™ 9 Level 2 Certified prepare delegates for the Open Group’s Level 1 and Level 2 Certification Examination. Level 1 provides an overview of TOGAF™ 9 and will introduce delegates to all the compon ...
TOGAF™ 9 Level 2 Certified
TOGAF™ 9 Level 1 Foundation and TOGAF™ 9 Level 2 Certified prepare delegates for the Open Group’s Level 1 and Level 2 Certification Examination. Level 1 provides an overview of TOGAF™ 9 and will introduce delegates to all the compon ...
TOGAF™ 9 Level 1 Foundation
TOGAF™ 9 Level 1 Foundation and TOGAF™ 9 Level 2 Certified prepare delegates for the Open Group’s Level 1 and Level 2 Certification Examination
TOGAF™ 9 Level 1 Foundation
TOGAF™ 9 Level 1 Foundation and TOGAF™ 9 Level 2 Certified prepare delegates for the Open Group’s Level 1 and Level 2 Certification Examination. Level 1 provides an overview of TOGAF™ 9 and will introduce delegates to all the compon ...
Bamboo 4 Continuous Integration Server Released By Atlassian
Collaboration software maker Atlassian ships Bamboo 4 continuous integration server for developers
iTunes, Amazon Fraud Gang Members Jailed
Apple and Amazon lose £1 million, but the crooks are caught and jailed
Zachman Enterprise Architecture: Foundation for Certification
This new and revised three day seminar, presented by John Zachman himself, will enable delegates to build an understanding of the concepts of Enterprise Architecture and develop a sense of urgency for implementing those concepts in ...
Data Management, Information Quality and Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence Europe 2012
3 co-located conferences on Data Management, Information Quality and Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence
Business Analysis Conference Europe 2012
Google Now Offers Account Activity Online Services Report
Google's Account Activity feature provides users with a password-protected record of their online transactions
Dell Reportedly Exits US Smartphone Market
Dell is reportedly pulling out of the smartphone market in the US, months after stopping selling the Streak 7 tablet
Zetta Adds SMB Cloud Data Protection To Backup Service
Zetta has upgraded its DataProtect cloud service to give SMBs a backup solution with no appliance
BT Selects Lucky Oxfordshire Village For All-Fibre-Network
An Oxfordshire village has become the envy of rural Britain after being selected for a all-fibre network
Neul And Carlson Target Rural Broadband With White Space Launch
Neul and Carlson have launched the first commercial radio system that uses the 'white space' within the TV broadcast spectrum
IMN’s European Financing, Investing & Real Estate Development Data Centre Forum
With an average of 300 Senior-Level Data Centre Owners, Private Equity & Real Estate Capital Providers and Enterprise Users participating in our Los Angeles and Chicago events IMN is proud to be bringing this forum to London.
Android Device Shipments To Overtake Windows PCs By 2016
Android's market share of "smart connected devices" will hit 31.6 percent by 2016, surpassing Windows and iOS
ASA Receives iPad 4G Complaints
Advertising Standards Agency says it has received complaints that Apple misled customers over 4G claim
Making Android Malware in a Limo
Websense invites us into its lab in a limo to show us how quick it can make Android malware whilst on the move
Xirrus: Art of Wi-Fi at Saatchi Gallery
Prize-winning team effort by Max, Eric, Steve and Brian. Video by Xirrus.
Red Hat Becomes First Billion Dollar Open Source Firm
Red Hat's open source success is down to the cloud and large contracts
UK Loves The Internet, Says Ofcom
The British feel safer online, but don’t protect private information, says research by Ofcom
Osborne Opens Google’s Tech City Campus
Google's start up haven in London's Tech City has been launched by Chancellor Osborne
Execs Use Public Cloud To Flout IT Policy
Execs want the cloud to get round the IT department - even though they know it's wrong
Rapidshare Is Legal But Must Check Incoming Links
German court declares Rapidshare legal but says it must monitor incoming links to copyright infringing files
Researchers Warn of Mac OS X Targeted Attacks
Mac-targetted Trojan hits pro-Tibetan campaigners
ZTE Cuts Business In Iran After Spy Kit Embarassment
ZTE partners want to know if the company shipped their gear to the Iran
Raspberry Pi Held Up By CE Certification
The £22 Raspberry Pi PC needs the CE mark for sales in Europe (assuming no mutant lizards)
It’s All Go For Google’s Programming Language Release
Google has introduced version 1.0 of its Go programming language, after nearly two years of development and testing
Apple CEO Tim Cook Visits Foxconn Plant
Chinese media say Cook visited controversial factory amid concern over working conditions
Nokia Lumia 800 Gets Battery Boost Update
Nokia responds to customer complaints over battery with a Lumia 800 update
Oracle Rejects Google Offer of Android Cut
Google's offer to give Oracle Android earnings if the mobile operating system's owner loses the case is rejected
Facebook Heads For $5bn May IPO
Private trades are closed, as Mark Zuckerberg plans to float Facebook in May
Avaya Cloud Brings UC And Video Collaboration For All
The Collaborative Cloud framework makes it easier for businesses to access unified communications technology
ACTA ‘Could Be Buried Before The Summer’
The decision on the controversial agreement will not be delayed by referral to the European Court of Justice
EU Mobile Roaming Charges To Drop This Summer
New EU rules on mobile phone roaming charges are set to come into force this summer, including allowing for seperate roaming contracts
Microsoft Cuts Loose Its ASP.NET Technology Into Open-Source
Microsoft has open sourced more of its Web development technology and is accepting community code submissions
Cisco Boosts Network Management Portfolio With ClearAccess Acquisition
ClearAccess’ technology will enable Cisco to offer service providers better management of increasing Internet traffic
Jive’s Gamified Intranet Makes Businesses More Social
Jive uses "gamification", the use of game-design techniques and mechanics, to make enterprise intranets more interesting
Swedish App Cracks iPhone Passcode In Minutes
A new app is able to crack the password protection of Apple iPhones and Android devices within minutes
D-Link Extends Unified Wireless Portfolio For SMBs
D-Link has expanded its unified wireless solutions for SMBs to include remote management and control
Cisco Jabber Extended To Apple iPad
Cisco has extended its Jabber unified communications platform to run on Apple iPads and Windows-based systems
Former BT Exec Warns Fibre Cabinets At Risk Of Battery Theft
Fibre to the cabinet is "one of the biggest mistakes humanity has made" former BT exec tells the House of Lords
Conservatives Fail To Control The Carbs
The failure to introduce carbon accounting is one more broken environmental promise by the Conservative government, says Peter Judge
Six Anonymous Suspects Arrested In Dominican Republic
Four alleged Anonymous members are sent to prison with no charges filed
Ofcom Delays EE 4G Decision
Ofcom will not give final approval until 8 May for Everything Everywhere to use existing spectrum for 4G
Kelihos II Crippled by Kaspersky and Co
The crooks running the second version of the Kelihos botnet abandon ship after their operation is sinkholed
DECC Hopes To Slash Cost Of CRC Carbon Tax By 60 Percent
Will the Department of Energy's proposal, to save each participant £6000 per year, be enough to save the tax?
Vulnerabilities Uncovered in Google, Facebook Single Sign-On
Research from Microsoft and Indiana Universtiy Bloomington finds a range of ways to hijack the single sign-on systems used across the web by Google, Facebook and others
Draft EU Law Proposes 2 Year Minimum Sentence for Hackers
The changes could see tougher laws introduced in the UK and across the EU
Apple Offers ‘Misled’ Australian iPad Owners Refund Over 4G Claim
Apple offers reimbursement, but refuses to accept that it misled customers
Oracle: Cabinet Office Deal to Save Taxpayers £75m
Oracle aims to break government silos in reduced data contract with Cabinet Office
Oxford Uni Opens Cyber Security Centre
Several Oxford departments will collaborate on anticipating and mitigating cyber-attacks on individuals, organisations and governments
Amazon Kindle Touch Heading to UK, But No Fire Sale
A touch screen version of the Kindle will hit UK shelves on 27 April, but news about Kindle Fire launch remains scarce
ICO Sony Data Breach Decision Coming in Six Weeks
The deputy Informatino Commissioner reveals a decision on last year's Sony breach is imminent
HP And Oracle Demand Pre-Trial Rulings In Itanium Case
HP and Oracle are both asking a US court for pre-trial rulings in the lawsuit around Oracle's decision to stop supporting the Itanium hardware architecture
Acquia Offers Drupal-Tuned Cloud API
The Acquia Cloud is a platform-as-a-service offiering that already hosts hundreds of Drupal websites, with about 1 billion page views per month
Zuckerberg Visits China As Facebook Releases Harvard Emails
Holiday visit while Facebook is active on several fronts
Windows Phone Gets New Development Tools
Microsoft has made an update to the Windows Phone development kit available for download, as it works with Nokia to bolster the platform's future
Silicon Graphics Sues Apple, RIM, Sony
Former Silicon Valley pioneer Silicon Graphics has sued a number of IT giants over alleged infringement of its display technology
Apple Reacts To New iPad Battery Charge Claims
Apple vice president Michael Tchao has claimed that battery charge issues in the new iPad are a feature of iOS
AVG Offers Do-Not-Track Feature And Security BootCamp
AVG is offering a do-not-track feature to prevent ad networks tracking users, and has launched an online security BootCamp
Lenovo Targets Enterprises With Mobile App Store Launch
Lenovo has launched an app store geared towards enterprises and corporate users, and not consumers
LulzSec Claims Hack Of Military Dating Website
LulzSec has bounced back from the recent arrests and hacked a dating website for single people in the military
O2 Must Hand Over Details Of Alleged Porn Users
O2 Broadband must give details of over 9,000 alleged filesharers to pornographer Ben Dover - but it doesn't mean they are guilty
Google Boasts Of ‘Real World’ PUE Data Centre Rating
Google has boasted of lowering its PUE rating for its data centres, making them even more energy efficient
Nokia’s New Nano-SIM Should Beat Apple’s Cut-Up
ETSI should reject Apple's old-school cut-down nano-SIM in favour of innovation, says Max Smolaks
Amazon Queries Facebook And Apple’s Solar Plans
Solar power takes too much space, says Amazon's James Hamilton
Australian Watchdog Targets Apple Over Misleading iPad 4G Claims
The ACCC plans to take Apple to court saying the new iPad does not connect to 4G networks in Australia
Three May Sue Ofcom For Letting Everything Everywhere Launch 4G
Three CEO David Dyson says Ofcom has threatened competition by letting EE run LTE
Amazon Expected To Launch Three Tablets This Year
Three Amazon Kindle Fire follow-ups could include one 8.9-inch and two 7-inch Android tablets
News Corporation ‘Hacked’ Sky Rival’s Smart Cards
The latest NewsCorp scandal finally involves some real hacking
McAfee Offers Free MySQL Security Tool
McAfee's open source security audit plug-in for MySQL s aimed at cloud deployments and businesses
Friends Reunited Relaunches As Nostalgia Site
Owner Brightsolid wants users memories as the veteran social network re-emerges
MPs Threaten New Laws If Google Won’t Censor Searches
Cross-party committee tells government to consider legislation if Google does not develop filtering technology to preserve privacy
Tracelytics Boosts SaaS APM Product WIth £3.2m Funding Round
Tracelytics has raised £3.2m in funding around its application performance management offering
SAS Introduces Graphical Analytics Tool
SAS Visual Analytics applies analytics to massive amounts of data and allows it to be shared via the web or iPad
Gartner: Regions Take Varied Paths To Cloud Adoption
North American users lead on hosting and cloud IaaS client adoption, while the rest of the world is dominated by data centre outsourcing, according to Gartner
Study: Consumers Want iPad Retina Display
Consumers said their main reason for purchasing Apple's new iPad was its high-resolution display
Government Names PSN Scheme Suppliers
The Cabinet Office has named twelve network companies providing the Public Sector Network
US Regulators Demand Consumer Privacy Protection
The US' Federal Trade Commission is putting pressure on Congress and IT companies to better protect user privacy
Data Centre Virtualisation Held Back For Want Of Security Skills
The race to cut costs and streamline data centres is leaving security issues behind as the challenges outstrip the native skills of the implementers, says Eric Doyle
Logitech Goes Corporate With HD ConferenceCam
Logitech is targeting corporate video conferencing users with its high-definition ConferenceCam
Intel Extends Semiconductor Lead Over Samsung
Intel has extended its lead over Samsung in the semiconductor market according to the latest IHS figures
DataDirect Networks Targets Big Data With New Appliances
DataDirect Networks has launched two physically smaller storage appliances that target the 'big data' sector
4G Auction Faces Legal Delay As Three Upgrades Network
3UK is about to upgrade its network capacity to buy time for legal action over the 4G spectrum auction, say reports
BT Fights Copper Thieves With RABIT
Telecoms giant BT introduces a new alarm system to fight metal theft and keep its network running
Researchers Discover Android Denial Of Service Exploit
Italian researchers have uncovered an Android vulnerability which could render a device unusable through a DoS attack
Sony To Release Chromebook?
Google's ailing Chromebook concept could have Sony's support, if an FCC filing reveals
The InnoTech Summit
The event brings together the UK’s leading technology startups, venture capitalists, and technology angels to discuss, network, and learn about the latest developments across Hi-Tech.
Nokia And Microsoft To Invest £15 Million Into Windows Phone Apps
AppCampus in Finland will become a prime destination for Windows Phone developers
Microsoft Raids Hit Zeus Botnets
Operation b71 has brought down two major Zeus botnets but Microsoft warns that the Trojan is not dead
Brocade: Expect A Chassis Fabric Switch
Brocade is likely to produce a chassis-based fabric switch, Marcus Jewell tells TechWeekEurope
Government Outsources Universal Credit IT To India
The DWP signs agreement with Accenture and IBM to establish delivery centres in India
Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links In Live Messenger Chat
Live Messenger links to Pirate Bay blacked out by Microsoft
Apple To Offer Nano-SIM Design Royalty-Free
After fighting over the future SIM standard, Apple tries the diplomatic approach
Contactless Cards Put Barclays Customers At Fraud Risk
Investigation reveals that 13 million Barclays contactless card users may be at risk of fraud
RIM Announces BlackBerry 10 Prototype Will Be Coming Soon
RIM plans to reveal a developer prototype of its BlackBerry 10 smartphone in May but it will not be the final version
Facebook Condemns Employers Asking For Job Seekers’ Passwords
Facebook is officially pushing back against employers who want job applicants to disclose their Facebook passwords
Prototype Approved App Marketplace Launched By US Army
The US Army has launched a marketplace prototype for approved apps while the Air Force has bought into the iPad revolution
The Cloud To Supply Free Wi-Fi To London Overground
Passengers will receive 60 minutes of free Wi-Fi Internet at London's railway stations
Hugh Herr: The Man Who Thinks Tech Can End Disability
Technology can wipe out disability, says MIT professor and amputee and climber Hugh Herr
DOJ Claims AT&T Let Nigerian Crooks Abuse Programme For The Deaf
The US Justice Department is suing AT&T fo failing to act against Nigerian crooks abusing a programme for hearing-impaired users
Glasses-Free 3D Teleconference Links UK And Russia
Telepresence just got more immersive....
European Project Probes Attitudes To Privacy
European attitudes to the trade-off between privacy and security are to be examined by a group of researchers
IBM’s India Expansion Continues With Opening Of Punjab Office
IBM expands further in India with its seventh new office in a year opening in Ludhiana in the Punjab
Symantec Warns Of New Duqu Variant In Wild
Security vendor Symantec is warning that it has discovered a new version of the Duqu worm in the wild
SMBs Turn To Social Media And Internet For Marketing
Small businesses are increasingly using social media and the Internet to drive their marketing
Quest Updates PacketTrap Remote Management Platform
Quest Software has updated its remote monitoring and management platform with the release of PacketTrap MSP 6.2
Agency Officials Say Spies Have ‘Penetrated’ US Networks
Security experts warn Senate to assume that federal networks have been compromised by spies
O2 Joins Vodafone In Questioning Ofcom’s EE 4G Decision
O2 has added its voice to those questioning Ofcom's decision to allow Everything Everywhere to deploy a 4G LTE network
Enigma E2 Is World’s Most Secure Phone
Encrypted calls have a possible 10 to the power of 77 possible authentication codes on feature-frugal phone
Are you a patent expert?
EC Warns Youth Are Not ‘Digitally Competent’
European Commissions launches European e-Skills Week 2012
Carpathia Host Wants To Delete Megaupload Data
Storage company Carpathia Hosting claims that storing 25 petabytes of Megaupload data costs it $9000 a day
Apple and Facebook in US App Privacy Probe
US Congressmen ask for info on what data social app makers are taking
Google Awarded Weather-Based Ads Patent
Mobile users could soon receive adverts for air conditioning if the weather is hot
Facebook Bolsters Legal Defences By Purchasing 750 IBM Patents
Pre-IPO Facebook has bought 750 patents from IBM to better defend against Yahoo's lawsuit
Nokia To Cut 1,000 Staff In Finland
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop continues to cut jobs as the company moves more work to Asia
HP Launches New Z1 Workstation Range
HP unveils its Z1 range of all-in-one workstations, but decides not to include a touchscreen
Norwegian Government Site Crashes, Logs Everyone In As Kenneth
Site users got access to real Kenneth's financial details in one of the weirdest data breaches ever
Microsoft Declares No Maximum For Windows 8 Screen Resolutions
Microsoft has detailed Windows 8's minimum screen resolutions but claims no maximum specifications - which may worry Apple
First Next-Gen Kepler GPUs Announced By Nvidia
Nvidia's Kepler GPUs targeting Ultrabooks and gaming desktops have arrived days after the release of its Radeon HD 7000 cards
Moxie Spaces Integrates Customer Service And Enterprise Social Network
The Spaces cloud service not only networks employees with contractors and partners, but also brings in customer service
Acer Iconia Tab A510 Olympic Edition Snubs UK
Acer's Iconia Tab A510 raises the tablet bar with an Nvidia Quad-Core chip, 12 hours of video playback, and enterprise-pleasing features
Mobile VDI Client For Windows PCs Launched By NComputing
NComputing's Client for Windows uses the company's vSpace Server to scale to 100 user sessions on a single host PC or server
Google Set To Pull Plug On Wave
Google Wave is still going in read-only mode, but the collaboration tool will finally be shut down in April
Blue Jeans Offers Cloud-Hosted Video Conferencing
Blue Jeans is offering customers a cloud-hosted video conferencing solution that does away with pricey MCUs
Quantum Targets Cloud Backup With DXi V1000 Launch
Quantum is looking to help businesses deal with their cloud backup issues with its new DXi appliance
HP Gets On The Long Path To Modernisation
New generation Web companies know the value of convergence, and old-school enterprises like HP are learning it, says Chris Preimesberger
ZTE Sold Surveillance Equipment To State-Owned Iranian Telco
ZTE reportedly signed a deal in 2010 to provide broad monitoring equipment to Iran
iPhone 5 To Have Larger Screen, New Reports Say
The next Apple smartphone will have a 4.6-inch retina display says South Korean newspaper
Apple iPad Users Complain Of Wi-Fi Signal Loss
Apple users are taking to internet forums complaining about the poor Wi-Fi reception of the new iPad
Cory Doctorow: How Privacy Can Make Money
Privacy is a business opportunity, given the right technology foundations, says science fiction writer and activist Cory Doctorow
Amazon’s Cloud Services Revealed As Quickest In Data Transfer Test
Nasuni study finds Amazon's cloud transfer speeds are faster than Microsoft Azure and Rackspace Openstack
IBM X-Force Security Report Balances Good News With Bad
Application vulnerabilities and spam are down, but attackers are finding new opeinings, according to the annual X-Force report
New Apple iPad: Review
Despite a few teething problems, Wayne Rash says that there's 'no question' that the iPad is worth the cost
Microsoft Offers Help Shifting iPad Apps To Windows 8 Metro Conversion
Case study outlines different design elements in tablet-friendly Windows 8
Hacktivists Pilfered More Data Than Cyber Criminals in 2011
Anonymous, LulzSec and the AntiSec crew stole more data than money-hungry cyber criminals in 2011
TalkTalk Tops Ofcom List Of Worst Broadband Providers
According to the UK regulator’s data, TalkTalk and Orange are once again the nastiest companies to deal with
Video: ChannelBiz Will Help Distributors Sell The Cloud
Experts talk about the transformation of the IT channel in the UK, at the launch of ChannelBiz
12th International Downstream Technology & Strategy Conference – IDTC, 22-23 May
IDTC’s expert speaker panel will examine the economic issues, legislative factors and environmental pressures impacting on today’s markets and present the latest strategies and technologies that will enable refiners to maintain thei ...
Taking Action: The Road to Dodd-Frank Compliance Hosted by SunGard – Technology Implications for Data Retention and Reporting Requirements
Dinner with leading technology, internet and digital marketing companies from France and UK
For companies involved in technology, online business and digital marketing who are looking to develop technology or business partnerships with innovative French firms, Wessex Partnerships is co-hosting two networking events alongsi ...
Apple On Track To Pass Intel As World’s Top Processor Company
In an upcoming report, In-Stat finds Apple is on track to surpass Intel in processor sales, and could easily switch to ARM processors
How Mobile Technology is Changing the Legal Dynamics of Banking and Commerce
How we bank and do business is changing rapidly thanks to merchant transactions using mobile handsets, remote access to bank accounts, handset-based payment technologies such as Near Field Communications or barcodes, “mobile wallet, ...
Smart Solutions, Smart Savings – Security Technology Showcase
An information-packed seminar designed for security management professionals. Learn about the latest developments in security technology and how they can help you and your organisation save money, time and effort.
Healthcare Efficiency through Technology Expo 2012
Microsoft’s Windows 8 Could Boost Traditional PC Market, Says IDC
The arrival of Microsoft Windows 8 could enliven the currently anaemic laptop and desktop market, according to IDC
B2B Fast-Track for Technology Marketers
This ‘invitation only’ marketing event is dedicated for marketers who are working in the technology sector and is designed to bring the vendors you need directly to you. The afternoon gives you the perfect opportunity to meet with l ...
EBF 2012 – Retail Banking Technology & Strategy
With the need to evaluate technological advances from both a functional and strategic viewpoint, The European Banking Forum (EBF) 2012 event will be looking at how Retail Banks can drive profitability through innovative customer sol ...
STS 2012 – Scottish Technology Showcase 2012
STS is a platform for technology that offers solutions to everyday business challenges. Taking place on Tuesday 12 June 2012, STS 2012 is an ideal opportunity for you to find solutions to your business challenges no matter which ind ...
Operations & Technology in Financial Services
Covers issues facing both operations and IT functions within financial services. Alongside a focus on operational excellence, change management and sourcing, the programme includes content on the role that technology plays in assist ...
2012 Digital Technology Awards
Don't miss the 2012 Digital Technology Awards? on Thursday 21st June 2012, hosted by ScotlandIS and held at the Grand Central Hotel,Glasgow. Put the date in your diary now!
5th International SOA, Cloud + Service Technology Symposium
The Symposium has become an established and highly-respected educational and networking event on the international IT conference calendar. Now in its 5th year, and following the success of previous Symposiums held in Europe, the Uni ...
Agile Methods: The good, the hype and the ugly
Broadcom Takes BroadLight For Expanded Fibre Access Portfolio
Broadcom takes another step in growing its networking capabilities with the purchase of BroadLight, a month after closing on NetLogic
Marketing Impact Of Social Media Undervalued, Says Adobe Report
At its Digital Marketing Summit, Adobe's study shows social media has been undervalued as a driver of Web traffic and revenue
Vint Cerf ‘Puzzled’ by Google Privacy Furore
Google's Vint Cerf defends the new privacy policy, but admits it wasn't presented well
Dell Makes OpenStack Cloud Platform Available In UK
Open source cloud platform will be powered by PowerEdge C servers and Crowbar management software
Iceland To Use Open Source Software For All Public Sector IT
This year, Iceland's public institutions start to shift to open source
Amazon Web Services Teams With Eucalyptus To Ease Cloud Migration
AWS and Eucalyptus Systems have joined to help enterprises to achieve on-premises to cloud migrations
EDF Outsources British Data Centres To Atos
French energy company EDF moves British data centres to the email-hating French services company
Cisco Touts Holistic BYOD Approach With New Tools
Cisco has launched new tools to help network administrators deal with the flood of devices in the enterprise
EMC Broadens Cloud Services Portfolio
EMC continues its cloud push after expanding its portfolio of cloud applications and infrastructure services
Cisco Touts Virtualised Video Surveillance On UCS
Cisco Systems is virtualising its Video Surveillance software, integrating it into the UCS converged platform
Budget 2012: Osborne Forgets The Needs Of Tech
It's not what George Osborne said that was disappointing, it's what he left out, says Tom Brewster
UK At ‘Back Of Pack’ For Broadband
BT's ex CTO says the UK is being left behind in the next global industrial revolution
Social Media Results Conference – Engage. Measure. Communicate. Profit
Build profitable, long-term customer relationships and clearly demonstrate real results with integrated, targeted and engaging social media strategies. Join 21 leading brands including Sainsbury’s, O2, Boots, Play.com, Lonely Planet ...
Apple Against Motorola, Nokia and RIM in SIM Battle
Apple is confident in its nano-SIM design, but the competitors are worried
Scammers Demand Piracy Payouts From Megaupload Users
A fake German law firm is demanding compensation from former Megaupload users for alleged copyright infringement
Nexenta® Systems Announces Second Annual OpenStorage Summit EMEA 2012
Following on from the success of last year’s event, The Nexenta OpenStorage Summit EMEA 2012 will feature a who's who in the OpenStorage industry participating in panels, case studies ...
Budget 2012: Goodbye To the CRC Green Tax?
George Osborne may be right to call the CRC cumbersome, but he needs to create something to take its place, says Peter Judge
Orange To Launch 4G Networks Across EU By 2015
Orange makes commitment to roll out 4G, NFC and reduce carbon emissions to the EU in Brussels
New iPad Runs Hot Says Consumer Reports
Apple's iPad is turning up the heat by operating at temperatures as high as 45°C, significantly higher than the iPad 2
Adobe Kicks Off Digital Marketing Summit With Digital Marketing Suite Additions
Restructured Adobe launches its Digital Marketing Summit 2012 with social marketing, personalisation and predictive marketing tools
The ‘New Dell’ Talks Public Sector Problems And HP’s Fall
We talk with Dell's Kevin Jones and Tim Sheppard about attacking the public sector market and its rivals' troubles.
Budget 2012: Osborne Sets Out Ultrafast Broadband Plans
Chancellor of the Exchequer emphasises UK's need for world-beating broadband infrastructure
Cumbria Community Fibre Company Seeks Investment
Broadband cooperative offers community chance to invest in local fibre rollout
How Much Do You Know About Yahoo?
It's not what it once was, but it's still worth knowing about Yahoo! Test your knowledge in a TechWeekEurope quiz
EMC Combines Big Data, Social Nets And App Development With Pivotal Labs Buy
Pivotal Tracker will combine with EMC's Chorus to harmonise applications for Big Data developers
Trans-Polar Fibre Links Proposed To Cut London-Japan Latency
Three companies aim to use the North-West Passage for faster fibre cabling
Student Loans Company Red Faced Over Mass Email Blunder
The SLC sends out thousands of email addresses to the wrong people
Kaspersky Lab Discovers Invisible Memory-Only Bot
The clever Russian malware hides in RAM and spreads trough banners on news websites
Nokia Applies For Vibrating Tattoo Patent
You could soon receive call and text alerts via a customised piece of body art.
Microsoft Outlook 15 Being Revamped For Social World
Microsoft is reportedly revamping its Outlook calendar and integrating social networking and Hotmail into the email manager
Report: HP To Merge PC And Printer Groups
HP looks set for some serious restructuring as Whitman looks to shake things up
Oracle Beats Analyst Projections With Increased Q3 Earnings
Oracle has beaten the Street by posting an 18 percent net income increase and a 2.2 percent increase in Q3 2012 earnings
Bloom Energy Eyes Up Data Centre Niche For Fuel Cells
Fuel cell maker Bloom Energy is turning its attention to the data centre sector to help tackle emission reduction issues
Windows 8 And Ultrabooks To Aid PC Sales In 2012
The arrival of Windows 8, coupled with ultrabook interest, is to benefit the PC market during 2012, says IDC
Virtela Offers Analytics Option for Virtualised Data Centres
Virtela has extended its automation and predictive analytics platform to cater for virtualised data centres
Western Digital Reveals 2TB Portable Hard Drive
Western Digital has updated its My Passport portable storage drive portfolio to include a 2TB device
How much do you know about the world of Yahoo!?
Report: Super Dangerous Russian Cyber Gang Arrested
To capture the gang, Russian special forces had to come in through a window on the 16th floor
BT Announces More Exchanges To Be Blessed With FTTC
BT has revealed the details of 73 telephone exchanges in the UK set to be wired up to fibre to the cabinet
UK Data Breach Cost Drops To £1.75 Million
Ponemon research shows businesses are getting better at preparing for breaches
Mitel Files Patent Lawsuit Against Pre-IPO Facebook
Facebook dealt another patent suit in run up to initial public offering
Have Operators Finally Accepted Wi-Fi Roaming?
If mobile operators get enough benefits from the deal, their customers might get easy access to Wi-Fi, says Peter Judge
AMD’s Fresh Opterons Aim At Cloud Providers
AMD's new Opteron 3200 range is intended to help hosting providers slash their up-front costs while providing enterprise-grade performance
Russia To Spike Plan To Recycle Satellite For Antarctic Broadband Access
The mis-aligned Russian Express AM4 satellite could provide fast access for Antarctic scientists if Polar Broadband can convince the Russians
Symantec To Complete Mobile Security Acquisition
Symantec to expand mobile security platform with takeover of Nukona
GSMA Backs Mobile To Wi-Fi Roaming
Operators could make it easier for users to switch between 3G and Wi-Fi
Nokia’s Windows Phone Market Share Overtakes Symbian In UK
Nokia Lumia 800 accounts for 87 percent of European Windows Phone sales
French Watchdog’s 69 Probes Latch Onto Google’s Privates
French regulator CNIL reveals the 69 questions it asked on Google's privacy policy
Linux Kernel 3.3 Re-Integrates Android
The new Linux 3.3 has brought Google's Android code back into the mainstream, a boost for developers
China ‘World’s Biggest’ Cyber Attack Victim?
A report claims that the world’s most populous country is also the world’s biggest victim of hacker attacks
Seagate Squeezes 1TB Into A Square Inch
Seagate says it'll make 6TB 3.5-inch drives in the near future after making a major breakthrough
Windows 8 To Be Released In October
Insiders say work will finish on the operating system this summer, with roadmap details revealed in April
Google Defends Hotfile’s Right To ‘Safe Harbour’ Under DMCA
Search giant claims MPAA misled the court in summary judgement filing
The Real Cyber Challenge: Getting The Right People Into IT Security
The Cyber Security Challenge is more than a competition. It is a revelation of why there are so few IT security job applicants, says Eric Doyle
Huawei Announces ‘Beyond LTE’ 30Gbps Tech
Beyond LTE will be up to 20 times faster than current 4G technology
Android Developer Interest Waning
Android is losing fans in the developer scene, as HTML5 rises and Apple continues to dominate
Adobe Discover Gets Cross-Visit Analytics
Adobe is giving its digital marketing suite the ability to analyse patterns across multiple customer visits
Apple To Offer Dividends
Apple is to launch a quarterly dividend and share repurchasing scheme, answering questions about its £63bn cash reserve
Report: Cisco May Create Software Networking Company
Cisco is reportedly considering creating a company built around Cisco engineers and devoted to software-defined networking
Ovum: Internet Traffic To Drive Network Gear Boom
Sales of switches and routers are to skyrocket due to spiralling Internet traffic, according to Ovum
New iPad Sales Hit 3 Million
Apple says it has sold 3 million new iPads since the tablet launched last week, claiming its 'strongest iPad launch yet'
CA Issues Mainframe Academy Scholarships
CA has issued the first five Mainframe Academy scholarships as it seeks to combat the mainframe skills shortage
Android Malware Surge Needs Vendor Action, Says Report
A surge in malware targeting Android devices has apparently surpassed the popularity of the mobile operating system
Accellos Launches Cloudy Warehouse Management System
Accellos has made available its AccellosOne warehouse management system in a cloud deployment option
Government Agrees To Indian Move For British Driver Data
The government agrees to allow IBM to undertake a 'Passage to India' for personal data belonging to British drivers
New iPad Jailbroken By Three Different Methods
Three days after its launch, the new iPad had been hacked in three different ways
Lulzsec Suspect Appears In Magistrates Court
Ryan Ackroyd of South Yorkshire set for Crown Court appearance in May
Foxconn Criticisms Still Hold – Despite The Lies
Apple critic Mike Daisey made things up, but iPad manufacturer Foxconn still has a case to answer, says Peter Judge
Dell Planning Windows 8 Tablets
Dell executive claims that the company has tablet roadmap in place
Vodafone: Ofcom ‘Taking Leave Of Its Senses’ Over EE 4G
Vodafone accuses Ofcom of "taking leave of its senses" by allowing Everything Everywhere to launch a 4G service
Free Apps Drain Smartphone Batteries
Ads in free apps can eat up to 75 percent of battery power
New Board To Advise Government On Public Data Releases
New board will assess economic benefits of making public data freely available
Duqu’s Mystery Language Decoded
The Objective-C language used by many Mac OS developers was used to communicate with Duqu's operators
Graphene Paves Way To Next-Generation Batteries
A UCLA team has demonstrated how graphene manufactured using a consumer-grade DVD player could be used to create high-capacity, flexible batteries
Pirate Bay Takes Flight With GPS Controlled Drones
Ambitious drones will use Raspberry Pi computers to seek sanctuary in the skies
BCS Wants 250 Schools For ICT Teaching Network
350 schools will be invited to share teaching practices and materials as part of wider ICT education reforms
Tehran Blocks “UK for Iranians” Foreign Office Website
The Islamic Republic continues to engage in online warfare
The UK Has The Most Internet-Dependent Economy
Already at 8 Percent Of GDP, the UK's online spending will reach £225 billion by 2016
Google Pays Angry Android App Developers
Google payments to Android developers were delayed -angry programmers say the problem is not fixed
Kim Dotcom May Recover Property Due To Police ‘Error’
A police 'procedural error' may allow Kim Dotcom to recover the £100m of property, including a pink Cadillac, seized in January
BT ‘Race To Infinity’ Winners Won’t All Go Superfast
BT admits some premises that won fibre in the Race to Infinity won't get superfast broadband
Google To Introduce Penalties For ‘Overly-Optimised’ Sites
Google Engineer Matt Cutts says sites that "go beyond what a normal person would expect" could be penalised
IBM Expands Mauritius Branch
IBM has said it is investing in future growth markets with an increased presence in Mauritius in the Indian Ocean
Cloud System Allows Real-Time Diabetes Monitoring
A system under trial in the UK allows diabetes patients to keep in continuous contact via a cloud-connected pump
Google Data Centre Cooled By Bathtub Water
At its Georgia data centre Google is using recycled water from toilets and bathtubs to cut down on cooling costs
IDC Predicts Extreme Network Traffic Growth
Power users are to drive 'staggering' growth in fixed and mobile broadband network traffic in the coming years, according to IDC
Sprint Pulls Out Of LightSquared 4G LTE Deal
US carrier Sprint has annulled its 4G LTE partnership with start-up LightSquared and returned £41m in prepayments
Nokia Design Chief Confirms Tablet Development
Nokia's design boss has reportedly said he is spending a third of his time working on a new tablet device
Veeam And Scale Partner For Virtual Disaster Recovery
Veeam Software and Scale Computing have partnered up for disaster recovery in virtual environments
Apple iPhone Tops Customer Satisfaction Poll
The Apple iPhone continues to remain top dog in terms of user satisfaction, according to a JD Power poll
Google Helps Businesses Get Mobile
A new campaign by the search engine giant makes having a mobile-friendly website easier than ever
Google Thrown To The Watchdog Lions Over Safari
Google is bracing itself for massive fines from US and EU authorities over its circumvention of Apple's Safari browser protection
High-Speed Broadband Hits Isle Of Wight Thanks To C4L
More residents and businesses on the Isle of Wight will be able to enjoy faster broadband speeds thanks to C4L
The New iPad: Has The King Returned?
The new iPad looks set to further establish Apple's tablet rule. Can rivals usurp the king?
Avast CEO: We’re Still Working On Making Freemium Services Work
We chat with Avast's CEO about what happened with iYogi and how to ensure partners don't cause embarrassment.
Met Police To Use 1980s Software To Safeguard Olympics
Scotland Yard has confirmed that the Met will be using command and control software from the 1980s during this summer's games
PayPal Launches Smartphone Card Reader System
Small retailers will be able to use PayPal Here to let their customers make card payments via iOS and Android
All Quiet On The iPad Front: In Pictures
Reporting from the front line, Max Smolaks describes empty stores, small queues, peace and goodwill
Groupon Changes Practices After OFT Smackdown
Groupon says it "welcomes" the findings of an OFT investigation that said it broke a number of customer service regulations
Apple Called To Washington To Dispel Privacy Concerns
Apple has been told to send a representative to Washington DC to discuss its privacy practices with Congress
SourceForge Shuts Anonymous OS Downloads
Security concerns cause SourceForge to kill downloads for Anonymous OS
iPad’s Inner Secrets Revealed In An iFixit Teardown
Apple's new iPad may have just launched today but repair website iFixit has already peeked behind the hi-res screen
Memset Improves VM Energy Efficiency ‘Faster Than Moore’s Law’
UK cloud provider more than doubles energy efficiency in two years
Red Hat Delivers JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 Beta And Tools
Red Hat has released beta versions of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 and JBoss Developer Studio 5
Avast Kills Free Phone Support After Upselling Upset
Avast gets embarrassed by iYogi's dodgy upselling tactics.
New iPad Is Faster And Sharper But Misses On The ‘Wow’ Factor
Reviews of the iPad 3rd Generation are in. Most call it superior but there is a lack of the 'wow'-factor found in other Apple products
Nominet Announces 10m .uk Registrations
The .uk domain remains massively popular, with solid growth over the last two years
Apple New iPad Prices Revealed
Four UK networks reveal price and data plan details for Apple's latest tablet
Cisco To Buy Video Software Firm NDS Group For $5 Billion
Cisco's acquisition will bolster the company in the video market and add to its networking business capabilities
Intel Dominated But AMD Gained In 2011 Chip Market, Says IDC
Though AMD saw strong growth in its mobile chip business in 2011, Intel held over 80 percent of the worldwide chip market
Laser Unprinter Vaporises Toner From Printed Pages
In an novel way to reuse paper, engineers have developed a process to remove toner from a printed page
Avaya Pays £147m To Acquire Radvision
Avaya has ended months of speculation and finally purchased Radvision, adding video collaboration to its UC offerings
IBM Issues Birmingham With Smarter Cities Grant
IBM has named 33 cities around the world that will receive its Smarter Cities Challenge grants in 2012
Cloud Skills In High Demand, Report Finds
There is increasingly high demand for cloud computing specialists a new recruitment report has found
Report: Google Readies Major Search Overhaul
Google's search engine is about to undergo a major overhaul, reports suggest
European Regulators Could Investigate Five Major Mobile Networks
Vodafone, France Telecoms, Telecom Italia, Deutsche Telekom and Telefonica suspected of industry collusion
Apps World
The 3rd Annual Apps World event, builds on the success of over 3500 people attending the 2nd annual event. With multiple tracks at Apps World event aims to address the entire app ecosystem, and the challenge of delivery, development ...
Google Takes Metro Route For Windows 8 Chrome Browser
Google's developers set course to produce a tiled version of Chrome
Channel Must Adapt To Cloud, Says New ChannelBiz Site
Big changes are coming in the channel, says ChannelBiz editor Mke Magee
Met Arrests 14 Over £1m Phishing Scam
PCeU strikes again, taking in 14 people during an investigation into a major phishing operation
Agile for Business Analysts course
Benefits of attending this training course:
This workshop – the second in our series of compact, one-day Agile Essentials courses – looks at Agile from a business analyst’s perspective. The workshop is delivered in participati ...
US ISPs Will Start Hunting Pirates From July
Pro-copyright organisations confirm ISPs will commence initiatives on 12 July
Cloud Foundry Open Tour – London
The Cloud Foundry Open Tour comes to the UK for the first time, giving enterprise developers expert instruction on how to get the best results from Platform-as-a-Service in the cloud.
Google Gets Madder At Bad Ads
Google may have profited from bad ads in the past, but it is cleaning up its act
Windows 8 for Application Developers
You may have seen the recently released Consumer Preview of Windows 8, giving you a taste of what our new Operating System has to offer. Windows 8 offers unparalleled new opportunities for application developers to build and sell ap ...
Cisco Plots £3.2bn NDS Acquisition
Cisco makes a £3.2bn bet on video with a proposed NDS acquisition
How to Contain the Costs of Workload Automation
In a recent survey by InformationWeek, over 50% of IT managers named cost as the primary limitation to data center automation.
In this enlightening presentation, you'll learn about:
- Required features vs. "nice to have" ...
HP & Keltec 3PAR Lunch and Learn
Keltec and HP will be holding Lunch and Learn sessions to continue the introduction to 3PAR and to answer your questions.
The two-hour events will be hosted by HP and Keltec product experts, and will provide a face to face lea ...
Data Management, Information Quality and Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence Europe 2012
3 co-located conferences on Data Management, Information Quality and Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence
Progressive Java Tutorials 2012
Skills Matter is excited to announce the first annual Progressive Java Tutorials. This intensive, two-day conference offers a unique blend of morning talks by leading experts in the Java and JVM world, followed by hands-on tutorials ...
Microsoft Slashes Office 365 Prices
Office 365 prices dropped as Microsoft ups its cloud game
Jax Days 2012
Developer Class presents JAX Days. This unique two day event is crammed with quality, in depth training and hands-on Java development workshops. It covers the most current issues in Java today. This is an amazing opportunity to upda ...
Key to Enterprise Management: Project Server 2010
This seminar is aimed at organizations seeking to effectively manage projects on time and within budget. During the seminar TMB (Transports for Barcelona) shall show us how to prioritize projects. In the first instance we shall show ...
Doubts Surround Anonymous Operating System
Ubuntu-based OS, featuring pre-installed hacking tools, was released yesterday
Samsung Fails in Dutch iPhone 4S Ban Bid
Dutch court says Samsung's 3G essential patent is "exhausted"
BT Nets £39m NATO Networking Deal
BT's Global Services division scores a major deal with NATO for communications services
SharePoint 2010: Power User Training Course
Webinar: Lync 2010 – Voice Considerations
This 60 minute webcast will discuss the new voice features in Lync Server 2010 and the various scenarios that can be used to deploy voice features.
Microsoft Business Intelligence Test Drive
Microsoft have just launched SQL Server 2012, a cloud-ready information platform that will help organisations unlock breakthrough insights across the business. This release includes Powerview, which is set to be the most exciting to ...
BYOD Trend Addressed By Alcatel-Lucent And AirTight Networks
The two vendors are offering capabilities to identify employee-owned mobile devices on corporate networks
Microsoft’s Windows 8 Browser Gets A Metro Makeover
Microsoft has detailed Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 which embraces the touch Metro interface like other planned upddates
Bluetooth Keyboard Added To PlayBook Accessories
In another attempt to spur interest in the BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM has launched a Bluetooth-supported mini keyboard and case
EU Researchers Propose Cheap Fibre Rings For 10Gbps FTTH
The EU Sardana project proposes a cheap route10Gbps broadband - if you have fibre
Avaya Rumoured To Be Moving In To Close Radvision Acquisition
Networking vendor Avaya is close to buying Radvision, adding video collaboration to its UC offerings, according to reports
BYOD App Accepts Amazon Fire As An Enterprise Tablet
With enterprise BYOD programmes on the rise, Good Technology is offering a management app for Amazon's Kindle Fire
Intel Preps Supply Chain For Mobile Chip Demand
A senior Intel has confirmed it has prepared its supply chain for expected high demand for its mobile chips
Cloud And Bandwidth Top IT Dept Concerns
Cloud migration and the demand for more bandwidth are some of the top concerns facing IT departments
Intel Mulls Internet TV Network Move
Intel is reportedly thinking about creating a virtual TV network to stream content to PCs, TVs and mobile devices
Virgin Scores Underground Wi-Fi Deal
Virgin customers get free Wi-Fi in the London Underground after the Olympics are over
HP Launches ‘Revolutionary’ Always On Support
HP believes it is bringing a game-changing set of support services to market.
US Electronic Voting System Hijacked In Less Than 48 Hours
Academics from Michigan crack the Washington voting system, and watch the reaction on unsecured CCTV cameras
Lloyds Decision To Offshore IT Jobs Labelled ‘Disgraceful’
593 IT jobs are to go at Lloyds, in what is being described as a brutal headcount reduction
Cricket Hops To Clearwire’s Aid With Wholesale Agreement
Deal comes just weeks after Google offloaded its stake in struggling 4G provider
What Is Behind Dell’s Acquisition Spree?
The acquisition of SonicWall gives Dell a powerful set of products and services to compete with Cisco, Juniper and HP, says Chris Preimesberger
Building Firm Pays £10,000 Over Unlicensed Software
Audit exposed George Morrison's use of unlicensed Microsoft and Autodesk products
Mozilla Releases Firefox 11
New open source browser version arrives despite fears of Pwn2own delay
Former Director Criticises Google’s Lack Of Innovation
Former Google man says he wasn't happy under CEO Larry Page's rule
Encyclopaedia Britannica Ditches Paper For Digital
The oldest English-language encyclopaedia in production will now depend on Internet and Apps
FTC Subpoenas Apple As Part Of Google Antitrust Investigation
Commision questions how Apple decided on preferred search engine for iPhone and iPad
Microsoft Warns Of Attractive Remote Desktop Flaw
Microsoft urges businesses to get patching over fears cyber crooks will take advantage of a remote desktop flaw
How Well Do You Know The iPhone?
Test your knowledge with our iPhone quiz
Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel R2 delivered for Oracle Linux
Oracle has announced the availability of its Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 for Oracle Linux
Morto RDP Patch Is Critical Feature Of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Issue
Microsoft's March 2012 Patch Tuesday bulletin features six issuess, including one rated "critical" that focuses on the Morto RDP vulnerability
AnyMeeting Simplifies Web Meetings With Free Access For Anyone
AnyMeeting Now offers all-comers a free meeting-on-demand service, though ad-supported, at any time of day
Swedish Police Begin New Pirate Bay Investigation
Swedish web hosting company says police asked it to reveal personal details about Pirate Bay domain owner
Apple Will Have Enough Retina Display Screens To Satisfy Demand
Apple's new iPad does not appear to face supply issues for its Retina Display despite current tablet stocks being sold out worldwide
Home Secretary Approves O’Dwyer Extradition
TVShack creator faces up to five years in prison over copyright infringement charges
Oracle Versus Google Trial Set For 16 April
Judge accepts Oracle’s offer to streamline case, avoiding further postponement
BBC Hit By Cyber Attack Over Iran
The BBC says its Persian service has been taking a battering
Data Centres Hit Capacity Crunch, But Efficiency Is Ignored
Despite a lack of capacity and power, data centre owners are ignoring efficiency measures, says a survey
Symantec Releases Data Insight 3.0 Governance Intelligence Platform
Data Insight's scalable and parallel architecture is designed to support large-scale data management operations
Cisco’s WebEx Recieves Cheeky $1 Bid From SalesCrunch
SalesCrunch is seeking to acquire Cisco's WebEx business - with an unsolicited offer of just $1
Intel Xeon E5 Chips To Help Drive 10GbE Growth
The Dell’Oro group expects strong adoption of 10GbE in 2012, driven in part by the arrival of Intel's Xeon E5 Chips
Nexsan And Veeam Team Up For Cloud Data Push
Nexsan and Veeam have partnered up to push scalable data protection, which includes cloud storage and backup
Social Business: Finding the right level of control
As our global network of people becomes more instrumented, interconnected and intelligent, dramatic shifts are taking place. The ways in which people interact, relationships form, decisions are made, work is accomplished and goods are ...
UK Smart Meter Adoption Expected To Grow 15 Times By 2015
UK and Germany currently lagging behind in European smart meter penetration according to IMS Research for Sentec
Ofcom Approves Everything Everywhere 4G Network, But Vodafone Fumes
Ofcom will allow Everything Everywhere to deploy a 4G LTE network this year, but rival Vodafone is not happy
Capita Scores £440 Million Armed Forces Recruitment Deal
The company will take over the army recruitment process and deliver the supporting ICT platform
Dell Plans SonicWALL Security Acquisition
Dell gets plenty of patents and thousands of customers with the SonicWALL buy.
Anonymous Launches Fresh Attack On Vatican
Holy See website taken down as Anonymous publishes details of Vatican Radio journalists
Social Business: Driving adoption
As our global network of people becomes more instrumented, interconnected and intelligent, dramatic shifts are taking place. The ways in which people interact, relationships form, decisions are made, work is accomplished and goods are ...
Yahoo Is Risking Its Reputation With Facebook Lawsuit
Yahoo treads a dangerous path in attempting to profit from Facebook, writes Chris Preimesberger
Computer Aid Ships 200,000th PC To Developing World
Charity shifts focus from recycling to empowerment through third world projects
Motorola And Apple Discussed Patent Licensing Deal Last Year
EU document reveals that Motorola wanted to license Apple's entire patent portfolio
Reporters Without Borders Names The Enemies Of The Internet
The RWB looks back on a year of Internet activism and attempts to stop it
Icann To Revise Conflict-Of-Interest Rules
Icann has admitted it needs to strengthen its policy around conflicts of interest as criticism grows of dot-anything domains
Twitter Acquires Posterous For Blogging Boost
Twitter makes yet another acquisition, this time in the blogging space.
TalkTalk To Offer 80Mbps Superfast Broadband
ISP says it is helping the UK achieve its goal of having the best broadband in Europe with its new service
Samsung Begins Android Ice Cream Sandwich Rollout
Samsung Galaxy S II set to receive update from today with other devices following soon
ARM Launches ‘Most Energy-Efficient’ Microprocessor Design
British chnip maker ARM says it has the most efficient 32-bit chip ever
BT To Double FTTC Openreach Speeds In April
Speeds set to jump to 80Mbps downstream and 20Mbps upstream by April
German Law To Make Google Pay For News Snippets
A planned German copyright law would introduce a fee system for news aggregators, as well as search engines such as Google that display only snippets of content
Yahoo Hits Facebook With Patent Suit
Ailing search giant Yahoo follows through on patent threat against Facebook/p>
WiMax Was Doomed To Fail, Says UK Broadband
WiMax was doomed as a mobile technology, and LTE is now the 4G network of choice, says Nicholas James of UK Broadband
Homeless People Turned Into 4G Hotspots
Controversial experiment updates Big Issue sellers to provide web access
Netbiscuits Shows Next-Gen HTML5 Framework
Netbiscuits' 'Tactile' HTML5 framework is designed for delivering next-generation web applications on smartphones and tablets
Broadcom Shows Secure TV Chips
Broadcom's new processors allow operators to offer mobile, web-based TV services without compromising security
YouSendIt Adds SharePoint Collaboration Tool
YouSendIt's Workstream file management and sharing tool allows businesses to transfer files among employees and with the outside world
Report: iPhone 5 To Feature 4G LTE
Apple will include 4G LTE connectivity in its next iPhone, according to a leak from Taiwan
Twitter Used By Malware Developers, Symantec Warns
Symantec has warned that Twitter is being increasingly used to dupe users into clicking on malware
Apple iPad 3 Hit By Supply Problems As Demand Surges
There has been such demand for the new iPad that Apple has been forced to delay some deliveries
Search Engine Market Share Unchanged, Says ComScore
There was little change in the search engine market share for Google and Microsoft in February, according to comScore
Personal Cloud to Replace PCs By 2014
Research suggests that post-PC era will arrive earlier than thought
Scotland Demands More Money For Broadband
SNP politician Alex Neil says Scotland is being “short changed” by the government over broadband funding
Microsoft Offers Refund For Azure’s Leap Year Outage
Microsoft provides detail of the Leap Day Azure cloud outage and offered a 33 percent rebate to all customers
Porn Site Hit By Hardcore Hack
Hacker group The Consortium claims responsibility, but promises not to use information for personal gain
US DoJ Approves Rockstar Consortium’s Nortel Patent Grab
Apple, Microsoft and others now have the go-ahead to exploit Nortel patents
Eduserv Symposium 2012: Big Data, Big Deal?
Our annual Symposium is the must-attend event for IT professionals in Higher Education.
New iPad Won’t Support Any UK 4G Network
Many European and Asian networks are incompatible with the new iPad's 4G functionality
A Word With The Student Cyber Security Star
We talk with newly-crowned Cyber Security Champion, Jonathan Millican, about his victory and his plans for the future.
eCrime – The Threat Landscape
The frequency, targeting and potentially high impact of cyber-criminal activity presents a serious challenge to enterprises already weathering turbulent economic conditions, tighter regulatory requirements and seismic changes in IT ...
Channel Focus UK 2012
Channel Focus UK 2012 is the event for the technology industry that brings together the IT and telecom industries' most effective channel sales and marketing strategists.
Office 365 Overview Seminar
Office 365 builds on Microsoft’s strong foundation with their Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) and is much more than an upgrade. It’s a new approach to Cloud applications altogether. It brings Office desktop software and Of ...
SQL in the City
SQL in the City is hosted by Red Gate and welcomes the SQL Server community to a day of free SQL Server training the Red Gate way.
IBM OMNIbus and Impact: Event to Resolution Seminar
IBM and Innovise ESM are hosting a breakfast seminar to show you how to get the best from IBM Tivoli OMNIbus and Impact.
Improving Productivity with Business Video Communications
Join us at the Hilton London Tower Bridge on the 22nd March for an educational session on the use of business video communications.
Executive Lunch – Data Protection & Recovery
You are invited to join Autonomy and HP Executives, along with your peers, for an afternoon of fine dining and networking at The Ritz London.
SQLBits X – The UK SQL Server 2012 Technical Launch
SQLBits continues to be the biggest SQL Server event in Europe and SQLBits X will be no different. S
SharePoint 2010: Power User Training Course
This training course is designed to provide delegates with the ability to enhance, manage and support a SharePoint 2010 site as a "Power User".
Subversion (SVN) for Administrators – Advanced
ISTQB Advanced Test Manager is suitable for those who are expecting to be actively involved in the management of any aspect of software testing. The course, which is fully compliant with the syllabus and its prescribed learning obje ...
MOBILE STRATEGY CONFERENCE
Mobile is one of the most dynamic and fast-moving industries operating anywhere in the world today.
ICO To Follow EU On Potential Google Privacy Punishment
The ICO is being sheep to the EU's shepherd over Google's controversial privacy policy.
Smartphone Security: Ensuring Consumer Confidence
With the capability and connectivity of smartphones increasing all the time, new technology such as NFC and ever more complex and innovative Apps presents new challenges and increasing concerns amongst consumers over the vast amount ...
Nokia To Release A 10-Inch Windows 8 Tablet In Q4?
Windows 8 tablet rumoured to feature a dual-core Qualcomm processor
Microsoft Developing Universal Translator
Researchers at Microsoft are developing a tool that will allow users to 'speak' another language using their own voice
Jimmy Wales To Become UK Government Transparency Tsar
Wikipedia founder will advise the government on transparency and crowdsourcing
Analyst: New iPad Could Sell 1 Million On First Day
Piper Jaffray believes Apple's new iPad could shift up to 1 million units on 16 March, the day of its release
Oracle Offers To Drop Three Patents In Push For April Trial Against Google
Oracle could withdraw three patents "with prejudice" to bring forward trial date
Hacker Pleads Guilty To Abortion Website Attack
A man who defaced an abortion services company's website with the Anonymous logo has been caught
NATO Admiral Hit By ‘Chinese’ Facebook Attack
Information about friends, family and colleagues of NATO's most senior admniral were harvested by social engineering attack
ICO Raps Scottish Charity For USB Data Breach
A Scottish charity is told off after one of its workers is robbed of two unencrypted USB sticks.
Kelihos Botnet Back From The Grave
A new version of the Kelihos botnet is gaining momentum despite Microsoft's efforts to uproot it last year
Storage Software Market Breaks Records
The worldwide storage software market has broken revenue records, hitting nearly £2.5bn, IDC has found
Microsoft Moves Into Big Data With SQL Server 2012
SQL Server 2012 is set for a 1 April release, with features designed for larger workloads either on-premises or in the cloud
Antisec Attacks Symantec, Police Supplier
Fresh attacks by the Antisec hacking group appear to be in retaliation for recent LulzSec arrests
IHS: iPad Helping To Create Huge Tablet Semiconductor Market
With the help of Apple's iPad, tablets are becoming one of the world's biggest markets for semiconductors, according to a new study
Google Users Voice Privacy Concerns
A survey has found Google is still the most popular search engine, but users say they don't want their online behaviour tracked
Email Mountains Contain Gold, Says Attachment Inventor
There's gold in our heaps of emails, says Nathaniel Borenstein, who delivered the email attachment 20 years ago today
Green Grid Updates Cooling Maps With New ASHRAE Classes
The Green Grid has updated its free data centre cooling maps to allow managers to take advantage of free air-cooling
Microsoft To Close App Store For Elderly Windows Mobile
Microsoft is to close the app store for the aging Windows Mobile operating system within the next two months
Small To Medium Businesses Carry Higher Risk Of Data Breaches
A new report from Ponemon has said that there is a higher risk of data breaches among small businesses
Linux Foundation Ranks Bolstered By NVIDIA And Others
The Linux Foundation has grown its ranks after new members, including GPU maker NVIDIA, signed up
Lenovo Recalls 160,000 Fire Risk PCs
Lenovo says a number of ThinkCentre M70z and M90z all-in-one PCs are at risk of overheating
MPAA Targets Hotfile In Latest Copyright Infringement Battle
Another cyber-locker faces the guillotine after film studios file for a summary judgement against Hotfile
North East Councils Dismiss Need For Broadband Funding
North and South Tyneside Councils have missed the BDUK broadband funding deadline, but said they do not need it
EE, Vodafone And O2 Submit Plans For Mobile Wallet Joint Venture
Shared mobile payment scheme needs European approval
CeBIT 2012: AVM’s Fritzes Go High And Low… And LTE
Greman router maker AVM also has an LTE-equipped box for lucky Germans with 4G coverage
Dell Honing Windows 8 Tablet Design For Business Applications
Dell appears to be working on Windows 8 tablets as the ideal business tool, according to CEO Michael Dell
Apple iPad Launch May Not Be The Only One This Year, Says IHS iSuppli
The third generation iPad has set the pace for tablet standards but Apple still has a little more up its sleeve in 2012
Big Data Means Big Growth For Vendors, Claims IDC
An IDC study estimates value of the 2015 market for big data technology and services will be five times that of 2010
HMRC Halves IT Spending In Two Years
The CIO at the tax department says savings have been achieved through costs and consolidation, not through cuts
CeBIT 2012: Neelie Kroes Promises 9m Euros For Digital Single Market
The digital single market needs cross boarder services, says EU commissioner Kroes
Google Cloud Storage And Zmanda Connect For Backup Services
Zmanda has connected its flagship Amanda Enterprise suite to Google's cloud storage capacity to offer a backup service
Qantas Tests Wi-Fi For Long Distance Flights
"The Flying Kangaroo" airline offers first class passengers 100MB of long-haul data
Orange Restores 3G Data Network After Outage
Subscribers reported being unable to access mobile internet from midday on Thursday
Police Arrest Man Accused Of Hacking Abortion Website
Man believed to have links with Anonymous is arrested by Met Police's e-Crime unit after BPAS is hacked
Cisco Reveals New UCS Servers Featuring Intel Xeon E5 Chips
Cisco updates networking and management capabilities of its Unified Computing System
Sandbox Protection From Malware-As-A-Service And Zeus Variants Will Trend In 2012
A Verisign report on 2012 security threats picks MaaS and open-source Zeus kit issues as sandbox candidates
Intel Unimpressed With AMD SeaMicro Purchase
Intel executives have dismissed AMD's purchase of SeaMicro, despite praising the company earlier in the year
SAS Adds Hadoop Support For Big Data Customers
SAS has increased access to big data sources for its customers after adding Hadoop integration
Gartner Predicts 4.4 Percent Rise In PC Shipments For 2012
PC shipments are still predicted to grow in 2012, with Gartner pointing to emerging markets as a key driver
ICO Warns European Data Protection Framework Needs More Work
The proposed framework for privacy is unworkable as it stands, a London forum was told
BT Takes White Space Trial To Cornwall
BT expands testing of white space technology after confirming it will hold a trial in Cornwall
Google Pays Out As Two Zero-Day Exploits Found In Chrome
Google's browser exploited twice in hacking contests at CanSecWest conference
Can Xeon E5s Keep Intel Ahead?
Intel’s new data centre systems chief Diane Bryant on keeping up with data centre demands and why Intel turned down SeaMicro
Screenmedia Expo 2012
Screenmedia is changing the way people connect with brands, business is trying to catch-up. Screenmedia expo 2012 can help close the gap. As the only dedicated forum of its type in Europe, Screenmedia Expo provides an ideal environ ...
CeBIT 2012: Merkel Warns Google’s Schmidt Over Privacy
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt's techno-utopian ideals were brought down to earth by the German Chancellor at the CeBIT fair says Peter Judge
Apple Starts The Revolution With An iPad Evolution
Apple's replacement for the iPad 2 raises the stakes in visualisation but that's not a business driver, writes Eric Doyle
Duqu Trojan Found To Include Mystery Programming Language
Kaspersky researchers ask programming community for help decipher the code
Anonymous Targets Vatican Website
The Roman Catholic Church is attacked in retaliation for the "corruption" exhibited during its history
IBM’s Holey Optochip Achieves One Terabit Per Second
Prototype optical chip transfers 1Tbps, and the secret's in the holes, says IBM
Birmingham Analytics Bootcamp with Pentaho
Quickly get up and running with Pentaho Business Analytics by attending this bootcamp March 27 - 30 in Birmingham.
CeBIT 2012: Kaspersky Predicts Flood Of Android Malware
Attackers have switched their attention from Java to Android, says Kaspersky
Rogue Antivirus Campaign Targets WordPress
Bloggers hve been hit by an attack on Wordpress that tricks users into downloading fake AV software
Samsung Dominates Apple In Overall US Phone Shipments
In the overall US phone market Samsung is on top, with Apple standing fourth, behind LG and Motorola
IBM Offers Support For Challenges In The Shift To Enterprise Clouds
IBM introduced a series of offerings at its Pulse 2012 conference to address the emerging shift in enterprise cloud adoption
BT May Appeal Against Line Rentals Set By Ofcom
Ofcom has set the price that BT can charge rivals for access to its network, but the carrier is considering an appeal
CeBIT 2012: Extreme Addresses BYOD Trend
Extreme's new Intelligent Mobile Edge products will provide tools for businesses to manage employees' personal devices
Dell Survey Shows Cloud Business Application Adoption Rising Among SMBs
Low total cost of ownership and fast deployment time are shown to be key benefits of Cloud adoption for smaller businesses
Apple Licensing Fees Could Alter The Android Landscape
Like Microsoft, Apple may be negotiating licensing fees with Android manufacturers, according to the Wall Street Journal
Google Answers Amazon And Trims Cloud Storage Prices
Google has responded to Amazon's cloud price cut by trimming its Cloud Storage service costs as well
Jive Takes On Salesforce With Social CRM Software
Jive Software is squaring up to Salesforce.com after launching its own social CRM software product
Adobe Eases Mobile Web Testing With Shadow
Developers are being offered a new Adobe tool that makes it easy to synchronise the mobile handset Web experience
NAO Slams Government Use Of Complex And Expensive ERP Software
Report reveals government's shared services drive as inefficient and loss-making
CeBIT 2012: Iceotope Claims Huge Data Centre Savings With Liquid Cooling
Using liquid instead of air can cut cooling by 97 percent, Iceotope believes
Enterprise Architecture Conference Europe 2012 Business Process Management Conference Europe 2012
This is Europe’s only co-located conferences on Enterprise Architecture and Business Process Management. These events provide a unique opportunity to discover the latest thinking in both BPM and EA and benefit from the synergies b ...
Can Google Play Take On iTunes?
Google Play builds on the search giant's controversial unified privacy policy, but was essential to compete with Apple, says nicholas Kolakowski
Liquid Cooling – It All Comes Flooding Back
A couple of years back, we heard that servers would be going to liquid cooling,. The idea seems to be resurfacing, says Peter Judge
CeBIT 2012: Tablets In Pictures
TechWeekEurope looks at the latest tablets from CeBit in Hanover
Simpler, Easier Campus Networks Promised In Brocade’s HyperEdge Plans
Brocade aims to ease campus LAN management with HyperEdge, to be released next year as part of the its Effortless Network push
Trustwave Expands Product Portfolio With M86 Security Takeover
Trustwave will bolster web security offering to enter multi-billion pound market
Facebook Suffers Outage In Parts Of Europe And Asia
Early morning downtime reported by users across several countries
TechWeekEurope Live Blog: Apple’s iPad Launch
The much-anticipated launch happened March 7. We were there to see the news as it happened
Xeon E5 Servers Cut Energy And Eat Big Data: In Pictures
Major server vendors unveil more energy efficient Xeon E5 servers in London
Tablets at CeBIT: Pictures
Apple Secures NFC iWallet Patent
Patent defines primary-secondary account relationship and suggest iTunes will be used as billing system
CeBIT 2012: IBM Announces Cloud-Based Desktop Streaming
With a USB stick and a cloud service, IBM is offering a secure enterprise desktop
Anonymous Hits Back Over LulzSec Arrests
Hacktivists take down Panda Security websites, accusing the company of spying for the law enforcement agencies
Toshiba’s Secure, Energy-Efficient Laptops Tap IBM Software
At the IBM Pulse 2012 conference, Toshiba announced Tivoli endpoint management is embedded in its latest business PCs
Micron Introduces First Enterprise 2.5-inch PCIe SSD
The PCIe interface on a hot-swappable 2.5-inch card gives data centre administrators a high-speed option for storage servers
Verizon Lists Ice Cream Sandwich Candidates
US Network confirms devices from HTC, Motorola, LG and Samsung to get Android update in 2012
Intel Rolls Out Energy-Efficient Xeon E5 Chips For Cloud And Big Data
IBM, Dell, HP, Hitachi unveil Intel’s Xeon servers offering 80 percent more performance and 50 percent better energy efficiency
Google, Motorola Ordered To Hand Over Android Data To Apple
A US judge has ordered Google and Motorola to hand over data about Android's origins to bitter rival Apple
China Telematics&Wireless Tech Forum 2012
China Telematics&Wireless Tech Forum 2012 12-13, July, 2012 gathering 200+ OEMs, wireless service operator, vehicle electronic manufactures and China government officers, focusing Industry development policies, standards, market, pr ...
iPad 3 and Kindle Fire Lift Tablet Expectations, Says Forrester
Apple's iPad may rule the roost but Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet is helping to expand the US tablet market, according to Forrester Research
Leaky Radio Signals Pose Smartphone Security Risk
Smartphones and gadgets leak signals from their electronics, potentially revealing encryption keys
AMD Offloads Last Stake In Globalfoundries
AMD has sold the last of its stake in chip fabrication company Globalfoundries, its former manufacturing unit
IBM’s Watson Heads To Wall Street With Citigroup
IBM's Watson is heading to Wall Street following an agreement between IBM and Citigroup's banking operations
Small Businesses Falling Hard For Apple iPad
Usage of the Apple iPad is apparently exploding among small businesses, according to a new survey
New iPad Launch Could Eat Into PC Sales
Analysts predict that the tablet market could receive a further boost when the next iPad is launched
Amazon Slashes Cloud Prices Again
Amazon Web Services issues 18th price cut in six years without any "competitive pressure"
LulzSec Members Arrested With Help From Group’s Leader
FBI has supposedly captured senior members of LulzSec in the UK, Chicago and Ireland
Google Launches Campaign To Get Welsh Businesses Online
Google and the Welsh government hope to boost economy through a digital make-over
Mobile World Congress’s Illusory Highlights
There were plenty of interesting stories from Mobile World Congress 2012, says Peter Judge. But not the ones you expected
BT And TalkTalk Appeal Against Digital Economy Act Fails
Major UK ISPs lose challenge against controversial anti-piracy law
Suffolk Schools Wired Up To High Speed Network
Schools, libraries and council buildings in Suffolk have been connected to a high speed network
New Cloud Jobs Are Just Vapour
Resarch from IDC and Microsoft claims that the cloud will create 14 million jobs. Clive Longbottom does not agree
East Sussex Prepares High-Speed Broadband Rollout
East Sussex County Council has said its broadband plans require significant investment from the private sector on top of BDUK funds
CSC And NHS Reach £900m IT Service Compromise
The NHS is free from further NPfIT payments. and CSC is still pitching - with a promise to save the government £1 billion
US Prosecutors Officially File For Kim Dotcom’s Extradition
Megaupload founder and three senior operators expected in court over US request in August
Anonymous Members Hit By Zeus Botnet Scam
Symantec has highlighted a scam that tricked Anonymous users into infecting themselves with the Zeus Trojan
Apple Devices Beat Android On HTML5 Performance
Apple's iOS devices perform far better than Google's Android at rendering HTML5 objects, according to a new study
IDC: Cloud Services To Create IT Jobs
Cloud computing services will help to create millions of new jobs over the next few years, according to a Microsoft-commissioned IDC study
Apple’s iOS App Store Hits 25 Billion Downloads
Apple has handed out a £6,300 iTunes Gift Card to the customer who put its App Store downloads over the 25 billion mark
Siemens Study Touts Benefits Of Pure IP Infrastructure
Siemens' report also found that businesses are taking a hybrid approach to the cloud
MapR Hadoop Inks Informatica Tie-In
The MapR Hadoop open source batch analytics software package will become available with Informatica's data integration platform through four different vendors
MIT Offers Android App Inventor Beta
MIT has made available a beta of its App Inventor tool that allows for the easy creation of Android apps
Senator Urges FTC Probe Over Apple, Google Photo Privacy
A US Senator is urging the FTC to intervene against Apple and Google's mobile phone privacy invasion
WatchGuard Beefs Up SMB Portfolio With New Appliances
WatchGuard has introduced the XTM 25 and 26 appliances to safeguard small-business networks
Germans Reveal 512Gbps Data Transmission Breakthrough
The fastest fibre transmission in the world, sent data at 512Gbps from Berlin to Hanover and back
Disgruntled Member Hacks GitHub
Ethical hacker warned about vulnerability, then used it himself
Libel And The Social Media Is A Corporate Issue
On the Internet, everybody can hear you scream - or belch or break wind - because nothing is erased, not even libelous comments, says Eric Doyle
The Future of Advanced NetFlow: New Elements, End-To-End Visibility and Network Security Threats
Plixer International, Inc., a leading provider of NetFlow-based network traffic reporting, today revealed unique insights for taking the digital bandwidth pulse of corporate networks.
IT leaders forum: Intelligent networking for an uncertain world
Oracle CRM on Demand Webinar featuring Tervis Tumbler
Informatca Big Data Tuesdays 5-Part Webinar Series: Extract Value From Unstructured Data With MapReduce
The interest in evaluating or deploying Hadoop and other MapReduce-based technologies is higher than ever. One of the key driving factors has been the potential to allow an organization to extract greater value from the massive volu ...
Business Intelligence for Financial Services
A key lesson emerging from the recent turmoil in Financial Services (FS) is the importance of information – the need for organisations to understand exposure to products, customers and external influences.
Mailscape Webinar: See the award winning Exchange Monitoring & Reporting solution in action
Delivered by ENow's Jay Gundotra, the man behind Mailscape, this 1 hour webinar will give you a concise and entertaining tour of the 'must-have' tool for any organisation that relies on Microsoft Exchange.
Simon Brown’s Software Architecture for Developers
Simon Brown - the founder of the very popular 'Coding the Architecture' website and (in his own words) "either a software architect who codes or a software developer who understands architecture" is bringing his ideal course for asp ...
Android Users Unwittingly Share Private Data Through Free Apps
Viviane Reding condemns advertisers who gain personal data without knowledge or consent of users
Channel Tunnel Trains Get Mobile Coverage From July
Eurotunnel agrees deal with networks to provide 2G and 3G services in tunnel ahead of Olympics
Key Lime Pie To Follow Asus-Confirmed Android 5.0 Jelly Bean?
Asus confirms speculation that Android 5.0 will be called Jelly Bean, with rumours suggesting next version will be Key Lime Pie
MediaTel Group: Mobile – 2012, The Year of Reckoning?
Surely this is mobile's year of reckoning. Advances in smartphones take-up; new technologies such as SIRI; m-commerce tools; HTML5 and Google's growing presence all represent marvellous marketing opportunities around the device we a ...
eCommerce/eRetail Summit
TechMeetups organises its first EcomSummit in Dallas, London and New York. This is an opportunity to learn about ecommerce from startup companies working on innovative ecommerce solutions, and develop a deeper understanding from key ...
Mac OS X & iOS 5 Summer Camp 2012
The European Mac OS X & iOS 5 training camp is a unique event in the European Training Calendar that brings together technical professionals from across the World for Apple technical training in a stimulating environment.
Annual Meeting: Accelerating the Next Technology Revolution
With an explosion of new technologies and strategies on the horizon, 2012 is shaping up to be as transformational as the 1990s internet boom. According to Forbes and several leading analysts, cloud computing, software as a service, ...
HTC To Launch China’s First Official Windows Phone
HTC 'Triumph' made available for pre-order at opening of Beijing flagship store
4G LTE Smartphones To Go On Sale In Sweden
TeliaSonera begins selling Samsung Galaxy II LTE smartphones in Sweden
Windows 8 Consumer Preview: First Look
The new operating system is slick but designed to be controlled with a finger, rather than a mouse
PwnPlug Opens Back Door Into Corporate Nets
A device that looks like a power supply can leave a network wide open to attacks
Canonical Releases ‘Precise Pangolin’ Beta
Ubuntu 12.04 is the first long-term release to use the Unity desktop, and includes power-saving and hardware support tweaks
Using A Smartphone While Driving More Dangerous Than Alcohol
Research shows that using a smartphone behind the wheel causes slower reaction times than when under influence of alcohol or drugs
G-Cloud Completes First Sale
The government's cloud framework has its first paying customer, despite an outage last week
Semantic Tech & Business Conference
Don't miss your chance to be a part of the world's largest, most authoritative conference series on semantic technology & business for enterprise computing professionals!
Samsung Denies Galaxy S III April Release Date
Samsung has said Twitter users will be the first to hear when the Galaxy SIII hoves into view
Comms Expo 2012
COMMS EXPO is the industry leading conference and exhibition for the network and data communications industry.
Reding: Google Privacy Policy Is Illegal
Google should not have pushed through its privacy policy changes in the face of conflicts with European data protection laws, according to EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding
e-Crime Congress 2012
The e-Crime Congress has an established reputation for providing practical insights on how best to proactively reduce electronic risk, delivering critical information on emerging threats to IT systems and data assets, and detailing ...
Microsoft Publishes Windows 8 Preview Hardware Guidelines
Microsoft has given details on the hardware recommendations for users downloading the Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Analyst: Google Mobile Business Set For Growth
Google's mobile advertising business may top $4.5bn this year, according to analysts Piper Jaffray
Study: Enterprises Blacklist Facebook, Angry Birds
Facebook, Angry Birds and web browsers topped the list of applications blacklisted or monitored by companies looking to control mobile devices
Apple May Be Preparing ‘iPad HD’
Apple's next iPad may use the 'HD' label, as well as possibly including iOS 6 and 4G LTE support
Content Carries No Legal Liability For Hosts Of Social Media Sites
Google's Blogger site has been likened to a wall of graffiti in a landmark decision that it cannot be sued for malicious content
ASA Sides With Vodafone And Apple Over Siri’s Lack Of UK Help
The ad watchdog has decided that weather details constitute sufficient support for location-based services
40 Percent Of UK Businesses Suffered Security Breaches Due To Spam
Survey reveals that most companies rely on insufficient spam-trapping features of their antivirus software
Unmanageable Windows Tablets Do Not Change Anything
Microsoft may have missed a manageability trick with its low-power tablets but it is still ARMed and dangerous, argues Eric Doyle
RSA 2012: Cisco Stresses Network Security To Tackle BYOD Challenge
The importance of the network to cope with new trends has been highlighted by Cisco's new security head
Mainframe Developer Skills In Short Supply, Compuware Warns
A new Compuware study has revealed that most CIOs are ill-prepared for the shortage of mainframe developers
Apple Expected To Reveal Cheap iPad 2 At iPad 3 Launch
Apple is reportedly planning to unveil a low cost iPad 2 to help fend off the growing threat of Windows 8 tablets
Gnip And DataSift Begin Selling Archived And Analysed Tweets
Two research companies, partnered with Twitter, launch archived public data Tweet packages for sale to marketeers
Danish Police Accidentally Censor 8,000 Sites With Child Porn Filter
Google and Facebook among the sites briefly blocked in police blunder
Cray Makes Big Data Move With Analytics Appliance
Cray is aiming to assist companies dealing with 'big data' analytics with the launch of its new graph appliance
Infinity To Open Data Centre In Stockley Park
Company says getting more data centres within the M25 is a matter of finding the power
Government Departments May Miss Cloud Targets
A senior figure at HMRC has warned that large government departments may miss their Cloud computing targets
Lessons Must Be Learned From Azure’s Leap Year Glitch
Enterprises need to manage their own systems as if it were all on-premises says Chris Preimesberger
Microsoft Will Make Hadoop Data Available Through Excel
With Excel output, the Big Data crunching platform could become more appealing to smaller companies
Twisted Signals Could Increase Spectrum Capacity ‘Infinitely’
Researchers send two data streams on one frequency across The Lagoon in Venice
Microsoft Windows Server 8 Beta Made Available For Testing
Windows Server 8 beta has been released to IT departments for testing and to gain feedback on refining the final release
Analysts Claim BlackBerry Sales Are Dropping Significantly In Europe
RIM's BlackBerry sales "decreased significantly" in Europe putting pressure on the launch of BlackBerry 10 in autumn
Mozilla Launches Collusion Data Tracking Firefox Add-On
New tool aims to help users see who is tracking their web activity and to better understand tracking
RSA 2012: NSA Develops Ultra-Secure Android Smartphone
Spooks' 'Fishbowl' smartphone is locked down but made entirely from off-the-shelf components
Apple Could Be Working On Adaptive Audio Streaming
Promise of higher music quality for desktops, and higher download speeds for mobile devices
Three Explains ‘4G’ Roll Out Is Just A Faster Version Of HSPA+
Previous claims that the 3 Network would introduce 4G speeds was based on misleading definition by T-Mobile US
HP Software and Virgin Media Seminar
Virgin Media Business significantly improved capacity for business installations in 20 weeks, hear how you can in a morning!
Chrome Browser’s Market Share Inflated By Pre-Rendering
Google's Chrome Web browser remained at 18.9 percent share for February as Net Applications adjusted to allow for pre-rendering
Facebook Timeline Makeover For Pages Offers Better Ad Canvas
Facebook's Timeline user interface has been applied to its Pages promotional palettes for organisations and brands
Tata Confirms Interest In C&W Bid
The Indian conglomerate Tata has signalled its possible interest in acquiring Cable & Wireless Worldwide
RSA 2012: EMC Offers New Security And Risk Management Services
EMC has launched an advisory service to help organisations deal with governance, risk and compliance
IBM Tackles e-Waste With Chinese Server Facility
IBM has opened its first server refurbishing facility in China in an effort to tackle the growing problem of e-waste
Toshiba Goes Thin With Excite 10 LE Tablet
Toshiba is claiming its Android Excite X10 is the thinnest, lightest 10-inch tablet on the market
Virgin Media Begins Nationwide Broadband Speed Upgrade
Virgin Media has begun its Double Speeds programme where customers will see their broadband speeds doubled
EIROforum Launches Helix Nebula European Science Cloud
The public-private partnership hopes to solve the greatest scientific challenges of our time
IntraLinks Offers Secure Intra-Company Mobile Collaboration Environment
IntraLinks Connect secures and audits access to files stored in its Cloud for remote access by any device, with the prospect of Olympic gains
Stolen NASA Laptop Contained International Space Station Codes
the US space agency had 5,408 IT security 'incidents' in 2010 and 2011
Why We Can’t Laugh At Microsoft’s Misery
Through a probably trivial date error, Microsoft's Azure has screwed things up for all the other cloud providers, says Peter Judge
Windows 8 Presents The Biggest Challenge To iPad 3
While Apple has dominated the tablet space in recent years, the biggest threat to the iPad 3 could be Microsoft’s Windows 8, says Nicholas KolakowskI
MWC 2012: PayPal Criticises NFC Payment Systems
PayPal warns against NFC while Intel gets behind the technology
MWC 2012: Nokia Symbian Handset Wins Best ‘In Show’ Award
Nokia's 41 megapixel PureView 808 declared the best device to appear at this year's show
ICO Raps Durham University For Publishing Student Details
University promises to review data handling procedures after posting details of 177 students and staff on its official website
MWC 2012: Nokia Targets Android Users
Stephen Elop says his company is ready for the “war of the ecosystems”
Facebook Announces Premium Advertising Tools
Brands given Timeline-formatted pages, mobile ads and Reach Generator in pre-IPO effort to raise revenue
Windows Azure Leap-Year Glitch Takes Down G-Cloud
Microsoft says that most services have now returned to normal after a day of chaos
RSA 2012: External Attacks Were The Most Common Breach Vector In 2011
External attackers were behind most 2011 data breaches, using malware or just hacking a way in, according to a Verizon report
Google Pushes Out Its Privacy Policy Changes Despite Regulatory Disdain
Google is going ahead with privacy policy changes today despite pleas from European Union and US officials
Rising Server Maker SeaMicro Acquired By AMD
AMD has bought rising star SeaMicro for its low-power-consumption, small footprint microservers for private or hybrid cloud systems
New Metrics From Android Market Arm Developers With App Usage Statistics
Google's application metrics dashboard for Android Market now informs developers how their products are faring with users
VMware Helps Java Developers Handle Big Data With Spring Hadoop
VMware's Spring Hadoop targets enterprise Java developers who want to create Big Data analysis applications