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Google Apps get Group collaboration

News Business and educational users can now manage the collaboration features of Google Groups from within Google Apps [09 Dec 2009]

• Tags:
• Google Groups,
• Apps,
• Business,
• Collaboration

Ofcom report uncovers business comms gripes

News While companies are generally satisfied with their communications services, they are experiencing problems in areas such as availability and customer service, Ofcom has found [09 Dec 2009]

• Tags:
• Broadband,
• Report,
• Business,
• Ofcom

Android gets enterprise-grade email app

News Good Technology has released apps for Android and the iPhone, offering secure data capabilities to users of Google's mobile platform for the first time [09 Dec 2009]

• Tags:
• Android,
• IPhone,
• Email,
• Calendar

Mozilla releases Thunderbird 3

News Mozilla Messaging has pushed the stable release of Thunderbird 3 out of the nest, introducing several new features and improvements [09 Dec 2009]

• Tags:
• Email,
• Thunderbird

Offline Gmail now an official feature

News The ability to read and compose messages in Gmail while offline has graduated from Google Labs to become a fully fledged feature [09 Dec 2009]

• Tags:
• Offline,
• Gmail

Google launches Public DNS

News Google has opened its internal Internet directory servers to public access, claiming they offer high performance and enhanced security for all [04 Dec 2009]

• Tags:
• Resolve,
• URL,
• DNSSEC,
• DNS

Researchers break into BitLocker

News Unlike previous attacks against the Windows encryption, the technique developed by Fraunhofer SIT works even when a Trusted Platform Module is in use [07 Dec 2009]

• Tags:
• TPM,
• Encryption,
• Evil Maid,
• Trusted Platform Module

2 Talkbacks

Adobe warns of zero-day bug in Illustrator

News A serious, unpatched security flaw has surfaced in Adobe Illustrator, as the software maker prepares to release critical security fixes for next week [04 Dec 2009]

• Tags:
• Attack,
• Hack,
• AIR,
• Flash

NHS IT programme faces cutbacks

News Alistair Darling has announced that the National Programme for IT will be scaled back or cut completely [07 Dec 2009]

• Tags:
• Cut,
• NPfIT,
• NHS IT,
• Alistair Darling

1 Talkback

California utility to buy space-based solar energy

News The state's power provider will purchase electricity from Solaren, which plans to beam solar energy from space starting in 2016 [04 Dec 2009]

• Tags:
• California,
• Space,
• Alternative Energy,
• Energy

Urban Northern Ireland to get 10Mbps minimum

News Most businesses in Northern Ireland are to get access to fibre-based next-generation broadband through a joint investment by BT and the NI government [04 Dec 2009]

• Tags:
• Digital Britain,
• Broadband,
• Northern Ireland,
• Mbps

3 Talkbacks

Researchers break into BitLocker

News Unlike previous attacks against the Windows encryption, the technique developed by Fraunhofer SIT works even when a Trusted Platform Module is in use [07 Dec 2009]

• Tags:
• TPM,
• Encryption,
• Evil Maid,
• Trusted Platform Module

2 Talkbacks

Minister wants jobseekers to get own websites

News Unemployed people should be provided with a personalised website that allows them to do job searches and track benefit claims, according to employment minister Jim Knight [03 Dec 2009]

• Tags:
• Training,
• Jobcentre,
• Recession,
• Employment

1 Talkback

Single European patent moves closer to fruition

News Intellectual property experts have praised the agreement on a single EU-wide patent scheme, but have warned that the issue of translation remains unresolved [07 Dec 2009]

• Tags:
• Struan Robertson,
• EC,
• EU,
• European Union

1 Talkback

Government to share more data in fraud fight

News The government has announced a set of measures to increase data-sharing and encourage people to use public-sector services online [07 Dec 2009]

• Tags:
• Gordon Brown,
• Data-sharing,
• Fraud,
• Government

1 Talkback