March 2005

• March 21, 2005 21 Mar'05

  Speak up to beat cybercriminals

  Hats off to the police National Hi-Tech Crime Unit for foiling the £220m attempted e-raid on Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui in the...  Continue Reading

• March 21, 2005 21 Mar'05

  Home Office waits for police database case

  Second Bichard report reveals concerns about a lack of progress and buy-in from forces around England and Wales for the national...  Continue Reading

• March 21, 2005 21 Mar'05

  Banks on high security alert against key loggers

  City of London banks have been on alert since confidential warnings of a major high-tech theft were issued in December.  Continue Reading

• March 21, 2005 21 Mar'05

  Government CIO denies he will be head of NHS IT

  Ian Watmore, the government's chief information officer, has said he is "absolutely happy" in his job and has no plans to take...  Continue Reading

• March 21, 2005 21 Mar'05

  In brief

  Short takes on this week's news  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2005 18 Mar'05

  HP looks to nanotechnology to keep computing power doubling

  Hewlett-Packard will this week present its strategy for a computing future based around nanotechnology, rather than traditional...  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2005 18 Mar'05

  Google woos software developers with tools website

  Google has launched a developer website that offers software tools for adding the search engine's services to web applications....  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2005 18 Mar'05

  Quality and security hold back IP-telephony

  According to analyst Frost & Sullivan, the internet is prone to serious security vulnerabilities such as viruses, worms, denial...  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2005 18 Mar'05

  Businesses warned of e-terror threat

  The world is likely to face a major cyber terrorism attack within the next two years, David Lacey, director of security at the...  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2005 18 Mar'05

  Don’t overlook mundane dangers, users told

  Businesses have contingency plans for dealing with terrorist attacks but are failing to plan for disruption caused by more...  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2005 18 Mar'05

  Foiled £220m heist reveals banks’ secret battle with cyber criminals

  Last week’s attempted £220m electronic heist against Sumitomo bank was one of the most audacious high-tech crimes ever attempted...  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2005 18 Mar'05

  SAP and Oracle continue battle for Retek

  The bidding war for global retail business software company Retek between SAP and Oracle is continuing, with Oracle now going...  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2005 18 Mar'05

  Novell and IBM in Linux developer drive

  Novell and IBM have announced an initiative to help third-party developers accelerate development and certification of new...  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2005 18 Mar'05

  NATS chief technology and programmes officer steps down

  National Air Traffic Services (NATS) has announced that Rob Witty has stepped down from his role as chief technology and...  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2005 18 Mar'05

  European telecoms suppliers launch wireless development initiative

  A group of leading telecommunications companies have launched the eMobility Technology Platform for wireless communications...  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2005 18 Mar'05

  Annual CA World user conference back on

  The annual CA World user conference is back on after Computer Associates initially said it would be cancelled this year, having...  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2005 18 Mar'05

  Toshiba launches Satellite R15-S822 convertible notebook PC

  Toshiba has launched the Satellite R15-S822 convertible notebook PC, which doubles up as either a laptop or tablet device.  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2005 18 Mar'05

  Test finds US IRS lacking basic network protection procedures

  A security test carried out by the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) found that over a third of employees, including managers,...  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2005 18 Mar'05

  Wicom announces new version of its hosted VoIP suite

  Wicom Communications, a leading European provider of all-IP contact centre products and VoIP enterprise telephony software for...  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2005 18 Mar'05

  Blue chip companies sign up for managed e-mail services

  Five private sector companies have chosen IT infrastructure consultancy Infratects to provide them with a managed e-mail service.  Continue Reading