Ten tips for software licensing in a virtual world
Comment Virtualisation can cut costs, but only if you can avoid a number of software licensing pitfalls, says Manek Dubash [16 Nov 2009]
UN agency plans database of tech devices
News The International Telecommunication Union is launching a programme to give consumers a clearer set of standards on which to judge IT devices [03 Nov 2009]
OFT broadens online advertising probe
News Following an initial consultation into the matter, the consumer watchdog is now gathering evidence for an inquiry into online behavioural advertising and pricing practices [16 Oct 2009]
Europe assisting US with IBM antitrust probe
News The European Commission said it has provided information to US regulators looking into possible anti-competitive practices by IBM in the mainframe market [09 Oct 2009]
Europe to test Microsoft browser ballot system
News The EC has said it is happy with concessions made by the software giant to provide a choice of browsers, while Microsoft will make technical docs available to developers [07 Oct 2009]
McKinnon case puts IT ethics in the dock
Comment The Nasa hacker's case helps emphasise the importance of moves to improve IT ethics, says David Clarke [05 Oct 2009]
OFT cracks down on online electronics stores
News As part of a Europe-wide sweep, the consumer watchdog is investigating four UK online stores over possible misleading advertising and unfair practices [11 Sep 2009]
Microsoft pushes for single global patent system
News The company wants to see a single world patent body established to "promote innovation, enrich knowledge and encourage competition" [02 Sep 2009]
Music execs put pressure on Pirate Bay owner
News Music industry federation puts added pressure on Global Gaming Factory to hand over the money it intends to pay for the Pirate Bay [07 Aug 2009]
Contractors won't be subject to FoI
Blog Third party contractors will not have to answer Freedom of Information requests, the government said on Thursday. The results of a Ministry of Justice consultation, published last week, show... [20 Jul 2009]
Berners-Lee sketches out plan for gov't data
News Raw government data should be published using open formats to enable mash-ups, according to the inventor of the world wide web [26 Jun 2009]
Tories vow to publish more data online
News A new Conservative government would find the most useful data in 20 areas and publish it online for the public to mashup and use, according to David Cameron [26 Jun 2009]
NHS IT agency faces restructure
News Consultation will take place over the future of the Connecting for Health name [25 Jun 2009]
Whitehall gives nod for increased IT offshoring
News According to the Cabinet Office, sending some tech work abroad could result in cheaper IT services [25 Jun 2009]
First standard set for UK data protection
News In the light of numerous security breaches, the BSI has formulated a data-protection standard that organisations can use for UK DPA compliance [04 Jun 2009]
Private companies to be subject to FoI law
News The Freedom of Information Act will be extended to companies in the private sector doing work for the government, Justice Minister Michael Wills says [14 May 2009]
Autonomy begins integration of Interwoven
Blog On Tuesday, Cambridge-based infrastructure software company Autonomy completed the purchase of Interwoven, the US content management company. The sale was due to be completed for �560m. The... [18 Mar 2009]
Rambus victorious in US gov't antitrust case
News The US Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by the Federal Trade Commission in its seven-year antitrust battle with Rambus [24 Feb 2009]
Vodafone cuts 500 UK jobs
News The operator is shedding hundreds of employees as part of a cost-cutting drive to help it 'compete more effectively in the UK market' [24 Feb 2009]
Socitm: Cloud's more revolutionary than the PC
News Cloud computing could have a greater effect on public-sector IT than the advent of the PC in the 1980s, according to Socitm [24 Feb 2009]
Microsoft lets laid-off staff keep excess severance
News The software maker has said 25 laid-off workers who were accidentally paid too much will be able to keep the excess [24 Feb 2009]
Vodafone exec warns against tech regulation
News Government regulation of the technology industry can have unforeseen consequences, a Vodafone public-policy expert tells a Westminster e-Forum audience [11 Feb 2009]
Privacy Abuse by Technology
Blog The RIAA using Internet Service Providers to hunt down IP "pirates" are going to do it without search warrants. There is no way for the RIAA or any other copyright owner to know when piracy is... [26 Dec 2008]
Compliance - 2b Forensic readiness planning, really, you nee...
Blog Most businesses are aware of the need to keep personal and other data secure, and to have a disaster recovery plan in place, but haven't even heard of, let alone considered a forensic readiness... [12 Dec 2008]
ManageSoft tackles virtual licences
Blog An upgrade to software from software asset management company, ManageSoft, offers tools for possibly reducing the cost of software licenses on virtual systems and addresses the issues raised. ... [03 Dec 2008]
EC calls for IT help in the energy battle
Blog The European Commission has said that it sees climate change as an issue which IT organisations and managers around the world should do their bit to tackle and it now has a plan to make a start on... [20 Nov 2008]
When does Copyrighted Software cease to be Copyrighted?
Blog Assume I have the source code for the Linux 2.6 kernel. Suppose I want to use just a piece of it. How small a piece does it have to be before I'm no longer violating the GPL? What my question is... [20 Sep 2008]
Steve Jobs looks very thin
Blog Although it was good to see that Apple might finally be staging a significant assault on the enterprise with the 3G iPhone, the one thing that struck me immediately from Steve Jobs's latest product... [10 Jun 2008]
Should the EU refuse to buy Microsoft?
Blog A Green Party member of the European Parliament has formally requested that Microsoft be excluded from EU public procurements, because it is in breach of EU competition law. It's been suggested... [14 Apr 2008]
Open Source is Gay?
Blog I can imagine Steve Ballmer casting aspersions on Linux' manliness back in the days when Microsoft didn't like open source. But actually, my headline is a tease lead in to a more serious issue -... [17 Mar 2008]
