Recent articles by Guy Dixon

Dell slashes costs by US$3 billion

Dell slashes costs by US$3 billion

Dell is to close its Austin, Texas desktop manufacturing plant, laying off 900 workers as part of a three-year plan to reduce expenses by US$3 billion annually..
Guy Dixon Apr 2 2008 2:33PM Financial Services
Adobe joins Linux Foundation

Adobe joins Linux Foundation

Adobe Systems is to join the Linux Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to fostering growth of the open source operating system..
Guy Dixon Apr 2 2008 7:42AM Software
Apple tops list of most successful brands

Apple tops list of most successful brands

Apple has scooped six out of 10 awards in an international poll of online marketers to identify brands that have the greatest impact on their lives..
Guy Dixon Apr 2 2008 7:42AM Strategy
Google gears up for offline word processing

Google gears up for offline word processing

Google is introducing new code to allow Google Docs to be used offline..
Guy Dixon Apr 2 2008 7:42AM Software
Microsoft snaps up Komoku

Microsoft snaps up Komoku

Microsoft has acquired security firm Komoku and will integrate the newly acquired technology into its Forefront and Windows Live OneCare product line up..
Guy Dixon Mar 26 2008 7:00AM Software
iPhone almost ready for business prime time

iPhone almost ready for business prime time

Support for security and enterprise email in the upcoming software upgrade for the iPhone have led Gartner to change its tune on the device's suitability for the enterprise environment..
Guy Dixon Mar 25 2008 2:38PM Hardware
Red Hat releases free security code

Red Hat releases free security code

Red Hat is freeing up the source code behind its identity management and security system in a bid to show that open source software is more secure than rival technologies..
Guy Dixon Mar 21 2008 9:20AM Security
Limewire opens DRM-free music shop

Limewire opens DRM-free music shop

Limewire has taken the wraps off its DRM-free music store, allowing users to acquire music downloads through a legitimate paid-for channel..
Guy Dixon Mar 20 2008 2:22PM Software
Internet addiction classed as mental disorder

Internet addiction classed as mental disorder

Excessive gaming and email/text messaging should be added to psychiatry's official guidebook of mental disorders, according to an article in this month's American Journal of Psychiatry..
Guy Dixon Mar 20 2008 7:13AM Telco/ISP
Toshiba and Samsung top green rankings

Toshiba and Samsung top green rankings

Toshiba has risen through the green IT rankings to share the top spot with Samsung as the world's most environment friendly consumer electronics companies..
Guy Dixon Mar 20 2008 7:13AM Hardware
Yahoo embraces semantic web standards

Yahoo embraces semantic web standards

Yahoo is hoping to leap ahead of arch rival Google by adopting so-called semantic web standards, widely regarded as the de facto next generation technology for the world wide web..
Guy Dixon Mar 19 2008 2:36PM Software
BBC issues fix for hacked iPlayer

BBC issues fix for hacked iPlayer

The BBC has released a fix to prevent PC users downloading programmes from iPlayer intended for use on an iPhone or iPod only..
Guy Dixon Mar 17 2008 2:05PM Software
China becomes world's biggest internet population

China becomes world's biggest internet population

China now has the world's greatest number of internet users, according to Beijing-based research firm BDA..
Guy Dixon Mar 17 2008 2:05PM Telco/ISP
Antitrust regulators probe Windows 7

Antitrust regulators probe Windows 7

A team of technical advisors to US antitrust officials has taken charge of a copy of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system..
Guy Dixon Mar 17 2008 2:05PM Software
Berners-Lee calls time on Google

Berners-Lee calls time on Google

Google may have to stand aside as the next wave of web technologies sweeps in, according to Sir Tim Berners-Lee..
Guy Dixon Mar 16 2008 8:19PM Networking
Intel touts Montevina as 'Centrino 2'

Intel touts Montevina as 'Centrino 2'

Intel has rebranded its Montevina laptop processor platform, which is now officially known as Centrino 2..
Guy Dixon Mar 10 2008 3:12PM Hardware
Microsoft acquires U-Prove technology

Microsoft acquires U-Prove technology

Microsoft has snapped up Credentica's U-Prove online security technology, together with all of the underlying patents, for an undisclosed sum..
Guy Dixon Mar 10 2008 7:30AM Software
Dell quarterly profits lower than expected

Dell quarterly profits lower than expected

Dell shares have fallen by four per cent after the vendor missed quarterly profit estimates..
Guy Dixon Mar 3 2008 2:48PM Financial Services
IT governance rising up the agenda

IT governance rising up the agenda

One in three companies worldwide are applying IT governance procedures in a bid to assess the performance and security of their IT systems..
Guy Dixon Mar 3 2008 2:48PM Strategy
Microsoft promises IE8 beta in June

Microsoft promises IE8 beta in June

Microsoft is to launch a test version of Internet Explorer 8 by the end of June, according to an official posting on a company blog..
Guy Dixon Mar 3 2008 7:19AM Software

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