Cost-conscious companies are finding a mobile workforce is increasingly beneficial to their business, a report by Kelton Research finds
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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
HP Finally Gets Serious About Security
HP seems to be taking on the world of late. It acquired EDS to compete in IT services, and Mercury for middleware, but the acquisition of networking player 3Com also gives it a boatload of security products
Dell To Resell Cray’s Speedy Workstation
Dell has teamed up with big iron maker Cray to offer desktop users a machine with much more power than a traditional system
AMD And Intel Put Differences Behind Them And look To The Future
Now that the bitter and costly legal battle between AMD and Intel is over, both companies can focus on their future plans
Companies Face Stiff Penalty For Data Breaches
Companies in the UK that suffer a data breach may run the risk of being fined up to £500,000, according to government plans announced this week.
HP Acquisition Of 3Com Could Threaten Cisco Dominance
HP's $2.7 billion deal for 3Com will enable it to compete more closely with Cisco, as well as getting greater network security technology through 3Com subsidiary TippingPoint
Google Takes Aim At Skype With Gizmo5 Buy
Google has acquired VoIP provider Gizmo5, a move that some predict will make Google Voice more competitive with Skype
Microsoft Rolls Out Bing In The UK
Microsoft has brought its Bing search engine out of beta in the UK, despite rumours that the search results had been found insufficiently relevant to Brits
Fish and Chip Website Battered By Malware
There is something fishy about the website of Harry Ramsden, the famous fish and chip shop, which has been haked (er hacked) by a malicious script
Microsoft Upgrades Windows Marketplace
Microsoft has announced new shopping, anti-piracy and developer-friendly upgrades to the Windows Marketplace for Mobile app store.
New Mozilla 3.6 Beta Fixes 190 Bugs
A second beta of Mozilla Firefox 3.6 fixes plenty of bugs, while a survey shows the five-year old browser now has a 25 percent market share
Platform Computing Launches Cloud-Building Software
Platform Computing has launched a new software package called Platform ISF, which creates a shared computing infrastructure from heterogeneous resources.
Apple To Open Up To 50 New Stores Worldwide
While Microsoft threatens to challenge Apple aggressively in the retail space, Apple steps up its game with new stores in international locations
Microsoft Cracks Down On Piracy With Twitter Feed
Microsoft has launched a dedicated Twitter feed for its anti-piracy enforcement team in an attempt to curb unauthorised file-sharing
Seagate Teams Up With Carbonite For Online Backup
Seagate has teamed up with Carbonite to offer customers backup for their desktop or laptop systems, together with an attached external hard drive
Most Websites Have Web Security Vulnerabilities
Nearly two thirds of Websites have at least one serious vulnerability, according to new research from WhiteHat Security.
UK Staff Oblivious To Company Green Strategy
Corporate carbon emissions are causing a great deal of confusion, with UK staff kidding themselves about the green credentials of their employers
BT Fibre Roll Out Falls Short, Says Analyst
Many UK residents will miss out on high speed internet access because fibre rollout will fall short in crucial areas, says a broadband analyst company
Organise IT Before Outsourcing, Warns CIO
IT infrastructure should be organised before it is outsourced, otherwise an internal mess will simply become an outside mess
Smartphone Sales Rise As Competition Hots Up
Competition is heating up in the smartphone and mobile sector, after Gartner recorded a rise in sales during the third quarter
eWEEK Webinar Bridges Windows And Linux
eWEEK Europe presents a webinar on 9 December, designed to help you get the best out of combining Microsoft and Linux
Review: Novell’s OpenSUSE 11.2
Novell's OpenSUSE 11.2 comes packaged with some of the best open-source software, while setting itself apart from Linux rivals with its focus on power users
Intel And AMD End Legal Tussle
It is all quiet on the western front after bitter chip rivals Intel and AMD announced they have settled their differences
Parallels Desktop Enters Windows-On-Mac Market
Competition is hotting up in the Windows-on-Mac market with the the release of Parallels Desktop 5, which also now ships with tools for managing VM creation
HP Takes On Cisco With 3Com Acquisition
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for $2.7 billion (£1.63 billion) to build a stronger challenge to Cisco Systems in the networking space
Compuware Touts Complete Visibility With Gomez
Compuware reveals the first fruits of its acquisition of web application management provider Gomez
EC Calls On Europe To Board Cloud Computing Train
The EC is calling on member states and businesses to stop stalling and put more services into the cloud, to help better engage with the public and improve sustainability
Struggling European Businesses Fear Disruptive IT
Many European businesses are avoiding updating their IT resources, viewing it as an unnecessary strain during a time of recession
Green Experts Pour Cold Water On Sweating IT Assets
The Green Grid's John Tuccillo and Zhal Limbuwala from the British Computer Society argue that consuming less IT and upgrading less frequently isn't necessarily the most sustainable approach
Microsoft Beefs Up Bing With Wolfram Alpha Results
Microsoft adds features to its Bing search engine, including localized news and weather, an expanded video page, and search results from Wolfram Alpha