February 2006

February 17, 2006 17 Feb'06
Mobile handsets down the line for SMBs

This year's 3GSM revealed a whole host of products. We look at some that SMBs may find useful Continue Reading
February 17, 2006 17 Feb'06
ROI for SMBs

How SMBS can deliver and demonstrate the benefit they are getting from their technology investments. Continue Reading
February 16, 2006 16 Feb'06
Mozilla releases Camino 1.0 for the Mac

The Mozilla Foundation has released version 1.0 of its Camino browser, which is built for the Mac operating system. Continue Reading

February 16, 2006 16 Feb'06
Former CA chief used Linux to "destroy evidence"

The former CA chief executive who faces charges following the 2004 $2.2bn accounting scandal at the company has been accused of destroying evidence on his laptop. Continue Reading
February 16, 2006 16 Feb'06
Software piracy settlement cases up 25%

Last year saw a 25% increase in the number of UK companies settling with the Business Software Alliance (BSA) for illegal software use and IT organisations produced the highest number of offenders. Continue Reading
February 16, 2006 16 Feb'06
Microsoft continues EC anti-trust non-compliance battle

Microsoft is still fighting the European Commission over its threat to fine it £1.42m a day over its non-compliance with the Commission’s 2004 anti-trust ruling. Continue Reading
February 16, 2006 16 Feb'06
HP sees 30% profit increase

HP posted a 30% increase in net profits for the first quarter ended 31 January. Net profit increased to $1.2bn (£705m) from the same period the previous year. Sales were up 6% to $22.7bn. Continue Reading
February 16, 2006 16 Feb'06
Salesforce.com tackles further outages

Salesforce.com is to introduce new load-balancing technology to its hosted on-demand customer relationship management system, after experiencing the third outage since December late last week. Continue Reading
February 16, 2006 16 Feb'06
Faulty Microsoft security patch leaves users unprotected

Microsoft has admitted there is a problem with one the security patches it issued this week as part of its monthly patching cycle. The fault means some users will have to install the patch again, to make sure they are fully protected. Continue Reading
February 16, 2006 16 Feb'06
Tata faces class lawsuit for taking tax refunds off Indian staff

India’s biggest outsourcer is facing a class action suit in the US in a row over tax involving Indian staff working in the US. Continue Reading

February 16, 2006 16 Feb'06
Microsoft releases price details of new Office suite

Microsoft has announced new prices and new versions of its forthcoming Office 2007 collaboration suite. The company said the new software would cost around the same as existing platforms. Continue Reading
February 16, 2006 16 Feb'06
AMD slashes prices on dual-core server chips

AMD has slashed prices on a range of its dual-core Opteron server processors as it prepares to launch new chip technology. Continue Reading
February 15, 2006 15 Feb'06
Government unveils public sector procurement site

The government has unveiled a procurement website for public sector organisations, designed to reduce their costs. Continue Reading
February 15, 2006 15 Feb'06
ID card project slips back a year

The government’s £5.8bn national ID card project has slipped back a year following delays in passing the ID card bill through Parliament, a government minister conceded yesterday. Continue Reading
February 15, 2006 15 Feb'06
Brown drums up support for biometrics

Chancellor Gordon Brown has been praising the use of biometric technology for cross-border control, anti-terrorist activity and to combat identity theft. Continue Reading
February 15, 2006 15 Feb'06
Microsoft issues seven security patches, two critical

Microsoft has released seven security patches as part of its monthly updating cycle, including a "critical" patch for a Windows Meta File (WMF) vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Continue Reading
February 15, 2006 15 Feb'06
Pale, male and stale’ rule the executive roost

A report from recruitment specialist Executives Online has found that half of the board directors and senior HR people surveyed said they believed finding someone with the right cultural fit was key to picking the right person for an executive job. ... Continue Reading
February 15, 2006 15 Feb'06
Mobile email fills inboxes

Of the roughly 650 million corporate email inboxes worldwide, Datamonitor estimates 35-40% could be mobilised, according to industry analyst Datamonitor. Continue Reading
February 15, 2006 15 Feb'06
SAP tiptoes into hosted CRM

SAP has made its eagerly awaited move into hosted CRM but it’s more of a tentative toe-dip than a headlong plunge. Continue Reading
February 15, 2006 15 Feb'06
Search becoming bigger than email

The mass of digital data will grow another 20 exabytes (20 billion gigabytes) this year says market analyst Deloitte. Continue Reading