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Childnet helps parents get web savvy

Case Study Some were worried that their children might break it by mistake, if they were allowed to go online unsupervised. Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 Internet awareness charity Childnet International has produced an interactive learning...

Tags: parents, children, education

[08 May 2008]

Microsoft making a move on Facebook?

News The aim of that proposal was to build an online advertising powerhouse to rival Google. Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 A Facebook spokeswoman declined to comment on the report. Citing an unnamed source, the report said there are no...

Tags: facebook, yahoo, microsoft

[08 May 2008]

IT spend in retail slowing down?

News This is followed as a priority by merchandising systems and then online retailing. Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 IT spending growth in the retail sector appears to have faltered, with many retailers trying to do more with the same money...

Tags: online retail, torex

[07 May 2008]

Microsoft claims can go it alone online

News offer, executives are trying to make the case that Redmond's online business can go it alone. Hall emphasised the strategic importance of Windows Live to the company, although it is a component of Microsoft's online business, one of its main...

Tags: aol, google, yahoo, microsoft

[07 May 2008]

Police forces lack e-crime expertise and resources

Police forces lack e-crime expertise and resources

News Local police forces do not have the resources or expertise to deal with growing cyber crime and online fraud threats facing businesses today. One of the threats that needs a co-ordinated police response is online fraud, according to Tony Johnson...

Tags: cio jury, e-crime, cio, crime

[18 Mar 2008]

Offshoring - not just about the costs

Comment Transparency in measuring services remotely delivered - online and in real-time - has increased client confidence in maintaining strategic control while handing over remote operational control. Special Report: Inside India

Tags: india, bpo, skills, offshore

[18 Feb 2008]

Government deal for 'best buy' telecoms suppliers

News Mark Quartermaine, managing director of BT Government Services said in a statement: "It also benefits our customers, who will be able to select BT products and services from an online catalogue where the value for money credentials of the...

Tags: telecoms, bt, procurement, ogcbuying.solutions

[02 Jan 2008]

Tougher times ahead for social networks

News Ri Pierce-Grove Technology, analyst at Datamonitor and author of the report, said in a statement: "The extraordinary proliferation of online social networks is fuelled by real innovation and is substantially changing the way we communicate.

Tags: web 2.0, facebook, social networking

[19 Oct 2007]

Photos: Penguin flies into Second Life

Photo Penguin digital publisher Jeremy Ettinghausen told silicon.com: "Penguin is always looking at ways to communicate with new communities and moving our brand from being an offline brand to being an online brand, so Second Life is really interesting.

Tags: second life

[20 Jul 2007]

Photos of the month - June 2007

Photo Pictured is a possible Mapplet use - a Google map showing which cinemas in New York are currently showing the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie, instead of just providing movie-goers with an online list.

Tags: cio50, o2, cio, entropia universe

[27 Jun 2007]

Virtual worlds? Get a life, say silicon.com readers

News Thirteen per cent of respondents admitted to being "occasional users" of the likes of Entropia Universe and EVE-Online, while nine per cent said they make regular pilgrimages to virtual lands. And this figure is only likely to grow as younger...

Tags: second life, virtual worlds

[19 Jun 2007]

Assess Your Business's Unique Security Risks and How to Mitigate Them

whitepaper This valuable online resource takes only a few minutes to complete and will help you identify the special security threats you face, determine the access control, customer protection, and compliance requirements you need to satisfy, and help you...

Tags: diagnostics and analysis, threats, identify, security threats

[13 Apr 2007]

Sales people are 'demons' of tech security

News Mark Sunner, chief security analyst at MessageLabs, said with almost half of companies failing to provide adequate training about online threats, employees are likely to be oblivious to the dangers. Know Your Network special report

Tags: security

[29 Mar 2007]

Editor's blog: Rambling questions, tricky answers

Comment If software as a service is "white hot" how come Gartner still uses a venue where it's so difficult to get online? You can read more about how companies can better share information across departments in our new special report, Joined-up Enterprise.

Tags: gartner, crm

[07 Mar 2007]

Passport system hit by lack of testing

News Limited testing and weak control over changes to basic requirements contributed to problems with the delivery of a new online passport application service. The second generation passport application system (EPA2) system was intended to improve...

Tags: id cards

[17 Jan 2007]

Vista security got helping hand from US gov

News The online guide is meant for organisations planning to use Vista in a domain with Microsoft's Active Directory service. Neither the NSA nor any of the other agencies, however, had a special role in the development of the actual Vista operating...

Tags: nsa, microsoft vista, vista

[10 Jan 2007]

IE Zero Day and Web Attacker Kit: A special report

whitepaper How can a user maintain computer security when bad guys sell anyone attack kits online that exploit the very latest vulnerabilities in Microsoft software?

Tags: help desk, vulnerabilities, attack, exploit

[28 Nov 2006]

US online travel sales to hit $128bn by 2011

News A report from JupiterResearch predicts 38 percent of travel revenue will be booked online in 2011. Greater consumer purchasing power and improved online compliance in business travel will spur the growth of the industry, the report says.

Tags: business travel

[14 Nov 2006]

CIO Jury: Do mobile technologies make us too connected?

News The ability to be permanently online - except in Japan - and have instant access to email without having to carry bulky laptops or power cords or phone cables is very beneficial work-wise. Check out silicon.com's Business Traveller special report...

Tags: cio jury, blackberry

[01 Jun 2006]

Take cyber crime seriously, government told

News Speaking at the launch of a CBI report into online security for small and medium-sized businesses, Gibson said that while creating documents was all well and good, very few companies had any real notion of who they should report an electronic...

Tags: cyber security, security, cyber crime, microsoft

[02 Feb 2006]

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