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Beware business cloud dangers, says EU agency

News Organisations should be wary of vendor lock-in, according to the European Network and Information Security Agency [20 Nov 2009]

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eBay finalises $2.75bn sale of Skype

News The auction site has sold off its telephony unit, after plans to take it public and a legal dispute with the company's founders [20 Nov 2009]

Dell sees earnings drop 54 percent

News Declining shipments had a negative effect on the company's third-quarter earnings, while the company also reported that revenue was down 15 percent compared with last year [20 Nov 2009]

Digital Economy Bill gets tough on file-sharers

News The government has ruled out jail terms for copyright infringement, but the Digital Economy Bill opens the way for disconnecting repeat infringers [20 Nov 2009]

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Cisco targets security professionals with iPhone app

News The company's new App Store entry features customised alerts and threat information delivered to the handheld device [20 Nov 2009]

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Swindon promises city-wide Wi-Fi mesh network

News The network, to be developed through a public-private partnership, will aim to give all Swindon residents free internet access and potentially allow wireless CCTV and smart metering [17 Nov 2009]

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UK police make Zeus Trojan arrests

News Two people were arrested in Manchester earlier this month on suspicion of distributing the Zeus banking Trojan [19 Nov 2009]

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VeriSign: Major internet security update by 2011

News The organisation has said it will close a major attack vector in internet addressing in under two years [16 Nov 2009]

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Google shows Chrome OS, promises 2010 launch

News Google's long-awaited Chrome OS aims at security, speed and simplicity in netbook cloud computing [19 Nov 2009]

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• ARM,
• Apps,
• Cloud

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T-Mobile workers accused of selling customer data

News The Information Commissioner's Office is investigating accusations that T-Mobile employees sold millions of customer details [18 Nov 2009]

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Police right to hand over seized hardware, says judge

News The police were acting within the law when they handed evidence to a private company after the CPS declined to pursue a public prosecution, a judge has ruled [17 Nov 2009]

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Swindon promises city-wide Wi-Fi mesh network

News The network, to be developed through a public-private partnership, will aim to give all Swindon residents free internet access and potentially allow wireless CCTV and smart metering [17 Nov 2009]

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