Articles Posted on 03 November 2008
Comment: Survey reveals dangerous lack of knowledge about virtualization
News Network
More than forty per cent of IT directors and managers that have implemented server virtualization may have left their IT networks open to attack because they wrongly believe that security was built in. These shock findings were...
Government Not Doing Enough To Fight E-crime
News Security
A survey by The Corporate IT Forum amongst its 3500 showed that morale is low amongst UK businesses when it comes to the general perception of how the government is tackling the growing e-crime problem. Only 43 percent of those...
French Senate Enact "Three-Strike" Law
News Security
The French Senate has passed a bill that will allow web pirates to be disconnected from the internet if they have been caught downloading illegal content online three times although the European Parliament - whose HQ is in...
Social media and privacy
News Security
Shelly Palmer blogs about privacy and Twitter, as regards marketing companies mining the data: But those systems pale in comparison to the kinds of data we’re giving about ourselves on personalized media like social...
US Circuit City Closes Down 155 Stores To Save Cash
News Business
US Consumer Electronics company Circuit City has revealed plans to shut down 155 stores across the United States and shunning thousands of jobs as the company looks out to return to profitability. One in every six employees at...
New Intel Core i7 CPUs Crush Core 2 and AMD Phenom Processors
News Security
Intel has unveiled its advanced Core i7 processor that is designed to provide a significant enhancement in both performance and efficiency over its predecessor, the Intel Core 2 processor. The new processor boasts of an...
Microsoft Tempts Apple Customers With Kiosk
News Consumer
It seems that Microsoft is taking its “I am PC” campaign directly before the Mac user if reports of a new Microsoft kiosk propping up before an Apple store in UK are to be believed. Recently, an AppleInsider...
Google Adds SMS Service To Gmail
News Mobile & Telco
Google has introduced a new SMS messaging service for Gmail along with a bunch of other exciting features. Users of Gmail can access this service which incidentally still is in beta by reaching under the Labs tab by...
BSkyB Eyes Tiscali To Become Third Biggest Broadband Player
News Hardware
Murdoch-owned BSkyB is in acquisition mode as reports say that it could acquire embattled Italian broadband company Tiscali fairly in a £450m deal fairly soon, making it the third biggest broadband provider in the UK...
Business Continuity – Rocket Science???
News Network
Despite the best efforts of some dodgy characters to convince you otherwise, business continuity management isn't actually rocket science. But despite the fact that the BCM process is relatively straightforward, it can seem a...
Netflix Let Apple Users Watch Movies In An Instant But Not In UK
News Security
Netflix users who have an Apple Mac computer will be happy to learn that the DVD-and-streaming media company is about to roll out a "Watch Instantly" online player, a service which is currently in public beta. The streaming...
After Virgin Atlantic, BA Staff Now Embroiled Into Facebook Scandal
News Consumer
Facebook is at the centre of another Company bashing after British Airways reportedly left not-so nice messages about the company and customers who fly with the company. As the Dailymail reported this morning, British Airways...
Doing your b(IT) in a financial crisis
News Network
We are in a financial crisis. The signs can no longer be ignored, with politicians finally confessing that recession is imminent and that the situation is likely to get worse before it gets better. As a result,...
How Can We Save Money And The Environment With Our Servers?
News Network
In a world increasingly reliant on power-hungry complex carbon technology, the IT industry itself is initiating changes to reduce our impact on the environment – with data centres as the key driver. As a supplier of...
IBM Doesn't Want Executive To Join Apple, Goes Legal
News Network
IBM has filed a legal suit against its former executive Mark Papermaster in order to prevent him from joining Apple Inc. Mark Papermaster was the vice president at IBM’s Blade development unit and is recognised as...
Apple Upgrades MobileMe Service
News Hardware
It seems that Apple has been quietly updating its MobileMe service since last September and has made significant improvements in its mail, accounts and contacts features. MobileMe is essentially a subscription based...
Majority of US iPhone Users Are From "Lower Income" Bracket Says Survey
News Network
According to a recent study, the increasing preference for iPhone amongst the lower income US consumers indicate towards a possibility that smartphones are increasing been seen as a necessity rather than a luxury....
Super Stealth Russian Trojan Steals 500,000 Bank Accounts
News Security
Recent findings made by the security group RSA suggest that a highly sophisticated Trojan called Sinowal has been able to steal data of more than half a million financial accounts. It seems that the Sinowal Trojan which is...
CD Copy Master 1.0.1.0127
News Storage
CD Copy Master is a useful CD copy utility. With the program, you can copy all kinds of CD disc, and the copied CD would be all the same with original one; you can also use CD Copy Master to copy audio tracks from CD on your hard...
VentaFax Business 6.1.47.132
News Entertainment
Fax and Answering Machine Software with remote control. Easy-to-Use Interface; VentaFax is a full-featured professional fax and answering machine application. Send and receive black-and-white or color faxes, and turns...
BETT 2009
News Security
BETT celebrates 25 years as the world's leading educational information and communications technology (ICT) event in 2009. Dedicated to showcasing the best in UK and international educational technology products, resources...





