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Comment Google is finally making all the right noises about personal data. Time for regulators to follow suit
Want to be a ZDNet UK apprentice? You’re hired
Blog We are generous sorts here at ZDNet.co.uk and there is no denying it. Not only do we provide you all this free tech content – and only ask that you endure a few pesky ads for the pleasure – but...
Cisco's new acquisition talisman
Q&A Can Ned Hooper keep the magic of Cisco's acquisition machine alive? The executive discusses how he plans to maintain the success rate
Open source: New target of malware?
News Industry experts say the recent OpenOffice worm may be an indication that open-source software is becoming more attractive to malware creators
CIOs question practicality of open source
News Barriers against the deployment of open source and the use of software as a service at enterprise level still remain
Government agrees IP telephony deal
News Extension of Global Crossing's contract involves the provision of managed IP network services to public-sector employees in 90 government agencies
Barcelona delay could hurt AMD
News Industry observers warn that postponement of the upcoming quad-core chip's launch could damage AMD's position in the market
NPfIT chief claims successes
News Two of the main protagonists behind the NHS's National Programme for IT have insisted that it is making a big difference to patient care
Microsoft issues critical patches
News Software giant has released six patches, of which four are critical, to fix 15 flaws in programs including Vista, Internet Explorer and Office
SonicWall buys Aventail
News VPN market consolidates as SonicWall snaps up the provider of secure VPN appliances and services
ASA cautions Orange over 'unlimited' claims
News Advertising Standards Authority reprimands operator for breaking the same rule for the third time, but stops short of implementing sanctions
Apple denies use of ZFS in Leopard
News Mac OS X will not make use of the ZFS file system, despite Sun chief executive Jonathan Schwartz saying it would
Reinventing the wheel?
Talkback Perhaps I'm missing something, but NeoOffice was created to overcome Ooo's poor support for Mac. Whilst it's not perfect, it is perfectly usable in a production environment and the license terms...
Samsung Q1 Ultra sighted at ZDNet towers
Blog Samsung UK's Product Marketing Manager for the Q1 Ultra UMPC, Dinesh Chand, was in yesterday to show off the device, which is about to ship in the UK. Since it was unveiled at CeBIT in March...
OpenOffice releases Mac alpha version
News Programmers release an early version of the open-source office suite, but there are plenty of bugs yet to be addressed
EC proposes TV spectrum for WiMax
News UHF spectrum could be used for mobile broadband services once the analogue TV signal is turned off, but views differ on whether money or public interest should win out
Shareholders lay into Yahoo boss
News Annual meeting saw Yahoo shareholders grasp the chance to criticise chief executive Terry Semel over the company's poor performance
Symantec: Microsoft security lacks innovation
News Security company has criticised Microsoft's integrated security project, as well as Microsoft security generally, for coming 'late to the dance'
Symantec announces Veritas NetBackup 6.5
News Security vendor has announced software that it claims will help IT managers unify storage management, as part of a wider initiative called Storage United
RIP 3GSM
Blog That uberfest of all things mobile, 3GSM (held annually in both Barcelona and Macau) is officially a thing of the past. 'What?!' cry tech-lovers and hacks alike across the globe... but fear not....
Virtualisation is key to Windows Server uptake
News Analysts believe that Viridian, the virtualisation application, could drive the success of Microsoft's long-awaited Windows Server 2008
What matters more - speed or quality of response?
Blog With the proliferation of mobile devices amongst mobile workers offering 24/7 connectivity, I have noticed an interesting communication trend. Emails are now being sent at all times of day and...
Torvalds: Solaris could nudge Linux to GPLv3
News Linux leader Linus Torvalds remains sceptical about GPLv3, but open-source Solaris could be a draw
Inside Safari 3.0 for Windows (beta)
Photo Apple ports its Safari browser over to the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems, adding a few new features.
Google and Intel target efficient PC power supplies
News Tech companies team up to make PCs and servers run more efficiently, advocating more energy-efficient components
RE:Mobile working is a myth
Blog Comment The vendor-driven research in the Economist is probably indicative of a market reaching maturity, as use of mobile devices passes the early adopter stage tech vendors need to get smarter to adapt...
Photos: Firefox 3 Alpha 5 (Gran Paradiso)
Photo Developers can run the latest iteration of Firefox now, although casual users should wait until the final release later this year.
Measuring the galaxies, one centimetre at a time
Blog My colleague Karen 'Hive Mother' Friar, community editor and not-so-closet geek, has an interesting post about another improvement in quantum key distribution, which is cool and geeky. No question...
