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Webroot offers free security hardware recycling

Webroot offers free security hardware recycling

Go Green initiative promises to scrap legacy kit if customers sign to SaaS
offering.
Staff Writers Dec 4 2008 9:38AM Security
Vodafone’s $0 Dell netbook isn’t free - it’s $720

Vodafone’s $0 Dell netbook isn’t free - it’s $720

Vodafone’s announcement of a $0 Dell netbook and mobile broadband bundle doesn‘t actually mean the laptop is thrown in for free.
Staff Writers Nov 29 2008 3:16PM Hardware
Start-ups get freebies and cheapies from Sun and Microsoft

Start-ups get freebies and cheapies from Sun and Microsoft

First it was students – now hardware and software vendors want to hook start-ups on their gear with Microsoft and now Sun Microsystems offering them free or subsidised software and hardware.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 3:51PM Software
Microsoft copied us: AVG

Microsoft copied us: AVG

Free anti-virus provider AVG Technologies claims that Microsoft is ‘clearly’ following its lead in the security market but that it will face many challenges pursuing a free model, including a severe reseller backlash.
Staff Writers Nov 24 2008 5:04PM Security
Microsoft to offer free security solution, discontinue OneCare

Microsoft to offer free security solution, discontinue OneCare

Microsoft's new security solution will have a smaller footprint than OneCare, making it more user-accessible, but it will lack some non-security capabilities attractive for small businesses.
Angela Moscaritolo Nov 20 2008 10:09AM Security
AVG offers infected users free year of service

AVG offers infected users free year of service

AVG announced yesterday that it would be offering a free year of service after its antivirus software got confused and misidentified a key Windows system file as malware.
Emma Hughes Nov 17 2008 7:06AM Security
Q&A: Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project and the Free Software Foundation

Q&A: Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project and the Free Software Foundation

Stallman discusses his views on free versus proprietary and open source software, social networking sites and privacy issues.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 15 2008 10:20AM Software
Telarus to build Melbourne data centre

Telarus to build Melbourne data centre

Telarus will build a new enterprise-grade data centre in Melbourne to escape the current shortage of available carrier- and vendor-neutral space and support future service launch plans.
Ry Crozier Nov 7 2008 12:04PM Networking
Wrap rage cured with frustration free packaging

Wrap rage cured with frustration free packaging

If you suffer from 'Wrap-Rage', Amazon believes it has just the thing to cure you. The online retail giant has just launched 'Frustration-Free Packaging' to avoid punters ripping their hands to shreds as they wrestle with impenetrable plastic clamshells.
Sylvie Barak Nov 5 2008 6:22AM Hardware
Mandriva Linux 2009 'optimised' for mini laptops

Mandriva Linux 2009 'optimised' for mini laptops

Linux publisher Mandriva has released its latest distribution, offering a faster boot time and up-to-date versions of tools such as KDE, Gnome, OpenOffice and Firefox, plus an installer that optimises the platform for mini-laptops.
Daniel Robinson Oct 10 2008 7:21AM Software
Campaign against software patents kicks off

Campaign against software patents kicks off

A global petition will launch on 24 September as part of the World Day against Software Patents.
Staff Writers Sep 23 2008 9:34AM Software
Spammer walks free in Virginia

Spammer walks free in Virginia

State court overturns ruling in Jaynes case.
Shaun Nichols Sep 16 2008 2:15PM Security
MySpace users get free Wi-Fi access

MySpace users get free Wi-Fi access

Users of social networking site MySpace.com will be given free Wi-Fi access when using broadband service provider The Cloud.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 7 2008 7:39AM Networking
Opinion: Virtually free

Opinion: Virtually free

When Microsoft arrives late to the party it always likes to bring gifts.
Ian Yates Jul 25 2008 2:38PM Storage
VMware to make bare metal hypervisor free

VMware to make bare metal hypervisor free

VMware will next week make its ESX 3i hypervisor available for free, a move the company is presenting as a logical step in growing the virtualisation market, but which some experts also see as necessary to counter the threat from rivals such as Microsoft.
Daniel Robinson Jul 24 2008 4:19PM Storage
Kiwi hacker walks free from court

Kiwi hacker walks free from court

A teenager from New Zealand accused of writing malware that could have stolen millions of pounds has walked free from court and may be recruited by the local police.
Iain Thomson Jul 17 2008 7:52AM Security
New Zealand hacker walks free from court

New Zealand hacker walks free from court

A teen hacker who admitted taking down a US university's computer, was allowed to walk free from court yesterday.
Nick Farrell Jul 16 2008 9:59AM Security
Microsoft recommends free tools to address SQL attacks

Microsoft recommends free tools to address SQL attacks

Microsoft is trying to stem the tide of poorly coded but legitimate websites falling prey to attacks.
Dan Kaplan Jun 25 2008 9:51AM Security
Google offers free ad measurement tools

Google offers free ad measurement tools

Google is to offer free web measurement tools to advertisers to help them better target online audiences..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 25 2008 7:28AM Software
Cyber-crooks bank on free phishing kits

Cyber-crooks bank on free phishing kits

Security experts have discovered free phishing kits on the internet which allow cyber-crooks to send fraudulent emails..
Clement James May 9 2008 7:39AM Security

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