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  • Microsoft Virtual PC flaw open to hackers

    We believe this needs to be fixed sooner.Microsoft confirmed that it doesn't consider the bug in Virtual PC, Virtual PC 2007 and Virtual Server 2005 a security hole. A bug in Microsoft's software gives hackers a way to exploit virtual Windows…
  • Microsoft bans native code on Windows Phone

    Microsoft officials confirmed at the company's MIX 10 developers event that native applications will not be allowed on Windows Phone 7 devices. Microsoft officials confirmed at the company's MIX 10 developers event that native applications will not…
  • Microsoft Excel glitch turns English into Chinese

    Microsoft confirmed that a security update for its Excel spreadsheet had turned English text in an important Windows tool into Chinese. Microsoft has confirmed that a security update for its Excel spreadsheet had turned English text in an important…
  • Apple set to release iPad UK mobile price plans

    Apple executives are reportedly on their way to the UK to discuss the April release of the iPad with each of the major mobile networks, according to the Metro newspaper.Last week, Apple confirmed a delayed release for the Wi-Fi and 3G models in…
  • ISPs takedown Zeus botnet, but hackers reconnect

    We fixed our weakness and now it will become concrete stable.He blamed the outage on an administrative error.Security researchers confirmed that Troyak was back online, after peering with an Internet service provider named Ya.That means the 68…
  • Energizer Bunny infects PCs with backdoor malware

    The Energizer Bunny infects PCs with backdoor malware, the Department of Homeland Security's US-CERT said Friday.According to researchers at US-CERT (United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team), software that accompanies the Energizer DUO USB…

Latest Features

  • SAP, Oracle face one man's battle to silence shrieking servers

    In late December, he sent an angry letter on 29 December to a judge overseeing the SAP-Oracle case, expressing dismay at how long it was taking to silence the piercing alarms and noting an inherent hypocrisy in the delay.That alarm is meant to…
  • Hands on with the Apple iPad

    At the moment, using the iPads interface via the keyboard felt incomplete - certain interface elements were just not accessible using the keyboard—but as the device is still two months away from shipping, Apple still has time to work out the kinks…
  • Apple Tablet event: Live countdown

    Apple has not confirmed whether the product it will launch today is a Tablet PC, but already sellers on eBay claim to be selling them. Stay tuned to Techworld, and refresh this feature, as our team of editors and reporters will update the latest…
  • Google Nexus One: The Android Messiah?

    A Motorola rep confirmed that both the Droid and the Droid Eris will definitely receive the upgrades. Yes, my fellow Netizens, Google's Nexus One is finally here. Friends, Romans, Internetmen, the day has arrived.
  • Borland - will the name survive?

    It will give us greater access to larger number of customers, taking our business forward.Indeed, there is little doubt that buying Borland and the Compuware unit will allow Micro Focus to address a broader market, particularly in the United…
  • Touch Screen All-in-One PCs All the Rage at CES

    Though final configurations weren't confirmed, it's likely that the NetOn line will run Windows Vista while internals won't be too different from MSI's Wind netbooks.Also announced at CES: the super-sleek Lenovo IdeaCenter A600.
 

How-Tos

  • How to Compare VMware and Amazon Cloud Services

    My interpretation of this is that the VCE offering might pick up the compliance regime support that is in place for the private cloud offerings (i.e.the VCE would also be SAS70 compliant), though this remains to be confirmed.
  • How to upgrade a home office router

    That will be the only way for you to make sure your model really is supported; the page you link to will explain how you can find out your model's hardware version, firmware and capabilities, and it will explain whether the device will work with…
  • Case Study: Protecting sensitive information in transit

    They were unable to do so and therefore gave us the thumbs up, he recalls.Stealth MXP was confirmed by the City of London Police as its default device for carrying sensitive electronic data and devices are available to any officer, on request.PAGE…
  • Case Study: Polysius: Concrete results with NetApp's de-dupe software

    Through eliminating duplicate data and thus freeing up storage capacity, enterprises can also reduce the need to add more physical storage and lower the space, cooling, and power needed in their datacentre.Krochmal confirmed this: "The reduction…
  • Case Study: Overland Storage: Back on its way

    A new product roadmap has been confirmed and a new worldwide sales VP, Bob Farkaly, a storage industry veteran, joined Overland in April. Overland Storage has announced results awash with red ink but also showing strong progress back to…
  • Case Study: VA installs encryption software on 15,000 laptops

    If confirmed, he will be the first CIO at the agency to have the rank of an assistant secretary. The move is part of efforts to bolster security following the May data breach. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has installed encryption…

Reviews

  • Konica Minolta Magicolor 4695MF printer review

    Konica Minolta confirmed that the scanning software has some issues, but it was unable to resolve them before this review went live. Combining copying, printing, faxing, scanning and email functions, the colour laser Konica Minolta Magicolor 4695MF…
  • Passpack privacy manager 6.2

    Prices have not been confirmed. It can also automate the use of passwords, which is probably its greatest feature. We're big believers in complex, hard-as- a-nut-to-crack passwords at Techworld, but that can mean amassing a telephone directory of…
  • Apple Mac mini (Early 2009)

    The company confirmed to us that this is still the case.And there's the rub with the Mac mini: The otherwise-attractive £499 model offers a meagre 1GB of RAM and only 120GB of hard-drive space - disappointing specs for a computer that's more than…
  • Olympus Mju 1050 SW review

    Flash photos looked surprisingly natural, with plenty of background depth.Our test centre confirmed this experience, awarding the Olympus Mju 1050 SW chart-topping scores in many of our test categories.
  • Asus Eee Box review

    We confirmed this with our sample idling at around 18W, drawing a maximum of 21W when the processor was working hardest.And the Eee Box can do plenty with what it has. The Asus Eee Box requires little space on your desk and, starting at just £199…
  • HP 2133 Mini-Note review

    Depending upon which pre-configured model you pick, the HP 2133 Mini-Note ranges anywhere from a $499 (£250) system running Linux to a $749 (£375) model using Microsoft's Windows Vista Business operating system.In the UK, Clove is taking…

White Papers

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    Security Conformance Evaluation of the Infineon TPM confirmed by Common Criteria Certificate Infineon Infineon trusted platform module security conformance whitepaper To insure that a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) has been manufactured according to…
  • Master Data Management

    While these debates may rage on for some time, it is important not to be stymied by them and begin your MDM journey with a confirmed master data domain, such as customer data. What many organizations fail to realize is that fundamentally, MDM is a…
  • Performance-Driven Software Development

    Our interviews confirmed what we hear in our ongoing conversations with Forrester clients: IT shops habitually pay insufficient attention to performance during development, either ignoring performance altogether or simply measuring it and…
 
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