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01 June 2007
News: London Stock Exchange brings IT in-house

The London Stock Exchange has brought its IT service delivery team back in-house, in recognition of the core role that computer systems now play in its business.
News: Email scammers use IRS threat

If you get an email telling you that you're under investigation by the US Internal Revenue Service, take a breath before calling your lawyer. It's a scam.
News: 82m smartphones & PDAs by 2011

Worldwide shipments of mobile devices will see a compound annual growth rate of 54 percent in the next four years, and by 2011 there will be 82 million such devices in use, according to a report released by IDC.
News: Ballmer explains 'software and service'

Speaking at a lunch meeting in Seattle yesterday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer tried to explain the difference between the words ‘as’ and ‘and’ when placed between the words ‘software’ and ‘service’.
31 May 2007
News: PS3 for business enabled by Linux

Helios could turn Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3) into a business tool, after figuring out how to install its media asset management software on the console.
News: Security hole in open-source Mac OS X tool

Symantec has warned Mac OS X users that one of the open-source technologies included in the operating system was vulnerable to an attack. The flaw only affects users that have turned on Windows Sharing - it is off by default on Mac OS X.
News: CSC's 'extraordinary' influence on iSoft deal

Analysts have described the influence of UK NHS contractor CSC on the fate of troubled software supplier iSoft as "extraordinary" after the IT services firm blocked the software company's planned sale.
30 May 2007
News: Palm to launch Linux-based smartphone?

Palm plans to announce a new type of mobile device today, as it continues its product-line transition from simple personal digital assistants (PDAs) to more advanced smartphones.
News: China develops cyberwar first-strike strategy

China's military has developed cyberwarfare first-strike capabilities that include units charged with developing viruses to attack enemy computer networks, a US Department of Defense (DOD) warned last Friday.
News: All change as SAP appoints first CTO

Two months after the resignation of Shai Agassi, a driving force behind SAP AG's product strategy, the German software vendor has announced the appointment of its first chief technology officer (CTO).
News: Google acquires browser-based AV firm

Google has reportedly jumped into the antivirus market, snatching up browser-based security software maker GreenBorder Technologies for an undisclosed amount of money.
News: iSoft sale blocked by CSC

The proposed sale of UK NHS software supplier iSoft to Australian firm IBA has hit the buffers after lead NHS contractor CSC blocked the move.
29 May 2007
News: European first for Adobe Max conference

Adobe announced that its MAX conference will be coming to Europe for the first time, with MAX 2007 taking place in Barcelona on 15 - 18 October.
News: Linux Foundation slams Microsoft's patent ploy

Linux Foundation's Jim Zemlin said Microsoft's recent patent claim against Linux and the open-source community is a delaying tactic to merely help protect its profits, according to a column in BusinessWeek.
News: Truth about Microsoft's Linux deal revealed

Novell has published details of its landmark November 2006 partnership agreements with Microsoft.
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.