Much has been spoken of the benefits of using Facebook and Twitter for a company to reap the rewards of …
Targeted attacks increased, became more diverse in 2011
The number of security vulnerabilities declined in 2011 but malicious attacks skyrocketed 81 percent from 2010, according a new Internet …
Slow uptake of Windows 8 preview hints at lack of interest
Windows users appear half as interested in trying out the new Windows 8 as they did three years ago when …
IDC: Data centres increasingly overwhelmed by business demand
Businesses are struggling to ensure their data centres cope with demand, according to analyst house IDC. Chris Ingle, an associate …
IBM goes after enterprise mobility projects with Mobile Foundation portfolio
IBM took steps yesterday to help enterprises go mobile, introducing a set of software and services called Mobile Foundation. The …
Yahoo claims Facebook bought patents to countersue it
Facebook purchased in the last five months eight of 10 patents it has cited in a counterclaim to a patent …
LG to launch cloud for sharing content across smartphones, TVs and PCs
LG Electronics will launch a beta of its LG Cloud service today, that will allow users to access content across …
Fortinet launches product family to combat DDoS attacks
Network security firm Fortinet today introduced the FortiDDoS product family for enterprises, web hosting and cloud service providers. The new …
Opening up the cloud opportunity for channel partners
George DeBono, GM, Middle East and Africa at Red Hat outlines some of the ways in which the open source …
Developer builds privacy-enhancing web browser for Apple devices
A new privacy-enhancing web browser aimed at Apple users has steadily risen in popularity in the company’s App Store. The …
Traders warned of telcos’ role in latency problems
The CTO of financial investment firm FGS Capital has warned that increases in latency may be occuring outside of organisations’ …
TradeTech: Banks spending heavily on surveillance IT to keep ahead of regulation
A sea change is taking place in stock trading, whereby many banks and brokerage firms are spending huge amounts of …
Mac Flashback flaw re-used by new malware campaign
Malware criminals are on the hunt for Mac victims again, repurposing the Java-based vulnerability used by the Flashback bot to …
BT selects Equinix data centres to roll out proximity hosting service for traders
Communications provider BT has revealed that it will use Equinix’s data centres for the rollout of its cloud-based Radianz Venue …
Security, wireless LAN and Ethernet switching top CIO priorities
The top three priorities for CIOs in 2012 are security, wireless LAN and Ethernet switching, according to a survey conducted by investment …
Cheap tech allows start-up traders to enter financial market
Reductions in the cost of technology have lowered the barrier to entry for start-ups who previously could not afford to …
Facebook teams up with security vendors, offers free antivirus software
Facebook has teamed up with five security vendors to offer a range of free and subscription-based antivirus packages. Microsoft, McAfee, …
Smartphone camera face-off: 7 phones put to the test
One of the biggest trends in smartphones right now is toward models equipped with powerful, high-end cameras. Phone manufacturers are no longer …
Corel WordPerfect Office X6 Professional Edition
Talk about the loyal opposition: Corel WordPerfect Office X6 continues a long tradition of competing with Microsoft’s powerhouse Office suite …
WYSIWYG Web Builder 8
WYSIWYG Web Builder 8 (or What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) is just that. But just because you don’t need to know how to write …