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RSS activity in newsLondon: Card fraud hotspot
News Wales and Northern Ireland are the least fraudulent places in the UK for card crime, with only Cardiff and Belfast recording notable levels of activity. The UK's top card fraud hotspots have been revealed in a report that shows the crime is spread... [24 Jul 2008]
Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News Senior technology consultant at Sophos, Graham Cluley, said: "Many businesses are increasingly putting themselves at risk by not scanning web activity and employees are going to these websites and getting infected. [23 Jul 2008]
Home servers latest trend to sweep market?
News It's hard to measure just how much content is now stored on home computers but, based on reported activity, it's certainly on the rise. That opens the door to a new market, one that for now remains a niche afterthought to most people: home servers. [21 Jul 2008]
Five ways Microsoft could change after Gates
News Microsoft has been coming under increasing pressure from open source software, especially as more and more web-based activity relies on open standards. Bill Gates has left the building and the question on many people's lips is: will Microsoft... [07 Jul 2008]
Jonathan Zittrain on why the internet is on a knife edge
News Much of the activity in the CompuServe days was for fun rather than business; outages of a PC might be annoying but not economically devastating. Internet scholar Jonathan Zittrain says the web is on the road to ruin. [30 Jun 2008]
Europe embraces outsourcing in 2008
News About 12 suppliers expanded their operations, with offshore activity concentrated in India, the Philippines, Czech Republic and Romania and potential destinations emerging in Thailand, El Salvador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Honduras and the Dominican... [27 Jun 2008]
Google: Server efficiency needs different approach
News The basic problem is that mobile devices and servers have different modes of activity. Mobile devices have been improving through better exploitation of the fact that they spend a lot of time dormant, with occasional bursts of activity. [25 Jun 2008]
Nasa hacker fights extradition
News McKinnon has admitted hacking Nasa systems but claims he was merely looking for evidence of UFOs and extraterrestrial activity. Gary McKinnon, the Briton who has admitted hacking into Nasa systems, is due to fight his extradition to the US in the... [13 Jun 2008]
Stock Exchange offers low latency feeds
News The Performance Channels service gives member firms using algorithmic trading models greater visibility of the spikes and events that occur during periods of high trading activity. The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has agreed a deal for connectivity... [10 Jun 2008]
When is a supplier gift/junket inappropriate?
News One CIO, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "There is some activity from wannabe suppliers trying to lure you in but not enough time spent with existing suppliers who should be working to retain business. [06 Jun 2008]
SMS snitch pilot targets knife crime in schools
News The pair said the system could also be used as a more general anti-crime tool, to enable citizens to report less serious criminal activity such as vandalism. A plan to use SMS to combat youth knife crime is being trialled in schools in East London. [03 Jun 2008]
Mobile management woes? O2's here to help
News The managed offering covers the initial configuration of the device and its dispatch to the user; day-to-day account administration - such as password and licence management, monitoring and alerts, activity reports and recommending changes; and... [21 May 2008]
Developers snub Vista for XP
News John Andrews, CEO of Evans Data, said in a statement: "The new operating system has had more than its share of problems and the desire to move from XP on the Windows platform is still lagging - that coupled with interest in alternative operating... [19 May 2008]
Ignore social networks at your peril, retailers told
News Gartner's tips for retailers wanting to get in on the social network action include looking beyond the big names of Facebook and MySpace due to the huge amount of activity in the area. Retailers need to wake up to the potential of social networks... [02 May 2008]
National fraud reporting centre to arrive next year
News By identifying patterns of fraudulent activity and linking disparate cases the centre would set priorities for fraud policing, focus major fraud investigations and stop information from slipping through the gaps between different agencies. [28 Apr 2008]
