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Corporations riddled with security holes
News Chunked Encoding Vulnerability in Apache: Versions of Apache prior to 1.3.26 have a vulnerability in the way they perform decoding of requests making it possible for remote attackers to cause a buffer overflow on affected systems. [19 Jun 2008]
Mobile internet use 'rocketing in Europe'
News O is for Operating systems Earlier this year, the European Commission's information society and media commissioner, Viviane Reding, called for "a credible but also doable price reduction by the whole industry on a voluntary basis before 1 July... [11 Jun 2008]
Building soc buys Experian mortgage engine
News According to SSBS senior manager of business and information systems Keith Henley, the move has been driven by a need to improve customer services. The implementation has prompted the building society to upgrade its Summit back end systems... [10 Jun 2008]
Open source guru criticises Oyster software
News While disapproving of the use of Linux in the Oyster system, Stallman said there is not much that could have been done to stop Linux being used in surveillance or military systems, as it is a general tool. [10 Jun 2008]
House of Fraser synchronises supplier data
News This should speed up the process of aligning the retailer's supply chain systems with its suppliers and therefore cut down on wrongly delivered stock, according to House of Fraser head of IT solutions Mike Hiscock. [09 Jun 2008]
Microsoft readies "Quebec" embedded Vista OS
News Microsoft's Windows Embedded family of products, which Microsoft sells to device makers, is designed to power thin client terminals, point-of-service terminals, gaming devices, medical-imaging systems, DVRs and industrial-automation systems, among... [06 Jun 2008]
IBM gets chips to chill out in water
News Companies such as IBM and HP sell server racks with liquid cooling systems. Chips built in a three-dimensional stack formation offer more pathways for info to be processed and can shorten the distance chip information needs to travel by as much as... [06 Jun 2008]
ANPR "ring of steel" watches over Manchester
News In a statement Mike George, ANPR project manager for GMP, said: "GMP has historically invested in vehicle-based ANPR systems which have proven effective as a mobile solution. A trial of an ANPR-linked database checking system in 2004 ran into... [05 Jun 2008]
Mobile broadband ushers in Blue day
News That perception could soon be about to shift, with the launch last month of a mobile information service from niche player Blue Systems. Most of the exchange information is provided by Interactive Data Corporation (IDC) and Blue Systems own data... [03 Jun 2008]
BlackBerrys on the beat
News The BlackBerry devices - which will use the Orange network - will allow police officers to spend more time on the beat as they can remotely access systems they currently have to return to the police station for. [03 Jun 2008]
How good is your information management?
News You will be asked a series of questions on subjects such as your attitude towards data accuracy and accessibility; data storage and management; database management software; and how integrated your systems are.silicon.com has worked with the... [02 Jun 2008]
'Huge' Apple update plugs 40 Leopard security holes
News The update, released this week, plugs flaws that render OS X Leopard users vulnerable to systems compromises including denial-of-service attacks, information disclosure and remote code execution. Apple has released an update to Mac OS X patching... [30 May 2008]
Tesco spends £100m on network overhaul
News The increased bandwidth will also allow Tesco to give global staff direct access to its corporate software, such as its management information systems. Folkes said the next-generation network could also help Tesco realise its target of cutting its... [28 May 2008]
Admit to security breaches, companies told
News The EU's online security body is calling for laws to force companies to reveal when their computer systems have been breached. The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) wants mandatory reporting on security and data breaches by... [27 May 2008]
Red Chilli aflame for hosted backup
News We store a lot of confidential financial information and safe, secure back up systems are critical to our business. Independent property finance advisory firm Red Chilli has outsourced its disaster recovery and backup systems to Thinking Safe... [23 May 2008]
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