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5 years ago... Satellites steer clear of meteor damage
News A spokeswoman for the UK Radiocommunications Agency said spacecraft had been advised to take "damage limitation measures", which involved "turning so the most vulnerable systems were not in direct line of fire, switching... [18 Nov 2003]
Satellites steer clear of meteor damage
News A spokeswoman for the UK Radio Communications Agency said spacecraft had been advised to take "damage limitation measures", which involved "turning so the most vulnerable systems were not in direct line of fire,... [18 Nov 1998]
Wire-tapping laws 'could damage UK competitiveness'
News If we implement a monitoring and interception regime that is too strict, then it could damage the UK's competitiveness in ecommerce," Mitchell said. The consultation period for the Interception of Communications Act 1985... [13 Aug 1999]
GPS: The cure for 'collateral damage'
News The Precision Guided Bomb utilises the latest technology to deliver that enhanced capability, allowing our front line forces to hit their targets hard while minimising the risk of collateral damage. The British military... [12 Jun 2003]
Teen hacker billed for £21,000 damage
News He added that there was no risk to the public because of the hack and that the compensation was needed to cover the labour costs of fixing the programme and cleaning up the damage. An 18-year old student from Woodford... [19 Dec 2003]
Microsoft hack update: Damage limitation underway
News However, the software giant has admitted the hacker "may have viewed the source code for a single future product under development" but did not specify which product. The Wall Street Journal - which first broke the story - alleged that... [30 Oct 2000]
BT engineer sues for brain damage
News A former BT engineer is suing the British telco for over £100,000 of damages, after claiming years of using a mobile phone have left him brain damaged. Stephen Corney began work as an engineer in 1985, but claims he started suffering... [15 Mar 1999]
Tax rules could damage UK technology innovation
News The UK's IT industry is calling for an extension of the qualifying rules for tax credits on research and development (R&D) following a consultation document that has been issued by the chancellor, Gordon Brown. [14 Jul 2003]
Indian IT outsourcers escape tsunami damage
News IT and BPO centres in one of the Indian locations hit by the Asian tsunami disaster have emerged largely unscathed, according to city analysts. The city of Chennai (formerly Madras) is on the South East coast of India in the state of... [05 Jan 2005]
Emails from your boss damage your health
News Managers who send threatening emails to their staff could be doing more harm than good, according to a new study. Researchers at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College have found evidence that a worker's blood pressure can shoot up... [08 Jan 2004]
Open source could damage the market, says analyst
News The open source movement could have a damaging impact on software innovation, according to a prominent market analyst. Bob Hayward, senior vice president and chief research officer, Gartner Research Asia-Pacific, told ZDNet Asia that... [04 Jul 2005]
Microsoft in damage limitation mode
News Microsoft will today try to rebuild the credibility of one of its top executives after he was forced to retract an earlier testimony in the anti-trust trial. US Department of Justice (DoJ) lawyer, David Boies accused executive Dan Rosen... [24 Feb 1999]
Would you insure your data against loss or damage?
News Businesses are failing to take advantage of insurance policies that would pay out on losses resulting from damaged files or compromised and corrupted data - partly because many don't know that they exist. [22 Apr 2004]
What's keeping IT chiefs awake at night?
News Alongside the usual worries about damage caused by fire and natural disasters, IT managers are increasingly worried about technology disasters damaging the corporate brand, according to this year's disaster recovery... [18 Oct 2007]
Kournikova attack leads to calls for 'virus victims anonymous'
News Senior figures in the anti-virus industry are calling for a way for companies to give evidence of damage done by viruses without the fear of bad publicity. The case was hamstrung by a lack of evidence, with prosecutors... [02 Oct 2001]