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Verizon employees suspended for accessing Obama's mobile record

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:45:00 GMT

Oh dear...

Verizon Wireless has suspended several employees who accessed account information for a mobile phone used by President-elect Barack Obama, the company said.

Daily Mail says its IT shakeup was 'decisive action'

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Looks to make savings as it prepares for slippage in advertising revenue

Daily Mail and General Trust has called its recent shakeup, which included the centralisation of two IT departments into one under a single CIO, “decisive action”, as the company reported difficulties in its preliminary results for 2008.

Government loses a PC each week, say Tories

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:45:00 GMT

Whitehall urged to improve use of data control technology

The government lost 53 PCs in the last year, meaning one every week, according to alarming figures just released by the Conservative party.

Microsoft hints at IE8 release date

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:48:00 GMT

Release candidate set for Q1 appearance.

Microsoft is to issue a release candidate (RC) for Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) in the first three months of 2009, indicating it will ship its newest browser sometime in the first half of 2009.

VMware management exodus continues

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:40:00 GMT

Security chief leaves to run OpenDNS

The exodus of senior management at VMware continues after the head of its security group left to join OpenDNS, a startup that provides Internet infrastructure services.

Dell hit by economic slowdown

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Revenue down 3 per cent year-on-year

Dell's revenue and net income dropped in its third quarter as the company tries to cope with a global IT spending slowdown and less demand for its products.

Thames Water creates on-demand IP contact centre

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:15:00 GMT

Integrates with existing workforce management software

Thames Water has created the UK's first ‘on-demand’ internet protocol contact centre, as part of a three-year multimillion pound managed services deal with Cable&Wireless.

Researchers find vulnerability in Windows Vista

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:40:00 GMT

Could result in corrupted PC memory, Phion says

An Austrian security vendor has found a vulnerability in Windows Vista that it said could allow an attacker to run unauthorised code.

BT bans Phorm forum discussion

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:30:00 GMT

Change in policy over controversial targeted ads

Telecoms giant BT has banned members of its support forums from discussing its Phorm Webwise trials, adding that it will remove threads that did not contain "constructive" comments.

IDC: Half of UK firms have a green plan

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:10:00 GMT

But questions remain over short term cost savings

Nearly half of firms have a green IT strategy, and another quarter plan to devise such a plan in the next two years.

Nokia and IBM join forces on mobile email

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:19:00 GMT

After Nokia dropped its own email software two months ago

Nokia and IBM are linking mobile phones to Notes.

BBC One and Two to broadcast live online

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Simulcast channels still require a TV licence

The BBC has announced it will broadcast BBC One and BBC Two television shows live online from next week.

Microsoft and Novell put Silverlight on Linux

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:45:00 GMT

Moonlight offers high definition media to Linux users

Microsoft and Novell have launched the beta version of Moonlight, which puts Microsoft's Silverlight rich internet application technology on Linux.

Obama urged to take new security approach

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:37:00 GMT

Internet Security Alliance also calls for US security education programme

A major security group is urging Barack Obama, the next US president, to take a new approach to cybersecurity, and has suggested that the US government offer incentives for private businesses to adopt security measures.

Yahoo Glue combines video, text & images

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:27:00 GMT

US beta follows tests in India

Yahoo has rolled out a beta version of its new Glue search concept for the first time.

NASA tests space communications modelled on the internet

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:00 GMT

Vint Cerf co-designs new capability

Scientists have successfully tested the first deep space communications network modelled on the internet, according to American space agency NASA.

IBM to buy server consolidation firm Transitive

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:54:00 GMT

Plans to build additional products to help server migrations

IBM is set to acquire virtualisation vendor Transitive.

Burberry says SAP to deliver savings as overall profits slow

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:40:00 GMT

Further £15m cost savings anticipated

Angela Ahrendts, chief executive at luxury clothing manufacturer Burberry, has said the company's IT and supply chain initiatives based around SAP are set to deliver “near term” efficiencies.

Microsoft and Novell unveil 2nd anniversary toolkit

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:30:00 GMT

New tools, new support coupons

Microsoft and Novell have marked the two-year anniversary of their partnership , by releasing tools to help users manage and support SUSE Linux.

TfL rehires Oyster card suppliers on cheaper deal

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:26:00 GMT

Fujitsu and WS Atkins to be dropped in 2010

Transport for London has rehired EDS and Cubic as IT suppliers for the Oyster card, on a cheaper deal covering the next five years.

Adobe drives Flash platform into enterprise apps

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:45:00 GMT

SAP and Salesforce.com show what can be done

Adobe is pushing beyond its traditional roots in the media and publishing industries, by promoting its Flash platform as a way to improve the user interfaces in enterprise applications.

IBM to reveal brain-powered PC breakthrough

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:44:00 GMT

Researchers plan perceptive hardware

IBM Research is expected to uncover work it is doing to bring the brain's processing power to computers, in an effort to make it easier for PCs to process vast amounts of data in real time.

Microsoft promises tools to manage pools of SQL Server databases

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:26:00 GMT

New management tools for database administrators

Microsoft demonstrated a tool that will enable database administrators to manage hundreds of database servers at a time, to a conference for users of its SQL Server database.

Microsoft will not buy Yahoo insists Ballmer

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:48:00 GMT

New leadership at Yahoo changes nothing

Microsoft will not revive its Yahoo takeover offer, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said during the company's annual shareholders meeting yesterday (19 November), despite a change of CEO at the online company.

Microsoft will not by Yahoo insists Ballmer

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:48:00 GMT

New leadership at Yahoo changes nothing