More SMB Tech Articles

  • 29 May 2007

  • News: Nortel cited in Avaya acquisition rumour

    Avaya may become the next major technology firm purchased by private equity, according to a report today

  • 25 May 2007

  • News: Windows security patch disables PCs

    Microsoft says that patches for a Windows Update lockup problem do fix the flaw, even though users still see their computers' CPUs maxed out at 100 percent.

  • News: Microsoft denies XP SP3 set for 2007

    Windows XP users will have to wait until next year for Service Pack 3 after all, Microsoft said yesterday as it claimed a recent press release saying otherwise was "a mistake".

  • News: Massive credit-card heist forces action

    The as yet-unsolved TJX data-breach case is viewed as the biggest card theft ever, with hackers stealing sensitive information related to more than 47 million payment cards. Now, the industry is tightening its security.

  • News: How spam keeps coming

    Scott Weiss, founder and CEO of communications security company IronPort likens spammers to dumb, aggressive dogs. Now the anti-spam industry is picking up on new attacks, such as image spam.

  • News: How 'connected' are you?

    Talent agents and publicists have the most contacts in their online address books, according to a new survey. And Argentina has the best contacts in the world.

  • 22 May 2007

  • News: Microsoft releases Office security tools

    Microsoft yesterday released two tools that protect PCs from Office 2003 files containing malware.

  • News: Google Apps tailored for ISPs

    Google has revamped Google Apps. Google is to release a version of its family of hosted collaboration and communication suites tailored for ISPs (internet service providers) and web portals.

  • News: DRM-free music giant EMI agrees takeover

    EMI - the music group behind Apple's DRM (digital rights management) free iTunes - has agreed to be bought by private equity firm Terra Firma for £3.2bn. EMI has been the subject of bid speculation for the past year as its business has struggled. In early April EMI and Apple announced the sale DRM-free versions of EMI artists' songs through Apple's online iTunes store.

  • 21 May 2007

  • News: allofmp3.com music site faces closure

    A man has been arrested for selling allofmp3.com vouchers. The recording industry has stepped up its battle to shut down allofmp3.com, announcing the arrest of the man.

  • News: UK online shopping breaks £100bn barrier

    In the 12 years that we've been shopping on the internet, UK online retail sales have accounted for a whopping £100 billion ($197 billion).

  • 19 May 2007

  • News: Exposed: 5 hidden costs on every new PC

    You've been talking about it for months, and now you've finally taken the plunge and bought yourself a shiny new home computer. Or perhaps you're an IT manager who's just upgraded the systems for an entire department. Well, don't put your wallet away, because you've just started shelling out for all the things you'll need during the life of these computers.

  • 18 May 2007

  • News: Microsoft & Clinton team on emissions

    Microsoft will work with the Clinton Foundation to develop free web-based software and services that cities around the world can use to monitor their carbon emissions and share ideas about environmental protection.

  • News: AMD's Puma targets Intel's Santa Rosa

    Hustling to keep up with Intel Corp.'s ‘Santa Rosa’ notebook PC system, AMD has announced that it plans to launch its own new bundle of mobile processors and chipsets, code-named ‘Puma’.

  • News: NHS IT supplier iSoft sold

    Troubled UK gov't software supplier iSoft is sold By Miya Knights Computerworld UK

  • 17 May 2007

  • News: Official opens up on Estonian DoS attacks

    A spree of denial-of-service (DOS) attacks against websites in Estonia appears to be subsiding, as the government calls for greater response mechanisms to cyber attacks within the European Union.

  • News: Google to link Gmail with Docs

    Google is exploring ways to integrate its email and instant messaging services with its hosted productivity applications.

  • News: Office 2007 & Mac Office converter launched

    Microsoft has unveiled a stopgap file converter that allows Mac Office users to work with Office 2007 Word document files.

  • News: New Apple laptops snub Santa Rosa

    Apple has refreshed its MacBook line of laptops, but unfortunately the new machines are already looking a bit out of date.

  • 16 May 2007

  • News: Microsoft admits Vista & Aero battery hog

    Microsoft has responded to discussion of Windows Vista's over-hearty battery appetite by acknowledging that the new operating system's fancy Aero graphics use more power. But it downplayed the impact of the UI's power needs.

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