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Apple speaks out against jailbreaking

Apple speaks out against jailbreaking

Apple is speaking out in the debate over allowing users to 'jail break' mobile phones.
Shaun Nichols Feb 15 2009 8:39AM Software
UNIX clock reaches historic milestone

UNIX clock reaches historic milestone

UNIX users around the world witnessed a historical moment in computing history Saturday when the epoch time clock rolled over onto 1234567890.
Iain Thomson Feb 15 2009 8:39AM Software
Gartner predicts virtualisation to snowball

Gartner predicts virtualisation to snowball

Software virtualisation is likely to continue apace this year, as firms look to reduce costs and improve resource utilisation in their IT environments, according to new figures from Gartner.
Phil Muncaster Feb 15 2009 8:39AM Software
Microsoft to open branded retail stores

Microsoft to open branded retail stores

Microsoft has announced plans to open a series of branded retail stores, as part of a new operation to remake the company's retail strategy.
Shaun Nichols Feb 15 2009 8:39AM Software
Primus customers explore options after data centre blackout

Primus customers explore options after data centre blackout

At least two Melbourne data centre operators claim customers affected by the Primus blackout last week are re-evaluating their options as they seek assurances over redundancy and disaster recovery capabilities.
Ry Crozier Feb 13 2009 3:34PM Hardware
Analyst: SaaS and open source ‘won’t happen’ in 2009

Analyst: SaaS and open source ‘won’t happen’ in 2009

Software as a service, the model by which software is hosted and delivered over the network, “will not happen” in 2009, according to Gartner research director, Andrew Rowsell-Jones.
Brett Winterford Feb 13 2009 3:32PM Software
Palm dumps Palm OS in favour of Pre

Palm dumps Palm OS in favour of Pre

Palm has confirmed that it is dropping the Palm operating system to concentrate fully on the Web OS currently developed for the forthcoming Palm Pre.
Iain Thomson Feb 13 2009 3:26PM Software
Vendors get behind encryption specification

Vendors get behind encryption specification

A group of hardware and security vendors including HP, IBM and RSA are putting their weight behind a new encryption key specification.
Shaun Nichols Feb 13 2009 3:26PM Security
Windows 7 should be out for Christmas

Windows 7 should be out for Christmas

Microsoft has given its strongest hint yet that Windows 7 will be in the shops by Christmas.
Iain Thomson Feb 13 2009 3:26PM Software
Social networking criticised as companies lack trust in the security of Web 2.0

Social networking criticised as companies lack trust in the security of Web 2.0

A report commissioned by Adobe and released by Forrester Research has highlighted the fact that knowledge workers in companies remain more than a little worried about the security of Web 2.0-based collaborative working systems.
SC Australia Staff Feb 13 2009 11:38AM Security
Encryption key management solution launched by coalition of seven companies

Encryption key management solution launched by coalition of seven companies

Seven organisations have joined to launch an interoperability specification for encryption key management.
Dan Raywood Feb 13 2009 11:36AM Security
Popular Facebook group used for sending malware to 1.5 million members

Popular Facebook group used for sending malware to 1.5 million members

A group created on the Facebook website has been identified as being riddled with malicious links.
Dan Raywood Feb 13 2009 10:59AM Security
Microsoft to collaborate with industry to disrupt the Conficker worm and offers reward for culprits

Microsoft to collaborate with industry to disrupt the Conficker worm and offers reward for culprits

Microsoft has announced a plan to implement a coordinated, global response to the Conficker/Downadup worm.
Dan Raywood Feb 13 2009 10:56AM Security
Nuclear lab computers go missing

Nuclear lab computers go missing

Sixty-nine computers are missing or were stolen from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, a nuclear weaponry research institution in New Mexico, according to an internal memo released by a government watchdog.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 13 2009 10:44AM Security
U.S. tweaks Internet privacy guidelines

U.S. tweaks Internet privacy guidelines

U.S. regulators have tweaked recommendations for how websites should collect, save and share information about users, extending them to Internet service providers and mobile users.
Staff Writers Feb 13 2009 10:07AM Security
U.S. nuclear weapons lab loses 67 computers

U.S. nuclear weapons lab loses 67 computers

The mention of nuclear weapons laboratories rarely has a calming effect on anyone, even less so when the mention involves 67 lost or stolen computers.
Sylvie Barak Feb 13 2009 6:50AM Security
Silverlight shines on Linux

Silverlight shines on Linux

Novell has unveiled a new open source project which will allow Linux users to access Microsoft Silverlight content.
Phil Muncaster Feb 13 2009 6:36AM Software
Sun launches JavaFX Mobile

Sun launches JavaFX Mobile

Sun Microsystems has launched the JavaFX Mobile platform today, promising to let developers create rich applications across the broadest possible range of mobile devices, from consumer handsets to smartphones.
Phil Muncaster Feb 13 2009 6:36AM Software
Database security: protecting the crown jewels

Database security: protecting the crown jewels

As companies like Deutsche Telekom have learned, attackers are going after databases, reports Deb Radcliff.
Deb Radcliff Feb 12 2009 4:45PM Security
Lost smartphones pose significant corporate risk

Lost smartphones pose significant corporate risk

Mislaid laptops have been much in the news, but the lost smartphone poses a significant and growing corporate risk, says Jessica Twentyman.
Jessica Twentyman Feb 12 2009 4:34PM Security

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