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Police given power to 'hack' PCs without a warrant
Police will be allowed to hack into personal computers without a court order after being granted permission by the Home Office.
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- Firefox tops 30 percent market share in Europe
- Semiconductor sales dropped nearly 10% in November
- IE continues to lose market share
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- Windows market share dives again as Mac nears 10 percent
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Best Practices in Optimizing WAN Performance
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Livewire - Full-Server Protection and Recovery in Real-Time
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Reducing the Cost of Mobile Communications: GSM Gateways
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Forrester's IT Help Desk Evaluation
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The burden of legacy
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Automating ITIL v3 Event Management with IT Process Automation
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Telematics: Cutting and controlling fleet costs
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Latest blog posts
Gordon's Square Deal
It’s heartening to know, as we embark upon a new year that seems especially uncertain for many of us, that our Prime Minister has a plan.
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In-depth
Will Google Apps beat Microsoft Office in 2009?
Google Apps is making inroads into the enterprise. It might not displace Microsoft Office in 2009, but this is the year that low-cost productivity suites will make their mark.
Opinion
Security guru looks at highlights from 2008
Some of the biggest cybercrime related headlines this year turned out to not be major security scandals. Outspoken security expert Marcus Ranum gives his top list on highlights of 2008
In-depth
Storage: 2008 trends, 2009 prospects
Demand for storage capacity is growing between 30 and 60 percent a year and is set to maintain that rate despite the economic slowdown. That is going to put a premium on data management skills and technologies.
News analysis
The top 10 news in 2008
What started out as a banking crisis became a story for all of us in IT during 2008. But there were a lot of other big IT stories this year, including mergers, acquisitions, serious data losses and IT project bungles.
News analysis
The worst year of Yahoo's life
For CEO Jerry Yang, 2008 was going to be the year when Yahoo's long-awaited technology and business turnaround began in earnest, then it all went wrong.
Instant expert
Top 10 predictions for virtualisation in 2009
Virtualisation can transform your organisation as well as saving you money. It will be a key business enabler in 2009. These are 10 things the CTO of market leader VMware thinks will be happening.
In-depth
Smartphone Christmas gift guide
The smartphone is on every IT manager's Christmas wishlist. But with plenty of feature-packed options available this holiday season, ranging from the consumer-friendly iPhone to the more business-oriented BlackBerry Bold, which one is right for you?
In-depth
IT pioneer Earl Pace on racism in the IT workplace
Early in his career, Earl Pace went to a computer conference in Arizona where there were 200 attendees, of which he was the only black person. Well aware of the opportunities in the exploding industry, he decided this needed to change.
Opinion
How about a 'job bank' for US IT workers?
In 2005, more than 12,000 people in the US were paid not to work. What's more, they received as much as 95 percent of their salary plus benefits, such as health insurance. The idea of such a 'job bank' would be great for the IT industry, helping people whose jobs are lost through offshoring, datacentre consolidation projects and other changes.
Opinion
My security wish list for 2009
We’ve spend the last couple of weeks budget planning, and it's been a real adventure given the economic climate. We basically have no money to spend on any new technology or head count, and I'm sure plenty of you are in the same boat. So, what do we do without funding? It's going to be tricky.
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WHITE PAPERS
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BPM, SOA and Web 2.0: Business transformation or train wreck?
Organisations must not only promote change from within, but they must also be agile enough to quickly adapt to evolving markets, policies, regulations, and business models. Fortunately, the convergence of a trio of technologies and business practices—business process management (BPM), service-oriented architecture (SOA), and Web 2.0—is providing a solution. -
IDC Analysis: Business Value of Virtualisation
IDC analysis of the potential to lower IT costs by moving to a virtualized infrastructure finds that the savings can be significant.
