The UK operation of the online video service Joost, founded by the creators of Skype, has gone into administration, despite the company reportedly attracting more than $45 million in funding
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
October 15, 2009
IT Managers Need To Invest In Efficiency
IT professionals are being judged by efficiency, not results - and they need to understand the best way to get that, according to an eWEEK Europe guide
Acer Shows Off Liquid Smartphone
Acer has shown that Dell is not the only PC maker with smartphone ambitions after it demonstrated Liquid, a new slimline smartphone that makes use of a so-called 'ultrafluid interface'
Hands On with RIM And Vodafone’s Blackberry Storm2
One year on, RIM is having another crack at competing with the iPhone. The Storm2 looks like improving on the original Storm's failings
Tandberg Targets Smaller Meetings With T1 Telepresence
Tandberg has not been distracted by its looming acquisition, after it expanded its video collaboration or conferencing suite with the launch of T1 Telepresence, aimed at smaller meeting groups.
Citrix Tempts VMware Users With Migration Program
The gloves are coming off in the virtualisation market after Citrix launched a migration program designed to lure users away from VMware to Citrix's XenServer or Microsoft's Hyper-V
Open Source Could Save UK Schools £60 Million A Year
A national partnership has been launched today at Bletchley Park, to encourage UK local authorities to look at implementing open source solutions in all areas of their education services, in order to save up to £60 million a year
Apple Reportedly Ends iPhone Jailbreak Exploit
Apple has reportedly added additional security to prevent the practice of unlocking or 'jailbreaking' its iPhone 3GS handsets, a practise that allows users to install software not officially sanctioned by Apple
Businesses Achieve Large ROI From Collaboration Investments
Despite the financial downturn, a new analyst report has found that businesses which are investing in the latest IP-based collaboration technologies, such as UC, VoIP, and video conferencing, are reaping a significant ROI
Sophos Adds Data Loss Prevention Technology To Endpoint Suite
Security vendor Sophos has launched a major new version of its Endpoint Security and Data Protection product suite that includes data loss prevention (DLP) technology, allowing the software to automatically detect if a user is going to ...
Finnish Government Makes 1Mbps Broadband Legal Right
But it's just a stepping stone to the eventual aim of mandating 100Mbps broadband by 2015 - compared to the UK's 2Mbps goal by 2012
UK Troops In Afghanistan Want Solar Gadgets
MOD announces a new scheme to get troops the gifts they need in the run-up to Christmas - and solar powered chargers are a favourite item
Beta Of Opera Unite Collaboration Tool Released
Opera Software today released the beta version of Opera Unite, a new collaboration technology that enables users to share data such as files or photos with other users, directly from their computer
Space Shuttle Launch Will Be Twitter Event
NASA invites 100 Twitter users to view the space shuttle Atlantis' 12 Nov launch as part of a two-day meet-up, or Tweetup
Expiring Support Will Force Windows 7 Upgrade
Microsoft's Windows 7 presents a range of potential benefits to the enterprise and SMBs, says research company Gartner
Peer To Peer WI-Fi Standard Nearing Completion
A new Wi-Fi certification is nearing completion to allow direct connections between Wi-Fi devices without joining a traditional Wi-Fi network
HP Discusses Green Data Centre Progress
With data center power and cooling costs becoming a key issue for businesses, vendors such as Hewlett-Packard are using their expertise to help customers find ways to make their new or existing facilities greener