December 2006

December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
Eclipse adoption rate on the increase

The adoption rate of the open source Eclipse integrated development environment has more than doubled in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, industry analysts have revealed. Continue Reading
December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
Swindon is broadband capital

Swindon is still the broadband capital of Britain, research on coverage has revealed. Continue Reading
December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
Spyware infections hitting productivity

Spyware infections are damaging the productivity of employees and IT helpdesks, businesses claim. Continue Reading

December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
MessageLabs targets smaller customers

MessageLabs has introduced a collection of web and e-mail security services aimed at smaller organisations. Continue Reading
December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
More 2007 ‘top 10 threat’ predictions

Antivirus security specialist McAfee announced its top 10 predictions for security threats in 2007. Continue Reading
December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
Oracle responds to security snipes

Oracle responded to criticism from independent vulnerability researchers after it came under fire for its security practices. Continue Reading
December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
Companies to train for DIY risk management

Companies’ attempts to get on top of risk management have been boosted by the introduction of a new ‘hands-on’ course, which has the backing of the BCS. Continue Reading
December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
Vista ‘wide open’ to malware attacks

A recent report by Sophos claimed that the new Windows Vista operating system is wide open to nearly 40% of the malware currently circulating. Continue Reading
December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
KnowledgeTree licensing programme

KnowledgeTree has launched Powered by KnowledgeTree, an original equipment manufacturer licensing programme. Continue Reading
December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
iET brings IT service management to SMBs

As IT service management becomes more widely adopted by small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), iET Solutions is to assert what it says is its position as a market leader serving this growing sector Continue Reading

December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
Broadwick brings IntelliContact to mid-sized market

Broadwick has released IntelliContact Enterprise, a version of its e-mail marketing application, for mid-sized organisations. Continue Reading
December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
UK SMBs will miss their slice of the £5bn Christmas pie

Fasthosts warns that UK SMBs are set to miss out on their share of the £5bn spent online at Christmas because they are unable to cope with massive surges in website traffic Continue Reading
December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
Webroot tackles spyware and viruses

Webroot Software has announced Webroot SME Security software, which is designed to protect SMBs from spyware and viruses. Continue Reading
December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
Channel 4 clears the way for its VOD service

Channel 4 has selected Cape Clear’s Enterprise Service Bus as the integration platform for its new PC-based video-on-demand (VOD) service. Continue Reading
December 12, 2006 12 Dec'06
Symantec issues NetBackup security alert

Symantec issues an alert and patch to vulnerabilities in NetBackup 6.0, 5.1 and 5.0. Continue Reading
December 12, 2006 12 Dec'06
Expert offers tips to bolster messaging security

In this edition of Security Wire Weekly, Burton Group analyst Diana Kelley explains how to lock down messaging programs as part of our three-day special report on the subject. Continue Reading
December 12, 2006 12 Dec'06
Your shout: Off-the-shelf systems, net neutrality, shared services

Computer Weekly readers' give their views on the week's news Continue Reading
December 12, 2006 12 Dec'06
Firms consider alternatives to Office

A fifth of organisations are looking at alternatives to Microsoft's Office suite, although most expect to migrate to the recently-released Office 2007 in a few years, according to Forrester Research. Continue Reading
December 12, 2006 12 Dec'06
Mixing SAS and SATA disk drives can cause problems

Mixing SAS and SATA disk drives in the same enclosure can cause interoperability issues, but vendors are finding workarounds. Continue Reading
December 12, 2006 12 Dec'06
SAP targets smaller users with hosted ERP service

SAP is to extend its service oriented architecture strategy during 2007, with a suite of ERP products designed for small and medium sized companies. Continue Reading

Enterprise architect job still requires IT in critical role

Jeanne Ross offers advice to existing and aspiring enterprise architects and discusses the latest trends as she reflects on 26 ...

Holy Grail still elusive in enterprise architecture strategy

MIT's Jeanne Ross discusses why enterprise architecture projects succeed and fail and what companies can do to better align ...

Ensuring your cybersecurity teams are helping the business

Business leaders need to review how they're handling cybersecurity oversight. Are leaders asking the right questions and ...

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Microsoft detects Netlogon vulnerability exploitation in the wild

While Microsoft released a patch last month for the Netlogon flaw, the company said it detected threat actors using exploits for ...

Shopify discloses data breach caused by insider threats

Canadian e-commerce company Shopify disclosed a data breach involving two insider threats, but questions remain about the breach ...

Cybersecurity team structure stronger with 3 new roles

Having the right cybersecurity team in place can help reduce how long it takes to control threats. Consider adding cloud security...

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How to secure remote access for WFH employees

The global pandemic caused mayhem on network security environments. Enterprises need to bring rigor back to their systems and ...

What's involved in VPN maintenance and management?

Before an organization's VPN is up and running, IT teams must address four important aspects of VPN maintenance and management to...

The pros and cons of 5G networks

Enterprises are evaluating 5G and its effect on their operations. Before they can start reaping the benefits from the standard, ...

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6 tools to know for private cloud monitoring and reporting

Cloud reporting helps admins address capacity issues and reduce outages. Effective tools should include role-based dashboards and...

Set your strategy to get the right liquid-cooled data center

As data center rack densities increase, liquid cooling's benefits are becoming more apparent. Before purchasing, IT teams must ...

Liquid cooling vs. air cooling in the data center

The quest to maintain operating temperatures for increasing computing densities has firms transitioning from air cooling to ...

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Key steps in the feature engineering process

Feature engineering is key to machine learning algorithms. Read on to learn how those features are created and chosen to increase...

Talend evolves enterprise data integration efforts

The CTO of Talend outlines the path the data integration vendor has taken in recent years as the market for big data has evolved ...

Ahana releases managed Cloud for Presto service

New Ahana cloud system brings a managed service to market that integrates data management and visualization capabilities to aid ...