Gov't departments tout 'green' IT credentials
News Two government departments, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the Highways Agency, showcased their environmental credentials at the Green IT 08 event in London last week. Another department airing its green credentials was the Highways Agency, which...
[May 12, 2008, 9:12]
Top banks use tech to boost green credentials
News Banks are working hard to boost their green credentials by using technology to reduce their environmental impact. Speaking at BT's Green Bank event in London this week, chief information officer of Morgan Stanley, Jonathan Saxe, said: "I'm...
[November 5, 2007, 11:59]
Linux racks up corporate credentials
News Linux, which began as a hobby, has been gradually accumulating corporate credentials. On the eve of the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, IBM and Hewlett-Packard have begun making the case that the comparatively young operating system is worthy of...
[August 8, 2002, 7:46]
Doubts over thin computing's green credentials
News Desktop virtualisation is one means of addressing IT budgetary and environmental pressures — but data-centre experts are warning that the technologies can simply create similar problems elsewhere. The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has...
[September 10, 2007, 12:29]
Google's enterprise credentials talked up
News Search giant Google is into a lot of things these days, but as the new year rolls around, the technology giant has been promoting its corporate search products. Dave Girouard, general manager of Google's enterprise business, gave a keynote speech...
[December 15, 2005, 9:50]
Defra deploys Vista, citing green credentials
News The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will start to roll out Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system from June. The deployment will cover 10,000 computers and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
[May 16, 2008, 9:39]
HP defends green credentials ahead of protest
News HP defended its efforts on Monday to curb e-waste ahead of a planned Greenpeace protest at its headquarters. The environmental activist group plans to demonstrate at HP's headquarters in Palo Alto, California, on Tuesday to pressure the company...
[December 6, 2005, 8:05]
Allchin defends Vista's security credentials
News The argument between Sophos and Microsoft over the security of Windows Vista took another turn on Tuesday when Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin stepped in to try and calm things down. The dispute was started at the end of November when security...
[December 22, 2006, 11:14]
Warning as rogue Facebook apps steal log-in data
News Security firm Trend Micro warned on Wednesday that a handful of rogue Facebook apps are stealing log-in credentials and spamming victims' friends. Once Ferguson gave up his credentials (from a Facebook account he uses for research purposes), he was...
[August 20, 2009, 9:47]
Phishing attack hits thousands of Hotmail accounts
News Microsoft has confirmed that the login credentials for several thousand Hotmail email accounts have been posted on a public website as a result of a phishing scam, and said it is taking steps to protect Hotmail users.
[October 6, 2009, 13:09]
Gumblar attack worse than Conficker, experts warn
News The website compromise attack known as Gumblar has added new domain names that are downloading malware onto unsuspecting computers, stealing FTP credentials to compromise more sites, and tampering with web traffic, a security firm said on Thursday.
[May 29, 2009, 10:35]
Facebook disables rogue apps, but more appear
News Facebook on Thursday said it had disabled six rogue apps that were stealing Facebook users' log-in credentials and spamming people, and within hours more appeared. The notifications contained links to a phishing site where users were prompted to...
[August 21, 2009, 9:12]
RSA looks to drown phishers in data flood
News RSA's Cyota division is helping fight phishing attacks by giving the online fraudsters what they want - lots of user names, passwords, online banking credentials and credit card numbers. Phishing occurs when cybercriminals set up fraudulent copies...
[March 31, 2006, 9:55]
Fujitsu Siemens aims to profit from energy saving
News The system's power-saving credentials come from its use of Intel's Celeron M410 and Core Duo chips, which are designed for use in laptops where power conservation is a priority. A company spokesman indicated that the company's energy saving...
[October 23, 2006, 15:55]
More professionals to be allowed .pro domains
News On Tuesday, RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the top-level domain (TLD), said it had achieved ICANN approval for its plan to make .pro available to "any professional or professional entity holding credentials from a certifying governmental...
[May 14, 2008, 17:34]
Toxic phishers scam the unwary
News Phishing, as the name implies, is when spam is used as means to "fish" for the credentials that are necessary to access and manipulate financial accounts. If the credentials obtained by a phisher are for a credit-card account, then the risk is...
[January 12, 2004, 14:55]
Consider these options for Web certifications
News These seem to fall into two general categories that work to help organise such credentials: Web or content professional certifications and Web-based application developer certifications. There are so many platform- or vendor-specific certification...
[February 14, 2003, 11:58]
Net falls short of Olympic gold
News Larger players, such as ESPN.com and SportsLine, were not given credentials. The time is ripe, possibly even late, for Internet credentials and including the Internet as a media," said Bob Condron, a spokesman for the US Olympic Committee.
[May 29, 2001, 9:34]
Google gains registrar status
News Rival registrars that make a business of selling domain names are speculating that the credentials will give Google a more powerful seat at the table with ICANN, an Internet government body, or a potential business opportunity down the road.
[February 2, 2005, 8:35]
Troubleshooting Outlook Web Access
News Once the initial request has been processed, the IIS Server asks the client for authentication credentials. The OWA Server takes these credentials and attempts to authenticate the client. Outlook Web Access (OWA) is an indispensable application in...
[February 25, 2003, 10:00]



