Recent articles by Robert Jaques

Global chip and electronics sales slump

Global chip and electronics sales slump

Global semiconductor and electronic equipment suppliers are feeling the pressure of the economic downturn with many already facing slowing demand in 2008, new research reveals..
Robert Jaques Apr 10 2008 7:31AM Hardware
Experts warn of 'industrialisation' of IT

Experts warn of 'industrialisation' of IT

Many organisations are failing to exploit falling prices in products and services that should accompany the commoditisation of IT, according to analysts..
Robert Jaques Apr 10 2008 7:31AM Hardware
US boffins boost fingerprint recognition security

US boffins boost fingerprint recognition security

Researchers at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (Nist) have created fingerprint identification technology that meets the standardised accuracy criteria for federal identification cards..
Robert Jaques Apr 4 2008 7:18AM Security
USB malware on the rise

USB malware on the rise

Around a tenth of all malware is designed to use portable storage media, such as removable USB drives, as an attack and spread vector..
Robert Jaques Apr 3 2008 7:31AM Security
Nanotech boffin gives storage the needle

Nanotech boffin gives storage the needle

A Dutch researcher is working on next-generation storage technology that could see data held on millions of tiny needles..
Robert Jaques Apr 1 2008 7:19AM Storage
Apple opens up Aperture 2.1

Apple opens up Aperture 2.1

Apple has taken the wraps off Aperture 2.1, which introduces an open plug-in architecture that makes it easy for photographers to use specialised third-party imaging software from within the program..
Robert Jaques Apr 1 2008 7:19AM Software
Novell ties up PlateSpin acquisition

Novell ties up PlateSpin acquisition

Technology to be combined with Novell's system management offerings.
Robert Jaques Apr 1 2008 7:19AM Software
Small firms think big on the web

Small firms think big on the web

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly taking advantage of the internet to improve internal efficiency and extend their reach, research reveals..
Robert Jaques Apr 1 2008 7:19AM Strategy
Finjan steps up Secure Computing battle

Finjan steps up Secure Computing battle

Security firm Finjan has filed several motions against Secure Computing in an attempt to prevent its rival from selling products ruled to have infringed on certain Finjan patents..
Robert Jaques Mar 31 2008 7:38AM Security
Hackers attack Euro 2008 ticket website

Hackers attack Euro 2008 ticket website

Football fans were warned today to be careful when buying tickets online for the forthcoming Euro 2008 championships, after the discovery of malicious code on the website of a major European ticket resale company..
Robert Jaques Mar 28 2008 3:20PM Security
Hackers attack Euro 2008 ticket website

Hackers attack Euro 2008 ticket website

Don't score an own goal, warns security firm.
Robert Jaques Mar 28 2008 10:04AM Security
Adobe betas web-based Photoshop Express

Adobe betas web-based Photoshop Express

Adobe has released its Photoshop Express web-based imaging application as a public beta..
Robert Jaques Mar 28 2008 6:49AM Software
Oracle buys e-Test technology from Empirix

Oracle buys e-Test technology from Empirix

Oracle has entered into an agreement to acquire the e-Test suite of products from Empirix, a provider of voice and web application testing and monitoring technology..
Robert Jaques Mar 28 2008 6:49AM Software
Semiconductor market to 'soften' in 2008

Semiconductor market to 'soften' in 2008

The global semiconductor market in 2008 will be characterised by improved capacity balance but softening demand, experts predict..
Robert Jaques Mar 28 2008 6:49AM Hardware
Networking now 'vital' in consumer electronics

Networking now 'vital' in consumer electronics

Networking connections are rapidly becoming a "must have" feature for consumer electronics devices..
Robert Jaques Mar 27 2008 3:00PM Networking
Scientists turbocharge electrons with graphene

Scientists turbocharge electrons with graphene

Physicists at the University of Maryland have turbocharged electrons by passing them through a revolutionary material dubbed graphene..
Robert Jaques Mar 27 2008 3:00PM Hardware
Quantum data coding gets denser

Quantum data coding gets denser

US researchers have broken the record for the most amount of data sent by photons..
Robert Jaques Mar 27 2008 7:35AM Storage
Standards-based IE8 shows 'new Microsoft'

Standards-based IE8 shows 'new Microsoft'

Microsoft has chosen a "standards-oriented future" with Internet Explorer 8 over a browser-dependent legacy, Garner reports..
Robert Jaques Mar 27 2008 7:35AM Software
Microsoft buries hatchet with Apache

Microsoft buries hatchet with Apache

Microsoft and Sourcesense, a source systems integration consultancy, are collaborating to develop a new version of the Apache POI file format reader that supports the Office Open XML format..
Robert Jaques Mar 27 2008 7:35AM Software
Stolen credit card portal uncovered

Stolen credit card portal uncovered

Security experts have discovered an underground exchange promoting the sale of fraudulent credit card data with guarantees and volume discounts for large-scale fraudsters..
Robert Jaques Mar 27 2008 7:35AM Security

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