Regulation

Cut to the Quick of IT Power Recommendations

Feeling deluged with information and options to decrease power costs and increase energy efficiency? This online event enables you to…

15 years ago

Government Calls on Technologists To Combat Terrorism

Growing cyber-threats results in call for ideas and expertise to help security forces keep pace

15 years ago

UK Pirate Party Focused On General Election

The UK now has its own anti-patent and pro-file-sharing party which has its sights set on Parliamentary seats

15 years ago

Hope For Hacker McKinnon After US Asperger’s Ruling

Slightly reduced sentence for autism sufferer could similarly benefit British hacker

15 years ago

US Court Bans Sales Of Microsoft Word

Microsoft was ordered to cease sales and support of Microsoft Word after a U.S. District Court judge in Texas ruled…

15 years ago

Call For Web Ideas To Improve Democracy

mySociety is looking for input on how it can use the Internet to give the UK more information about its…

15 years ago

No “Green Shoots” Yet For IT Spending

But the the decline in IT budgets may have bottomed out according to analysts

15 years ago

Government Ripostes To Tories Online NHS Plans

Service to rate hospitals online launches in same week the opposition tout plans to use the web to give patients…

15 years ago

Swiss Government Has Microsoft “Dependency”

Open source advocates claim that a Swiss government department must open its doors to non-proprietary software

15 years ago

IT Vendors Increasingly Liable For Product Failures By 2015

Increasing reliance on IT systems combined with concern about their effectiveness could force governments to more tightly regulate the sector…

15 years ago

UK Forces Encouraged To Use Facebook, Youtube

Military authorities have outlined how service personnel should use social networks while the US appears to have taken a stricter…

15 years ago

VMware vSphere 4 Host Profiles Review

The host profile feature of vSphere 4 is useful in streamlining host profile set up and eases diagnostics

15 years ago

Tories Plan To Rebuild NHS IT Using Google, Microsoft Tech

But privacy advocates have voiced concern about the plan

15 years ago

Hadron Collider Back Up But On Half Power

Followers of the Large Hadron Collider project run by the European Center for Nuclear Research will be pleased to know…

15 years ago

Twenty-Somethings Leading Facebook, Twitter Enterprise Charge

Analysts from Nielsen Norman, IDC and Gilbane say front-line workers are leading the charge, forcing senior management to go with…

15 years ago

Facebook, Twitter DDOS Linked To Georgian Blogger

Security experts point out that the attack conicided with the first anniversary of escalation of the conflict in South Ossetia

15 years ago

Twitter DDOS Attack Coincides With Iranian Election Ceremony

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in shortly before an online tool used by his opponents suffered a DDOS attack. Users…

15 years ago

UK Tech Experts Help Tackle African Digital Divide

Mesh networking is one of the tools being used to help improve internet access in some African countries

15 years ago

US Planning To Jam Prison Mobiles

Legislation would carve out an exception to a national law that outlaws wireless jamming devices, allowing such wireless jamming devices…

15 years ago

Swiss Open Source Decision Going Microsoft’s Way

But the case isn't over yet argue legal experts and there is still room for an appeal

15 years ago

Tech Chiefs Explain Motives For Green IT

Despite the financial downturn, allocating time for so-called green IT makes sense for financial, marketing and altruistic reasons, according to…

15 years ago

The “Digital Natives” Are Restless Warns EC

Tech-savvy youngsters are key to the future prosperity of Europe but need support in the shape of an "online single…

15 years ago

IBM Reported To Be Making More Job Cuts

IBM could be in the midst of another round of layoffs that is expected to affect hundreds of its employees,…

15 years ago

US Lawmakers Signal Network Neutrality Support

Two US lawmakers and FCC chairman Julius Genachowski deliver a chilling message to broadband providers: Consumers have rights, beginning with…

15 years ago

Pentagon Investigating Social Networking Concerns

The order comes a day after the U.S. Marine Corps issued a ban on the use of Facebook, Twitter and…

15 years ago

Fujitsu Services Facing Potential Strike

Workers are not happy with proposed changes to their pensions while union officials argue the company is not suffering enough…

15 years ago

McKinnon Faces Jail While US Military Recruits From Hacker Shows

While US authorities are keen to extradite the British hacker, its military has publicly admitted to trying to hire recruits…

15 years ago

UK Tackles Funding Crisis For British Tech

Government aiming to create a £1billion fund for technology companies

15 years ago

European Commission To Review Oracle/Sun

The Brussels-based EC said on 3 Aug that it has scheduled an antitrust review date of 3 Sep to discuss…

15 years ago

Jobs Announces Schmidt’s Departure From Apple

Apple boss Steve Jobs had admitted that there are now too many conflicts of interest for Google's chief executive to…

15 years ago