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Emerging markets drive mobile growth

Emerging markets drive mobile growth

Worldwide mobile penetration rates are expected to reach as high as 95 per cent by 2013 from the current level of 46 per cent, according to a recent report by Tariff Consultancy.
Ian Williams Oct 11 2008 2:09PM Financial Services
Microsoft announces 11 fixes for October

Microsoft announces 11 fixes for October

Microsoft has given advance notification of at least 11 security fixes in its October Patch Tuesday update.
Shaun Nichols Oct 11 2008 2:09PM Security
Poor data classification costing companies dear

Poor data classification costing companies dear

Companies are wasting up to £1m per terabyte of data they store because of poor or non-existent data classification.
Ian Williams Oct 11 2008 2:09PM Storage
Semiconductor spending falls by a quarter

Semiconductor spending falls by a quarter

Gartner has warned that spending on semiconductor capital has collapsed, and is not likely to recover until 2010.
Iain Thomson Oct 11 2008 2:09PM Hardware
Smart meter deployments underway in Victoria

Smart meter deployments underway in Victoria

Logica has engaged 'a number' of energy and utility customers to deploy smart metering locally, the global consultancy’s local chief has said.
Ry Crozier Oct 11 2008 6:00AM Networking
Insiders, not hackers, responsible for corporate data loss

Insiders, not hackers, responsible for corporate data loss

A new survey of IT professionals has shown how external hackers have very little responsibility for corporate data leaks.
Iain Thomson Oct 10 2008 3:15PM Security
First quantum encrypted network goes live

First quantum encrypted network goes live

The first network protected by quantum encryption has gone live at a scientific conference in Vienna.
Iain Thomson Oct 10 2008 3:05PM Security
HP makes play for China

HP makes play for China

HP is announcing a new campaign to boost the company's presence in China.
Shaun Nichols Oct 10 2008 3:05PM Hardware
Sanyo promises 100GB Blu-ray discs

Sanyo promises 100GB Blu-ray discs

Japanese electronics firm Sanyo has announced a new type of blue laser diode, which it said could double the capacity of existing Blu-ray discs to 100GB.
Oct 10 2008 3:05PM Hardware
GeoEye-1 posts first images

GeoEye-1 posts first images

Google's high-powered GeoEye-1 imaging satellite has captured its first images.
Shaun Nichols Oct 10 2008 3:05PM Hardware
Micron cuts 15 per cent of staff

Micron cuts 15 per cent of staff

Chipmaker Micron is set to drop some 3,000 US employees as part of a massive round of company cutbacks.
Shaun Nichols Oct 10 2008 3:05PM Hardware
Auctioneers turn to real life ID checks

Auctioneers turn to real life ID checks

Online traders in Australia should use better ID verification systems so that consumers can tell the difference between fraudulent and honest sellers, says OZtion MD Philip Druce. iTnews looks at the security surrounding auction house accounts.
Kathryn Small Oct 10 2008 2:49PM Security
Quantum encrypted network goes live

Quantum encrypted network goes live

The first network protected by quantum encryption has gone live at a scientific conference in Vienna.
Iain Thomson Oct 10 2008 11:17AM Security
Hackers not responsible for corporate data loss

Hackers not responsible for corporate data loss

Study shows outside hackers responsible for one per cent of attacks.
Iain Thomson Oct 10 2008 11:17AM Security
10,000 LinkedIn users targeted in spear phishing attack

10,000 LinkedIn users targeted in spear phishing attack

A LinkedIn "spear phishing" email scam loaded malicious software to steal usernames and passwords.
Angela Moscaritolo Oct 10 2008 9:48AM Security
Microsoft set to deliver 11 patches next week

Microsoft set to deliver 11 patches next week

Microsoft on Thursday announced plans to push out 11 fixes in next week's security update.
Dan Kaplan Oct 10 2008 9:48AM Security
Prices for stolen information plummet

Prices for stolen information plummet

The black-market price for stolen credit and debit card details has dropped to as little as US$1.50, according to a newspaper investigation.
Dan Raywood Oct 10 2008 9:48AM Security
Microsoft gets off of its Cloud

Microsoft gets off of its Cloud

It looks like Microsoft does not really like the idea of being too literal about the name of its long-rumoured cloud operating system.
Nick Farrell Oct 10 2008 7:30AM Networking
Sun 'terrible' place to work

Sun 'terrible' place to work

David Axmark, co-founder of MySQL, has quit Sun allegedly because the place is too big.
Nick Farrell Oct 10 2008 7:30AM Training & Development
IBM extends SOA offerings

IBM extends SOA offerings

IBM has announced new offerings to help customers deploy service-oriented architecture (SOA) technology.
Rosalie Marshall Oct 10 2008 7:21AM Software

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