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RSS andSAP users air support gripes
News The UK and Ireland SAP User Group has expressed dissatisfaction with the changes SAP has made to its software support programme. The iPod and BlackBerry lost property mountain tips for better business travel [25 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.07.08
Round-Up Meanwhile, the Round-Up, so inept at reading maps that it makes no difference whether they're upside down or even on the right page, thinks they're pretty neat and, bugs aside, the technology certainly increases its chances of getting to the... [25 Jul 2008]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Secure remote access closes in
Comment On the other hand, internet protocol security (IPsec) VPNs provide a level of network access that is comprehensive and offers an experience similar to being physically located in an office. But these VPNs have traditionally been cumbersome to... [25 Jul 2008]
Generation Y setting tech agenda
News Generation Y consists of 18- to 28-year-olds who are leading the way in technology adoption with nine out of 10 owning a PC and 82 per cent a mobile phone. Golvin said the key distinction between Generation X and Y is that Generation X uses... [25 Jul 2008]
Tesco.com vans cut fuel bills with telematics tech
News Tesco.com has upped delivery rates and reduced fuel consumption of its delivery vans - by 10 per cent in both cases - using new telematics technology. Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to your inbox. [25 Jul 2008]
Techies swap BlackBerrys for the beach
News silicon.com readers say they will have no problem putting down their BlackBerrys and getting on with the sunbathing this summer. In our poll of more than 230 silicon.com readers, almost two thirds said they would leave their voicemail and email at... [25 Jul 2008]
Ministry of Justice loses 45,000 records
News The details of 45,000 people, including criminal records and banking and court information have been lost or compromised in the past year by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The MoJ has lost laptops, portable storage devices and papers containing... [25 Jul 2008]
Oyster outage hits London again
News The system has failed at all London Underground stations and ticket gates have been opened to limit disruption while the problem was resolved. London's Oyster travel smart card system has failed for the second time in a fortnight with many... [25 Jul 2008]
Caption Competition: I'm coming down!
Photo All entrants must be aged 18 or over and resident in the UK. The decision of the silicon.com editorial team is final and no discussion will be entered into. A visitor heads down for a tour of London's Victorian sewer network. [25 Jul 2008]
Photos: Motor Show showcases the future of car tech
Photo This is the Koenigsegg CCR - one of the fastest and rarest cars in the world - on display at this week's British International Motor Show in London. The CCR is capable of 242mph and can reach 60mph in just 3.2 seconds. [25 Jul 2008]
Windows 7 on track, says Microsoft
News We are committed and looking good, relative to our commitment - [shipping Windows 7] three years from general availability of Windows Vista. Microsoft has released few details on the product, largely assuring customers that it would be making big... [25 Jul 2008]
BT embraces open source for business
News BT has joined FossBazaar, an enterprise open-source community and workgroup of the Linux Foundation. The communications and IT giant has already been a member of the Linux Foundation since 2005. According to a statement this week, BT joined... [25 Jul 2008]
Microsoft, Yahoo! talks: In the "off-again" phase
News The two sides have talked on and off, he said, first about a purchase and then about a search deal. Speaking at Microsoft's financial analyst meeting, Ballmer said: "Now we aren't [talking] and that's where things are. [25 Jul 2008]
VLAN Security in the LAN and MAN Environment
White Paper VLANs are no-longer confined to LAN environments and are becoming more widespread in their use. This paper discusses security issues, and their risks, caused by both mis-configuration and hardware flaws for VLANs in both the LAN and MAN environment. [25 Jul 2008]
Improving Customer Support and HelpDesk Efficiencies with On-Demand Remote Support
White Paper With remote screen-sharing at your fingertips you can save time and money by eliminating the need to visit employees or customers at their desks to resolve their support problems. With just a few clicks of your mouse, you can take control of... [25 Jul 2008]
