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Commander in debt; cuts staff, sells non-core businesses

Commander in debt; cuts staff, sells non-core businesses

IT voice and data integrator, Commander Communications will cut 600 staff members in a bid to ensure costs savings and return profitability to the company.
Staff Writers Jan 30 2008 3:29PM Networking
Small businesses 'misusing' technology

Small businesses 'misusing' technology

Small businesses are losing out to their bigger rivals owing to poor use of technology, new research has found..
Iain Thomson Jan 24 2008 7:30AM Strategy
Privacy commissioner: Businesses be wary of new anti-money laundering laws

Privacy commissioner: Businesses be wary of new anti-money laundering laws

Privacy commissioner Karen Curtis has urged businesses to consider the privacy of consumers when collecting personal information under the Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF), amendments which came into effect yesterday.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2007 11:43AM Security
New CA tools help businesses manage risk

New CA tools help businesses manage risk

CA has added a new module to its CA Clarity Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) tool range, designed to make it easier for firms to manage governance, risk and compliance (GRC).
Rosalie Marshall Oct 15 2007 3:01PM Security
Study: Businesses failing to secure WiFi networks

Study: Businesses failing to secure WiFi networks

Many businesses are failing to secure WiFi networks, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and USB storage devices, new figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 6 2007 9:55AM Security
Aussie businesses suffer during network outages

Aussie businesses suffer during network outages

A mere five minute corporate network outage has huge implications for Australian businesses and is a worrying concern for IT professionals according to the Radware ‘Application-Smart Networking’ survey on iTnews.com.au recently.
Staff Writers Aug 9 2007 11:13AM Networking
Businesses fail to cope with image-spam

Businesses fail to cope with image-spam

Half of all medium to large organisations in the UK are failing to cope with the growing problem of image-based spam, new figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Jul 25 2007 3:07PM Security
Businesses turn to IT departments for strategic direction

Businesses turn to IT departments for strategic direction

Business managers increasingly want IT staff to help steer the direction of their company, according to a new study by IDC.
Shaun Nichols Jul 20 2007 6:54AM Strategy
Gartner: Businesses must address IM security

Gartner: Businesses must address IM security

Businesses must address the security issues around instant messaging (IM) as it becomes the preferred method of real-time communication, Gartner has said today.
Fiona Raisbeck Jun 26 2007 9:49AM Security
Barracuda firewalls small businesses

Barracuda firewalls small businesses

Security vendor Barracuda Networks is targeting small businesses and organisations with under 50 users with its new Barracuda Spam Firewall 100.
Clement James Jun 14 2007 2:59PM Security
Microsoft urges businesses to develop an appetite for Vista

Microsoft urges businesses to develop an appetite for Vista

GLOBAL - Microsoft has released a set of new tools that will help companies migrate to the Windows Vista operating system.
Tom Sanders Jun 6 2007 5:25PM Software
Intel and STMicro join their flash businesses

Intel and STMicro join their flash businesses

Intel and STMicroelectronics have agreed to spin off their respective Flash memory businesses to form a new company.
Shaun Nichols May 24 2007 4:05PM Hardware
Third of UK businesses using niche ISPs

Third of UK businesses using niche ISPs

But only five per cent of consumers.
Matt Chapman Jan 30 2007 9:43AM Telco/ISP
Businesses failing to report security breaches

Businesses failing to report security breaches

Cyber criminals are escaping punishment because companies are failing to report security breaches according to Detective Inspector Chris Simpson, former head of the Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit in the UK.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 22 2006 9:30AM Security
Small businesses have few resources for network security

Small businesses have few resources for network security

Protecting home computer networks against security threats is as problematic as managing a small business, according to former White House cybersecurity advisor Howard Schmidt.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 20 2006 6:26PM Security
Oracle aggresively targets small businesses

Oracle aggresively targets small businesses

Database firm kicks off grand plan for SMB market domination.
Ambrose McNevin Oct 27 2006 9:43AM Software
The Month: New threat to businesses emerges

The Month: New threat to businesses emerges

A new threat to businesses has emerged from an unlikely quarter: peripheral devices. Researchers have warned that so-called JitterBugs could be implanted in a keyboard or mouse, which would then covertly transmit user keystrokes.
Staff Writers Sep 4 2006 3:56PM Security
Study: Email-borne malware successfully hit 80 percent of businesses

Study: Email-borne malware successfully hit 80 percent of businesses

Multiple variants of malware carried through emails have successfully entered more than eight out of 10 businesses, a new report shows.
Dan Kaplan Jul 25 2006 9:53PM Security
Study: Men a bigger insider threat to U.K. businesses than women

Study: Men a bigger insider threat to U.K. businesses than women

Businesses in the U.K. face a serious security threat from their own employees, according to new research.
René Millman Jun 2 2006 2:40PM Security
IronPort: Malicious bounces cost businesses $5 billion

IronPort: Malicious bounces cost businesses $5 billion

A new study by IronPort revealed this week that helpdesk costs related to misdirected bounce messages account for more than $5 billion in enterprise damages each year.
Ericka Chickowski Apr 28 2006 6:46PM Security

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