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Hurd signals shift in HP Labs strategy

Hurd signals shift in HP Labs strategy

HP is planning a major consolidation at its HP Labs research division, cutting the current 150 individual projects down to a mere 20 or 30..
Shaun Nichols Mar 10 2008 7:30AM Hardware
Microsoft to deliver four patches in March cycle

Microsoft to deliver four patches in March cycle

Microsoft said on Thursday that next week it will release four patches, all of them critical, with one apparently fixing a zero-day Excel vulnerability.
Jim Carr Mar 7 2008 11:15AM Security
Survey: ID management grows in importance across government

Survey: ID management grows in importance across government

Most government IT workers believe identity management is critical to their organisations, but view cost as a major obstacle, a new survey from Quest Software concludes.
Sue Marquette Mar 6 2008 10:42AM Security
New Microsoft Access exploit in wild: Panda

New Microsoft Access exploit in wild: Panda

PandaLabs researchers said they have discovered a public exploit taking advantage of a new vulnerability in Microsoft Access Database.
Dan Kaplan Mar 5 2008 3:42PM Security
Wikipedia's Wales in online love spat

Wikipedia's Wales in online love spat

Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, has become involved in an internet war of words after dumping his girlfriend in an entry on his Wikipedia page..
Iain Thomson Mar 5 2008 7:38AM Software
Wikileaks back in action after reprieve

Wikileaks back in action after reprieve

A US federal court has reversed an order which had shut down the Wikileaks.org website..
Shaun Nichols Mar 4 2008 7:35AM Software
'Home Office' disc wedged in laptop sold on eBay

'Home Office' disc wedged in laptop sold on eBay

A laptop containing what could be sensitive Home Office data has been sold on eBay.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 29 2008 3:39PM Security
Commander reports loss of $245M in half yearly results

Commander reports loss of $245M in half yearly results

Australian service provider Commander Communications Limited’s financial results for the half year ending 31 December 2007 were less than impressive as the service provider announced a net loss of $245 million.
Lilia Guan Feb 29 2008 3:16PM Financial Services
Network Solutions named in class action suit

Network Solutions named in class action suit

Network Solutions has been named in a class action suit alleging that it "forced" millions of people to buy internet domain names from the company instead of from cheaper competitors..
Clement James Feb 27 2008 3:40PM Networking
Telstra in hot water with ACCC, again

Telstra in hot water with ACCC, again

Despite its glowing financial status, Telstra has become embroiled in three separate Line Sharing Service (LSS) disputes.
Lilia Guan Feb 22 2008 3:40PM Telco/ISP
Reed Elsevier acquires ChoicePoint in US$4.1 billion deal

Reed Elsevier acquires ChoicePoint in US$4.1 billion deal

ChoicePoint, whose watershed breach prompted a burst of state disclosure laws, has been acquired by LexisNexis information service parent, Reed Elsevier, for US$4.1 billion, the two companies announced Thursday.
Dan Kaplan Feb 22 2008 10:05AM Security
FrSIRT finds flaws in MySQL

FrSIRT finds flaws in MySQL

Researchers at a French security organisation have uncovered a number of security vulnerabilities in the MySQL database application, the open source software used to support many Web 2.0 applications.
Jim Carr Feb 18 2008 9:52AM Security
IDC, Forrester reduce projections for growth of IT spending in 2008

IDC, Forrester reduce projections for growth of IT spending in 2008

Two leading market research firms have lowered their projections for the growth of spending on information technology, including IT security, in 2008 due to the weakening economy.
Jack Rogers Feb 14 2008 8:16AM Security
Telstra to boost Next G speeds to 21Mbps this year

Telstra to boost Next G speeds to 21Mbps this year

Telstra CEO, Sol Trujillo, has announced that the telco’s Next G network speeds will be super-charged to 21 Mbps in 2008, with further plans to double the figure to 42Mpbs sometime in 2009.
Mitchell Bingemann Feb 12 2008 1:36PM Telco/ISP
People Telecom in $200M deal with Telstra Wholesale

People Telecom in $200M deal with Telstra Wholesale

ASX-listed, People Telecom has signed a $200 million supply agreement with Telstra Wholesale, which will underpin People Telecom’s continuing growth in national fixed wire and broadband services.
Lilia Guan Feb 11 2008 2:17PM Telco/ISP
HP recycles 113,000 tonnes of kit in 2007

HP recycles 113,000 tonnes of kit in 2007

HP claims to have recycled over 113,000 tonnes of hardware and print cartridges in fiscal 2007, an increase of approximately 50 per cent over the previous year..
Staff Writers Feb 8 2008 6:48AM Hardware
More network cables cut in Middle East

More network cables cut in Middle East

Less than a week after Egypt lost two-thirds of its international networking cables, two more lines have been cut off the coast of Dubai.
Iain Thomson Feb 6 2008 6:15AM Networking
Egg in hot water over cancelled credit cards

Egg in hot water over cancelled credit cards

Online bank Egg is facing a storm of criticism and a possible Financial Services Authority investigation after cutting off 161,000 of its credit card users.

Iain Thomson Feb 5 2008 3:33PM Security
IBM builds cloud computing centre in China

IBM builds cloud computing centre in China

IBM is to establish the first cloud computing centre for software companies in China..
Staff Writers Feb 5 2008 7:19AM Hardware
Pirate Bay four facing jail in Sweden

Pirate Bay four facing jail in Sweden

Four men who run file-sharing site The Pirate Bay have been charged with conspiring to break Swedish copyright law.

Guy Dixon Feb 4 2008 3:11PM Security

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