August 2008 News
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Microsoft buys web comparison site Ciao for search strategy
Microsoft plans to integrate
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Dell blames profit drop on 'conservative' IT spending
Dell has blamed a drop in profits in the...
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Microsoft hits XP Professional pirates with Windows Genuine Advantage
Microsoft has stepped up efforts to discourage...
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Linux sales dip as corporates buy more mainframes
Sales of Linux-based servers...
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Apple’s Steve Jobs wrongly reported dead
The Bloomberg financial newswire has wrongly reported the death of Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
Bloomberg updated a 17-page Steve Jobs obituary to be used...
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Internet Explorer 8 causes problems for XP users
Microsoft is warning that some users will be unable to revert to an older version of its Internet Explorer browser if they upgrade to
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Credit crunch drives software audits
More frequent software audits and new licence conditions likely as software houses seek to shore up revenues against the economic downturn.29 Aug 2008
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IBM ‘changes the game’ in solid state storage performance
IBM says it has "changed the game" when it comes to disk storage performance.
Engineers and researchers at the IBM Hursley development lab in England...
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MPs demand explanation from Home Secretary over prisoner data loss
The Home Affairs Select Committee has asked the Home Secretary to write to them explaining what happened...
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Stronger penalties needed for breaking the Data Protection Act
Another security breach makes the case for stronger penalties, sanctions and fines from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) against organisations that violate the U.K. Data Protection Act.29 Aug 2008
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BT updates botnet protection
BT is reacting to the growing threat of malicious botnet attacks by introducing software to detect them.29 Aug 2008
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Car rental firm improves online payment security
Car rental firm Hertz Europe is securing its online payments by linking its website to anti-fraud systems from Visa and Mastercard.29 Aug 2008
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Dead Sea Scrolls to go on web using high-res photography
Scientists in Jerusalem are taking the first high-resolution digital photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls so they can be shown on the web.29 Aug 2008
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Google/Yahoo web ad deal on track despite anti-trust scrutiny
Google says its web advertising deal with Yahoo is on schedule and will not be derailed by US anti-trust scrutiny.29 Aug 2008
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Tech Mahindra buys stake in Servista
Indian telecoms company Tech Mahindra has acquired a minority stake in London-based IT services...
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Swedish ERP provider IFS wins £13.9m MoD contract
UK Ministry of Defence contractor Lockheed Martin has selected Sweden's IFS Applications to provide core enterprise resource...
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Child database ContactPoint delayed again
The launch of ContactPoint, a database that will contain details of every child in the country, has been delayed because of technical problems.28 Aug 2008
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Internet Explorer 8 is compliant with web standards
Microsoft has reduced a major bottleneck for web developers in its latest Internet Explorer browser by making it compliant with web standards, which could dramatically reduce the time users take to...28 Aug 2008
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Ofcom seeks accelerator for mobile networks
Mobile data transmissions are now "critical" to the UK economy, and Ofcom aims to find new and better ways to use the technology to enhance the nation's...
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Contractor data losses highlight outsourcing risks
Within a week, two outsourcing suppliers have grabbed the headlines for failing to look after client data.
First, a contractor working for the Home...
28 Aug 2008
