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Heartbleed: Websites Are Patched, But VPNs Still At Risk

The Heartbleed OpenSSL flaw is fixed on websites - but security firms have spotted attacks on SSL VPNs, warns Sean…

11 years ago

Oyster Shows How Digital Wallets Can Work

Oyster has a genuine purpose, is easy to use and familiar to customers says Steve McCaskill

11 years ago

Nokia Bashes BlackBerry For Its Business Base

Nokia joins other phone makers in kicking BlackBerry, but must do more to give business users better security, says Wayne…

11 years ago

IT Life: I’ve Been Doing Big Data For Ten Years!

Tendü Yogurtcu was working on Big Data before you heard of it. She likes open source and rates imagination over…

11 years ago

Two-Phase Liquid Cooling Bubbles Up

The boiling coolant in SGI's ICE X supercomputer is a sign to Peter Judge that liquid cooling is still evolving

11 years ago

How To Use Money To Prevent The Next Heartbleed

Support open source with time and money, stop a repeat of the Heartbleed OpenSSL flaw, says Seean Michael Kerner

11 years ago

Why Did The IBM VP Board HP’s Moonshot?

Susan Blocher was marketing IBM's PureSystems, till she decided to jump to HP's Moonshot programme. What was the attraction?

11 years ago

BYOD Means No One Can Fill BlackBerry’s Shoes

BlackBerry may have lost its mojo, but the space it filled doesn't exist any more, says Michelle Maisto

11 years ago

It’s The End Of XP – Not The World

Windows XP had to go because it lacks modern security features, says Robert Lemos. But you can take a measured…

11 years ago

Big Data: Marching Toward A Knowledge-Driven Society

Praveen Mandal from SGI explains the steps we will need to take to exploit the potential of Big Data and…

11 years ago

The Heartbleed Lesson: Open Source Needs Attention

Heartbleed happened because web giants thought that open source provided them with a free ride, says Wayne Rash

11 years ago

IT Life: Agile And The Raspberry Pi

Barrie Hadfield likes agile development, human rights and the Raspberry Pi

11 years ago

Heartbleed: Marketing, Or Responsible Disclosure?

When the Heartbleed OpenSSL flaw became a media circus. administrators felt left out of the loop, says Sean Michael Kerner

11 years ago

Heartbleed: Act Quickly But Don’t Panic

No one knows if the Heartbleed flaw was exploited, but you should make changes to be safe, says Wayne Rash

11 years ago

Greenpeace Sets Its Sights On Amazon Web Services

Environmental pressure group Greenpeace wants to Amazon Web Services to use renewable energy. Peter Judge thinks it has a fight…

11 years ago

Windows XP Is Dead – Long Live Linux!

Windows XP machines could have a new lease of life running Linux, says Sean Michael Kerner - but only if…

11 years ago

How To Survive The Death Of Windows XP

If you really must run Windows XP after Microsoft cuts off support today, Wayne Rash tells you how to do…

11 years ago

IT Life: I Can Read Barcodes

Making your mobile IT work is Bob Tinker's first priority, but he's proud to say he can read barcodes without…

11 years ago

How The Cloud Forced SAP To Go Green

SAP has promised its data centres will be use renewable energy. It's the cloud that forced the change, says Peter…

11 years ago

Open Source Collaboration Is A Top-Down Decision

Collaboration might seem to come naturally to open source developers, but the Linux Foundation tell Sean Michael Kerner that it's…

11 years ago

What’s Tech Got To Do With Homelessness?

Each year on Byte Night, the tech industry raises money for young people. Ken Deeks explains why you should join…

11 years ago

How SoftLayer Guided IBM’s Journey To The Cloud

Some were surprised when IBM bought into the cloud with seven-yearold SoftLayer. but Chris Preimesberger thinks the strategy is paying…

11 years ago

BlackBerry Sues Top Exec To Stay At His Post

How bad are things at BlackBerry? Michelle Maisto says the case of Sebastien Marineau-Mes is not a good sign

11 years ago

Trustwave Gets Sued: Who Is Next?

Banks claim security firm Trustwave left US retailer Target open to credit card security breaches. Sean Michael Kerner thinks this…

11 years ago

Cloud Security Needs To Get Virtual

A virtual layer inside the hypervisor could solve cloud security. But the industry isn't moving fast enough to impress Wayne…

11 years ago

SugarCRM: Combining Open Source Sensibilities With Commercial Interest

Henning Ogberg and Jennifer Stagnaro from SugarCRM explains how open source platforms can be a good source of revenue

11 years ago

IT Life: Changing Our Desktops

Most people work from three or more devices, says Lisa Hammond.She wants to sort your workspace

11 years ago

Google v Amazon: It’s Not Just A Price War

Google cut its prices to take on Amazon Web Services, says Chris Preimesberger, but it also added some powerful features

11 years ago

Brendan Eich Is The Right Person To Lead Mozilla

Brendan Eich has guided Mozilla's technical strategy from the start. Sean Michael Kerner says perfect to lead the maker of…

11 years ago

Data Centre Productivity Will Be Measured In Kittens Per KWh

There's a new measure of data centre efficiency. Peter Judge says it might as well measure kittens per kiloWatt hour

11 years ago