Phil Muncaster

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Large firms guilty of reactive IT cost cull

Large firms guilty of reactive IT cost cull

Three-quarters of large firms and government departments are stripping out IT cost, with a further 10 per cent planning to do so in the future, Deloitte research shows.
Phil Muncaster Apr 28 2009 6:08AM Financial Services
Handset makers suffer in the recession

Handset makers suffer in the recession

Handset manufacturers showed they are not immune to the effects of the recession, recording an 11 per cent year-on-year decline in the last quarter, but signs of recovery are appearing, according to new figures from analyst firm ABI Research.
Phil Muncaster Apr 27 2009 2:06PM Hardware
Windows 7 RC release date confirmed

Windows 7 RC release date confirmed

Microsoft has confirmed the release candidate of its new operating system, Windows 7, is on track for a release date of April 30.
Phil Muncaster Apr 27 2009 6:48AM Software
Global recession takes toll on security budgets

Global recession takes toll on security budgets

Nearly three-quarters of security professionals think the recession has had a somewhat or significant impact on their purchasing of technology, according to new research conducted by security certifications organisation ISC2.
Phil Muncaster Apr 24 2009 10:31AM Security
Massive UK and US botnet uncovered

Massive UK and US botnet uncovered

A botnet of nearly two million compromised computers, most of them in the UK and US, has been discovered by web security firm Finjan.
Phil Muncaster Apr 23 2009 6:06AM Security
Twitter under attack again

Twitter under attack again

A new scam has emerged affecting users of the popular Twitter micro-blogging site, while security experts reported that hackers are taking advantage of heightened public interest in Twitter-related security issues to spread malware.
Phil Muncaster Apr 21 2009 10:04AM Security
Adobe optimises Flash for the home

Adobe optimises Flash for the home

Adobe Systems today made a major move to extend its popular Flash platform into the home with an optimised version that delivers rich applications and high definition video to internet-connected televisions, set-top boxes, Blu-ray players and other devices.
Phil Muncaster Apr 21 2009 6:37AM Software
Motorola spin-off speculation revived

Motorola spin-off speculation revived

Motorola could yet spin off the mobile phones division of its business sooner than expected, according to analyst speculation.
Phil Muncaster Apr 20 2009 6:20AM Financial Services
Companies missing a trick with Windows security

Companies missing a trick with Windows security

IT security consultancy Comsec and training consultancy XTSeminars launched a new advisory paper today outlining five key areas that companies are overlooking when securing Windows environments.
Phil Muncaster Apr 17 2009 6:52AM Security
Microsoft launches first hosted security product

Microsoft launches first hosted security product

Microsoft today made a number of announcements under its Business Ready Security initiative, including its first hosted security offering, and a public beta of the Stirling integrated security suite.
Phil Muncaster Apr 17 2009 6:52AM Security
Microsoft releases Exchange Server 2010 beta

Microsoft releases Exchange Server 2010 beta

Microsoft has released a beta version of Exchange Server 2010, the first to be designed by the company to work on-premise and as an online service, and has also detailed its forthcoming Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Office 2007.
Phil Muncaster Apr 16 2009 6:29AM Software
Oracle patches critical vulnerabilites in major update

Oracle patches critical vulnerabilites in major update

Oracle has released 43 security fixes across its portfolio of products as part of its quarterly patch update, including several for vulnerabilities marked as 'critical'.
Phil Muncaster Apr 16 2009 6:29AM Software
Marshal8e6 buys into behavioural threat analysis

Marshal8e6 buys into behavioural threat analysis

Web and email security vendor Marshal8e6 has bolstered its anti-malware capabilities with the acquisition of behaviour-based detection firm Avinti for an undisclosed sum.
Phil Muncaster Apr 15 2009 2:48PM Security
Marshal8e6 buys into behavioural threat analysis

Marshal8e6 buys into behavioural threat analysis

Web and email security vendor Marshal8e6 has bolstered its anti-malware capabilities with the acquisition of behaviour-based detection firm Avinti for an undisclosed sum.
Phil Muncaster Apr 15 2009 10:54AM Security
Over 280 million records compromised last year

Over 280 million records compromised last year

More than 280 million records were compromised in 2008, according to a new Data Breach Investigations Report from global comms and IT provider Verizon Business.
Phil Muncaster Apr 15 2009 10:46AM Security
Twitter struck by new Easter worm attacks

Twitter struck by new Easter worm attacks

Twitter has been hit by yet more security incidents over the Easter weekend, although the intent seems to have been mischief rather than password harvesting this time.
Phil Muncaster Apr 14 2009 6:12AM Security
Sun to roll-out new Nehalem-based servers

Sun to roll-out new Nehalem-based servers

Sun is set to officially launch servers built on Intel’s new Nehalem EP quad core chips after Tuesday alongside an Open Network System initiative.
Phil Muncaster Apr 13 2009 8:11AM Hardware
Adobe helps out unemployed developers

Adobe helps out unemployed developers

Adobe has launched a new program intended to support unemployed developers and encourage the use of its Flex open source framework for building web applications.
Phil Muncaster Apr 13 2009 8:02AM Software
IE8 set for automatic roll-out

IE8 set for automatic roll-out

Microsoft will begin to push out the latest version of its flagship Internet Explorer browser to users with older editions from next week.
Phil Muncaster Apr 13 2009 8:02AM Software
Hotmail log-in problems cause user panic

Hotmail log-in problems cause user panic

Millions of Hotmail, Windows Live and MSN customers were left high and dry after another outage meant they were unable to access their inboxes for around two hours.
Phil Muncaster Apr 13 2009 8:02AM Software

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