July 2010

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Nasa launches open cloud platform

  Hosted cloud computing supplier Rackspace has teamed up with Nasa to launch OpenStack, an open-source cloud platform...  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Seven steps to improving IT maintenance contracts

  Analyst firm Garter has released a code of conduct for IT maintenance.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Free Firefox and IE browser security check

  Qualys has released a free tool to help internet users protect their web browsers from hacking attacks. The Qualys BrowserCheck service is designed to help consumers and corporate users fix security issues in their browsers, by scanning web browsers...  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  TIBCO Silver Spotfire pubishes BI to the Cloud

  From the smallest home office business to the largest enterprise, the amount of data that businesses accumulate continues to grow. Using that information effectively is often challenging because ...  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Case Study: EasyJet flies to the cloud to up e-mail security and down costs

  Budget airline EasyJet has achieved a 35% savings over three years by switching to a cloud-based software-as-a-service e-mail security system.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  BT hitches onto Arqiva wagon for utility smart meter ride

  Signal distribution company Arqiva has attracted BT and security specialist Detica as partners to address communications for the UK's £10bn smart meter roll-out programme.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Farnborough Air Show: Dreamliner touches down in UK

  Boeing's futuristic 787 Dreamliner made its first appearance in the UK, touching down at Farnborough Airshow on Sunday  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Skills shortage leaves critical US military systems at risk

  US industry, government and military computer systems are at risk of attack, analysts warn.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Farnborough Air Show: Supply chain software cuts air freight costs for component supplier

  High-tech component supplier JAE Europe expects to save £500,000 a year by rolling out demand planning software  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Apple share price unscathed by iPhone "debacle"

  Apple shares have held their price despite the alleged design fault in the iPhone 4 launched on 24 June.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Social Media on the Moooove

  There is a great post from last Thursday on the CW blogs by Alastair Behenna here. It interested me because I don't (yet) hear many people at executive level talking about a disengagement from ...  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Man in the middle attack prevention strategies

  "Active eavesdropping" is the best way to describe a man in the middle (MITM) attack. We take a look at MITM attacks, along with protective measures.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Are VMware virtualization certifications of practical use to you?

  Latest IT credentials in virtualization certification (such as those from VMware) promise value for data center workforce CVs. Do these certs matter?  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Rackspace unveils open source cloud platform

  Rackspace has announced an open source cloud platform called OpenStack which uses code that powers its public cloud offerings; plus more daily news.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  First of data loss prevention vendors touts downloadable DLP software

  Many information security pros fear the amount of work they think goes into a DLP deployment, but Websense Inc. claims that doesn't have to be the case with its new downloadable DLP. UK Bureau Chief Ron Condon reports.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Digital Britain minister seeks Valuation Office Agency meeting over fibre business rates

  The government is seeking a meeting with the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to discuss how business rates create a barrier to investment in next generation broadband networks.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Farnborough Air Show: See the new disposable unmanned aerial vehicle

  A US company has developed a disposable unmanned aerial vehicle that is light and small enough for soldiers to carry around in their backpacks  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Cable throws more quangos on cost-saving bonfire

  Business secretary Vince Cable is to save taxpayers £8.6m per year by cutting several more Department for Business quangos.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Farnborough Air Show: Laser scanner helps engineers fit parts to 0.356mm accuracy

  The demands of the aerospace industry mean that engineers have to fit components at tolerances of a few thousandths of an inch - even when it comes to mundane items like attaching brackets on a fuselage.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Continuous data protection (CDP) explained: True CDP vs near-CDP

  Learn how continuous data protection (CDP) functions, compare true CDP and near-CDP, and find out who sells CDP and whether it can replace traditional backup.  Continue Reading