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News In the closing Q and A session, CEO Steve Ballmer was asked what Windows 7 would look like but declined to offer any new details saying to do so would be a "no-win" situation. Microsoft Windows unit head Bill Veghte said on Thursday that Windows 7... [25 Jul 2008]
Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News Q is for Questions Websites poisoned with malware capable of infecting visitors' machines are being discovered at a rate of 16,173 per day - three times faster than in 2007. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [23 Jul 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Q is for QoS Mobile users should be made more aware of how much data they are using while abroad in Europe, the director general for the information society and media at the European Commission has said. [22 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News Q is for Questions Paris-based computer security firm Intego said late last week it had released the first antivirus software for Apple's iPhone handset. The company said the latest version of its Virus Barrier X5 10.5.3 antivirus package for Mac... [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News Q is for Questions Barclays claims to have reduced online fraud to zero among users of its two-factor authentication system, PINsentry. The UK's third-largest bank said this week that it has distributed the card reader, made by Amsterdam-based... [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News Q is for Questions Cloud-based malware and spam detection in email and instant messaging will grow from 20 per cent of messaging security revenue to 60 per cent over the next five years, according to analysts at Gartner. [17 Jul 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News Q is for Quad-play O2 is considering investing in its own fibre-to-the-home network but wants to wait until Ofcom changes telecommunications regulation before it makes an investment. Following BT's Tuesday announcement that it was to plough £1.5bn... [17 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News Q is for Quad-play BT is planning to spend £1.5bn on significantly upgrading its broadband network to support next generation super-fast internet. The plans aim to give 10 million UK homes fibre access by 2012 with bandwidth of up to 100Mbps - and... [15 Jul 2008]
Law firm gets SaaSy with email security
Case Study Q is for Quad-play International law firm Ashurst LLP has turned to web-based email management to help drastically reduce spam and free up time for its tech team. Ashurst has been using technology from email management specialist Mimecast to manage... [15 Jul 2008]
Is Your Network Ready for VoIP?
White Paper Download and read this paper, presented by Packeteer, Inc.the global leader in WAN Application Optimization, for a Q&A that addresses many critical issues pertaining to VoIP's viability, regardless of which vendor's IP-PBX system is deployed... [15 Jul 2008]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News Q is for Quad-play Almost a third (28 per cent) of fat pipe subscribers - an estimated 4.2 million customers - in the UK are not satisfied with the speed they receive from their provider, according to a survey by price comparison website uSwitch. [14 Jul 2008]
Taylor Woodrow heads for the cloud
Case Study Q is for Quad-play Taylor Woodrow has moved its 1,800 staff onto Google Apps for email and other services, estimating it will save £1m per year in the process. The construction division of Taylor Wimpey has embraced software as a service by... [10 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News Q is for Questions The Earl of Erroll, Merlin Hay, has warned against holding increasing amounts of data - such as proposals to retain internet, email and phone records under the draft Communications Data Bill. [10 Jul 2008]
WiMax - spreading to more UK businesses
News Q is for QoS On-Communications has said it has decided WiMax is the best technology for providing wireless connectivity to business customers. The provider announced it would be rolling out the technology to customers in Leeds, London, Manchester... [10 Jul 2008]
ID cards face student scorn
News Q is for Quarter People aged 16 to 25 have been using the site MyLifeMyID.org, launched today, to discuss the £4.4bn National Identity Scheme (NIS). So far the vast majority of the comments have been against the project. [09 Jul 2008]
