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RSS mod in newsMicrosoft's Windows Server 2008 gets cautious welcome
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy Microsoft's newly-launched Windows Server 2008 has been given a cautious welcome by customers. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launched Windows Server 2008 this week, calling it the most significant Windows... [28 Feb 2008]
EC monopoly warning after record Microsoft fine
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy Competition commissioner for the EC, Neelie Kroes, has issued a stern warning to any company planning to blow off the regulatory agency and European antitrust laws. [28 Feb 2008]
Skin-detecting CCTV keeps an eye on motorists
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy A company that has developed a CCTV system which counts people in cars by detecting human skin claims the London Congestion Charge could benefit from the technology. [26 Feb 2008]
Top of the class for online ads? Search and social networks
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy For online advertising, the word is portals are out but search, entertainment and social network sites are in. Photo stories Check out silicon.com's latest photo stories here… [25 Feb 2008]
Open source gains business credibility
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy The use of open source is on the rise in the corporate IT environment as organisations look to cut the cost of developing and using software. Three-quarters of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury IT user panel... [22 Feb 2008]
Microsoft to embrace open-source and says won't sue
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy Microsoft has announced changes in its business practices to work better with software from other providers, including open-source communities. Photo stories Check out silicon.com's latest photo stories here… [22 Feb 2008]
IBM to use DNA to shrink chip size
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy Scientists at IBM are conducting research into arranging carbon nanotubes - strands of carbon atoms that can conduct electricity - into arrays with DNA molecules. [21 Feb 2008]
Government admits to 200 more laptop thefts
News The MoD said it could not supply figures for the total number of laptops until a review into losses by the MoD is carried out. Previous figures have shown the MoD has lost 347 laptops since 2004 and Defence Secretary Des Browne admitted that three... [19 Feb 2008]
Specsavers eyes up savings with Vanco deal
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy High street optician Specsavers has signed a £4.5m deal with network operator Vanco for the management of its global wide area network (WAN). Photo stories Check out silicon.com's latest photo stories here… [19 Feb 2008]
Mobiles on the moon? Nasa prepares trial for takeoff
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth C is for The Cloud D is for dotMobi E is for Email F is for FMC [19 Feb 2008]
Data breaches: No more than normal
News The MoD also lost the bank details of approximately 3,500 of those people. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets C is for CMA D is for DDoS [18 Feb 2008]
Army targets enemy with high-tech laser guidance
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a £30m contract with Thales UK to take charge of 700 handheld or tripod-mounted systems for close combat forces from 2009. A spokeswoman for the MoD said: "British troops welcome the new system, as it will... [15 Feb 2008]
BlackBerrys squashed by Whitehall data ban
News Last month defence Secretary Des Browne admitted that three MoD laptops containing around 600,000 details of servicemen and recruits have been stolen since 2005. Sir Edmund Burton, chairman of the Information Advisory Council, is examining... [04 Feb 2008]
silicon.com victory in Full Disclosure data campaign
News The government has suffered many data security breaches over the past four months, including the MoD having three laptops stolen containing approximately 600,000 servicemen's and recruits' details, the NHS losing hundreds of thousands of patient... [31 Jan 2008]
Whitehall staff banned from removing laptops
News All Whitehall staff have been banned from removing laptops containing unencrypted personal data from offices in the wake of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) data loss.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants... [22 Jan 2008]
