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News Users can pipe in content hosted elsewhere on the internet, including photos or videos. Google has unveiled an online 3D social arena called Lively, the internet giant's take on Second Life. Second Life requires users to download and install a... [09 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News Speaking at a conference hosted by UK trade association for technology, Intellect, Ofcom chief executive, Ed Richards, said mobile broadband's rapid rise in popularity could help encourage fixed line operators to invest in next generation... [04 Jul 2008]
Email: The tip of the cloud iceberg?
News The use of internet hosted email services - such as Microsoft's Hotmail and Google Mail - will fuel the business uptake of "cloud services". That's according to analyst house Gartner which says IT applications provided over the internet will be... [03 Jul 2008]
Experian launches biometric voice ID checks
News Experian has launched a voice biometric hosted ID verification service pitched at customer call centres. The service, which is hosted by Experian can be combined with other conventional ID verification checks as a fail-safe and used to cross... [23 Jun 2008]
Web-based malware up 400 per cent
News In a security report entitled A comparative look at the state of web security, May 2007-May 2008, released on Thursday, ScanSafe found 68 per cent of all internet-based malware was now being hosted on legitimate sites. [06 Jun 2008]
Red Chilli aflame for hosted backup
News Independent property finance advisory firm Red Chilli has outsourced its disaster recovery and backup systems to Thinking Safe.silicon.com Financial Services Get the latest financial services news straight to your inbox. [23 May 2008]
Durham health consortium outsources e-procurement
News The service will be hosted by the e-procurement specialist supplier Wax Digital. A consortium of health trusts and HM Prisons within County Durham has outsourced its shared procurement hub, which it uses to source around £350m of supplies and... [22 May 2008]
Google targets business with Postini-based security app
News The web hosted service protects corporate web and email users from viruses, spyware and malicious websites, and extends protection directly to remote workers if needed. The release is part of Google's hosted apps business but targeted at corporate... [12 May 2008]
'Dull' jobs cuts as companies turn to the cloud
News However, by embracing the idea of cloud computing - where applications are hosted and computing power is virtualised and available as a utility - HP claims companies are able to effectively outsource the need for maintaining complex infrastructure... [08 Apr 2008]
Cloud computing - the data centre of the future?
News Microsoft and Google are also rumored to be developing pay-per-drink computing services, such as hosted server processing and storage. Cloud computing, the notion of outsourcing hardware and software to Internet service providers, is showing the... [11 Mar 2008]
Confusion over Office streaming service
News However, unlike true hosted software, or software as a service (SaaS), it requires the user to download software to their client PC. While Microsoft has been clear about its plans to start offering some of its products on the hosted model, it has... [11 Feb 2008]
Google Apps hosts one big team talk over the web
News Google Apps Team Edition launches today and offers a way for workers to slip a hosted apps service into their workplace. Google's standalone hosted apps for consumers haven't really made a splash in the corporate world, largely because of the... [07 Feb 2008]
Rootkit to protect Trojans goes live
News The rootkit, which is being hosted on seemingly innocent websites and transmitted via malicious iFrames, can hide numerous other dangerous Trojans, according to VeriSign. A gang that specialises in the theft of banking information through Trojans... [10 Jan 2008]
Fire services share Dream finance software
News The fire authority will use Dream finance software, supplied by CODA, hosted by Cambridge & Peterborough Fire Authority at a significant cost reduction compared to Essex FA's current system.silicon.com Public Sector [04 Dec 2007]
Google 'Gdrive' coming soon?
News Rumours of a hosted storage offering from Google, dubbed 'Gdrive', have circulated for a while. Google has been releasing hosted email, word processing, spreadsheets, calendar and other programs that compete with Microsoft. [27 Nov 2007]
