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News The security threat from email attachments has fallen dramatically during the same period, dropping from one infected attachment in every 332 emails in the first six months of 2007 to one in every 2,500 during the first six months of 2008. [23 Jul 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News E is for Email B is for Bluetooth Mobile users should be made more aware of how much data they are using while abroad in Europe, the director general for the information society and media at the European Commission has said. [22 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News Cloud-based malware and spam detection in email and instant messaging will grow from 20 per cent of messaging security revenue to 60 per cent over the next five years, according to analysts at Gartner. [17 Jul 2008]
Law firm gets SaaSy with email security
Case Study International law firm Ashurst LLP has turned to web-based email management to help drastically reduce spam and free up time for its tech team. Ashurst has been using technology from email management specialist Mimecast to manage its Microsoft... [15 Jul 2008]
Taylor Woodrow heads for the cloud
Case Study Taylor Woodrow has moved its 1,800 staff onto Google Apps for email and other services, estimating it will save £1m per year in the process. Ramsey said: "We got talking to Google about what would be available as a corporate entity in terms of email. [10 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News The Earl of Erroll, Merlin Hay, has warned against holding increasing amounts of data - such as proposals to retain internet, email and phone records under the draft Communications Data Bill. B is for Botnets [10 Jul 2008]
WiMax - spreading to more UK businesses
News E is for Email B is for Bluetooth The spread of WiMax networks across the UK is continuing, with two providers announcing extensions of their business-oriented networks in the past week. On-Communications has said it has decided WiMax is the best... [10 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News An attacker would have to lure a victim, via a link in an email for example, to a specially crafted web page that could exploit the security hole to allow remote code execution. B is for Botnets Microsoft issued a security advisory on Monday... [08 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News West said: "Recent plots have been characterised by increasing technological and logistical complexity, including [the use of] false identities, encrypted communications and multiple email addresses. B is for Botnets [04 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News E is for Email B is for Bluetooth European mobile operators should brace themselves for enforced price cuts for SMS roaming, predicts an analyst. Yesterday was the 1 July deadline set by European telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, for the... [02 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News Jens Andreassen, vice president for Asia-Pacific at Fortinet, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet Asia in an email that multi-component threats have existed for several years but today's blended threats have many more components or functionalities... [02 Jul 2008]
Getting to the meeting - without the journey
Comment E is for Email B is for Bluetooth Those factors are also coinciding with the growth of the very tech that could spare you a journey, says Stewart Baines. Would you rather sweat in a traffic jam, anxious about running late for a meeting with your... [30 Jun 2008]
Femtocells to speed arrival of next-gen mobile networks?
News E is for Email B is for Bluetooth Femtocells could help speed the arrival of next generation mobile broadband networks - such as WiMax and LTE (long term evolution), the future roadmap of 3G. Industry association body the Femto Forum and operator... [30 Jun 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment E is for Email The first phase provided simple data services such as email and SMS to passengers on their mobile phones. If the system supports email attachments through GPRS connections, it will need to use an upgraded satellite network. [26 Jun 2008]
3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News E is for Email B is for Bluetooth Laptops packing 3.5G+ for mobile broadband access could be the answer to European mobile phone operators' ARPU (average revenue per user) prayers. But they could just as well prove a network nightmare, warns... [20 Jun 2008]
