Short takes from this week's technology
news
Be to offer Londoners 24mbps
broadband
A new internet service provider, Be, plans to offer users in London
a 24mbps broadband service by October. The service is based on
next-generation ADSL2+ technology, and Be will be the first UK
operator to use Alcatel's latest DSlam product, the 7302
Intelligent Services Access Manager.
Microsoft pays IBM $775m to settle
case
Microsoft has settled one of its antitrust cases, reaching a
settlement with IBM. It has agreed to pay IBM $775m (£440m) for
damaging the prospects of its OS/2 PC operating system that once
competed with Windows. Microsoft will also extend $75m of software
credit to IBM.
Motorola to launch its first Linux-based
phone
Motorola will launch its first Linux-based phone, the clamshell
E895, towards the end of this year. It uses a version of Linux from
MontaVista Software. The company said that half of its phones
should be running the open source operating system by the end of
2007.
Butler slams inadequate piecemeal security
The existing "scattergun" approach to IT security, which involves
businesses deploying a range of individual protection systems, is
"outdated, inefficient, and leaves security holes that are ripe for
exploitation", according to a Butler Group report. The Security
Management Report calls for users to demand more integrated and
manageable products from security suppliers.
Banks draw up data security blueprint
IBM has formed the Data Governance Council with dozens of leading
financial companies and other suppliers to develop a blueprint to
protect personal data. The Data Governance Council will look to
redefine the management of data governance policy, and the
enforcement of policy in IT infrastructure, content and
organisational behaviour.
