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RSS actions in newsOracle pumps up prices, BEA takes the hit
News James Governor, an analyst at RedMonk, agreed that Oracle's actions were no surprise but took a tougher view, claiming the company is out to "sweat" its software assets. The company's core software has risen in price by around 15 to 20 per cent in... [24 Jun 2008]
Yahoo! vs Icahn: War of words
News said on Wednesday that deal talks are ongoing with Microsoft as the company resisted an attack by billionaire critic Carl Icahn, who called its recent actions "deceitful". Yahoo! Yahoo! president Susan Decker trumpeted new ad partnerships with Wal... [05 Jun 2008]
BCS signs up to e-Skills body
News As a board member, BCS said it will provide leadership, co-ordinate industry advice and pool resources and expertise to support EU policies and actions promoting ICT professionals, users and e-business.e-Skills ILB's members include Cisco, CompTIA... [29 May 2008]
Developers claim Vista UAC 'bypass'
News Many see it as a hindrance to performing everyday tasks, as it requests confirmation for many actions where no user confirmation was needed in Vista's predecessor, XP. Software developers from NeoSmart, a not-for-profit technology-development... [29 Apr 2008]
Critics label Microsoft's OOXML a 'marketing tool'
News The company's actions in pursuing standardisation prompted protests outside a plenary ISO session in Oslo earlier this month. Mason said Microsoft's actions to push through the standard showed that the ISO fast-track accreditation process was... [21 Apr 2008]
Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users'
News Kaspersky said: "If the user were to be notified about every one of these actions with a request for confirmation or a request to enter a password, the user will either go crazy or disable the security feature. [14 Apr 2008]
Europe: Don't ban internet file-sharers
News A parliamentary statement read: "[The European Parliament] underlines that on the battle against digital piracy, the solution should not be to criminalise consumers who do not intend to make profit out of their actions. [14 Apr 2008]
Insider security risks exposed
News Employees are still one of the biggest threats to corporate IT security both through malicious and accidental actions. Vipin Samar, VP of database security at Oracle, said: "You see a whole range of people through which your security is being... [10 Apr 2008]
Data breaches: Don't blame 'stupid' employees
News Security breaches that can be traced back to the actions of one individual are not the fault of one "stupid" employee but rather a failure to educate and engage the whole workforce around the importance of good security practice, according to a... [03 Apr 2008]
Laptop theft breaks data protection law
News In a statement, Simon Holt, MD of SFS, said the swift actions taken following the theft and the company's explanation were accepted by the ICO. Skipton Financial Services (SFS) has been found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act by the... [21 Feb 2008]
Information Security forum to 'change behaviour'
News King said Isaf would seek to change people's behaviour so they would think of the possible security ramifications of their actions before acting. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [13 Feb 2008]
Who's been reading your emails?
News She added: "As employers are very often liable for the actions of their employees, they also need to be sure that their staff are behaving properly. She explained security is a big issue, with risks of confidential business information being leaked... [30 Nov 2007]
'Sentinels' to help fight climate battle?
News There are actions that need to be taken. A European project to monitor the continent's climate from space could provide a boost in the fight against climate change. The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security project (GMES) will eventually... [12 Nov 2007]
Oracle pulls $6.7bn BEA offer
News The investor goes on to note such actions could be avoided if BEA's board agreed to let shareholders accept or reject the proposal from the highest bidder. Oracle has pulled its $6.7bn buyout offer for BEA Systems, after the middleware maker... [29 Oct 2007]
VMware shows off next-gen virtualisation
News Replay lets VMware's software log the actions of software running in a compartment called a virtual machine. VMware has some new ideas for tackling an age-old problem for system administrators: how do you keep a computing service available when the... [14 Sep 2007]
