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TODAY ON iTnews.com.au:

Motorola launch mobile backup service

Online criminals take aim at games

McAfee Doubles Down On Security Risk Management

Juniper Reports 4Q Sales Uptick

Lexmark Sees 4Q Profit Rise But Dampens Forecast

Billionaire financier Carl Icahn seeks Motorola director's seat

Fibre Channel to 'wipe the floor' with Ethernet/iSCSI

Microsoft updates Vista before roll-out

Organised malware factories threaten Internet users

Shoe database to stamp out crime

UK government to trial electronic voting

Windows Vista security under fire

Apple splashes colour on the iPod Shuffle

Microsoft needs to go nimble after Vista

Sony BMG agrees to reimburse consumers for CD-protection snafu

Wednesday, 31st January 2007

Headlines

	Sophos takes the fun out of work
	Motorola launch mobile backup service
	Online criminals take aim at games
	McAfee Doubles Down On Security Risk Management
	Juniper Reports 4Q Sales Uptick
	Lexmark Sees 4Q Profit Rise But Dampens Forecast
	Billionaire financier Carl Icahn seeks Motorola director's seat
	Fibre Channel to 'wipe the floor' with Ethernet/iSCSI
	Microsoft updates Vista before roll-out
	Organised malware factories threaten Internet users
	Shoe database to stamp out crime
	UK government to trial electronic voting
	Windows Vista security under fire
	Apple splashes colour on the iPod Shuffle
	Microsoft needs to go nimble after Vista
	Sony BMG agrees to reimburse consumers for CD-protection snafu

Tim Lohman,
Editor

This afternoon, the industrialisation of malware production will make it tougher for corporate IT security departments to stay ahead of hackers.

Also making news, the UK government is to trial forms of electronic voting, including telephone and internet ballots.

Mail your comments on this afternoon’s news:

editor@itnews.com.au

Breaking News

Security

Sophos takes the fun out of work
Sophos has extended its application control software to control and block Windows based games like Solitaire MineSweeper and Freecell, the security firm announced today.
By Negar Salek

Telco/ISP

Motorola launch mobile backup service
In a sign that content, mobility and storage technologies are converging, Motorola has announced the launch of a new backup and recovery service.
By Staff writers

Security

Online criminals take aim at games
Virtual goods proof soft target.
By Tom Sanders

Security

McAfee Doubles Down On Security Risk Management
As McAfee's antivirus cash cow becomes commoditised, the security vendor has been giving itself a security risk management makeover. Now channel partners are being encouraged to get up to speed on selling the vendor's more complex products.
By Kevin McLaughlin

Finance

Juniper Reports 4Q Sales Uptick
Juniper Networks has reported a higher-than-expected rise in fourth-quarter revenue, as companies upgraded their networks to handle heavier Internet traffic.
By Reuters

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Finance

Lexmark Sees 4Q Profit Rise But Dampens Forecast
Lexmark has reported increased earnings but flat sales for its 2006 fourth quarter, and the printer maker gave a cautious outlook for the first quarter.
By Edward Moltzen

Telco/ISP

Billionaire financier Carl Icahn seeks Motorola director's seat
Motorola said Icahn's notice contained no information on his intentions beyond his declaration he would seek a nomination for the firm's board..
By Staff writers

Convergence

Fibre Channel to 'wipe the floor' with Ethernet/iSCSI
Storage networking technology a 'no brainer'.
By Robert Jaques

Operating Systems

Microsoft updates Vista before roll-out
The download include fixes for installing the OS on PCs with more than 3GB of memory, troubles connecting with a VPN, and performance issues in IE 7..
By Staff writers

Security

Organised malware factories threaten Internet users
The industrialisation of malware production will make it tougher for corporate IT security departments to stay ahead of hackers.
By Staff writers

Research/Trends

Shoe database to stamp out crime
Police database will contain details of thousands of popular shoes.
By Clement James

Government/Law

UK government to trial electronic voting
Vote early, vote often.
By Iain Thomson

Security

Windows Vista security under fire
Kaspersky questions platform's ability to fight off malware.
By Robert Jaques

Hardware

Apple splashes colour on the iPod Shuffle
Now you can spend more time trying to match the color of your iPod to your outfit.
By Staff writers

Operating Systems

Microsoft needs to go nimble after Vista
One Gartner analyst argues that Web-based applications, and by extension, Web properties like Google, are the future.
By Staff writers

Government/Law

Sony BMG agrees to reimburse consumers for CD-protection snafu
The reimbursement was part of a broader settlement proposal Sony BMG reached with the Federal Trade Commission.
By Staff writers