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AstraZeneca brings its email bang up to date
Case Study Global pharmaceutical giant, AstraZeneca, has just completed a huge project to upgrade its ageing email system, helping the company reduce the number of servers it uses and save money. The list from A to Z [23 Jan 2008]
3.5G network growth ramping up
News The number of commercial HSDPA networks launched worldwide grew by 69 per cent last year, according to a survey by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) - a GSM/3G supplier association. Wireless from A to Z [09 Jan 2008]
Cyber spies plan attacks next year
News Security from A to Z Jeff Green, senior vice president of McAfee Avert Labs and product development, said cyber crime is now a global issue which has evolved significantly and it is no longer just a threat to industry and individuals but... [30 Nov 2007]
WiMax to pip LTE 3G at the post?
News Teresa Kellett, director of global development for telco Sprint Nextel, said during a panel discussion at this week's WiMax Forum Asia 2008 that WiMax's first-mover advantage over the long-term evolution of 3G (LTE) may eventually help the former... [11 Apr 2008]
Satyam spices up silver screen with latest effects
News Security from A-Z… Biometrics from A-Z… Broadband from A-Z… Wireless from A-Z… Green IT from A-Z… Satyam also has a $25m edutainment partnership with 4K to work on two European animation projects, one of the largest won by a global BPO provider in... [29 Apr 2008]
Pump-and-dump MP3 email spam warning
News Security from A to Z Email security company Email Systems said it detected a global outbreak of MP3 spam from late evening on 17 October and that it is currently responsible for around 10 per cent of all spam worldwide. [19 Oct 2007]
Tennis federation rallies web presence
Case Study Broadband from A to Z To cope with the increase in internet traffic the ITF has been using NTT Europe Online's Smart Content Delivery system which manages large volumes of traffic via a global network of caching servers. [12 Mar 2008]
Outsourcing 'increases IT costs'
News Wireless from A-Z… He said: "On another occasion, a CFO was offered a 'fantastic saving' by a major global provider. Security from A-Z… Biometrics from A-Z… Broadband from A-Z… Green IT from A-Z… Simon Crawshaw, IT and procurement director at... [31 Jan 2008]
BT business hubs to be wi-fi hotspots
News Wireless from A to Z A is for Antivirus BT Business Open Wi-Fi will be an extension of the communications and IT company's existing programme of creating "Openzones" using its residential customers' hubs - the hub being a wireless modem and router... [22 May 2008]
Cyber criminals turn pro
News Security from A to Z A is for Antivirus The six-monthly report uses data from Symantec's Global Intelligence Network which monitors activity in 180 countries. The security company said it received 212,101 reports of new malicious code threats... [17 Sep 2007]
Berners-Lee bigs up the 'semantic web'
News Broadband from A to Z The global project created a web of connections to information on the internet using hypertext documents. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, recognised as the founding father of the world wide web, claims the work of companies like Google... [13 Mar 2008]
Photos: Floating computers keep an eye on the oceans
Photo The Met Office is taking part in a global programme to monitor the world's oceans to improve understanding of how they influence climate change. And for all things green have a browse through silicon.com's A to Z of green IT. [21 Nov 2007]
CIO Jury: Viruses still a major security threat
News Dr Ben Booth, global CTO at pollsters Ipsos, said: "If the threat appears reduced it is because we are much better at stopping them - they are still a considerable danger. Security from A to Z Computer viruses still pose a major threat to corporate... [25 Jan 2007]
Ten things not to do with your data
News Security from A to Z Employees of a global telecommunications company had a tall tale to tell their bosses after they dropped a laptop computer while working from a helicopter in Monaco. Deaths at the hands of bananas, smelly socks and WD-40 are... [16 Nov 2006]
PayPal wages war on phishing
News Security from A to Z Barrett said: "The internet is a global medium and we need to be running it in a much more unified way. A is for Antivirus Z is for Zero-day As one of largest secure online payment providers, Barrett said PayPal needs to step... [11 Apr 2008]
