Andrew Charlesworth

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Researchers crack London's Oyster card security

Researchers crack London's Oyster card security

Researchers have successfully cracked the security of the Oyster card used for fare payments on buses and tubes in London.
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 24 2008 8:41AM Security
People as important as IT in SOA deployments

People as important as IT in SOA deployments

Businesses are rapidly taking advantage of techniques that let them generate revenue by reusing existing technology..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 18 2008 2:37PM Strategy
Spam king Richter must pay US$6m to MySpace

Spam king Richter must pay US$6m to MySpace

Self-styled 'King of Spam' Scott Richter has been ordered to pay US$6m in legal fees and damages for spamming MySpace subscribers in August 2006.
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 18 2008 12:31PM Security
Intel spins off SpectraWatt division

Intel spins off SpectraWatt division

Intel has spun off its SpectraWatt photo-voltaic division which develops and manufactures the building blocks of solar-energy systems..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 18 2008 8:18AM Hardware
IP traffic to 'double' every two years

IP traffic to 'double' every two years

Web traffic volumes will almost double every two years from 2007 to 2012, driven by video and web 2.0 applications, according to a report from Cisco Systems..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 18 2008 8:18AM Networking
Nintendo nobbles Nyko's Nunchuk

Nintendo nobbles Nyko's Nunchuk

Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against a company that makes accessories for the Wii, claiming that one of its products has infringed Nintendo's intellectual property..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 17 2008 11:22AM Hardware
Nortel shifts R&D funding to LTE

Nortel shifts R&D funding to LTE

Nortel is pulling in-house research and development funds out of WiMax and concentrating on LTE (Long Term Evolution), the next generation of cellular mobile broadband..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 17 2008 8:46AM Networking
McKinnon makes last stand against extradition

McKinnon makes last stand against extradition

Gary McKinnon, the UK systems administrator who hacked into Nasa and Pentagon computers in 2001 and 2002, is today making a last-ditch bid to avoid extradition to the US..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 17 2008 8:46AM Security
Data breaches 'easily' avoided

Data breaches 'easily' avoided

Nearly nine out of 10 corporate data breaches could have been prevented had reasonable security measures been in place, according to a report issued today by Verizon Business..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 16 2008 9:14AM Security
Outsourcing 'mega-deals' on the wane

Outsourcing 'mega-deals' on the wane

The number of 'mega-deal' outsourcing contracts awarded to a single supplier is declining as more companies opt for multiple outsourcing deals, according to new research from Gartner..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 16 2008 9:14AM Strategy
Microsoft-Yahoo: The story so far

Microsoft-Yahoo: The story so far

Last week's twist in the Microsoft-Yahoo soap opera has seen special guest Google entering the scene again after an absence of a few months.
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 16 2008 9:14AM Software
MySpace gears up for face-lift

MySpace gears up for face-lift

MySpace is to launch a major redesign of its website on 18 June, promising improved navigation and search features..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 14 2008 12:19PM Software
Red Hat settles Hibernate patent suits

Red Hat settles Hibernate patent suits

Open source distributor Red Hat has come under fire after settling two patent suits for an undisclosed sum..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 13 2008 8:00AM Software
Data breaches 'easily' avoided

Data breaches 'easily' avoided

Nearly nine out of 10 corporate data breaches could have been prevented had reasonable security measures been in place, according to a report issued today by Verizon Business.
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 13 2008 8:00AM Security
Nasa solves Martian soil problem

Nasa solves Martian soil problem

Nasa scientists controlling the Phoenix Mars probe have successfully solved the problem of lumpy Martian soil which has held up analysis of samples for a few days..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 12 2008 2:16PM Hardware
Microsoft TownSquare puts web 2.0 in a suit

Microsoft TownSquare puts web 2.0 in a suit

Microsoft is testing a prototype Facebook-like offering designed to bring social networking features to company intranets..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 12 2008 7:37AM Software
US ISPs agree to block child porn sites

US ISPs agree to block child porn sites

Three of the largest ISPs in the US have struck a legal deal to block child pornography sites, mirroring a voluntary agreement which already exists among the majority of UK ISPs..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 12 2008 7:37AM Telco/ISP
Amazon sites fall over again

Amazon sites fall over again

Amazon's websites suffered further sporadic outages on Monday, having been knocked out for about two hours on Friday..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 11 2008 7:48AM Software
Vendors pool WiMax patents

Vendors pool WiMax patents

Six vendors are to pool their WiMax patents so that companies building WiMax products can license the required technologies without running into patent litigation issues..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 11 2008 7:48AM Networking
HP private eyes fined US$600,000

HP private eyes fined US$600,000

The four private investigators involved in the HP spying scandal have been fined a total of US$600,000 by a US court..
Andrew Charlesworth May 31 2008 4:29PM Networking

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