Previous DayPersonal attacks?
Talkback I suggest that these folk with their "open letter" talk to the EC people who are investigating the allegations of dubious dealings. Or are they saying that the EC investigators are personally...
Video IM - Pulling It All Together
Blog I got a very nice example this evening of how all of the things I have been writing about here can come together and work really nicely. I was on the train, on the way home, and was text chatting...
ISO process has been gamed, why back off?
Talkback Given (a) the numerous reports of national standards bodies forcing through an acceptance vote, (b) the EU investigation of same (see your own site's article on the subject) and (c) the sudden...
If there's such strong disagreement, OOXML shouldn't have be...
Talkback "We the undersigned participants at this SC 34 meeting wish to make it clear that we deplore the personal attacks that have been made during the DIS 29500 standardisation project in recent months....
Citrix goes virtual with Xen Desktop
Blog Desktop virtualisation promises the ability for corporations to rationalise their huge farms of desktop PCs by switching users into the virtual world. Citrix is hoping that its Xen Desktop product,...
Dialogue Box 3.6: IDF debrief
Video What do the Atom processor, MIDs, a bio-sensing chip, fuel cells, Shanghai's traffic and a revolution in photography have in common? Answer: Intel's recent Development Forum
RE: Eurocom launches quad-core notebook
Talkback I used to work for Intel's mobile development unit and was under the impression that Quad Core mobile processors are not due for release until mid 2008. I’m wondering if maybe this puppy comes with...
SAP, Salesforce debate future of hosted apps
Video The co-founder and chairman of SAP, Hasso Plattner, and Salesforce.com co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff debate the future of enterprise software
How to deal with information overload
Video At RSA 2008 in San Francisco, Blink author Malcolm Gladwell tells security professionals why too much information can impair judgement
Emerging tech for secure networks
Video At RSA 2008 in San Francisco, TippingPoint chief architect Brian Smith discusses the challenges of network security
Birmingham students get Wi-Fi freedom of speech
Case Study The university has almost completed a six-year project to give its 36,000 students and staff wireless access anywhere on campus
AMD: The not-so-great pretender
Leader With its chief technology officer gone and no replacement in sight, the company is looking increasingly at risk
Google and Salesforce team up
News After being linked unofficially for some time, the two companies have announced an alliance to extend their CRM software message
ISO lost all credibility
Talkback ISO allowed the working group to be stacked, just one week before the first vote in September 2007. Countries with no capacity to make any contribution, simply voted Yes. Here are some countries...
Yup
Talkback Shameful is right. I'm assuming there must be a dealer out there somewhere who'll put together a laptop with no OS. Of course, are the public liable to act with their wallets and go there? Chances...
Shame...
Talkback ...that part of the cost of the laptop is the Vista install. MS will be able to claim one more sales figure and - as far as the stats go - you're using it. I like that Dell do supply (a very VERY...
ISO calls for end to OOXML 'personal attacks'
News The ISO committee handling OOXML braved open-source protests to meet in Oslo last week and work out how to ensure interoperability with ODF
Bloated Windows
Talkback I agree. Each new Windows OS is bigger and more bloated. What I would like to see would be a real basic Windows OS, without IE, Media Player, games, Outlook, a lot of the accessories, Paint, etc. I...
Should the EU refuse to buy Microsoft?
Blog A Green Party member of the European Parliament has formally requested that Microsoft be excluded from EU public procurements, because it is in breach of EU competition law. It's been suggested...
Red Hat stands up against software patents
Blog It's refreshing to see a big player in the software game make a stand for improving the rules, instead of just playing by them. We've been watching the controversy over software patents for a...
USB CopyNotify! 1.3
Review For small businesses looking for a simple data security tool, USB CopyNotify! is a good buy. However, managers of larger networks should consider stepping up to something more capable.
PayPal steps up fight against phishing
News The company's chief information security officer outlined PayPal's strategy for stamping out phishing, calling for a unified approach to the problem
BBC's digital supremo quits
Blog Ashley Highfield, champion Birtspeaker and outgoing (now in multiple ways) chief of "future media and technology" for the Beeb, is heading off to the realms of Project Kangaroo. Kangaroo is...
Of painters and programmers
Blog If you happen to read this blog then let me issue a caveat up front. I am NOT suggesting for one minute that the skill set needed to be a painter and decorator is in any way akin or at a similar...
ID cards fuel leap in consultancy costs
News The scheme has contributed to a 2,000 percent increase in the cost of Home Office consultants, taking the bill up to £147m last year
