Recent articles by Robert Jaques

Official databases fail to protect personal data

Official databases fail to protect personal data

Official organisations that maintain databases containing personal information need to devise better ways to protect individuals' privacy while preserving the value of the information to researchers, academics argue.
Robert Jaques Sep 3 2007 11:42AM Security
Malware-laden spam promises pop videos

Malware-laden spam promises pop videos

Security experts have warned internet users about malware hidden in spam emails claiming to offer new music videos from a number of pop stars.
Robert Jaques Aug 31 2007 11:35AM Security
Gartner gives thumbs up to IBM Notes/Domino 8

Gartner gives thumbs up to IBM Notes/Domino 8

Gartner has given a general thumbs up to IBM's long-awaited Lotus Notes and Domino 8 groupware offerings.
Robert Jaques Aug 31 2007 7:20AM Software
Boffins tout bandwidth as global currency

Boffins tout bandwidth as global currency

An international team of computer scientists has proposed a next-generation e-commerce system that uses internet bandwidth as a global 'currency'.
Robert Jaques Aug 31 2007 7:16AM Telco/ISP
Security fears hold back Wi-Fi adoption

Security fears hold back Wi-Fi adoption

Concerns about security and poor performance are still holding back wireless local area network (Lan) adoption for many UK firms, research reports.
Robert Jaques Aug 30 2007 12:32PM Security
Social networking sites miss out on advertising

Social networking sites miss out on advertising

Social networking sites including MySpace and Facebook have not yet realised their full potential as advertising media, experts report.
Robert Jaques Aug 30 2007 12:12PM Telco/ISP
802.11n sounds death knell for wired Ethernet

802.11n sounds death knell for wired Ethernet

Despite security and reliability fears 802.11n wireless technology will start eroding the wired Ethernet market within the next 24 to 36 months, experts predict.
Robert Jaques Aug 30 2007 7:47AM Networking
Scientists generate 'hydrogen on demand'

Scientists generate 'hydrogen on demand'

US scientists have developed a technique to produce 'hydrogen on demand' to act as a pollution-free energy source for vehicles and other engine-powered devices.
Robert Jaques Aug 29 2007 7:46AM Strategy
Boffins light way for photonic transistors

Boffins light way for photonic transistors

Scientists have published a new theory which describes how the transistors in next-generation quantum computers may be created.
Robert Jaques Aug 29 2007 7:42AM Hardware
New laser promises to turbocharge data

New laser promises to turbocharge data

US researchers have demonstrated a laser designed to generate high-speed pulses of light on silicon that can speed data transmission.
Robert Jaques Aug 24 2007 3:33PM Telco/ISP
Internet users too trusting of search engine results

Internet users too trusting of search engine results

Users have an inherent, but often misplaced, trust in the ability of search engines to rank results by their true relevance to queries, new research has revealed.
Robert Jaques Aug 23 2007 7:48AM Software
EBay 'deceiving millions of users'

EBay 'deceiving millions of users'

A US law firm has filed a class action suit against eBay, alleging that users do not receive the full duration of auction time that they pay for.
Robert Jaques Aug 23 2007 7:39AM Software
Cyber-criminals unleash spam Storm

Cyber-criminals unleash spam Storm

Security experts have warned of an outbreak of malicious spam emails that use log-in account confirmation details as a hook to get users to visit an infected website.
Robert Jaques Aug 23 2007 7:36AM Security
Computers help chemists in superbug battle

Computers help chemists in superbug battle

Computer analysis of drugs could revolutionise the fight against new infectious agents and antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists believe.
Robert Jaques Aug 22 2007 7:52AM Software
Email taking over from phones at work

Email taking over from phones at work

Email has overtaken telephony as the communication tool of choice in the workplace, new research claimed today.
Robert Jaques Aug 21 2007 1:51PM Telco/ISP
Experts warn of 'menacing' internet addiction

Experts warn of 'menacing' internet addiction

Internet addiction is as dangerous as other "extreme addictive disorders" including gambling, sex addiction and kleptomania, according to Israeli researchers.
Robert Jaques Aug 21 2007 7:59AM Telco/ISP
Mobile video telephony comes of age

Mobile video telephony comes of age

The global market for mobile video telephony services, including video mail, video calling and video sharing, will rocket from US$1bn in 2007 to over US$17bn by 2012, new research predicts.
Robert Jaques Aug 20 2007 8:09AM Telco/ISP
Civil rights activists lay into Intel

Civil rights activists lay into Intel

Intel has come under attack from US civil rights activists over its backing of attempts to change Californian class action law.
Robert Jaques Aug 19 2007 9:42PM Hardware
CDs celebrate 25th birthday

CDs celebrate 25th birthday

Exactly 25 years ago today, on August 17 1982, Royal Philips Electronics manufactured the world's first compact disc at a factory in Langenhagen just outside Hanover.
Robert Jaques Aug 19 2007 12:54PM Storage
US curriculum to include online safety

US curriculum to include online safety

The US National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has called on state leaders to work with schools and colleges to ensure that cyber-security, online safety and ethics lessons are integrated into every classroom.
Robert Jaques Aug 17 2007 11:39AM Software

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