But only in Baltimore First Acer, now Lenovo. The ThinkPad company has rolled out a laptop with WiMax on board to cater for wireless broadband buffs in Baltimore.… Full published article at: Read More »

Shh, we're guarding against 'severe' vulns Opera has patched a brace of critical vulnerabilities with the release of the latest version of its web browser.… Full published article at: Read More »

MessageLabs deal pilots security giant into cloud computing Analysis Symantec, traditionally one of the more conservative firms in the security market, is attempting to pull off a high-wire balancing act with its surprise $695m acquisition of security software-as-a-service pioneer MessageLabs. The firm is betting that increased revenues in the hottest segment of the security market will justify a high (especially for the current economic climate) acquisition price.… Full published article at: Read More »

Martin Butler, There’s no gentle way to say this. Imagine you work for a large manufacturing company and a decision has been made to replace fragmented, clunky systems with a shiny, brand new application suite. Someone tells you that one of the best options for manufacturing comes from a company called Glovia ­ but you’ve never heard of them. SAP and Oracle had been the obvious candidates, and as you investigate the market you start to realise that these names would look very good on your résumé. Lots of organisations are looking for experience with these products ­ it...Read More »

But little return expected on Plasmon Ltd Plasmon's US operation is preparing for lift-off as an independent company whilst Plasmon Ltd's shareholders, creditors and staff try to see if any crumbs will fall their way from the administrators' table.… Full published article at: Read More »

Whether you're a Mac or a PC, you need patching Whether you use a Mac or a PC, be prepared to install a bumper crop of security patches on your machine in the near future.… Full published article at: Read More »

Judge: 'Pull the other one' Like dozens of other communities across America, the tiny town of Monticello, Minnesota, wants to build a fiber-optic broadband network. In September of last year, its citizens approved the project via referendum, with 74 per cent of voters giving the nod. But thirteen months later, its fiberlicious dream is still on hold, thanks to a lawsuit from the incumbent phone company.… Full published article at: Read More »

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