Computerworld UK's Roundup

Top online collaboration tools

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Work together to solve problems quicker

Cynical cyclist: Google Bike Maps is nice but useless

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Bike information doesn't achieve much

Humans continue to be 'weak link' in data security

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Nearly 90 percent of IT workers in the UK have said a laptop in their organisation has been reported lost or stolen, new research has found.

Pirate Bay appeals looks set to start in September

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT

The case against the four people involved in the running of Pirate Bay is heading back to court at the end of September.

Security industry fails to protect business customers

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Hackers and viruses are still a threat to companies online

Virgin runs fibre broadband via telegraph poles

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMT

Virgin Media will use telegraph poles to extend the reach of FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) in a test in the U.K. village of Woolhampton, it said on Thursday.

ICANN chief: DNS could stop at any time

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:09:00 GMT

The Country Code Name Supporting Organization of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has criticised ICANN President and CEO Rod Beckstrom for "inflammatory" comments that the Domain Name System is not as secure as it used to be.

Broadband speed frustration on the rise

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:25:00 GMT

An increasing number of broadband users in Britain are unhappy with their connection speed, a new survey says.

Tories: We'll open the market for government IT contracts

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:22:00 GMT

The Conservative Party has promised to open up the market for government IT contracts to more suppliers.

Freescale touts cheap Linux tablet

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:20:00 GMT

$200 tablet PCs have been something of a pipe dream. There was the Crunchpad, which was supposed to be $200, but that didn't last very long, coming out as the $400 Joo Joo. If what Freescale showed off at Mobile World Congress becomes reality, though, the dream may finally come true.

Microsoft Outlook to integrate with MySpace

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:15:00 GMT

Now under new management, MySpace is looking to reinvent itself and rise like a Phoenix from the ashes. The once dominant social networking site fell from nearly 70 percent of the social networking market, to only 30 percent in less than a year, and was plummeting on the verge of extinction.

Peter Molyneux reveals Fable 3 details

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:10:00 GMT

He's linked it to Ico and he's linked it to President Barack Obama, but what many GDC attendees didn't expect was for Peter Molyneux to link Fable III to former Pythonite John Cleese.

'Cavalier' GCHQ online spy centre loses 35 laptops

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:52:00 GMT

GCHQ lost 35 laptops in seven months last year, potentially containing highly sensitive data.

Mozilla rips off MetaLab design, apologises

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:28:00 GMT

A Canadian interface design firm accused Mozilla of stealing user interface (UI) elements for a development tool in the browser maker's Jetpack project, which aims to simplify add-on making.

Zeus botnet malware is improving for hackers

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:14:00 GMT

The latest version of Zeus botnet toolkit includes a $10,000 module that can let attackers take complete control of a compromised PC.

The Internet is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:50:00 GMT

The Internet has been nominated for the for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.

Intel funds social media incubator Betaworks

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:47:00 GMT

Intel invested an undisclosed amount in social media incubator Betaworks to gain insight into real-time user behavior on social networks, the chip maker said on Thursday.

Microsoft targets NetSuite users with new deal

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:40:00 GMT

Microsoft is offering financial enticements to customers of on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor NetSuite to switch over to Microsoft's Dynamics family of business applications.

Mobile Wars 2: What's the payback in mobile?

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:37:00 GMT

The business brainstorming session has come up with its latest, greatest idea: an iPhone app that lets customers interact with the business.

Pennsylvania fires CISO over RSA talk

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:45:00 GMT

Pennsylvania's chief information security officer, Robert Maley, has been fired, apparently for talking publicly at the RSA security conference last week about a recent incident involving the Commonwealth's online driving exam scheduling system.

British Airways IT worker charged for 'terrorism plot'

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:40:00 GMT

A British Airways software developer planned to carry out terrorist attacks by taking advantage of a walkout by airline staff, a court heard today.

Essential guide to picking an open source operating system

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:15:00 GMT

Top questions to ask yourself before choosing a FOSS software package

Cisco launches Internet super-router

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:33:00 GMT

Hyped as the router that would "change forever the face of the Internet", Cisco has launched its new CRS-3 system as the box that it predicts will stream video into the Net's darkest recesses.

Microsoft loses XML patent case appeal to i4i

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:37:00 GMT

The judges expanded on why they agree that Microsoft wilfully infringed the patents.

The big players in SaaS ERP

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:30:00 GMT

Resource planning services market leaders