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Network optimisation market speeds up
News The company offers a software client that can be downloaded to a remote worker's notebook and stores a multitude of information used by the individual's web browser. Cisco could face a tougher battle when it comes to selling companies kit to help... [26 Feb 2008]
Five virtual world security worries for business
News Gartner said the issues facing corporations fall into five categories: And while there are no indications these client applications represent a higher risk than other comparable applications, Gartner said that at this time, the high frequency of... [09 Aug 2007]
Air scares and security measures deter biz travellers
News Client-facing meetings can be stressful enough without worrying whether the microphone is working. The current problems besieging UK air travellers and airports are forcing companies to consider alternative options to business travel - such as a... [21 Aug 2006]
Microsoft CRM fees 'undercut by canny resellers'
News Microsoft's ongoing attempts to establish itself in the customer relationship management (CRM) market are facing a new challenge: canny resellers using other Microsoft technologies to reduce the licence fees which customers pay. [09 May 2006]
BUPA bets £5m on .NET web services
News The health insurer is using Microsoft .NET Windows Forms to create a smart client that will be consistent across all its customer-facing web systems. The membership business of BUPA is paying systems integrator Edenbrook £5m over two years to... [15 Dec 2005]
Lack of 'quality' email app hinders desktop Linux
News This was cited as the most serious hurdle facing Linux on the desktop. The Desktop Linux Client Survey 2005, organised by the Open Source Development Labs, found that the lack of a powerful email application could hinder the adoption of Linux on... [02 Dec 2005]
Ballmer unveils Microsoft's security roadmap
News Nash said: "To help our customers combat the evolving threats and to have those rights protected, we are taking a holistic approach to security that includes developing new technology, partnering with the industry and keeping customers as educated... [06 Oct 2005]
Dixons won't be outsourcing IT to India just yet
News We can confirm that we have ceased negotiations with LogicaCMG regarding the potential outsourcing of our internally facing IS support function. LogicaCMG declined to comment on the collapse of its talks with Dixons, citing client confidentiality. [21 Jul 2005]
Firefox branding is a burning issue
News The foundation is facing criticism from developers of the Debian Linux distribution (which distributes a version of Firefox), many of whom see the official Mozilla trademark policy as excessively prohibitive. [16 Jun 2005]
CIOs and boards put finger on IT's biggest problem
News The Leading Edge Forum was spun off into an outward-, client-facing unit of CSC at the start of the month after some time as an internal research unit. User organisations remain broadly reluctant to invest in cutting edge IT - though attitudes in... [26 Apr 2005]
Hollywood studios to sue UK man over BitTorrent site?
News A UK man who runs a website that once supported the BitTorrent peer-to-peer file-sharing application is facing the threat of being sued by four major US movie studios. The studios could have chosen to work with our client [Reid] and assist him in... [21 Mar 2005]
IBM and HP to quit making PCs?
News Gartner predicted that PC vendors are facing a gloomy future, and that three of the top ten companies in the computer manufacturing industry will exit the market by 2007. The end of the replacement cycle is likely to strain viability for even the... [29 Nov 2004]
Australian in court for £2m 419 scam
News An Australian is facing charges of taking over £2m from people around the world by using 419 scam tactics over the internet and phone. However, solicitor for the defence, Catherine Colquhoun, portrayed her client as church-going family man who... [31 Oct 2003]
Trillian finally cracks Yahoo!
News Trillian has become a popular web application because it addresses a problem facing IM users: major IM services do not communicate with each other. Trillian kills an IM service's ability to serve advertisements and promotions through the IM client... [10 Oct 2003]
'Homeless hacker' to face federal hacking charges
News Lamo, something of a legend among hackers for his brazen exploits, media savvy and rootless lifestyle, is facing two criminal charges. But Lamo's public defender managed to win the overnight release of his client a short while later. [12 Sep 2003]
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