Microsoft has added better tools for helping enterprises to fight junk mail to its cloud-based Exchange Online Protection
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2014
FIDO Standard Aims To Eliminate Passwords
The FIDO industry group has released its final technical specification, in an effort to push the industry toward more advanced security techniques
Ericsson Joins Forces With Ciena On SDN
Ericsson and Ciena are to pool their development and marketing efforts around the development of flexible networking technology
IBM Technology Speeds Data Transfer
An analogue-to-digital converter developed by IBM could help improve Internet transfer speeds
Chinese Linux Distributor Red Flag Software Disappears Overnight
Red Flag Software employees are missing $2.5 million in wages
ZTE And 14 Others Join Tizen Association Ahead Of MWC 2014
15 new operators, manufacturers and developers join Tizen Association ahead of expected Samsung launch at MWC
‘.London’ Domains To Launch On 29 April
YouGov poll finds over 200,000 London businesses are likely to claim new web address
Canon To Buy US Nanotech Chip Firm
Purchase of Molecular Imprint’s semiconductor business allows Canon to push for nanoscale manufacturing processes in semiconductors
Samsung Enterprise Mobility Push Receives Boost From NSA And US Army
Samsung's enterprise plans are reportedly given the seal of approval from the US military and security agencies
Silk Road 2.0 Hacked, £1.5 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Stolen
Attackers have used the ‘transaction malleability’ flaw which prompted Mt Gox exchange to stop withdrawals a few days ago
Internet Explorer Exposed By New Zero-Day Flaw
A previously unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer is being exploited to attack users, but is a foreign government to blame?
HTC Future Of Football Study Predicts Robotic Players By 2060
HTC predicts immersive smartphone applications, improved analysis and robotic players in next 50 years
Sales Of Windows 8 ‘Hit 200 Million’
Windows 8 gets more love, but still lags behind Windows 7, Microsoft reveals in a briefing
Viber Is Being Sold To Rakuten For $900 Million
Days after it categorically denied acquisition rumours, messaging firm Viber is being bought by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten
IT Life: Security Needs Analytics
James Stevenson was nearly a policeman, but ended up in Blue Coat - using analytics to stop cyber-crime
Tesco Customers’ Passwords Stolen And Posted Online
Thousands of online customers have their accounts deactivated after user details were leaked and posted
Arqiva To Bring Free Public Wi-Fi To Four London Boroughs, Medway And Southampton
Arqiva signs deal with Barnet, Haringey, Harrow and Wandsworth councils for free public Wi-Fi services
HP Opens Enterprise Apps Store
HP launches an enterprise app store for mobile devices and desktops, known as 'HP Access Catalog'
Samsung Commits To IBM’s OpenPower Foundation
The OpenPower Foundation gains a big name backer as Samsung signs up to IBM's data centre server venture
Intel Software Suite Launch Targets Big Data Analytics
Intel builds upon its Hadoop distribution with the introduction of the Intel Data Platform for big data analytics
Microsoft Releases Oracle On Azure Cloud Details
Microsoft outlines the details for Oracle subscription plans running on its Windows Azure cloud platform
Quiz Of The Week: Vodafone
It's the world's third largest mobile telecoms company, but how well do you know Britain's Vodafone?
BBM 2.0 Adds Free Voice Calls And Dropbox Integration To iPhone And Android
BBM brings Voice and Channels to iOS And Android and a number of new features to all platforms
Google Sees UK Sales Increase To £3.4 Billion
However 16 percent rise in sales is the company’s lowest growth rate for three years
Bots Make Up Majority Of Website Traffic
A study from Incapsula claims that over 60 percent of all website traffic is not actually from humans, but rather from bots
European App Economy Will Be Worth £52 Billion By 2018, Says EU
There will be plenty of developer jobs, but lack of education and skills could sabotage European success
Gartner: Smartphones Outsell Feature Phones For The First Time
Gartner expects Android to dominate in 2014 and for local manufacturers to increase market share
Microsoft Surface ‘Used More At Work’ Than iPads
New survey also finds that the differences between iOS and Android tablet users might be smaller than they think
Vodafone
Will Vodafone Spending Spree Buy It A UK Fixed Network?
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao has a £24 billion warchest for acquisitions, but will it move into fixed line services in the UK?