February 2009

Social network sites sign EU cyberbully deal

Google, YouTube, Facebook and MySpace are among 17 social networking sites to sign a European Commission deal to prevent cyber-bullying and protect the privacy of users under 18.  Continue Reading

Do you use Twitter? Do you want to use it?

Do you use Twitter?  Continue Reading

ComputerWeekly's calendar of IT industry events

ComputerWeekly's calendar of IT industry events  Continue Reading

Office 2007 Deployment: The Main Script Part 5

In this installment learn how to get round installing Office Customisations without having to manually allow it to proceed.  Continue Reading

Satyam chief faces cost cutting dilemma

The newly appointed CEO at troubled Indian IT supplier Satyam faces a dilemma when planning how to cut costs.  Continue Reading

Mexican mobile users to be fingerprinted in crime crackdown

Mobile phone users in Mexico are to be fingerprinted as part of a plan to crack down on crime.  Continue Reading

Obama orders review of cyber security

T he US president has ordered a 60-day review of federal cyber security to establish what is being done to protect vital U S military systems. U S intelligence...  Continue Reading

Limiting staff web use delivers big savings

CIOs could save themselves a lot of money by limiting recreational use of corporate networks by staff.

An international survey of more than 1,000 CIOs...

January brings yet more growth for online shopping

Online sales increased another 19% in January as the internet continues to encroach on the high street's traditional turf.

January was a surprisingly...

Intel plans new smartphone chips

Intel intends making a new push to crack the mobile chip market for smartphones.

Intel is targeting the likes of the Apple iPhone, the BlackBerry and...

Top 20 online tools for mobile working

More and more workers are taking to mobile working, either through choice or circumstance. As a result, knowing where to get the best free or low-cost web and mobile tools is essential.  Continue Reading

Wireless and web firms attract venture capitalists

Investment in internet and wireless services firms grew by 66% in 2008. The year saw the most money invested by high tech venture capitalists since 2001.  Continue Reading

Interview: Satyam CEO speaks to Computer Weekly

AS Murty took over as CEO at troubled Indian IT supplier Satyam. Despite a 15-year career at the company, nothing could have prepared him for his new role.  Continue Reading

Can you hack a set top box ?

Is it possible for hackers to tap into your set top box ? Computer Weekly reader Jeremy Jones thinks so. Jeremy has sent us a video showing some bizarre subtitles that have appeared on his ...  Continue Reading

How to beat the recession using underutilised technology

What are we missing? What’s been overlooked? History shows that exploiting underutilised technology is a way of getting out of trouble.  Continue Reading

Twitter for business: How to make it work for your business

There’s been an awful lot of hype surrounding Twitter recently – celebs spending their days telling tales of fellow celebrities, and people posting pictures of snowmen during the recent bad weather in the UK.  Continue Reading

What's in a number?

I was amused to read about the latest estimates of the number of intelligent alien civilisations, recently reported in the International Journal of Astrobiology. Apparently the discovery of more ...  Continue Reading