February 2009

Photos: Techfest 2009 - A glimpse into the future

Microsoft researchers from around the world have gathered at company headquarters in Redmond, Washington for TechFest 2009 to show off some of the projects they are working on.  Continue Reading

Secondlight - Techfest 2009

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Mobile video stitching - Techfest 2009

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Microsoft employees - Techfest 2009

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Open source, enterprise-strength password management tools

Learn about Password Safe and KeePass, a pair of free, open source password management tools.  Continue Reading

Database security best practices: Video with David Litchfield

David Litchfield, managing director at NGSSoftware Ltd., reviews three of the most common mistakes that database administrators are making.  Continue Reading

Virtualisation: A remedy for hard times

Technical teams need re-assess how they optimise their environment. Virtualization --with its reduction in the physical footprint in terms of space, power and cooling -- can help.  Continue Reading

RAID 1 vs RAID 5: What are the pros and cons?

What are the pros and cons of the mirrored disk sets of RAID 1 and the parity disk protection of RAID 5?  Continue Reading

Commentary: Social bookmarking failure an obvious example for us all

The closure of social bookmarking site ma.gnolia offers a very good example of why you need to test your backups.  Continue Reading

A mobile office - is it possible?

This afternoon's working on the move - mobile IT in practice  Continue Reading

ID cards database breached by nosey council staff

Staff at 30 local authorities have been responsible for "serious security breaches" in the government database that will form the core of the national ID cards programme.  Continue Reading

Inside the UK's Security Assessment of the Transmission Control Protocol report

Richard Chirgwin outlines the findings of the UK government's assessment of the security risks inherent in TCP.  Continue Reading

Carter defends modest broadband ambitions

Stephen Carter, the Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting, has defended the government's plans to establish 2mbs as the baseline for universal broadband access.  Continue Reading

Securing the mobile enterprise Executive Overview

How to reduce the security risk to business assets when deploying mobile technologies  Continue Reading

Illegal downloads don't harm music industry, say consumers

Consumers don't think illegal downloads harm the music industry, new research reveals.

Three quarters of UK consumers understand what represents illegal...

Jack Straw falls victim to Nigerian e-mail scam

Jack Straw 's constituency office...  Continue Reading

HP vows to walk away from customers demanding unreasonable price cuts

Companes hoping to exploit the economic downturn to hammer down prices on IT procurement could find vendors turning their backs rather than compete on price.

The...