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Daily Mail publisher loses laptop with thousands of personal details

Daily Mail publisher loses laptop with thousands of personal details

The publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper has said a laptop containing the financial and personal details of thousands of staff and suppliers has been stolen, according to reports.

Sainsbury’s website down, again

Sainsbury’s website down, again

Sainsburys.co.uk has suffered its second major outage in a month.

Troubled Citigroup names new CIO

Troubled Citigroup names new CIO

Citigroup has named Marty Lippert as its new CIO in the latest installment of the struggling finance giant’s attempts to revamp operations and achieve a massive rebound in its fortunes.

IT industry hits £5m charity milestone

IT industry hits £5m charity milestone

Technology companies and IT professionals marked a fundraising milestone, this week with a gala dinner hosted by Prince Charles at Windsor Castle.

Ryanair systems upgrade vital, despite teething problems

Ryanair systems upgrade vital, despite teething problems

Ryanair has said a key bookings system upgrade was crucial to help it cope with rapidly growing volumes of ticket sales, despite the upgrade requiring a two-day website closure and causing some problems with bookings.

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Microsoft to release four security patches next week

Microsoft to release four security patches next week

Four security patches for Windows, Exchange and SQL rated 'important' are being release by Microsoft next week.

Viacom gets YouTube data, but Google keeps code

Viacom gets YouTube data, but Google keeps code

Google need not reveal its search code to Viacom, but its YouTube subsidiary must disclose a database listing who watched what video, when, and from where, a New York judge ordered this week.

Dresdner Kleinwort moves datacentre out of London

Dresdner Kleinwort moves datacentre out of London

Dresdner Kleinwort is moving a key datacentre out of London's Docklands area, in a bid to cut energy bills and improve power reliability.

Barracuda slaps counter-suit on Trend Micro

Barracuda slaps counter-suit on Trend Micro

Barracuda Networks is counter-suing Trend Micro for infringement of three security patents that Barracuda acquired earlier this year from IBM, the company has announced.

Ex-IT contractor pleads guilty to defrauding Cisco

Ex-IT contractor pleads guilty to defrauding Cisco

A former IT contractor for the city of Newark this week pleaded guilty to using his position to defraud Cisco Systems of millions of dollars.

Oracle, Alcatel-Lucent in patent-infringement fray

Oracle, Alcatel-Lucent in patent-infringement fray

Oracle is suing Alcatel-Lucent, claiming the massive telecom is in violation of a number of Oracle's patents, according to documents filed with the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

Equifax bolsters border security

Equifax bolsters border security

Equifax, a credit report company has chosen network-access-control technology to make sure contractors and employees access its network with machines that meet the firm's security requirements.

Xandros buys Linspire to boost enterprise credibility

Xandros buys Linspire to boost enterprise credibility

Linux company Xandros has bought Linspire, another open source distributor in a bid to increase its presence in the enterprise, an executive announced.

Google holds contest for developers

Google holds contest for developers

If calculating the maximum height at which an egg won't break when dropped while sacrificing the least number of eggs sounds like a worthy challenge to a programmer, then this year's Google Code Jam may be of interest.

IM to overtake email in business claims IDC

IM to overtake email in business claims IDC

Instant messaging (IM) is set to overtake email as the preferred form of business communication by the second half of 2010, according to research by IDC.

Patent claim tries to dim Microsoft Silverlight

Patent claim tries to dim Microsoft Silverlight

Video software developer Gotuit Media has sued Microsoft, claiming that its Silverlight multimedia software infringes several of the company's patents.

DHL CIO joins Ernst & Young

DHL CIO joins Ernst & Young

Tony Eccleston, recently European CIO for distribution giants DHL, has become a partner in management consultants Ernst & Young. Eccleston joins the expanding Ernst & Young technology security and risk service.

Opera fixes critical hole in new browser

Opera fixes critical hole in new browser

Opera Software has patched the newest version of its flagship browser for the first time when it released Opera 9.5.1 to fix several flaws.

Microsoft to patch Windows, SQL Server & Exchange Server next week

Microsoft to patch Windows, SQL Server & Exchange Server next week

Microsoft is planning four security updates for next week that would fix vulnerabilities in Windows, SQL Server and Exchange Server.

MoD's DII over budget, needs action to speed rollout

MoD's DII over budget, needs action to speed rollout

The Ministry of Defence needs to take ‘further concerted action’ to speed up the delivery of the Defence Information Infrastructure programme, which will be millions over budget, according to the National Audit Office.

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