2006
RSS 2006Microsoft unveils licensing plan for business
News Microsoft has said it is adding a new licensing option, this one dubbed Select Plus and targeted largely at medium-sized companies. The programme's two main attractions are the fact it is not tied to a specific term and it makes it easier for... [01 Jul 2008]
Mangocity Leads China's Online Travel Services Industry With Avaya Solutions
White Paper The online tourism industry in China is extremely competitive, with many dominant and established players. As a new entrant in 2006, Mangocity's biggest challenge was to differentiate its travel portal from those hosted by the incumbents. [01 Jul 2008]
Exchange Server 2007: What To Expect
White Paper Microsoft recently released a public preview of Exchange Server 2007 Beta 2 (previously called Exchange 12) in June 2006 and is shooting for a general availability date of late 2006 or early 2007. This paper will identify 10 key new or improved... [30 Jun 2008]
ITIL Version 3.0 -- What It Means to You
White Paper A major overhaul of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is coming Fall 2006, and it will have a dramatic impact on the entire IT industry. ITIL v3 presents an entirely new "hub-and-spoke" design with a descriptive core framework as the hub and... [30 Jun 2008]
Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News Three separate investigations have looked into HM Revenue & Custom's loss of 25 million people's personal details on 18 October last year. These were a management and process review by chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers Kieran Poynter, a review of... [26 Jun 2008]
Timeline: HM Revenue & Customs data blunder
News Timeline of the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data losses The loss of 25 million records from HMRC's Child Benefit Computer System was declared "deplorable" and "entirely avoidable" in two reports into the data blunder released this week. [26 Jun 2008]
In his own words: Bill Gates' best quotes
News As the world's most famous tech boss, Bill Gates has been quoted more times than you can shake a stick at - but there have been some particularly insightful, bold and wide of the mark comments that stand out. [26 Jun 2008]
RFID could disrupt medical devices, say researchers
News Radio frequency ID RFID) technology can interfere with medical equipment, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. The study by six Dutch scientists has found electromagnetic interference (EMI) generated by... [25 Jun 2008]
Ambulance service loses 999 details
News The Scottish Ambulance Service has lost a disc containing the encrypted 999 call details of almost one million people. The disc was reported lost last week by courier TNT, and had been mislaid earlier this month while in transit from the Emergency... [25 Jun 2008]
How many people will it take to fill Gates' shoes?
Comment It's not that Bill Gates has an inflated sense of his own importance. But anyone who thought there'd be a single successor for the great man would be gravely mistaken, says Mary-Jo Foley. When Microsoft hired Ray Ozzie in 2005, Ozzie was one of... [24 Jun 2008]
Photos: Bill Gates through the ages
Photo Not an auspicious start for a young William Gates who was caught speeding in Albuquerque, New Mexico in December 1977 during the early days of Microsoft. Little did anyone know that this young man would become the richest man in the world, possibly... [20 Jun 2008]
Photos: Wimbledon on target for a tech ace
Photo Centre Court at Wimbledon's All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) looks pristine ahead of the two-week grand slam tournament which begins on Monday. The club's IT department, headed by CIO Jeff Lucas and AELTC's official technology partner IBM, have... [19 Jun 2008]
"Going Up, Going Down!" - A Review of Quarter 2/2006
White Paper Welcome to the June Edition of the MessageLabs Intelligence monthly report. This report provides the latest threat trends for June 2006, as well as a quarterly retrospective, to keep you informed regarding the ongoing fight against viruses, spam... [19 Jun 2008]
MessageLabs Intelligence Report, August 2006
White Paper Growing phishing attacks and critical vulnerabilities wreaked havoc on messaging security in August 2006. MessageLabs Intelligence August 06 Report brings you the latest trends, statistics and expert commentary on a sophisticated landscape of threats. [19 Jun 2008]
Legal Eye: Europe's copyright controversy
Comment Rumblings from the EU about the controversial copyright levy suggest this thorny issue is being taken seriously. But can a resolution be found that suits everyone, asks lawyer Neville Cordell. The European Commission is to consult on changes to the... [18 Jun 2008]
