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Unified comms pumps up Tayside fire service
News During a recent chemical spill involving batteries in industry, firefighters were able to use instant messaging to get the best expert advice on how to tackle the leak, Gary Bellfield, ICT manager at Tayside Fire and... [04 Nov 2008]
IBM chip guru agrees to join Apple
News IBM called Papermaster "IBM's top expert in Power architecture and technology", and his most recent position involved managing IBM's blade server division. One of IBM's top chip executives has agreed to join Apple as a... [31 Oct 2008]
Stark warning over cyber attacks on UK businesses
News Internet warfare expert Ira Winkler, president of the Internet Security Advisory Group, said Chinese hackers were "vacuuming up the internet for security and economic secrets" - citing examples such as the Titan Rain... [29 Oct 2008]
'Mobile broadband is not the same standard as fixed'
News On the latter, it noted that the data used in the ad, from Epitiro, covered ISPs with 90 per cent market share of UK broadband between them and the ISP had several other sources, including benchmarks from Broadband... [16 Oct 2008]
Security expert slams Home Office data-sharing guide
News However, one security expert disagreed. The Home Office has published a code of practice for data sharing between public- and private-sector organisations. The code, entitled Data Sharing for the Prevention of Fraud, is... [10 Oct 2008]
Exclusive: 2008 Agenda Setters revealed
News The Agenda Setters list, now in its ninth year, is voted for by an expert panel that chooses the 50 people who exert the most influence on the worldwide IT industry. Sir Tim Berners-Lee has been voted the most... [07 Oct 2008]
ID card 'will drown in a billion mismatches'
News The government has underestimated the likely failure rate of the ID card scheme, according to a biometrics expert who reviewed the system. Daugman, an expert on iris recognition, says fingerprints and... [26 Sep 2008]
Cisco's collaboration launch squares up to Microsoft, IBM
News McConnell said: "It's a major launch for us, including a comprehensive update to our Unified Communications platform, a new collaboration client for WebEx and Telepresence Expert on Demand. Telepresence... [25 Sep 2008]
IBM warns ISO to shape up
News IT standards law expert Andy Updegrove, one of the moderators of the IBM-led wiki, said on his blog: "While IBM's standards activities are formidable, IBM still controls only one vote within any single standards... [24 Sep 2008]
UK crime fighters grapple with iPhone wipe threat
News Criminals can remotely destroy incriminating evidence by exploiting security features on the Apple iPhone, a leading digital forensics expert has warned. The head of the Serious Fraud Office digital forensics unit Keith... [02 Sep 2008]
iPhone 3G apps, Microsoft cloud OS, Facebook ban, YouTube police...
News But even as Janacek was demolishing a few levels of SuperMonkey Ball - in the name of expert research of course - analyst house Gartner was putting the finishing touches to its report on the business credentials of... [01 Sep 2008]
"Shambolic" security behind Home Office data breach
News As Philip Wicks, security expert at IT services company Morse, said in a statement: "At the moment there seems to be a culture of letting anyone download anything onto a memory stick. The loss of a USB stick containing... [27 Aug 2008]
Cash still king as Brits leave cards at home
News In a statement, CPP card fraud expert Kerry D'Souza said: "Awareness about card fraud abroad is growing but consumers are still not taking the basic security steps. The majority of Brits prefer cash over cards when they... [26 Aug 2008]
Robots on the beat by 2084
News Robocop will become a reality within the next 75 years according to a top UK robotics expert. Abusive drunks or knife-wielding thugs can expect to feel a metallic hand of the law on their shoulder in 2084, according to... [13 Aug 2008]
Gov't spends £18m on comms surveillance
News The figures were published on the UK Crypto mailing list by Cambridge University security expert Richard Clayton on Monday. Telecommunications companies and internet service providers have received more than £18m from... [07 Aug 2008]
