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IT departments warned over ageism
News Perhaps a more important driver that will help address ageism in IT is the looming skills crisis facing the UK but Swain warned that older IT workers must ensure their skills are bang up to date. Changes to discrimination laws and a skills shortage...
[February 23, 2005, 10:05]
Businesses warned against consumer-class PCs
News Businesses have been warned they risk higher costs if they buy cheaper consumer PCs in favour of business-class systems. Some businesses buy consumer-class PCs and laptops for company use due to their lower initial cost, but analyst Gartner has...
[December 4, 2007, 14:09]
Boards warned again over VoIP risks
News While generally lauding VoIP as "coming of age for the enterprise," Deloitte warned there were a number of prospective pitfalls if companies elected to proceed with a full-scale deployment. The vulnerability of voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP...
[November 3, 2004, 11:28]
Developers warned over OOXML patent risk
News The covenant, Yu warned, has never been tested in court with regards to intellectual-property rights, and it includes no mention of any forum — the court or tribunal and country — in which to resolve a dispute.
[February 14, 2008, 11:56]
Upgraders to XP SP3 warned over IE downgrades
News Windows XP users who install the operating system's third service pack will not be able to roll back their versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft's deployment manager for Internet Explorer 8 has warned.
[May 9, 2008, 17:03]
Linux users warned about Firefox flaw
News Security firm Secunia warned on Tuesday that a flaw rated as "extremely critical" has been found in Firefox 1.0.6. Users running Firefox on Linux may be vulnerable to a security vulnerability that can be exploited to compromise the user's system.
[September 21, 2005, 17:10]
Users warned over IE clipboard exploit
News Windows users were warned over the weekend of an exploit in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser that lets any Web site copy the contents of the Windows clipboard without the user knowing. Popular Windows site NTFS highlighted the exploit, which...
[December 23, 2002, 11:32]
Satyam customers warned to expect disruption
News Analyst group Gartner warned that the ensuing investigation will hamper Satyam's ability to invest in client engagement, staff development and R&D and risks driving staff out of the company, limiting its attractiveness as a IT services vendor.
[January 13, 2009, 8:18]
Greece warned over gaming 'mess'
News The Greek government has been warned by the European Commission over a law it passed last year that seemed to ban all computer games. The law stirred up anger and disbelief after it resulted in several arrests and the closure of Internet cafes.
[July 24, 2003, 11:33]
Companies warned over virtualisation threats
News Companies have been warned not to rush into adopting virtualisation technology as hurrying could leave them at risk of security threats. It warned that simply applying the technologies and best practices for securing physical servers won't provide...
[April 5, 2007, 8:57]
Government warned of hacking danger
News The Prime Minister has been warned that placing more of the government's infrastructure online will leave it vulnerable to computer hackers, in a leaked letter from the head of the House of Commons published in The Times Friday.
[April 7, 2000, 16:31]
News Burst: Chip industry warned of imminent slowdown
News A Silicon Valley analyst firm has warned that a downturn in the processor market could hit in the next six months. Advanced Forecasting (AFI) said Tuesday that a "significant slowdown" could hit most of the integrated circuit industry in early 2001...
[August 16, 2000, 10:21]
Ignore consumer tech at your peril, CIOs warned
News Analyst Gartner has warned that technologies such as wikis and the services offered by Google and Skype will increasingly find their way into the enterprise, and CIOs and IT directors will not be able to stop the trend by simply banning or...
[May 5, 2006, 16:30]
Telcos warned: Join Google's cloud
News Telcos looking to offer cloud services to their customers would do well to get into bed with Google, analyst house Gartner has warned. Such is the take-up of Google's online services that telcos looking to expand into cloud-computing services could...
[November 18, 2008, 16:34]
UK warned: Broadband speeds will dive without fibre
News The UK needs to get its act together over next-generation broadband networks or risk a future of declining broadband speeds, an analyst has warned. Discussing the business case for deploying fibre at a Westminster eForum keynote seminar on next-gen...
[November 7, 2008, 14:16]
Companies warned after RSI payout over mouse use
News Employers are asking for trouble if they turn a blind eye," Joyston-Bechal warned. The Guardian newspaper has paid out £37,500 to settle a repetitive strain injury (RSI) claim made a former Guardian freelancer.
[June 8, 2006, 11:10]
Businesses warned: Don't try to resist the cloud
News Courtot warned: "If you resist the move to the cloud you will be replaced. There may be a number of unresolved security issues around cloud computing — but if you try to resist the trend you are likely to be shown the door.
[April 28, 2009, 9:22]
Be warned, Wi-Fi will be charged for...
Member Review Be warned this offer seems to be very misleading indeed! T-Mobile refuse to acknowlege that Wi-Fi is in fact included with this. Despite calls and emails to almost every department, they are still charging me £1.50 per 15 mins use of Wi-Fi.
[October 13, 2004, 10:29]
Linux users warned over GNOME attack
News Several flaws in common Linux code used to process graphics in the GNOME desktop environment could allow an attacker to compromise a computer that displays a malicious image file, a security group warned this week.
[December 9, 2004, 8:35]
Singaporeans warned not to text and drive
News Text messaging while driving is an offence in Singapore, a police spokesman has warned. Drivers caught will be slapped with a fine and imprisonment as the act threatens lives, said police spokesman Phillip Mah in a letter to The Straits Times.
[August 29, 2003, 10:20]
