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This section looks at some of the new technologies that are emerging, or could be upcoming in future months or years.

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Report: New spam tactics threaten SMEs

Report: New spam tactics threaten SMEs

Spammers have launched a new attack that could jeopardise the security of SMEs, new figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Jun 5 2007 9:53AM Security
Orange courts small firms with new tariffs

Orange courts small firms with new tariffs

Operator tackles the 'work-life blur'.
Staff Writers Jun 1 2007 2:46PM Telco/ISP
European Union expecting RFID bonanza

European Union expecting RFID bonanza

Market to reach US$182m by 2013, but data management issues remain.
Staff Writers May 30 2007 12:15PM Networking
Korea's memory chip lead threatened

Korea's memory chip lead threatened

Taiwan and China to take over, analyst predicts.
Simon Burns May 30 2007 6:15AM Hardware
Facebook finds 65 new friends

Facebook finds 65 new friends

Partners sign up to produce third-party apps.
Matt Chapman May 28 2007 11:41AM Software
Europe considers new identity theft laws

Europe considers new identity theft laws

The European Commission is to consider new identity fraud legislation in order to boost the fight against cyber crime.
Fiona Raisbeck May 28 2007 9:56AM Security
Vista fails to drive new PC sales

Vista fails to drive new PC sales

Demand for new PCs has not been affected "significantly" by the delay to Microsoft's Windows Vista and its subsequent release, reports In-Stat.
Robert Jaques May 25 2007 12:38PM Hardware
'Philfing' the new scourge of the net

'Philfing' the new scourge of the net

A recent survey of more than 2,400 web users has found that Britain is becoming a nation of angry online shoppers.
Staff Writers May 24 2007 11:50AM Telco/ISP
Coping with a new virtualised business

Coping with a new virtualised business

Virtualisation is the new business reality. Forrester Research recently issued a report stating that 51 percent of North American companies have deployed or are testing virtualisation technology.
Kurt Johnson, May 23 2007 4:22PM Security
Mars Express sends 'breathtaking' new images

Mars Express sends 'breathtaking' new images

The European Space Agency (ESA) has published what it describes as "breathtaking images" of the Deuteronilus Mensae region of Mars, which has never before been seen.
Robert Jaques May 23 2007 1:27PM Oddware
Sensitive information of 140,000 new parents compromised

Sensitive information of 140,000 new parents compromised

Forms containing the sensitive information of about 140,000 parents of newborns in the US are at risk for compromise after they were not shredded upon disposal, the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) has told parents in a letter.
Dan Kaplan May 22 2007 10:48AM Security
New strain of Gozi virus steals thousands of bank details

New strain of Gozi virus steals thousands of bank details

A fresh batch of the Russian Gozi virus has spread across the world stealing personal data from thousands of computer users.
Fiona Raisbeck May 22 2007 10:41AM Security
New rules hit China mobile music downloads

New rules hit China mobile music downloads

Growth in music downloads to mobile phones in China stalled last year after the government introduced new regulations, according to recent market research.
Simon Burns May 16 2007 5:02PM Software
Exam papers get RFID tags

Exam papers get RFID tags

Technology will now be used to stop students cheating on exam papers.
Iain Thomson May 16 2007 2:53PM Hardware
New threats top April malware charts

New threats top April malware charts

ESET, a security firm based in Bratislava, warned today that April showed "renewed vigour" in terms of malware threats.
Clement James May 15 2007 2:36PM Security
RFID system claims to prevent DVD theft

RFID system claims to prevent DVD theft

Locked discs will be unplayable until activated at the point of sale.
Matt Chapman May 14 2007 12:26PM Security
Social networking presents new challenges for business

Social networking presents new challenges for business

The popularity of online streaming videos, social-networking and shopping sites have created new attack vectors for hackers to spread malicious code that could wreak havoc on company networks.
Brett Schechter, May 7 2007 3:07PM Security
Sun Rocks Solaris 10 on new Sparc chip

Sun Rocks Solaris 10 on new Sparc chip

OS booted for the first time on next-gen processor.
Clement James May 4 2007 4:14PM Software
Vacuum technology promises chip boost

Vacuum technology promises chip boost

IBM hails new semiconductor material.
Matt Chapman May 4 2007 2:01PM Hardware
Microsoft touts marriage of BizTalk and RFID

Microsoft touts marriage of BizTalk and RFID

Redmond teams up with Alien Technology.
Clement James May 3 2007 2:36PM Software

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