The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) has put forward specifications for three new storage encryption standards. The specifications outline encryption standards for storage in PCs and datacentres along with a third proposed standard for the SCSI and ATA protocols used by hard disks and other storage systems.
"TCG’s approach to trusted storage gives vendors and users a transparent way to fully encrypt data in hardware without affecting performance so that data is safe no matter what happens to...
The government’s much-anticipated Digital Britain report has received a lukewarm response, with critics saying it promises much but delivers little.
"This government, which has been the best customer for the management consultancy industry in the history of Britain, has promised us no new action, but a total of eight new reports."
"Extended access to broadband for businesses and households has to be the right way forward, but there must be a dialogue between business and...
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is introducing a new system that will issue more secure emergency travel documents. The system will be rolled out from the second half of this year and will allow officials at 200 overseas stations to issue the documents within a matter of hours.
The system is based on software from WorldReach and will be implemented by Logica – currently, the FCO issues 10,000 such documents a year to people who...
Intel is to reorganise its European research division under the banner of the Intel Labs Europe (ILE) project. The initial focus of research will cover visual computing, software development, enterprise solutions, green computing, advanced microprocessor research and high-performance computing.
ILE will be headed up by Dr Martin Curley, global director of IT services innovation at Intel, and professor of technology and business innovation at the National University of Ireland in Maynooth.
Online reports suggest that the smartphones will be based on Google’s Android platform and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile. However, sources said that the plans are not finalised and that the company may yet change its mind.
Rumours that Dell is about to enter the smartphone market have been circulating for at least a couple of years, but now Reuters and The Wall Street Journal have both quoted sources indicating that a launch is imminent.
The timing means that...
Telecoms firm Nortel has announced today that it is to discontinue its mobile WiMax business. Nortel is in the process of restructuring after filing for bankruptcy last year.
The company announced today that it has ended its relationship with WiMax provider Alvarion. The deal, which was announced last June, involved the integration of Nortel’s network and backhaul solutions, along with its global IT services, with Alvarion’s radio access network technology. Nortel was also able to resell Alvarion’s WiMax access products.
After announcing much requested offline IT support for Gmail, Google has now revealed that it will roll out an ‘offline enable’ tool for Google Calendar within a few weeks.
The move signals Google’s commitment to providing more offline working capabilities, after having released offline Google Docs last year and Gmail offline IT support earlier this week.
The search firm also announced a "flaky connection mode" this week, for instances when connection is weak and intermittent.
Microsoft has reasserted itself in the so-called ‘browser wars’ with the release of a new add-on for rival Mozilla’s open-source Firefox browser. The update will allow the optimised use of Microsoft Live Search from directly within Firefox.
Version 2.0 of Microsoft’s Live Search API also supports multiple protocols including JSON, XML and Soap, as part of a project called Silk Road, whereas Google’s search API supports only Ajax.
The company is struggling to secure more of the search market, a lucrative business thanks to search...
Data integration specialist Informatica has released positive fourth-quarter results, in an economic climate where it is fast becoming the norm for tech firms to report a significant loss.
However, financial analysts said at Informatica’s annual customer and partner event in Las Vegas last year that the positive revenues and growing customer base may not be enough to fend off an acquisition from a major player.
The company’s entry into the software-as-a-service arena with a new Data Loader...
Microsoft is planning to end a feature which allows users to block the automatic installation of Windows service packs. The company revealed on Thursday that it would be removing the option of blocking the Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1 updates from the Automatic Update service.
In other Windows news, the company announced on Friday that it would be ending the Windows 7 beta program. The next publically released version of the operating system will be a release candidate, usually...
A breakthrough in opto-electronics detectors by Intel promises to address the shortage of network bandwidth which some believe could lead to the collapse of the internet. The system could also improve inter-chip and on-chip communications. A paper published in Nature Photonics details the...
IBM is making a key modification on its network storage products and services to oversee all the data created inside their organization. The company has introduced more than 30 new or upgraded products and services which cost them a whopping $2...
Rod Beckström, director of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity Center,stepped down this week critizing NSA in what he called as a power grab. Beckström claims the National Security Agency is manipulating DHS and suggests to move various functions to the department’s Fort...
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