Phil Muncaster

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HP offers security tool for Flash developers

HP offers security tool for Flash developers

HP has bolstered the fight against application security threats with the launch of a free tool designed to help Adobe Flash developers better protect their web sites.
Phil Muncaster Mar 24 2009 10:52AM Security
Gartner predicts outsourcing price drop

Gartner predicts outsourcing price drop

Gartner has predicted a fall in outsourcing prices of up to 20 per cent by 2010, in what could be good news for companies that outsource their IT.
Phil Muncaster Mar 24 2009 6:16AM Strategy
Skype opens up to corporates

Skype opens up to corporates

Skype has finally decided to open up to corporates with the launch of a new beta program designed to bring Skype calls to PBX systems based on the Session initiation Protocol (SiP) standard.
Phil Muncaster Mar 24 2009 6:16AM Telco/ISP
Firefox a hit with web enthusiasts

Firefox a hit with web enthusiasts

There was good news for Mozilla this week, with new figures for February showing its Firefox web browser gaining in popularity, while arch rival Internet Explorer continued to wane.
Phil Muncaster Mar 23 2009 6:45AM Software
IBM Sun deal hits delays

IBM Sun deal hits delays

The proposed IBM Sun deal is still on but discussions could take several more days as IBM lawyers perform due diligence, according to Reuters.
Phil Muncaster Mar 23 2009 6:45AM Hardware
NetSuite rounds out SuiteCloud Ecosystem

NetSuite rounds out SuiteCloud Ecosystem

NetSuite today officially launched its SuiteCloud Ecosystem, designed to encourage customers and independent software vendors (ISVs) to maximise NetSuite investments, and make the firm the preeminent platform-as-a-service provider.
Phil Muncaster Mar 20 2009 6:19AM Software
Symantec improves anti-spam with Brightmail update

Symantec improves anti-spam with Brightmail update

Symantec today launched a new version of its Brightmail enterprise messaging security platform, along with a new online resource to help firms stay ahead of spam threats.
Phil Muncaster Mar 18 2009 6:12AM Security
Tim Berners-Lee admits to falling for online scam

Tim Berners-Lee admits to falling for online scam

Tim Berners-Lee, the founder of the world wide web, revealed today that he has been a victim of online fraud.
Phil Muncaster Mar 17 2009 9:47AM Security
Tim Berners-Lee admits to falling for online scam

Tim Berners-Lee admits to falling for online scam

Tim Berners-Lee, the founder of the world wide web, revealed today that he has been a victim of online fraud.
Phil Muncaster Mar 17 2009 6:17AM Security
New generic TLDs will open cyber squatting floodgates

New generic TLDs will open cyber squatting floodgates

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo) has expressed concerns over the impact of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) proposed by Icann as it released annual figures showing a continued increase in cyber squatting cases.
Phil Muncaster Mar 17 2009 6:17AM Telco/ISP
IT departments facing contractor deadlock

IT departments facing contractor deadlock

IT departments are struggling to balance the economic pressure to cut costs and headcount with the need to retain IT skills, and are finding that using contractors to plug gaps is landing them in a catch-22.
Phil Muncaster Mar 17 2009 6:17AM Training & Development
Obama CIO placed on leave after FBI raid

Obama CIO placed on leave after FBI raid

Just days after his appointment, the US chief information officer Vivek Kundra has been told to take leave, after the FBI swooped on his former employer, according to reports.
Phil Muncaster Mar 16 2009 10:15AM Security
Obama CIO placed on leave after FBI raid

Obama CIO placed on leave after FBI raid

Just days after his appointment, the US chief information officer Vivek Kundra has been told to take leave, after the FBI swooped on his former employer, according to reports.
Phil Muncaster Mar 16 2009 6:38AM Strategy
Twitter not for sale, insists co-founder

Twitter not for sale, insists co-founder

Twitter has ruled out a merger or acquisition of the company but said that it would be keen to partner with other organisations, such as Google, according to a Reuters report.
Phil Muncaster Mar 13 2009 6:04AM Software
Security experts warn of 'staggering' rise in malware

Security experts warn of 'staggering' rise in malware

Malware volumes grew by a huge 300 per cent during 2008, fuelled in part by continuing job uncertainty, according to new research from security-as-a-service provider ScanSafe.
Phil Muncaster Mar 12 2009 10:52AM Security
Costs skyrocket in the battle against spam

Costs skyrocket in the battle against spam

The average company could be wasting over US$180,000 a year in lost productivity because of unsolicited email, according to security giant McAfee.
Phil Muncaster Mar 10 2009 10:50AM Security
Costs skyrocket in the battle against spam

Costs skyrocket in the battle against spam

The average company could be wasting over US$180,000 a year in lost productivity because of unsolicited email, according to security giant McAfee.
Phil Muncaster Mar 10 2009 6:22AM Security
UK police under fire in new database row

UK police under fire in new database row

Just a day after the UK Information Commissioner raided a firm for possessing a covert database of construction workers’ personal information, it emerged that the police force is keeping a potentially illegal database listing the details of political activists and journalists.
Phil Muncaster Mar 9 2009 10:36AM Security
Spotify user details compromised in major hack

Spotify user details compromised in major hack

Online music service Spotify has become the latest web firm to suffer a major hack, after revealing yesterday that criminals may have accessed user registration details.
Phil Muncaster Mar 6 2009 9:58AM Security
Zoho refreshes Writer 2.0 online word processor

Zoho refreshes Writer 2.0 online word processor

Online productivity apps firm Zoho today launched a new version of its flagship Zoho Writer word processing tool, featuring what it claims are major enhancements to the user interface.
Phil Muncaster Mar 6 2009 5:59AM Software

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