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Google To Delete UK WiSpy Data
Google has signed a commitment to improve data handling following the infamous 'WiSpy' incident, says the ICO
MP Counters Government Stance On Net Neutrality
Labour MP Tom Watson has tabled an Early Day Motion calling for further political debate on the thorny issue of net neutrality
Apple Co-Founder: Android To Overtake iPhone
Steve Wozniak told a Dutch newspaper that Android devices will eventually beat the iPhone's market share
Adobe Secures Reader X With Sandboxing Technology
The new sandboxing capabilities in Adobe Reader X arms Windows users with PDF-flaw protection, the company says
eWEEK Readers Shun BlackBerry
More than two thirds of you say that BlackBerry has had its day in the sun. Next up: Do you trust the cloud?
Facebook Fault Prevents Women From Logging On
Women were briefly locked out of their Facebook accounts earlier this week due to a bug in the social network
German Rhine Dubbed Europe’s Silicon Valley
The Rhine-Main-Neckar region in Germany is the most lucrative software cluster in Europe, thanks to revenues from SAP and Software AG
Dell Integrates Data Protection And Encryption For Windows
Dell adds file-level encryption to protect data on laptops, desktops, USB drives, external drives, and optical storage
Tackling The Threat Of Negligent Insiders
Failure to adopt a “continuous auditing” approach to security opens organisations to risk of negligent insider threat, warns Philip Lieberman
Microsoft Targets Enterprise Comms With Lync 2010
Microsoft has formally launched its Lync 2010 unified communications platform for large or small businesses
HP Pitches Video Collaboration Into Competitive Market
HP’s collaboration offerings arrive as Cisco, Microsoft and others seek traction in the highly competitive market
Android Tablet Market Share To Hit 15% In 2011
The Android tablet market will soar to 15 percent share in 2011. RIM and HP tablets will garner eight percent, IMS predicts
Cloud Move For Gordano Microsoft Exchange Alternative
Gordano's GMS Cloud offers a hosted messaging and collaboration suite as an alternative to Microsoft Exchange Online
Reaping The Business Benefits Of Social Networks
Collaboration tools with social features provide a powerful foundation for sharing information and linking experts within your organisation
Fujitsu Points To Uptake Of Shared Community Clouds
New research from Fujitsu has highlighted the cost savings achieved by early cloud adopters and increasing uptake of community clouds
Microsoft Makes IE9 Platform Preview 7 Available
Microsoft is allowing developers the chance to check out its seventh Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview
Report: Sustainability Software Set For Sharp Rise
A study from Verdantix has found that the demand for carbon- and energy-management software is about to pick up steam
Adobe Issues Security Update for Reader And Acrobat
Adobe patches a pair of security vulnerabilities, including one in the Acrobat Flash-rendering DLL targeted by attackers
Oracle Asks Apache To Continue With JCP And Java 7
Oracle is asking the Apache Software Foundation to reconsider its threat to leave the Java Community Process and abandon Java 7
Google’s Schmidt Welcomes Competition From Facebook Messages
Google boss Eric Schmidt has said that Facebook Messages is good for competition, despite the threat it poses to Gmail
Half of SMBs Ban Facebook At Work
Fifty percent of SMBs in the UK and US ban their staff from accessing social networking websites, a Webroot survey has revealed
Ten Reasons Google Should Fear Facebook
Facebook is offering a new messaging platform designed to rival Gmail. Is it possible that Facebook could best Google in the email space?
Final Text Of ACTA Released
Negotiators have published a finished text of the controversial treaty, after ironing out final details
Oracle Delivers Express Version Of Solaris 11
Oracle has released the first Solaris update since its acquisition of Sun
SAP Officially Apologises To Oracle
Following its official admission of copyright infringement, SAP's co-chief executive has apologised to Oracle in court
Apple Hints At Mystery iTunes Announcement
A Tuesday announcement around Apple's iTunes has set off speculation of a new streaming service or the acquisition of the Beatles' catalogue
AMD Joins Open Source MeeGo Project
AMD has put aside its bitter rivally with chip giant Intel and joined it and Nokia to help develop MeeGo, the open source mobile operating system
Facebook Could Defeat Google Over Social Ads
Facebook's behavioural advertising is growing more powerful thanks to its Like button and other social tools. Clint Boulton asks, can Google keep up?
Web-Users Fall For Fake AV
Organised gangs are tricking security-conscious Internet users with fake anti-virus