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US Cable Hackers Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison
Three hackers have been jailed for redirecting traffic from the website of cable operator Comcast
eBay Phishing Suspect Arrested In Romania
Law enforcement officials said the suspect launched two phishing attacks against eBay in 2009
VOIP Hacker Gets Ten Years In Jail
US authorities have for for the first time given a prison sentence to a man charged with hacking voice-over-IP
Growing Global IT Debt Hits $500 Billion, Reports Gartner
There is an urgent need to plan for application overhaul to address growing IT debts from maintenance backlogs, Gartner reports
IBM Adds More European Data Analytics Centres
Three IBM Analytics Solution Centres will focus on financial services, green technology and Smarter Cities in Switzerland, Hungary and Austria
HP Puts Mobile Device Management In The Cloud
To help IT managers keep track of employee smartphones, notebooks and other wireless devices, HP is now offering a cloud-based mobile management system
Facebook Brands Hacking A ‘Major Issue’
Facebook says that hacking scams have become a serious problem for the social network, and plans to implement additional security measures
Mark Hurd Talks Up Oracle Exadata
Newly anointed Oracle co-president Mark Hurd used his keynote at the Oracle OpenWorld conference to highlight Exadata Database Machine X2-8
Corporate Tango: HP Drops Lawsuit Against Hurd
Hurd will be working full time for Oracle and, since Oracle and HP are closely aligned, the two companies will be strategic partners, says Chris Preimesberger
Man Jailed For Online Money Laundering
American authorities have sentenced a 38-year-old man to six years in prison for laundering money via an online payment system
E-Vendors To Wage War On Mobile Fraud
Banks and social networks must look to personal mobile data such as location information to help combat mobile fraud, according to Gartner
Chattering At The Water Cooler
Most social networks are geared for individual rather than corporate promotion, but corporate social networking tools are providing a new angle, says Cameron Sturdevant
eWEEK Readers: Hurd Instinct Threatens HP
Our poll says Mark Hurd's job is to steal HP users, for his best buddy Larry. Next: tell us your favourite browser
Zendesk Hosted Customer Help Desk: Review
Zendesk is a hosted customer help desk service that is easy to deploy while remaining quite amenable to customisation
Nokia World Saves The Best Till Last
At Nokia World its CEO-elect put in an appearance while elsewhere a key designer of PalmOS was recruited.
Insurance Hike May Follow Facebook Burglaries
Price comparison site Confused.com is living up to its name as it says social media users will have to pay more for home insurance
On-Demand Workload Provisioning With Cloud Manager
Novell's hypervisor-agnostic, cloud management product offers a built-in connector to the company’s Sentinel security platform.
First Virtualised Database Platform From Startup Delphix
Creating Delphix virtual copies of databases to run concurrently on disk offers new outlook for database administrators.
Former IBM Exec Moffat Handed Six Month Jail Sentence
Former IBM veteran Robert Moffat has been sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to an insider trading scandal
Swiss Court Outlaws IP Address Snooping
A ruling by the Swiss Federal Court adds to the debate over whether IP addresses should count as personal data
Nokia’s Top Smartphone Exec Anssi Vanjoki Resigns
In another significant management change at Nokia, the head of its smartphone division has resigned
Government Shaves £50m From Biometric Database
A revised contract with IBM will see the biometric monitoring system significantly reduced in cost, but not axed
IBM Summit: World Is Ready For Smart Grids
The UK is facing a looming energy crisis - but smart meters can help - according to the government's Minister for Energy and Climate Change
Microsoft Strategist Replaces Nokia CEO
Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo has been sacked and replaced by Stephen Elop from Microsoft
Microsoft Close To Shutting Down Waledac Botnet
Microsoft is one step closer to seizing control of 276 domains controlled by the Waledac botnet after another legal judgement in its favour
Cisco To Pay Feds £31 Million To Settle Lawsuit
Cisco is to cough up £31 million to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed it overcharged government agencies
Oracle Is Making A Statement By Hiring Mark Hurd
Oracle is deadly serious about competing with both HP and IBM at the highest levels for enterprise IT systems business
Balancing Productivity And Connectivity In The Enterprise
IT must balance security policies against workers' use of the Internet and mobile technologies that blur working and personal time
IBM’s Summit? Well, It’s A Start….
A barrage of hot air, followed by a real debate. IBM's 'Start' summit seems to be a microcosm of green technology, says Peter Judge