Previous DayRE:Coming soon - open source movies?
Blog Comment I hope they can pull it off, but it won't be as easy as software collaborations; the difference between this and open source software is that with software it doesn't cost any of the people...
Google: Security must always be on
Video Peter Lorant, Google's European head of enterprise partners, advises IT managers that, to deal with the threat of malicious web applications, security must be 'always on'
MySQL co-founder clarifies closed-source strategy
News David Axmark stopped in London on Friday to talk to customers about the future of the database under Sun — and to shed light on that closed-source issue
Happy Anzac Day
Blog In a small homage to the country I grew up in (well, one of them) I'd like to remind readers that today is Anzac Day. Of course, we all know that this day commemorates the involvement of Australian...
How to protect against blended attacks
Video Peter Wood, chief of operations for penetration-testing company First Base Technologies, explains how IT managers can use third parties to test their systems against blended attacks
Its all about Speed !
Talkback As with everything humans want things to be faster whether itd sports cars or the Microwave why cook a potato in 30 Mins when you can cook it in 4. The smaller the chip the less distance the...
Cyber-espionage hits businesses
Video Alan Paller, director of research for the Sans Institute, warns of the spread of cyber-espionage to the private sector
RE:New Ubuntu out tomorrow
Blog Comment Turn to Wine for some of your problems David. Not the drink, that would just be silly lol. For the software at least Wine which is like a windows emulator, but it isn't according to the...
Orange broadband - easy go
Blog Ah, cheap unlimited broadband offers. Gotta love them. Or, according to Mobile Today, not. It seems Orange's decision to levy a £30 connection charge for its masses-pleasing and market-changing...
Schneier: Security products becoming too specialised
Video BT chief security technology officer Bruce Schneier talks about issues associated with the increasing specialisation of security products and the dangers around powerful mobile devices
Java fully open-sourced 'by end of year'
News Once every component of Java is GPL-compliant, the software will be able to be fully integrated into Linux distributions such as Ubuntu and Fedora
The Human Brain + Body + DNA Chips?
Talkback What are the real possibilities here? What potential: Correcting brain dysfunction, Epilepsy? Heart malfunction, Arrhythmia?...
Government split over mobile threat
News While one government agency has warned that mobile devices could be used to cripple critical infrastructure, another has downplayed the likelihood of a successful attack
Upload your own avatars to ZDNet Community
Blog OK, its a pretty small piece of functionality, but we've just added a feature to allow you to upload your own avatars to ZDNet. When you're logged in and go to you profile page you'll see a 'change...
The real way to pronounce MySQL (it's not what you think)
Blog How you do pronounce MySQL? I've spent a good few years correcting those who say it 'mysequel', firm in the knowledge that My.S.Q.L. was correct, only to discover today from co-founder David Azmark...
Yahoo talks up Open Strategy
Video At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, CTO Ari Balogh says he's 'rewiring Yahoo from the inside out' through the company's new developer platform
Microsoft demos Live Mesh
Video At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Amit Mital, general manager of Live Mesh at Microsoft, shows off the recently announced 'software plus services' platform
South Africa compares digital divide to apartheid
News Social and economic inequalities as a legacy of apartheid are being perpetuated by a lack of IT equipment and skills, says the country's high commissioner
Oh Come On!
Talkback "Microsoft could rethink plans to phase out its Windows XP operating system by 30 June if customers show they want to keep it, but so far they have not, chief executive Steve Ballmer has said" Come...
Chipmakers' directory to combat counterfeiting
News The Semiconductor Industry Association has released a directory of authorised dealers to prevent counterfeit components entering the supply chain
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Review Hardy Heron is an incremental set of advances on earlier versions, but all the advances are in the right direction. Unfortunately, a known and unfixed bug means we can't currently recommend it for...
This is an Exradia. It has ceased to bleep.
Blog At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this Februrary, I met and locked horns with a UK company called Exradia. They said they had a magic electromagnetic gizmo that would protect our soft and...
Market traction
Talkback Yes, I think you are almost entirely right. Deals like the Marriott one will undoubtedly get the technology out in front of more people and on a much more affordable basis. Partnership approaches...
Global security-software spend to hit £5.3bn
News Gartner says the £5.3bn figure will be reached by the end of 2008, rising to £6.6bn by 2012, as SMEs intensify their focus on security
Security expert: Cybercrooks to target mobile tech
News Former White House cybersecurity adviser Howard Schmidt has warned SDKs for mobile devices will aid the development of malware
Ideal Mathematics Test Practices: Making Online Quizzes with Math Symbols
Blog In the Internet times, most learners will prefer online courses and practices to expand their mathematics knowledge, so math symbols and equations in online quizzes would be an essential part for...
Mobile Banking: The Weakest Link
Blog Mobile Banking: The Weakest Link By Eric Everson, Founder MyMobiSafe.com For many the prospect of conducting their banking by cell phone either strikes them as totally cool or totally crazy. I...
Flash Drives, a Bipolar component
Talkback I have considerable experience with Flash Drives, especially the Compact Flash, IDE plug-in modules and USB Flash drives. The biggest problem with Compact Flash Drives and IDE plug-in modules is...
RE:Microsoft saves digitally excluded from not being Microsoft...
Blog Comment I guess I should not be surprised that Microsoft operates the same way in the UK as in the US. They did essentially the same thing with numerous school systems and state educational agencies. What...
