The Cloud
RSS The CloudCIOs - ready for storage, worried about jobs
News Two-thirds of European IT directors regularly lay awake at night worrying about security and downtime. Half realise they are going to have to change their IT strategy over the next two years. Those are two of... [28 Feb 2003]
IT spend: Every silver lining has a cloud...
Comment The latest RoperNOP Technology Confidence Barometer, which is conducted in association with silicon.com in Europe, has found that European decision makers expect to spend 6.8 per cent more on IT than they did in 2002. [08 Jan 2003]
PDA unit shipments - a rosier forecast
News The cloud on the horizon is for providers of phone-enabled devices. Unit sales of handheld computers in France, Germany and the UK were strong in October and are likely... [10 Dec 2002]
Wi-Fi threatens to steal 3G's thunder
News It also added additional antennas to the access points so signals could be beamed directly to a home, rather than creating a cloud of access. Communications equipment maker Proxim has become... [30 Sep 2002]
Music industry claims right to 'legalised hacking'
News These irresponsible descriptions at best reveal a misunderstanding of the text and purpose of the bill, and at worst purposely cloud the real issues. Campaigners hoping... [27 Sep 2002]
The Linux Slapper worm: an update
News However, there's a silver lining in this particular network cloud. The Linux Slapper worm had compromised more than 6,700 servers as of early Monday morning, and it continues to create a peer-to-peer... [17 Sep 2002]
Vivendi names Messier successor
News Meanwhile Messier may be leaving under a cloud but he may well be doing so with a hefty severance package in tow. Vivendi has confirmed Jean-René Fourtou as the successor to ousted chief Jean-Marie Messier. [04 Jul 2002]
Rain: Nice weather for ducks and e-tailers
News The 100 per cent rise in sales revenues in the e-tail sector is partly attributable to bad weather, according to one online retailer. Research by the Interactive Media in Retail Group... [03 Jul 2002]
WorldCom fraud shock sends stock markets tumbling
News Arnab Roychowdhury, equity analyst at Barclays Stockbrokers, said: "Last night WorldCom admitted what appears to be dodgy accountancy, on top of the big cloud it already sits under. Stock markets across... [26 Jun 2002]
Xerox replaces shamed chief bean-counter
News Xerox has hired a former IBM finance executive as its new CFO after its head of finance quit under a cloud of financial irregularities. Laurence Zimmerman, who will take the financial reins at... [29 May 2002]
Scottish ISP laid low by hackers
News Cloud Nine was forced to close down in January after a DoS attack and Tiscali was subjected to a similar attack soon after. Scottish ISP edNet has been hit by a denial of service (DoS) attack which left its customers... [10 Apr 2002]
Xbox-itis
Comment Yes, the Xbox launch is already under a small cloud (a bit like Perkin in the Flumps), with US games developers alleging that Microsoft is strong-arming retailers into promoting... [14 Mar 2002]
My pal, your pal, everyone's Paypal
Comment Paypal could also suffer significant setbacks from fraud and disputes between senders and then there's the aggressive competition from big brand rivals such as Mastercard and Citibank looming like a dark... [06 Feb 2002]
Expedia shares take off following results high
News Shares in Expedia shot up this morning, after the online travel company beat analysts' expectations with upbeat second quarter results. In Europe shares opened 8.62 per cent up, while shares on the... [29 Jan 2002]
Hacked ISP helps police with their enquiries
News Cloud Nine's chief executive is working with the police in an attempt to find the hackers who drove him out of business. Cloud Nine is now waiting for forensic... [28 Jan 2002]
