Recent articles by Robert Jaques

Service provider networking kit sales jump

Service provider networking kit sales jump

Global service provider switching and routing equipment sales grew to $2.94bn in the final quarter of 2007, a 17 per cent increase compared to the same period 12 months previously..
Robert Jaques Feb 13 2008 2:08PM Hardware
Sun boosts virtualisation with Innotek buy

Sun boosts virtualisation with Innotek buy

Sun Microsystems has entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire Innotek, a provider of open source virtualisation software..
Robert Jaques Feb 13 2008 2:08PM Software
P2P clampdown to fuel Wi-Fi hijacking

P2P clampdown to fuel Wi-Fi hijacking

UK government proposals to make ISPs take action against the estimated six million users who access pirated online material every year could prompt an explosion in Wi-Fi hijacking, experts warned today..
Robert Jaques Feb 13 2008 10:30AM Security
Undersea cables 'highly vulnerable'

Undersea cables 'highly vulnerable'

The recent failure of undersea cables serving the Middle East and North Africa highlights the vulnerability of submarine communications to terrorist and other deliberate attacks..
Robert Jaques Feb 12 2008 7:43AM Telco/ISP
Russia emerges as spam superpower

Russia emerges as spam superpower

Russia has emerged as a "spam superpower", IT security experts warned today..
Robert Jaques Feb 12 2008 7:43AM Security
Sensitive data 'impossible' to protect

Sensitive data 'impossible' to protect

No matter how sophisticated a company's IT system is it is impossible completely to protect sensitive information, UK researchers warned today..
Robert Jaques Feb 12 2008 7:43AM Security
Mobile phone usage to overtake landline

Mobile phone usage to overtake landline

Mobile voice calls will exceed those on fixed networks in western Europe by the middle of 2008, experts predicted today..
Robert Jaques Feb 8 2008 6:48AM Telco/ISP
Toshiba shrinks memory chips by 30 per cent

Toshiba shrinks memory chips by 30 per cent

Toshiba has announced the development of a 16Gb Nand Flash memory chip fabricated with 43nm process technology co-developed with SanDisk..
Robert Jaques Feb 8 2008 6:40AM Hardware
Mars comes into 3D focus

Mars comes into 3D focus

Mars is about to come into focus as never before, thanks to data from the European Space Agency's Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera.

Robert Jaques Feb 7 2008 3:30PM Hardware
US and Europe to regulate nanotech

US and Europe to regulate nanotech

The European Commission has given a $587,000 grant to researchers to help regulate nanotechnologies in the EU and the US.

Robert Jaques Feb 7 2008 3:29PM Hardware
UK banks rapped for poor online service

UK banks rapped for poor online service

UK banks and building societies deliver poor levels of online customer service, according to a study of 52 leading European financial services companies commissioned by IBM and Kana Software.

Robert Jaques Feb 7 2008 3:23PM Networking
Smart home technology ready for the masses

Smart home technology ready for the masses

The 'smart home' is becoming a mass market reality driven by emerging standards, increasing energy costs and advances in wireless sensor networking, new research claims..
Robert Jaques Feb 7 2008 6:47AM Networking
Mars comes into 3D focus

Mars comes into 3D focus

Mars is about to come into focus as never before, thanks to data from the European Space Agency's Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera..
Robert Jaques Feb 7 2008 6:47AM Hardware
Motorola accused of 'glamorising' violence

Motorola accused of 'glamorising' violence

Motorola has been accused of posting "offensive and irresponsible" adverts that glamorise knife-related violence..
Robert Jaques Feb 7 2008 6:40AM Hardware
Folding@home clocks up a million PS3 users

Folding@home clocks up a million PS3 users

Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that Stanford University's Folding@home project has clocked up over a million registered users since the PlayStation 3 took part in March 2007..
Robert Jaques Feb 7 2008 6:40AM Networking
Parents unaware of online risks taken by kids

Parents unaware of online risks taken by kids

Academics have warned of an "enormous gap" between what parents think their children are doing online and what they are actually doing.
Robert Jaques Feb 6 2008 3:30PM Security
UN University opens web learning portal

UN University opens web learning portal

The United Nations University has launched the OpenCourseWare portal to offer free online access to training courses.

Robert Jaques Feb 6 2008 3:29PM Software
Arm flexes Samsung licensing deal

Arm flexes Samsung licensing deal

UK-based processor firm Arm has extended an existing long-term licensing agreement with Samsung Electronics.

Robert Jaques Feb 6 2008 6:15AM Hardware
Nvidia snaps up PhysX with Ageia buy

Nvidia snaps up PhysX with Ageia buy

Graphics firm Nvidia has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ageia Technologies, a privately held gaming physics technology developer based in California.

Robert Jaques Feb 6 2008 6:15AM Hardware
IM and chatrooms worst for sexual harassment

IM and chatrooms worst for sexual harassment

Young teenagers are more likely to be victimised while using instant messaging and chatrooms than social networking sites, new research claimed today.
Robert Jaques Feb 6 2008 6:15AM Software

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