IT Services News | September, 2009

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  1. Players Prohibited to TweetTwitter’s popularity has taken its toll on some web users, particularly those who live in the limelight. New York Jets receiver David Clowney was benched after posting a Twitter update criticizing coach Rex Ryan. The Texas Tech team was barred from tweeting after one of its players posted nasty updates about the coach. Even the Miami Heat was ordered not to tweet while on court.
     

    It’s "a bunch of narcissists that want to sit and...

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  2. New Botnets Push Malware InfectionSecurity experts have warned that the increasing number of new botnets result to greater malware infection.
     

    A recent report from Symantec’s MessagLabs said that the growing number of malware controlled computer networks launches 87.9 percent of the entire spam throughout the globe.

     

    One of the most notable botnet is Rustock, which is responsible for 10 percent of all spam activities. According to researchers, Rustock followed a daily routine, pushing junk mails everyday at around...

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  3. IT Support Overflows in the UK Slows DownAccording to Forrester’s quarterly report, investments made in IT support are still very rare, proving that the UK is at the bottom among countries recovering from recession.
     

    The recovery is estimated to be much sluggish in Europe, where both Germany and France will top countries like UK and Spain.

     

    "The European Union was slower to get into the downturn and will be slower to get out of the downturn," said...

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  4. Online Advertising Market Boosts Despite RecessionThe recession has not affected the online advertising market, proving that the industry remains standing strong despite global financial woes.
     

    A report from IAB, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the World Advertising Research Centre revealed that online advertising spending soared by 4.6 percent during the first six months of this year.  Online expenses went up to £1.75, which constitutes 23.5 percent of the entire advertising industry.

     

    "Internet advertising has beaten all expectations to achieve...

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  5. Icann Signs Affirmation of CommitmentsThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has closed a deal with the US Department of Commerce that renounces the country’s tight control over the internet.
     

    The Affirmation of Commitments will consider critical factors like accountability and transparency. The agreement was reviewed by a global committee of parties carefully selected by the head of Icann’s Governmental Advisory Committee.

     

    "This new Affirmation marks an exciting new stage in Icann’s development as a...

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  6. Government's Proposal to Cut Off Downloaders Opposed by ISPsInternet service providers across the UK highly criticized the government’s proposal to terminate the internet services of illegal downloaders.
     

    BT and TalkTalk insist that the plan will cost the government millions, and that it overlooks the judicial process which may result to penalizing innocent internet subscribers.

     

    The Digital Britain report circulated last June revealed the details of the impending policy. It was proposed by business secretary Peter Mandelson, who...

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  7. IT Support Gurus Share Best Practices With Upcoming EntrepreneursA programme aimed to aid future entrepreneurs was launched very recently. Some of the topics include the importance of investment and how products should be tested. IT support mentors are giving tips on how to keep new businesses afloat during its first 100 days.
     

    The week-long programme, dubbed as Seedcamp, seeks help young companies get acquainted with the basic of networking. The event centered on ways for the startup...

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  8. SMBs are Not Ready for IT Disasters, Symantec SaysSecurity firm Symantec claims most of small and medium businesses are not geared up to combat natural and IT disasters.
     

    Symantec’s Disaster Prepareness Survey revealed that 66 percent of SMBs across the UK lack formal disaster recovery system. The study further noted that SMBs suffer from an average of two IT service downtimes each year caused by malware infections, network attacks and power interruptions.

     

    "The startling part of this research...

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  9. Infoblox Reinforces Business DNS SupportInfoblox has introduced the latest addition to its wide array of core appliance for load acceleration domain name resolution systems. The firm has created a dedicated 1u rack mountable unit which boasts a maximum DNS throughput of 110,000 queries per second.
     

    Infoblox-1852 also offers hardware-based availability, DNS Anycast, automated disaster recovery and hot-swappable redundant power supplies.

     

    The new offering runs through the firm’s Nios operating system, enabling IT managers to update without downtime....

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  10. SME's in UK Take Advantage of Free Security SoftwareA research from Panda Security revealed that small and medium enterprises in the UK mostly rely on free IT security.
     

    Panda conducted a survey where 98 percent of the respondents were found to be spending less than £1,000 per year on security suites. Around 50 percent admitted they are allocating less than £300 annually for IT security.

     

    About 57 percent of businesses across the UK benefit from free security software...

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