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RSS M&ABT to plug fibre in London, Wales
News Broadband from A to Z Asked whether the two pilots will pave the way for a national rollout of FTTC, the spokesman said BT's next-gen broadband strategy is dependent on "a number of... [14 Oct 2008]
Google's Android: Beware the malware?
News If somebody can reach the whole OS then there is nothing stopping you from writing a new text message driver that every time you send a text message, it sends one to a premium high cost... [14 Oct 2008]
Artificial intelligence to join phishing fight in 2009
News M is for Microsoft From next year, security researchers hope to begin rolling out a system that uses machine learning to spot fraudulent emails, much in the same way as a human being... [13 Oct 2008]
World Bank hit by cyber intrusion epidemic?
News The computer network used by the World Bank Group has suffered a series of at least six intrusions since mid-2007, according to a report. A is for Antivirus The World Bank Group did not... [13 Oct 2008]
Security makes a quantum leap
News The world's largest quantum encrypted network has been unveiled in Vienna, providing a glimpse of how data could be securely transmitted in the future. The network is the result of more than four years of work with 41... [10 Oct 2008]
Artificial intelligence put to the Turing Test
News This weekend could potentially be a historical one in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) as the tech world gears up for the latest annual Loebner Prize contest. Loebner's set up the prize as... [10 Oct 2008]
Symantec CEO on weathering the credit storm
News We are a very acquisitive company and we have $2bn in cash on our balance sheets," he added. Speaking at the Symantec Vision + ManageFusion EMEA 08 conference, Thompson said that although mobile antivirus is... [10 Oct 2008]
HP-EDS job cuts: "It's business as normal"
News A spokeswoman for HP, which completed its acquisition of EDS in August, said meetings are taking place today to determine where the cuts will fall, adding it's "too early to tell" where the job losses will occur in terms... [09 Oct 2008]
UK tech Skills Academy needs YOU
News Understanding the business is absolutely critical to being a good IT professional now so hiring in from [non-IT areas of] business and adding technology aspects will be a good route to train people up,"... [08 Oct 2008]
Pay per use software coming soon?
News Virtualisation could end expensive long-term software licensing in favour of a pay per use model, according to Symantec. Whenever a machine asks for some code, before you give it to them, you would give... [08 Oct 2008]
$695m MessageLabs deal launches Symantec into cloud
News Symantec has signed a deal to buy online messaging security company MessageLabs in a step that Symantec CEO says will speed its spread into the cloud. Symantec will pay about $695m for the software as... [08 Oct 2008]
Oyster card security vulnerabilities uncovered
News A is for Antivirus Security from A to Z M is for Microsoft According to the Radboud University website, the researchers intercepted a "trace" of the communication... [08 Oct 2008]
Do you have what it takes to be an e-caped crusader?
News I'm well known for my drive around special constables, recruiting people from industry and training them up as cops to work with us for a number of days a month, supported by their... [01 Oct 2008]
Go Solo at Orange to hook up with biz fat pipes
News M is for Murdoch A is for ADSL These include a similar deal for non-business customers on monthly plans, and modifications to Orange's home-broadband plans that give customers... [01 Oct 2008]
UK fat pipes sluggish from lack of fibre
News M is for Murdoch A is for ADSL Broadband from A to Z Outside the 8Mpbs category, the majority of users found themselves with a slower connection. Slightly more than... [30 Sep 2008]
