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News Since moving to its headquarters in Exeter the weather forecaster has embraced the green ethos, replacing energy guzzling mod-cons with natural alternatives. It seems fitting that after the Met Office helped open the eyes of the world to global...
[09 May 2008]
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to protect 20,000 laptops using encryption software. A spokesman for the MoD said: "There was a feeling there was a need for stringent security standards and the reason we chose BeCrypt was its ability to deliver...
[08 May 2008]
News Ministry of Defence (MoD) road safety officer Major Shepherd said: "As part of our commitment to duty of care, we have an obligation for the safety of all MoD personnel - whether they are drivers or passengers.
[04 Apr 2008]
News Ashenden's speech made reference to several recent high-profile security breaches, including the exposure of 25 million individual's records by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in November last year, and the loss of an MoD laptop containing the records...
[03 Apr 2008]
News Secretary Des Browne also admitted that three MoD laptops containing around 600,000 details of servicemen and recruits have been stolen since 2005. Government departments have misplaced more than 1,000 laptops and almost 500 mobile phones - either...
[01 Apr 2008]
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted that more than 11,000 military ID cards have been lost or stolen in the past two years. In a statement, the MoD said: "We take the loss of military ID cards very seriously and we are taking steps to...
[13 Mar 2008]
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy Microsoft still considers its takeover offer for Yahoo! currently valued at about $40.9bn, to be reasonable despite Yahoo! s rejection of the bid, Microsoft's chief executive Steve Ballmer said.
[04 Mar 2008]
News MoD losing hundreds of laptops. A Whitehall-wide ban on the movement of unencrypted data was imposed in the wake of the MoD losses. Scores of "data guardians" have been employed to protect HM Revenue & Customs from a repeat of the child benefit...
[29 Feb 2008]
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy Microsoft's newly-launched Windows Server 2008 has been given a cautious welcome by customers. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launched Windows Server 2008 this week, calling it the most significant Windows...
[28 Feb 2008]
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy Competition commissioner for the EC, Neelie Kroes, has issued a stern warning to any company planning to blow off the regulatory agency and European antitrust laws.
[28 Feb 2008]
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy A company that has developed a CCTV system which counts people in cars by detecting human skin claims the London Congestion Charge could benefit from the technology.
[26 Feb 2008]
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy For online advertising, the word is portals are out but search, entertainment and social network sites are in. Photo stories Check out silicon.com's latest photo stories here…
[25 Feb 2008]
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy The use of open source is on the rise in the corporate IT environment as organisations look to cut the cost of developing and using software. Three-quarters of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury IT user panel...
[22 Feb 2008]
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy Microsoft has announced changes in its business practices to work better with software from other providers, including open-source communities. Photo stories Check out silicon.com's latest photo stories here…
[22 Feb 2008]
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy Scientists at IBM are conducting research into arranging carbon nanotubes - strands of carbon atoms that can conduct electricity - into arrays with DNA molecules.
[21 Feb 2008]
News The MoD said it could not supply figures for the total number of laptops until a review into losses by the MoD is carried out. Previous figures have shown the MoD has lost 347 laptops since 2004 and Defence Secretary Des Browne admitted that three...
[19 Feb 2008]
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy High street optician Specsavers has signed a £4.5m deal with network operator Vanco for the management of its global wide area network (WAN). Photo stories Check out silicon.com's latest photo stories here…
[19 Feb 2008]
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth C is for The Cloud D is for dotMobi E is for Email F is for FMC
[19 Feb 2008]
News The MoD also lost the bank details of approximately 3,500 of those people. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets C is for CMA D is for DDoS
[18 Feb 2008]
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a £30m contract with Thales UK to take charge of 700 handheld or tripod-mounted systems for close combat forces from 2009. A spokeswoman for the MoD said: "British troops welcome the new system, as it will...
[15 Feb 2008]
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