October 2005
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Tech briefs
Short takes from this week's tech news Continue Reading
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October 03, 2005
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Meadowhall takes control of wireless airspace
Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield has enlisted wireless specialist Red-M to develop a wireless data operating policy to control the access and management of its airspace. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2005
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Boots boosts Xansa outsource deal
Boots has expanded its outsourcing partnership with Xansa, with a contract extension worth £26m over two years. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2005
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How to break into a computer that is right at your fingertips
Stressing the importance of physical security, Joel Dubin explains how a hacker can bypass a BIOS password and break into a computer. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2005
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NTL set to buy Telewest
The UK will have just a single cable operator if today's announcement of a $6bn (£3.5bn) acquisition of Telewest by rival NTL gains regulatory approval. Continue Reading
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Philips creates 900 more programmer jobs in India
Philips is increasing the number of software development staff at its Bangalore research and development centre from 1,600 to 2,500 by the end of 2007. Continue Reading
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Zultys launches push-to-talk WiFi phone
Zultys Technologies will launch a new wireless voice over IP (VoIP) phone next month that supports instant messaging, push-to-talk conferencing with multiple users, and end-to-end encryption. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2005
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Google, Yahoo and MSN spoofed by adware search engine
Adware called PremiumSearch is redirecting Google, Yahoo and MSN users to spoofed searched engines in an attempt to raise cash from their site visits, according to security software company Panda. Continue Reading
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Mozilla tightens up Thunderbird security
The open-source Mozilla Foundation has released a security update to its Thunderbird e-mail client. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2005
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Microsoft to build native PDF support into Office 12
Microsoft’s forthcoming Office 12 software suite will allow users to create PDF files within Office applications. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2005
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Britain the bot capital of the world
The UK has around one-third of the world’s one to two million infected “bot” computers, which help to relay viruses, spam and other malware across the globe. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2005
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Cisco buys Nemo to cut user networking costs
Cisco Systems is acquiring US-based network memory company Nemo Systems for $12.5m (£7.3m) to help reduce the cost to users of scaling its network products. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2005
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Hackers turn Microsoft Office flaw into full-blown exploit
Microsoft is contending with a new Trojan exploit in its Office collaborative software suite that could allow remote attackers to take over vulnerable computers. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2005
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Accreditation drive zaps coding bugs at Pru
Prudential says it has improved the productivity of its software development by 5% to 7%, after achieving a process quality benchmark. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2005
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Zoning 101: Why zone?
Zoning can offer a number of benefits for your SAN. This tip details the advantages of zoning and offers an explanation of the different methods. Continue Reading
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October 02, 2005
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Wales gets a taste of BT's network of future
BT's five-year 21st Century Network project launches in Cardiff: total IT and telecommunications convergence featuring VoIP, wireless broadband in 'super exchanges' Continue Reading
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Strategy clinic: How can we spread the security message?
We are keen to develop a 'security culture' among company staff but are not convinced the e-mails we send around are taken notice of. Continue Reading