Recent articles by Robert Jaques

Ionic wind dramatically improves CPU cooling

Ionic wind dramatically improves CPU cooling

Scientists have developed a technology based on 'ionic wind engines' that could dramatically improve computer chip cooling.
Robert Jaques Aug 15 2007 2:26PM Hardware
Video networking drives 802.11n adoption

Video networking drives 802.11n adoption

The growth of 802.11n in connected consumer entertainment devices will rapidly outpace that of other networking technologies, new research predicts.
Robert Jaques Aug 15 2007 1:27PM Networking
Operators gear up for fixed-mobile convergence

Operators gear up for fixed-mobile convergence

Nearly 80 percent of service providers responding to a poll are planning to offer fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) services by April 2008, a sharp increase over the number planning to offer such services this year.
Robert Jaques Aug 15 2007 1:24PM Telco/ISP
Virtualisation ready for the big time

Virtualisation ready for the big time

Virtualisation technology is ready to support mission-critical applications, according to a recent survey conducted by managed hosting provider Rackspace.
Robert Jaques Aug 15 2007 10:19AM Software
Microsoft unveils Exchange Server 2007 SP1

Microsoft unveils Exchange Server 2007 SP1

Improved support for Windows Server 2008 and Vista.
Robert Jaques Aug 15 2007 7:01AM Hardware
Black hat IPS reverse engineering poses 'serious threat'

Black hat IPS reverse engineering poses 'serious threat'

A recently disclosed Black Hat hacker technique for reverse engineering intrusion prevention system (IPS) data poses a “serious risk” for thousands of enterprises, Gartner has warned.
Robert Jaques Aug 14 2007 3:08PM Security
Intel unveils latest Xeon server CPUs

Intel unveils latest Xeon server CPUs

Intel today lifted the lid off the latest additions to its quad-core Xeon server processor range.
Robert Jaques Aug 14 2007 1:53PM Hardware
US boffins claim graphics processing breakthrough

US boffins claim graphics processing breakthrough

US computer scientists have developed a technique that allows the generation of highly complex images like smoke-filled bars and smog-choked cityscapes without the computational drag and slow speeds that have dogged previous computer graphics methods.
Robert Jaques Aug 14 2007 1:50PM Software
Business process management software market booming

Business process management software market booming

The market for business process management suite (BPMS) software is booming, new research reveals.
Robert Jaques Aug 14 2007 1:48PM Software
Biotesting Europe project aims to cut ID theft

Biotesting Europe project aims to cut ID theft

UK scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have confirmed that they will take part in a pan-European project targeting ID theft.
Robert Jaques Aug 14 2007 12:51PM Security
Sony goes green in Europe

Sony goes green in Europe

Firm has reduced power consumption within 90 per cent of its device
categories.
Robert Jaques Aug 10 2007 2:19PM Hardware
Boffins unveil time machine theory

Boffins unveil time machine theory

Israeli researchers today published research detailing how a time machine could, theoretically, be created.
Robert Jaques Aug 10 2007 12:15PM Oddware
US firm gives finger to digital pirates

US firm gives finger to digital pirates

New York-based media monitoring firm, Competitrack, has introduced the latest weapon against piracy in the form of its video fingerprinting technology for policing online video piracy and copyright infringement.
Robert Jaques Aug 10 2007 9:58AM Security
US surfers losing 'billions of dollars' to phishing scams

US surfers losing 'billions of dollars' to phishing scams

A million US victims lost "billions of dollars" to email phishing scams in the past two years, new research has warned.
Robert Jaques Aug 9 2007 3:48PM Security
Data protection guidance revised in UK

Data protection guidance revised in UK

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published revised guidance designed to help individuals understand how their personal information may be used by organisations, and to explain their rights under the Data Protection Act.
Robert Jaques Aug 9 2007 2:26PM Security
Lord of the Rings visual effects firm opts for Microsoft

Lord of the Rings visual effects firm opts for Microsoft

Weta Digital, the firm behind the Lord of the Rings visual effects, today announced a licensing agreement with Microsoft that will see it use Redmond's technology in its movie, commercial and other multimedia productions.
Robert Jaques Aug 9 2007 11:57AM Software
Motorola tops low-cost handset sales league

Motorola tops low-cost handset sales league

Motorola has beaten Nokia to top the latest league table of low-cost handsets published today by ABI Research.
Robert Jaques Aug 9 2007 10:50AM Telco/ISP
Outsourcing customers are demanding more from providers

Outsourcing customers are demanding more from providers

Demand remains strong for outsourcing of information technology services, but buyers are requiring more from their providers according to new research.
Robert Jaques Aug 8 2007 5:15PM Strategy
US court rejects threat to 'vote-trading' websites

US court rejects threat to 'vote-trading' websites

The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that so-called " vote-swapping" websites are protected by the First Amendment.
Robert Jaques Aug 8 2007 2:23PM Software
Boffins find way to fight spam scams

Boffins find way to fight spam scams

94 percent of spam-advertised online scams are hosted on individual web
servers.
Robert Jaques Aug 8 2007 2:00PM Security

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