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RSS guide in newsNHS unveils £60m online health portal
News All services previously available on NHS Direct are now available at NHS Choices, with the site offering hospital comparisons, NHS guides to long-term conditions, video and written explanations for more than 700 conditions and... [13 Nov 2008]
Three start-ups picked for BlackBerry Partners Fund pie
News The three companies are: Buzzd, which uses GPS to provide city guide information and social networking; Digby, which builds "mobile storefronts" for businesses; and WorldMate, which offers travel information like weather... [30 Oct 2008]
Microsoft 'critically' patches 'worm hole'
News From antivirus to zero-day, click here for silicon.com's alphabetical guide to security. On Thursday, Microsoft issued a rare out-of-cycle patch for a vulnerability in the Windows Server service that handles remote... [24 Oct 2008]
CIOs back call for common skills scheme
News Accreditation is just a very quick guide to level. CIOs have broadly set themselves behind the call for a common accreditation scheme for IT professionals, similar to qualifications required by doctors, lawyers,... [13 Oct 2008]
Security expert slams Home Office data-sharing guide
News 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 designed to give guidance to public authorities on... [10 Oct 2008]
Symantec to take Europe into the cloud
News From antivirus to zero-day, click here for silicon.com's alphabetical guide to security. Symantec will begin rolling out cloud-based security within Europe next year, according to CEO John Thompson. Thompson said the... [07 Oct 2008]
Google releases notes on Chrome security fixes
News From antivirus to zero-day, click here for silicon.com's alphabetical guide to security. Google has revealed details of two critical-risk vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser and some lesser issues it says are now fixed. [09 Sep 2008]
Ex-BT CEO to head up Alcatel-Lucent
News Their understanding of this industry with its challenges and opportunities make them the perfect choice to lead and guide Alcatel-Lucent as it moves into this next stage in its development. Alcatel-Lucent has appointed... [02 Sep 2008]
Nasa hacker's last legal challenge fails
News From antivirus to zero-day, click here for silicon.com's alphabetical guide to security. Gary McKinnon has lost his legal challenge against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking Nasa and military installations. [28 Aug 2008]
Firefox extension to protect from wireless hacks
News In general, Perspectives is designed to guide users away from malicious sites. The software, dubbed "Perspectives", is available for download for free. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [27 Aug 2008]
Linux Foundation releases developer guide
News The Linux Foundation has released a guide for developers who wish to contribute Linux code. A guide to the kernel development process aims to encourage participation by new programmers by explaining... [18 Aug 2008]
UK spam mountain just got bigger
News From antivirus to zero-day, click here for silicon.com's alphabetical guide to security. The amount of spam stuffed into UK inboxes has quadrupled over the past three months, according to figures from an anti-spam company. [12 Aug 2008]
Gov't spends £18m on comms surveillance
News Our guide is £9.5m for next year. Telecommunications companies and internet service providers have received more than £18m from the government in the past five years to cover the costs of collating databases of... [07 Aug 2008]
BBC reveals iPlayer user habits
News He added the findings will guide decisions about iPlayer's future in terms of product development and encouraging new people to use it. The BBC has lifted the lid on its online on-demand TV service iPlayer to reveal how... [06 Aug 2008]
Internet betting a dead cert for William Hill
News In the report, the company said the growth in online revenues was due in part to greater investment in marketing, which will carry on through to November when its online sportsbook - a guide betters use to look up a... [01 Aug 2008]
