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Exclusive: Former MySQL boss Marten Mickos talks open source
Comment It's not a threat - it's one of the biggest open source coups ever. In an exclusive interview, former MySQL boss and silicon.com Agenda Setter, Marten Mickos talks to Tim Ferguson about the state of open source, Oracle's... [19 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.09.09
Round-Up Modern Warfare 2's position of must-have game of the year is not under threat, but it's still a great idea and beats the hell out of sitting with other office nobodies watching the clock on the wall click interminably... [11 Sep 2009]
Minority Report: Why Apple was smart to OK 'iTunes killer'
Comment However, if Apple doesn't see Spotify as a threat, it's unlikely to be too concerned about the rest. Though Apple has rejected many iPhone apps that may threaten its business, it's approved a music service dubbed the... [03 Sep 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Can tech end bloody wars?
Comment Throughout my life I have seen warfare mutate from the World War II model to terrorism, the threat of weapons of mass destruction and cyber attacks. Compiled on the M6 driving to Birmingham, edited later in my hotel, and... [28 Aug 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 24.07.09
Round-Up HMRC, which knows a thing or two about not being extra-specially careful with personal data, has learned of a new threat to our bank accounts, other than its own operatives. Phishing has become a constant nuisance for... [24 Jul 2009]
When will organisations pay for data breaches?
Comment The only sure-fire incentive to such change is the real and present threat of sanction. More than a year after appearing on the statute books, the info watchdog's power to fine is not yet operational. [02 Jun 2009]
Legal Eye: How to save money with offshoring
Comment In order to reduce this threat, contracts should include a foreign exchange risk sharing mechanism. Looking to save money from offshoring? Lawyer Scott Thiel offers some tips for what to put in your contract. [26 May 2009]
Minority Report: Apple, Google closer than ever?
Comment In its most recent antitrust wranglings in Europe, Microsoft cited the threat of Google as a mitigating reason for the regulators to go easy on it. Seb Janacek examines the couple's fate. The Federal Trade Commission's... [26 May 2009]
How e-coding can prevent NHS slip-ups
Comment This evidence included statistics on the serious threat posed by medication errors. Coding can also address the serious threat posed by counterfeit medication feared to be circulating within the NHS. GS1... [20 May 2009]
Why you should hack your own systems
Comment In its latest Security Threat Report, security vendor Symantec saw a 66 per cent increase in computers that have been identified as hosting one or more phishing websites, probably owing to increased use of automated... [22 Apr 2009]
'The web is getting into our DNA'
Comment But while Channel 4 continues to develop its online offerings - Mac compatibility will be coming to Channel4.com videos, according to Dobb - the growth of online is a threat as well as an opportunity for the broadcaster. [18 Mar 2009]
Mobile working needs a security rethink
Comment Traffic passing between the two zones is scanned to see if it is a threat - and blocked if it is. With employees working away from the office, at home, at client sites or simply on the road, Anthony Plewes wonders if... [16 Mar 2009]
Ask the Experts: How can I get to use a Mac at work?
Comment The first point to understand is that IT departments tend to play it ultra-safe and often see new and different technologies as a big threat. Among these will be: non-standard software posing a security... [17 Feb 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 13.02.09
Round-Up But if sysadmins carry out their dire threat, what about all those electronic messages of genuine love that will never be received? It's Valentine's Day tomorrow. That short statement is almost certainly enough to cost... [13 Feb 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.02.09
Round-Up Forget the internet being a strange and dangerous place, the biggest threat out there is…you. According to a poll of silicon.com readers, nearly two-thirds (62 per cent) of those surveyed said the biggest security... [06 Feb 2009]
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