Red Hat buys virtualisation player Qumranet
News With the £60m purchase, Red Hat gains hypervisor and desktop virtualisation tools to challenge VMware and Microsoft [05 Sep 2008]
Peer proposes data super-watchdog
News Merlin, Earl of Erroll, has called for the amalgamation of the Information Commissioner's Office and the Office of Surveillance Commissioners [05 Sep 2008]
Bletchley Park campaign makes appeal to US
News IBM and PGP will spearhead a fundraising campaign aimed at the US tech industry to help repair Bletchley Park, whose WWII work laid the foundations for modern computing and cryptography [01:00 BST]
PGP boss sets out to save Bletchley Park 
Video Phil Dunkelberger, chief executive of PGP, tells ZDNet.co.uk why he's signing the cheques to help save Bletchley Park — and who he's doing it with [01:00 BST]
Microsoft exec rebuts hypervisor security claims
News At the TechEd conference, Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has answered claims that the company's hypervisor software could be maliciously replaced on PCs without administrators knowing [05 Sep 2008]
EC reforms aim to smooth path to fibre era
News A number of telcoms reforms are being debated by the European Parliament, with one aim being to overcome hindrances to wider uptake of fibre broadband [05 Sep 2008]
Microsoft plans four updates on Patch Tuesday
News The software giant has forewarned IT departments to expect four security bulletins for Tuesday [05 Sep 2008]
Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlight
News Experts speaking at Microsoft's TechEd conference in Australia warn that JavaScript will continue to get speedier, making it the biggest rival of Silverlight technology [05 Sep 2008]
- The winner? - gurnaik
Heathrow Terminal 5 gets Wi-Fi hotspot
News The hotspot, supplied by T-Mobile, is the largest indoor network in the UK, covering an area the size of 50 football pitches [05 Sep 2008]
Broadband outcasts to get next-gen networks first
News Ofcom's Consumer Panel says UK regions without broadband should be first in line to get next-generation networks [05 Sep 2008]
Sony Vaio notebooks recalled due to overheating
News Worldwide, the company is recalling around 438,000 Vaio TZ-series notebooks that may overheat and cause burns [05 Sep 2008]
Microsoft's Office in the cloud hits one million users
News Six months after its beta launch, one million customers have signed up to the Office Live Workspace online collaboration tool [05 Sep 2008]
Labour tech tsar attacks gov't comms-database plan
News Andrew Miller, chair of the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee, has warned the planned database may hold too much data to be useful [05 Sep 2008]
- Tech Tsar is spot on. - 45272
Parallels plugs USB links into virtual desktops
News The virtualisation company is partnering with Silex to incorporate USBs into customers' virtual networks [04 Sep 2008]
Don't fear the enterprise netbook
Leader Another week, another netbook. Consumer emphasis means business IT vendors are missing a trick [04 Sep 2008]
- More useful for work than play - andrewdonoghue
- Scribble Pad - Tezzer
Dell launches long-awaited netbook
News The company has launched the Inspiron Mini 9 mini-laptop computer, four months after it was first expected to enter the netbook market [04 Sep 2008]
Chrome lets Google log user keystrokes
News If users are not careful with privacy settings, Google may log every keystroke typed into the browser's search and address bar [04 Sep 2008]
Google plans Chrome extensions
News Mozilla's Firefox has an edge over Chrome as regards extensions that give the browser new abilities, but Google is planning to close the gap [04 Sep 2008]
- Would they entertain CustomizeGoogle? - Jackobyte
- Love Chrome! - Samsung
Google: Chrome may migrate to Android
News Co-founder Sergey Brin says the Chrome technology is likely to move to Google's Android mobile-phone software in the near future [04 Sep 2008]
Nasa hacker's lawyers prepare High Court appeal
News Gary McKinnon's legal team plan to make an emergency application on medical grounds, should a last-ditch appeal to the home secretary fail [04 Sep 2008]
Adobe sets date for Creative Suite 4 launch
News Creative Suite 4, an update to Adobe's flagship software bundle, including Photoshop and Illustrator, will debut later in September [04 Sep 2008]
Microsoft makes more virtualisation-licensing tweaks
News The company has announced another round of changes to its lineup of virtualisation policies and products [04 Sep 2008]
Judge rules Oracle withheld lawsuit evidence
News A US judge says the software giant deliberately witheld or destroyed evidence sought in a class-action lawsuit filed against the company [04 Sep 2008]
Novell releases GroupWise 8 beta
News The company has launched an open beta of its collaboration software, combining traditional functionality with updated Web 2.0-style additions [04 Sep 2008]
Google readies Chrome for Mac and Linux
News The search giant is 'actively working' on versions of its browser for Mac and Linux operating systems, but has not fixed a date for release [04 Sep 2008]
