Articles Posted on 17 June 2008
Koolspan unveils GSM cryptocard
News Security
Now here's something that will (not) go down a storm at the Security Services, a microSD card that allows GSM mobiles to encrypt voice calls on-the-fly.Released by Koolspan, the MicroSD card - known as a TrustChip - has its own...
Gary McKinnon - the case reaches the Lords
News Security
Interesting to see - from a legal perspective of course - that the legal wagon train surrounding Gary McKinnon - the uber-computer guru who cracked the Pentagon's IT systems - has reached the House of Lords this week.The case, of...
BT’s 21CN adds an extra lane to the comms highway
News Hardware
Microscope has published an article about BT’s expansion of Ethernet availability on networks in its latest printed edition pointing to the fact that the 21CN will undoubtedly provide resellers with a wealth of...
New Nokias - no surprises
News Mobile & Telco
After the hoopla of the Apple iPhone 3G Nokia have powered back into the business market with the E66 and E71, two feature rich replacements for the E65 and E61i.With HSPA, autofocus video capable camera, GPS and no doubt free of...
Sony's 8MP C905 Shooter Marks End Of Cheap Digital Camera Era
News Mobile & Telco
The Sony C905 mobile phone has finally reached Britain and this Cybershot model is set to make life for entry level and mainstream digital camera vendors a bit more difficult. As mentioned last week, the C905, dubbed Shiho, is a...
Bloggers Worldwide Face Prison For Voicing Their Opinions
News Security
Bloggers risk facing jail time and arbitrary arrests by governments which feel threatened by their growing influence on the masses according to a report by the University of Washington which has been monitoring the number of...
UK Top Retailers Face Rocketing Data Centre Energy Expenses
News Hardware
New research commissioned by data centre infrastructure firm RichardsoNEyres shows that on average, top UK retailers are overspending by £1.25 million a year on the power needed to run their data centres which can equate to...
Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP
News Hardware
Have yet to join the party? It’s about time you tuned in – and upgraded your monitor to really enjoy all of these groovy options as they’re meant to be experienced. Thankfully, Dell’s new Ultra-Sharp...
Narnia Domain Name Sparks Legal Battle
News Security
A father who purchased a £70 domain name for his 10-year old son is now facing the prospect of a lengthy and costly battle against the estate of CS Lewis, the author of the popular Chronicles of Narnia series. Richard...
UK Business Failing To Prevent Devastating Internal Security Weaknesses
News Security
Research carried out on behalf of IT Resellers Bell Micro suggests that UK businesses are still failing to address the protection of data assets on the network from staff abuse, misuse or direct theft. Nearly half (47%) of the...
T-Mobile To Sell Apple iPhone for One Euro in Europe
News Security
Mobile Service Provider T-Mobile will sell 3G iPhones for One Euro in Germany, Netherlands and Austria according to various news outlets, but only if they sign up for the more expensive monthly contracts. The 16GB version of the...
RM Ships EEE PC 900 Laptop as Minibook
News Software
Education Specialist RM has added the EEE PC 900 to its range of cheap laptops for schools, selling it as the miniBook with a low price of £285+VAT; although the older version will still be available from £159 - if...
Nokia Refocuses On Corporate Audience With E71 and E66 Smartphones
News Mobile & Telco
Nokia churns out new mobile phones faster than a love rabbit it seems; the E71 and the E66 are the two latest additions and they aim at capturing the high end of the market with a resolutely professional "work, no play"...
Microsoft releases Embedded Windows OS For GPS Devices
News Consumer
Microsoft has added yet another operating system to its already large OS family; one specifically designed to cater for the growing number of portable navigation devices that have appeared on the market. Windows Embedded...
Computer security
News Security
It is a branch of technology known as information security as applied to computers. The objective of computer security varies and can include protection of information from theft or corruption, or the preservation of...
Becta's Open Source Contract To Alpha Plus Outrages Other Bidders
News Software
The UK government’s leading IT advisory body for education Becta's decision to award the contract for Open Source Promotion Project to an inexperienced consultancy left rival bidders fuming.Mark Tylor, the Chief Executive...
“Super Hacker” Gary Mckinnon Bids to Adjourn Deportation
News Security
The British Hacker Gary McKinnon, who was found guilty of breaching Pentagon’s security, is going to take his fight against deportation to the law lords. According to the recent reports, McKinnon who was accused of ...
AP may have to take on entire blogosphere, warns attacked blogger
News Security
The writer behind the blog has told OUT-LAW.COM that if AP continues its case it will be taking on the entire blogosphere. "Linking to news articles with short excerpts is common practice throughout the web, both on...
Internet Has Potential To Make Marketing Ubiquitous, Available And Direct
News Business & Government
Spam is not the only way Direct Marketing could impact on our lives; Lisa Turner, marketing director at the Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM), posits that Businesses, big and small are now fully capable of taking advantage of...
Phrase Express Network Edition 1.1.12
News Security
PhraseExpress eliminates repetitive typing and manages frequently used text snippets in customizable categories. Boilerplate templates can be stored together with text formatting and bitmaps.The Network Edition provides the...
MailList Controller Free 7.01
News Security
MailList Controller is an e-mail mailing list and marketing solution designed to send out personalized messages, manage multiple mailing lists, newsletters, campaigns, e-zines, announcements, support, and group mails. The program...
New type of stock spam may confound antispam engines
News Security
Well, recently our honeypots saw a wave of a new style of stock spam pushing Angstrom Microsystems stock. According to the folks at Spam-List, their quick analysis shows that started on Sunday. Zero revenue, but the...
Casualties: Zango's recent layoffs includes senior execs
News Security
From John Cook over at the Seattle PI: Sources say that two executives have also departed, including Executive Vice President of Corporate Development York Baur and Chief Technology Officer Ken Smith. Smith, who co-founded the...
Project Management - A 360 Degree Birds Eye View
News Security
Project managers wrestle with mountains of information. Throughout the course of a project, they have to track, organise, and communicate on everything from finances and scheduling to risk scenarios, human resource assignments,...
IT Outsourcing services – Not Just for the Big Boys
News Hardware
As the trend in offshore IT outsourcing continues to grow, I have found that the smaller system integrators are also beginning to venture out and reap the benefits. Tapping into cheaper labour overseas isn't just for large...
