A federal grand jury in Texas has indicted Barrett Brown, a putative spokesman for the hacker collective known as Anonymous …
Windows 8 tablets not expected to be major player until 2016
The worldwide tablet market is exploding with demand as people jettison laptops for smaller, touch-based devices. But even as tablets …
Experts call for cyber security doctrine from US government
The U.S. government needs a comprehensive doctrine addressing cyber security instead of the current patchwork of policies and agencies dealing …
Government opposes proposed changes to ITRs
The Federal Government is opposing proposed amendments to International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs). The regulations assist in the operation of telecommunications …
Specialised in value
Armed with best of breed technology solutions, value added distributor Spectrami has carved a niche for itself in a very …
AMD targeting cloud with new Opteron processors
To break its slump in the server market, Advanced Micro Devices is embarking on an aggressive strategy that calls for …
HP claims revolution with biggest storage announcements in 10 years
HP today declared itself back on the up with what it referred to as its biggest storage announcements in over …
Motorola denied injunction over standards patents on Microsoft products
A District Judge in Seattle denied Motorola Mobility an injunction on Microsoft’s products that allegedly infringe its H.264 and 802.11 …
India’s Supreme Court to hear petition against cyberlaw
India’s Supreme Court has asked the government of Maharashtra state in western India for information on what action was taken …
Security without compromising performance
IT managers in corporate and mid-size businesses have to balance both network performance and network security concerns. While security requirements …
Google CEO Page said to meet with FTC
Google CEO Larry Page met with officials from the FTC this week in an attempt to convince regulators that the …
Microsoft sells 40 million Windows 8 licenses
Microsoft has sold 40 million licenses of the Windows 8 OS since its launch a month ago. “We believe Windows …
Dual-identity smartphones to bridge BYOD private, corporate divide
Late next year, consumers will be able to buy smartphones that either come with native hypervisor software or use an …
EU’s cyber security budget dubbed “paltry”
Despite vowing that fighting cybercrime is high on its agenda, the European Commission increased its planned cyber security budget by …
IDC: HP customers should demand assurances over Autonomy’s future
Research group IDC has said that following HP’s £5.5 billion writedown of Autonomy, its customers should seek ‘formal assurances’ about …
Spectrum strategies
The growing demand for mobile data is chewing through the spectrum at disposal of the telecom operators. Fortunately, there are …
Cyber criminals increasingly abusing .eu domains
Cyber criminals are increasingly using .eu domain names in their attack campaigns, according to data from multiple security companies. “Numerous …
VIDEO: Candidates emerge to succeed Intel CEO Otellini
Intel CEO Paul Ottelini announced that he’ll retire in May after 40 years with the company. He spent eight of …
7 outsourcing nightmares – and how to avoid them
Outsourcing IT functions can be a smart business move, particularly if your organisation lacks specific expertise. IT infrastructure, networking, application …
India’s cyberlaws in question following arrest of Facebook users
The arrest in India of two girls after they made a Facebook post criticising a shutdown of the city after …