Guy Dixon

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EU pushes for rapid adoption of IPv6

EU pushes for rapid adoption of IPv6

The European Union wants a quarter of businesses, public authorities and households to move to the next-generation Internet Protocol by 2010, as the current system is running out of addresses..
Guy Dixon May 30 2008 7:47AM Networking
Organisations ignoring data centre waste

Organisations ignoring data centre waste

Organisations are unable or unwilling to implement green initiatives in their data centres, according to a recent survey by the Aperture Research Institute..
Guy Dixon May 30 2008 7:47AM Networking
Google exposes search algorithm secrets

Google exposes search algorithm secrets

Google has pledged to adopt a more open approach with the formula for its hitherto fiercely guarded search algorithms..
Guy Dixon May 26 2008 7:43AM Software
Downloads on the up as CD sales slump

Downloads on the up as CD sales slump

UK performers and publishers now earn more from broadcasts and legal downloads than copyright income earned from CD sales, according to the latest figures..
Guy Dixon May 24 2008 9:31AM Software
Man posts his own crimes on YouTube

Man posts his own crimes on YouTube

YouTube has pulled the plug on a user after he used the video sharing site to brag about his criminal exploits..
Guy Dixon May 24 2008 9:31AM Software
CIOs plagued by mobile security threats

CIOs plagued by mobile security threats

Training is crucial, according to CompTIA survey.
Guy Dixon May 24 2008 9:31AM Security
Asus to offer Linux on all motherboards

Asus to offer Linux on all motherboards

Asus is to fit its entire range of motherboards with the company's Express Gate version of Splashtop Linux..
Guy Dixon May 19 2008 7:45AM Software
OLPC to ship with Windows XP

OLPC to ship with Windows XP

Microsoft has joined forces with the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project in a bid to provide inexpensive portable PCs to schoolchildren in developing countries..
Guy Dixon May 19 2008 7:45AM Software
Developers favour XP over Vista

Developers favour XP over Vista

Software developers are still writing applications for Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Linux in preference to Windows Vista more than 16 months after its worldwide release..
Guy Dixon May 19 2008 7:45AM Software
Gates builds out Touch Wall vision

Gates builds out Touch Wall vision

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates this week took the wraps off Touch Wall, a 6ft x 4ft prototype screen based on Microsoft's Surface multi-touch technology..
Guy Dixon May 17 2008 3:04PM Hardware
Microsoft previews Windows Essential Server

Microsoft previews Windows Essential Server

Microsoft is inviting customers and partners to begin evaluating pre-release versions of Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008..
Guy Dixon May 15 2008 7:35AM Networking
Hotmail lands on BlackBerry smartphones

Hotmail lands on BlackBerry smartphones

Web-based email and instant messaging services from Microsoft are set to arrive on BlackBerry mobile devices later this summer..
Guy Dixon May 14 2008 8:11AM Software
UK's DWP admits pension details leak

UK's DWP admits pension details leak

Department sent thousands of banking details to wrong addresses.
Guy Dixon May 13 2008 9:46AM Security
Enterprises click with social networking

Enterprises click with social networking

The market for enterprise social networking products, such as KickApps, Passenger and hi5, could reach US$2 billion by 2012, according to recent research..
Guy Dixon May 13 2008 7:26AM Software
Pope reaches out to tech-savvy kids

Pope reaches out to tech-savvy kids

Pope Benedict XVI has gone digital in a bid to connect with thousands of young Australian Catholics..
Guy Dixon May 13 2008 7:26AM Software
Google hints at ad partnership with Yahoo

Google hints at ad partnership with Yahoo

Senior Google executives have publicly expressed interest in a potential advertising partnership with search engine rival Yahoo..
Guy Dixon May 10 2008 12:20PM Software
Microsoft turns stargazer with Worldwide Telescope

Microsoft turns stargazer with Worldwide Telescope

Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope, a free tool that allows users to explore images of the sky at night, will be available at the end of May..
Guy Dixon May 10 2008 12:20PM Software
Sun posts surprise US$34 million loss

Sun posts surprise US$34 million loss

Sun Microsystems has posted a net loss of US$34 million for the third quarter, blaming "macroeconomic uncertainty" in the US..
Guy Dixon May 5 2008 7:40AM Networking
Bristol University unveils £7m supercomputer

Bristol University unveils £7m supercomputer

The University of Bristol has taken the wraps off a £7m supercomputer known as 'BlueCrystal' which will assist research on climate change, drug design and aerospace engineering..
Guy Dixon May 3 2008 1:19PM Hardware
Enterprises must ditch silo computing

Enterprises must ditch silo computing

Organisations are moving from traditional hierarchies based on command and control to looser structures requiring collaboration and team work, according to a study by research firm Butler Group..
Guy Dixon Apr 30 2008 3:15PM Storage

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