Credit crunch not that effective on I.T.
Talkback while this sub-prime credit crisis might force some businesses to cut back on their I.T. budgets, it won't have a big effect on the tech industry because I.T. systems have become critical to the...
Virtuous virtualisation vicissitudes
Blog I like to keep my virtualisation head tuned in now and again but it’s not an area I profess to have a long history of writing about. With that in mind, I sometimes have to juggle the well-known...
Address the cause, not the symptom
Talkback We've seen the endless variety of ways in which the government and other central agencies have found to lose data and we've seen a corresponding number of inquiries into how it happened and how we...
Chambers' replacement takes centre stage at Cisco Networkers
Blog There's no John Chambers at Cisco's huge company showcase in Barcelona this week, Cisco Networkers. Networkers - which pulls together key company executives with Cisco's channel partners and...
Cisco speeds up mobile workers' application access
News The WAAS Mobile software client could overcome the increased WAN-load problems caused by server consolidation, Cisco has claimed
Virtual competition makes for real opportunities
Leader Virtualisation gives IT managers power and flexibility, in more ways than one
Wikipedia, Ubuntu founders back 'open education'
News Linux and other open-source software should provide the model for development and distribution of educational materials, said Mark Shuttleworth
Air travellers unfazed by US lithium-battery ruling
News The impact of US regulations limiting the number of loose lithium batteries that can be carried on planes is expected to be minimal
RE:It wasn't just one MoD laptop...
Blog Comment Good point in the previous comment. Most people accessing the data will do so without our biometrics and thereafter have access to all our data including our biometric data. Ergo, our information...
IBM: Lotus Notes for iPhone not ready yet
News The company has dismissed reports pronouncing the imminent availability of Lotus Notes for the iPhone and iPod Touch
Microsoft reveals how to avoid forced IE7 upgrade
News Businesses using Windows XP will be forced to upgrade to Internet Explorer 7 in February, unless they disable a function on their update service
RE:It wasn't just one MoD laptop...
Blog Comment Words fail me completely. How many government ministers are going to say 'biometric data will protect people's personal details on the ID card database' before eventually someone with technical...
CD's with data
Talkback there is no need for data between government departments to be transferred by CD. There is a network called the GSX which is a secure intergovernmental network for the secure transfer of...
BT denies routers still vulnerable to months-old hack
News An 'ethical hacking outfit' that exposed security flaws in BT's Home Hub routers last year claims it can hijack VoIP calls through the same hole — a claim denied by BT
Blind Faith
Blog Cream of the press release pile today is the fact that leading made-to-measure blinds specialist Hillarys Blinds is using an innovative web-based shipping system to help speed deliveries. ...
eBay chief set to retire
News Meg Whitman is planning for her succession after 10 years as chief executive of the online auction giant
Browne: MoD lost three unencrypted laptops
News Defence secretary Des Browne has admitted the latest stolen MoD laptop was unencrypted, while two other unencrypted laptops have also been lost
Dell unveils PowerEdge blade server
News The PowerEdge M-Series server boasts a new chassis and blade design, and updated connectivity options
RE:BA038 crash at Heathrow
Blog Comment I haven't actually covered this area for a long time so i am probably out of date, but a few years ago I spoke to a Lufthansa engineer who had been running mobile phone interference trials and he...
ASUS P750
Review The ASUS P750 may be chunky, but it packs in a huge array of features. Combined with an equally impressive software bundle, the result is an excellent multifunction handheld that should appeal to a...
RE:Social networking: IT vs HR
Blog Comment Interesting to note that it's 776 office workers, who admitted to spending [at least] 30 minutes a day visiting social networking sites! This minimum 30mins could be interpreted as just the tip of...
good points, now what about turning it around?
Talkback customers: who dont want to give you the real picture because it might show themselves up at how bad/inexperienced they are at their jobs. who exagerate their current business and buy from you just...



