Previous DayWhat "behaviour" and "reactions"? Who is at fault?
Talkback What behaviour is Berners-Lee talking about? What reactions? Basically, the complaint is that both men and women put women off a career in technology. Well, it doesn't mention non-geek males. So...
IDF goes beyond chips
Photo Modular data centres, driverless cars, 'robo rage' and the end of Moore's Law were just some of the topics discussed at IDF
Berners-Lee challenges 'stupid' male geek culture
News The inventor of the web has called for an end to a culture that alienates women and puts them off entering a career in technology
EC may put antitrust focus on Google
News The European Commission has defended itself against US criticism of the Microsoft antitrust ruling, as reports suggest Google may be next
Council workers lose jobs over eBay 'addiction'
Blog One council worker has been sacked, and two have lost their jobs over spending too much time on auction site eBay, reports the BBC. Apparently some of the the staff members at Neath Port Talbot...
Berners-Lee: Web security a 'never-ending battle'
News The dark side of the web needs to be addressed through technical and educational means, according to Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Google could bid for UK wireless spectrum
News Reports suggest Google may take advantage of Ofcom's proposed liberalisation of 900MHz spectrum in the UK
IBM tackles Microsoft on all fronts
Roundup Lotus Symphony open-source software and Lotus Notes 8 could enable IBM to mount a serious challenge to Microsoft's dominance
Making data centres more energy efficient
Video At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference, a panel discusses how technology and engineering advances will lower data centres' environmental impact
Businesses still wary of SaaS
Analysis Software as a service is gaining ground, but CIOs still face tough choices over which applications to use it for and which supplier to select
Intel unveils its tech treasures
Photo From the world's biggest heatsink to an almost-functioning fuel cell, the chipmaker has lifted the lid on its research and development work at the Intel Developer Forum
Symantec warns users over Bluetooth security
News A Symantec executive has given advice on how to combat the security threats users of Bluetooth-equipped devices increasingly face
Not defending anyone else.
Talkback Most of the organisations involved in this do already provide very good interoperability specifications. In addition many use open interface standards which encourage interoperability. Many...
Virtualisation key to next-gen data centres
News The technology will play a central role in the data centre's evolution, but this could create its own set of challenges, says IDC
Don't worry
Talkback There is no need to worry. USB and Firewire will not disappear overnight . It may be superceeded in the future but there will be enough time for you to transfer your data to a device which supports...
Virtualisation set to boost mobile security
News The technology can help tackle the problem of data loss from corporate mobile devices, but the tools won't exist until 2012, says Gartner
Not defending Microsoft
Talkback I am not defending Microsoft or necessarily disagreeing with the EC solution I just believe if all the organisations that lined up against Microsoft were told that, as the case proceeded, they...
Analyst: Lotus Notes 8 no threat to Outlook
News Industry observers have noted Lotus Notes' new and improved features but doubt it will succeed in luring Outlook users from Microsoft
Minister presses for green government IT
News Cabinet Office minister Gillian Merron has urged the CIO Council to help public-sector IT systems become greener and more efficient
