Queen Margaret University has won an award for its sustainable approach to IT, based on the roll out of a low power, thin-client desktop infrastructure
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IBM Touts CICS Relevance 40 Years On
It's as old as the moon landings, but IBM's real-time transaction system, CICS, is still in use on the majority of all mainframes
Spinvox Partners Back Technology Claims
Transcription company Spinvox, accused of faking, gets scientists and call centres to vouch for it
Microsoft Readying Unscheduled Critical Security Patches
Microsoft will release two out-of-band security bulletins tomorrow, targeting issues in Internet Explorer and the Visual Studio product line
Google Open Sources Google Wave Code
Google programmers have ‘open sourced' two components of the Google Wave messaging and collaboration prototype
EC Confirms Microsoft Browser Offer In Antitrust Dispute
The European Commission confirms that Microsoft will offer European users a special edition of Windows 7 will be called the E version
Nokia, LG, Samsung Boost Handset Shipments
Nokia, LG and Samsung all grew market share, as an analyst reports that 269 million handsets were shipped in the second quarter of 2009
One In Four SMBs Say IT Failing To Support Tough Times
The IT Effectiveness Index Mid-Year Report has found small-to-medium-sized businesses with failing IT are at a competitive disadvantage
Palm Takes Aim At Enterprise With WebOS 1.1
Palm has released Palm webOS 1.1 to target its Pre smartphone at enterprises, according to a Palm executive
Yahoo Board Discuss Microsoft Deal, Fears Scrutiny
Yahoo's board was reportedly due to meet yesterday to discuss a potential search engine and online advertising partnership with Microsoft
Microsoft Earnings Put Pressure On Windows 7 Launch
Microsoft is feeling the effects of the recession, with declines in the PC and server sales, as earnings decline 17 percent from the same quarter last year
Microsoft Security Essentials Beta Review
Microsoft Security Essentials (née Morro) is an effective yet modest measure by Microsoft to augment the minimum level of security offered for Windows users
Spinvox Denies Privacy And Faking Claims
There are humans in the Spinvox machine, but they're well behaved
Oracle Gets Out Chequebook For Database, Middleware Boost
Oracle has acquired GoldenGate Software to integrate into its database and middleware products, alongside Sun and Virtual Iron
Microsoft and Google Swap Products… And Behaviour
Sure, with Bing and Chrome OS, Microsoft and Google are aping each other's flagship products. But, says Jim Rapoza, the way the announcements were made shows the companies turning into each other
Spinvox “Faked” Speech Transcription Service And Broke Privacy
Speech-to-text service from Spinvox used humans and broke its privacy promises, according to the the BBC and rival vendors
The Ten Commandments of Social Network Security (For IT Managers)
Don Reisinger advocates maintaining your perspective and an open mind to employee use of Web 2.0 with his ten top tips
Google: The Limits Of Security
Don't ask to run Google Apps on your own server. If you want that, you're wrong, says Google's Eran Feigenbaum. But does Google use two-factor authentication or not?
Brown Demands Global Institutions For The Internet Age
Online communications could unleash co-operation and solve the big problems, if world institutions can be set up, Gordon Brown tells event
Citrix XenServer 5.5 Review
Server virtualisation with a crisis-proof price and performance which rivals VMware
Yahoo Launches Homepage Beta Overhaul
Yahoo has let users opt in to try a beta of its new home page, which integrates Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and over 60 other Web services and content sites
Microsoft Releases Linux Device Driver Code
Microsoft releases 20,000 lines of device driver code to the Linux community under the popular GPLv2 license
Microsoft And Apple Sued Over Touch-Screen Technology
Microsoft and Apple, along with a handful of other tech companies, find themselves strange bedfellows after being sued by a small company over a touch-screen patent
McAfee Discusses Saas Security Strategy
McAfee lays out its plans to expand its software-as-a-service business with an eye toward gaining traction among enterprises
Would You Cough Up For Google Web Services?
Has Google gone as far as it can go with its free software model? The release of its Chrome OS has provoked a lot of discussion summarised here by Clint Boulton
Microsoft Makes It Easier To Avoid Internet Explorer
IE8 browser won't try to take over as default when you install it, promises Microsoft
Twitter’s Google Docs Hack – A Warning For Cloud App Users
Twitter lost its data through a hack on Google Docs. Learn from this to be very careful how much trust you place on cloud apps and Web 2.0, says Eric Lundquist
GlassHouse Takes Aim At Data Centre Energy Impact
New service is aimed at helping enterprises tame power-hungry data centres, harness cost savings and gain environmental benefits
CloudClimate Cloud Comparison Service Launched
The goal is to give customers a way to compare services and to help service providers find problems in their environments
Cisco Partners With UnitedHealth Group To Boost Virtual Treatment
The goal is to use the technology along with such platforms as electronic medical records to make the care given in virtual doctor visits as good as that from in-person visits