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Deloitte loses BSkyB employee data on laptop

Deloitte loses BSkyB employee data on laptop

A laptop, containing the sensitive information on the pension plan members of broadcaster BSkyB and other undisclosed firms, has been stolen from an employee of accountancy firm Deloitte.

US wants support for DNS servers security initiative

US wants support for DNS servers security initiative

The US government is seeking endorsement for its proposal to make the Internet's addressing system less susceptible to tampering by hackers.

Saatchi Gallery opens with virtual platform

Saatchi Gallery opens with virtual platform

London's new Saatchi Gallery has adopted a virtualised IT platform for increased storage capacity, disaster recovery and security control.

Over half of UK firms have lost data

Over half of UK firms have lost data

An astonishing 55 percent of British companies have lost data, according to a new report.

Wikipedia moves to one Linux vendor

Wikipedia moves to one Linux vendor

Since the free, online Wikipedia user-created encyclopedia began in 2001, the Linux-based IT infrastructure behind it has been expanded and lassoed together to keep up with the demands of the popular website.

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Education ICT budget to hit £2.9 billion in three years

Education ICT budget to hit £2.9 billion in three years

The annual ICT expenditure of UK schools will grow to £2.9 billion by 2011, according to a report.

Sitemasher to reduce developers' cutting, pasting

Sitemasher to reduce developers' cutting, pasting

Website development service Sitemasher went live Monday with a new service geared toward making developers' lives a little easier.

New software tool ensures compliance for wireless messaging

New software tool ensures compliance for wireless messaging

A new software tool allows IT departments to manage all wireless e-mail communications sent over the enterprise network.

Microsoft to overhaul UAC in Windows 7

Microsoft to overhaul UAC in Windows 7

Microsoft has admitted that User Account Control (UAC) is a nuisance for Windows Vista users, and has promised to improve the security feature in Windows 7

Apple posts Security Update 2008-007

Apple posts Security Update 2008-007

Apple on Thursday posted Security Update 2008-007, a new security patch for client and server versions of Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" and Mac OS X 10.4.11.

Morrisons to cut queues with infra red checkout systems

Morrisons to cut queues with infra red checkout systems

Morrisons is set to cut queues at tills in 300 of its stores by implementing infrared systems to detect customer movement.

Apple confirms 14 October notebook launch

Apple confirms 14 October notebook launch

Apple on Thursday contacted US media members to invite them to an event on 14 October at the company's headquarters.

Microsoft Live Labs releases politically minded Web app

Microsoft Live Labs releases politically minded Web app

Just as the US is in its last weeks of a heated presidential campaign, Microsoft's Live Labs group has launched a Web-based application that surfaces what it considers the recent political articles and documents that are getting the most attention and discussion among Web users.

Mobile Firefox alpha coming to Nokia 810 tablet

Mobile Firefox alpha coming to Nokia 810 tablet

Mozilla will have unveiled the alpha release of its mobile Firefox browser, codenamed Fennec, next week. However, the code will only be available for Nokia's N810 Internet Tablet initially.

Ministry of Defence in new data loss scandal

Ministry of Defence in new data loss scandal

The Ministry of Defence and EDS are investigating the loss of a portable hard drive containing personal details of 100,000 military personnel and up to 600,000 potential recruits.

Microsoft warns of giant Patch Tuesday

Microsoft warns of giant Patch Tuesday

Microsoft will issue 11 security updates next week to fix bugs in Windows, Active Directory, Internet Explorer (IE), Office and Host Integration Server.

Yahoo claims Web Analytics edge over Google

Yahoo claims Web Analytics edge over Google

Yahoo is taking on Google Analytics with Yahoo Web Analytics a web traffic analysis tool based on a product it bought earlier this year called IndexTools

Downturn bites as Plasmon UK enters administration

Downturn bites as Plasmon UK enters administration

The UK operations of archiving specialist Plasmon have been placed in administration, as the company continues takeover talks with a potential buyer.

Ericsson adds wind turbine to green base station

Ericsson adds wind turbine to green base station

Ericsson has fitted a four bladed wind turbine to its environmentally friendly radio base station, in an effort to persuade more operators to adopt the green towers in areas where electricity isn't available.

Economic crisis hits IT budgets

Economic crisis hits IT budgets

The current economic crisis has many IT managers tightening their belts and preparing for sparse spending in the coming months, so says a recent study.

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