Users are keen to know about sustainable data centres, but it looks like it might take regulations to push them to adopt a more environmental approach
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The barbarians at your door. How to identify and defeat the cyberthreats facing your business today
Many of the cyberthreats your business faces are invisible. Learn how to shine a light on these threats and discover how to take action to protect your business
Salesforce Offers ‘Facebook For Businesses’ With Chatter
Salesforce.com is seeking to replicate the social networking phenomenon by offering its users a collaboration tool with a Facebook-like interface
Ordnance Survey Maps To Be Made Available Online
The government has announced that Ordnance Survey data will be made available for free online in 2010.
Human Error Blamed For Rising Data Loss
Human error is increasingly the cause of enterprise data disasters, as lack of resources and increasing complexity takes its toll
Mozilla Targets Security And Stability With New Firefox Beta
Mozilla is aiming to improve the speed, stability, and security with the new beta of its open source Firefox browser
Green IT and more (Part II) – Cleaning Up IT
In the second of a series of articles, David Tebbutt explains how you can reduce the environmental impact of IT before you buy IT devices, during their lifetime, and after you've finished with them.
If Windows 7 Were My Idea …
Microsoft's “Windows 7 was my idea” ad campaign promises to give users everything they have ever wanted from an OS, but what would you add to make Windows truly your idea?
EC Criticised For “Maladministration” Of Intel Antitrust Case
A watchdog has admonished the EC for its lax approach to evidence collection in the Intel antitrust investigation. Meanwhile Intel pumps millions into exascale computing in France
Review: Thumbs Up For Office 2010 Beta
The Office 2010 beta includes extended web and mobile reach and a number of useful app enhancements. The next challenge is persuading organisations and individuals to upgrade
EC Questions Security Of Open Source Software
European authorities want to see a level playing field for open source but have expressed concerns about the security of the software
Review: VMware Workstation 7 Supports Windows 7
VMware Workstation 7 effectively virtualises Windows 7, Windows XP Mode and enterprise VMware platforms.
Citrix Escalates Desktop Virtualisation Battle
Citrix's new options include a Dazzle offering for Windows and Macintosh computers and updated versions of Citrix Receiver for Windows and Mac plus the popular iPhone, BlackBerry and Android mobile devices
Chinese Court Rules Against Microsoft In IP Case
Microsoft finds itself under fire from a Chinese court, which ruled that older versions of Windows violate an intellectual property agreement between Microsoft and Beijing-based software company Zhongyi Electronic
Microsoft Named As Ally Of Open Standards
At the Web 2.0 Expo, Tim O'Reilly predicts that Microsoft will emerge as a leading proponent of the open Web, despite the company's tradition of fostering its own proprietary operating systems and development languages
Microsoft Releases Public Beta Of Office 2010
Microsoft releases the public beta version of Office 2010, asking for feedback from users ahead of the productivity suite's general release in early 2010
HP Laptops Have Highest Failure Rate Says Report
Laptops from Asus and Toshiba, followed by Sony and Apple, had the lowest failure rates of the nine manufacturers included in a report from Square Trade, a provider of electronics warranties
Boffins Look To Simulate Human Brain With Computer
IBM researchers are working on a computer that can act and reason in a similar way to the human brain
Twitter Users Offered MMS Tweets Via Orange UK
Twitter user who are looking to submit pictures to the social network from their mobile phones can now do by using MMS on Orange UK handsets
Swindon To Get City-Wide Wi-Fi
Residents in a Wiltshire town are to get free wireless internet access thanks to plans to install a blanket "Wi-Fi mesh" network by next year
Police Arrest Couple Over Zeus Banking Trojan
British police have arrested two people linked to malware used to steal banking information and another personal data
eWEEK Europe Launches Live Events Channel
A regular programme on IT issues begins with a session on the economics of Green IT
Spain Plans To Make Broadband A Legal Right
Plans for piracy measures apparently don't conflict with moves to guarantee connection for all
Queen Declares War On Piracy, Delays Broadband Tax
The Government finally set out its plans to cut off illegal file-sharers in today's Queen's Speech, but the £6 broadband tax is delayed till next year
Qualcomm Readies Next Generation Displays
Qualcomm is gearing up to deliver both colour and video to the next generation of e-readers, with display technology that uses ambient light
Mobile Tech Must Be On Copenhagen Agenda Says GSMA
Mobile technology must be a top priority at the UN talks, according to GSMA, but campaigners have warned that IT probably won't get the attention it deserves
Dell Wraps Netbooks in Panda-Friendly Bamboo
Bamboo packaging is sustainable, but Dell still faces criticism for delays in banning some toxic substances in its products
ICO Launches Investigation Into T-Mobile Data Scandal
The ICO is investigating claims that a T-Mobile employee sold many thousands of personal details to competitors.
SEC Investigating Insider Trading In HP-3Com Deal
A jump in options call trading for 3Com in the hours leading up to HP's announcement of a $2.7 billion bid for networking company 3Com is prompting SEC regulators to investigate whether there was insider trading
Microsoft Set To Reveal IE 9 Secrets
Microsoft is slated to share some information about Internet Explorer 9 at the company's Professional Developers Conference
HP Gets Real About Desktop Virtualisation
Hewlett-Packard is rolling out new hardware, software and services designed to help businesses more easily adopt and implement desktop virtualisation environments