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Virtualisation: Real-life tales of how to get it right
Comment Adoption rates of virtualisation have yet to match the hype surrounding it, here Andrew Donoghue hears from businesses who've already taken the plunge. Despite vendors touting the numerous benefits that virtualisation can bestow on... [20 Nov 2009]
Photos: Qualcomm's Snapdragon-powered Android smartbook on show
Photo Devices do not have to be in contact with the tray to be charged - as the picture above shows - and a Qualcomm spokeswoman said the wireless charging tech could be embedded in surfaces such as tabletops or even a laptop... [20 Nov 2009]
Exclusive: Former MySQL boss Marten Mickos talks open source
Comment And while he warned that "time is of the essence" for success with such high tech deals, the former MySQL boss believes the proposed acquisition could be a boon to the open source movement. In an exclusive interview,... [19 Nov 2009]
Naked CIO: Cloud computing more expensive than we thought?
Comment It's not just the technology that's important - how you account for its cost can also have a huge impact on your organisation at large, says the Naked CIO. I am very troubled by a new trend that is impacting IT departments across the... [19 Nov 2009]
Unified comms: What it needs to succeed
Comment Unified comms holds plenty of promise but businesses hoping to use it must first consider why uptake has been so slow, says Jim Mortleman. Vendors may be making a lot of noise about unified communications and collaboration (UCC) but the... [17 Nov 2009]
Digital Dilemmas: Should your business be on Twitter?
Comment Tech brands are also 10-a-penny on Twitter, as you might expect. As the hype around microblogging builds, should your business join the tweet-fest or keep schtum? silicon.com's Natasha Lomas deconstructs this Digital... [16 Nov 2009]
Check Point Endpoint Security Full Disk Encryption: Detailed Product Overview for Windows and Linux
White Paper In today's high-tech world, sensitive data travels outside of company walls with alarming frequency - most often on mobile devices such as notebook Personal Computers (PCs). In times past, securing sensitive company data... [13 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 13.11.09
Round-Up Tech support service Gadget Helpline surveyed 75,000 callers to gain a better insight into how the sexes go about dealing with tech problems differently. Tech problems come in many forms... [13 Nov 2009]
Unwiring the Enterprise: A Fresh Look at the Risks and Rewards of Abandoning Wired Access for Wi-Fi
White Paper WLANs are no longer a novelty for tech savvy home users. In recent years, there have been major developments targeted at making WiFi applicable to the corporate world; most notably in the areas of security, speed,... [12 Nov 2009]
Evolving Standards for Managed File Transfer: Do Recent Secure File Transfer Standards Measure Up?
White Paper Combinations of these standards have been used in solutions often deployed by financial institutions, healthcare companies, government organizations and large enterprises in manufacturing, retail, high-tech, and other... [12 Nov 2009]
Future mobiles, Windows 7, iPhone apps and the latest gadgets
Photo There was also new security tech in October, in the form of AVG's latest antivirus, AVG 9. Shown above is the Skype app which allows users to make calls and send instant messages to anyone else with a Skype account for... [12 Nov 2009]
Tech grads finding it harder to land job in IT
News The number of tech graduates landing roles as IT consultants, software professionals and computer programmers fell by 18 per cent year-on-year, while those getting jobs as technician/helpdesk support dropped by 15 per... [12 Nov 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Virtualisation
News Granted, virtualisation's not on every IT chief's shopping list just yet but there's no shortage of firms already using the tech. Well the big players in virtualisation have traditionally been EMC-owned VMware and Citrix... [11 Nov 2009]
Mobiles, internet, email - which tech can't you live without?
News The latest silicon.com reader poll pitted four technologies against each other to find out which is the most addictive to the high-tech fraternity. The second most addictive tech was a tie between mobile... [10 Nov 2009]
'Don't just outsource the problem when you outsource IT'
News Local council IT departments' tendency to outsource problematic tech functions means their outsourcing projects are rarely successful, according to a new report. The report, from consultants Deloitte, reveals that local... [10 Nov 2009]
