Google Offers Tool to Let You Track Your Friends’ Movements – PC World
February 12, 2009
Not content with indexing the world’s information, Google is now tracking where users of its maps service are, and making that location data searchable by others. The tracking feature, called Latitude , will appear on compatible mobile devices in a
Safer Internet Day: help for teachers from Becta, to keep learners – PublicTechnology.net
February 11, 2009
To mark Safer Internet Day, Becta has issued new advice for schools, colleges and other places of learning to reinforce the essential elements of keeping learners safe online. The new literature will add to Becta’s existing guidelines and seeks to
Heat wave cripples Vic ISP – Australian IT
The outage, which began on Sunday, entered its fourth day this morning, testing the patience of its 25,000 customers who have been left without email throughout the period. Hotkey, which hosts its email facilities with its parent company Primus
ISP filters still a mystery – Australian IT
IT is the right and responsibility of any elected and representative government to enact laws and regulations that it deems necessary to protect the safety and security of its citizens. Laws must be able to be reasonably implemented, administered and
Is Your ISP Is Throttling Your Internet Service? – Industry Standard
Is the speed of your company’s Internet connection being throttled back by your ISP? Unless you’re using a cable modem for your business Internet connection–and have Comcast or Cox as the provider–probably not. But, wouldn’t you like to know, just
ISP Eircom cuts off illegal downloaders – PC Advisor
The move, which involves the ISP warning users suspected of taking part in illegal file-sharing and terminating the connections of persistent offenders, comes as part of a settlement between Eircom and the four major record labels; EMI , Sony BMG
ISP Eircom ‘three-strikes and you’re out’ promise to file-sharing – MacWorld UK
Eircom, an Irish ISP is implementing a ‘three-strikes and you’re out’ rule to tackle illegal file-sharers. The move, which involves the ISP warning users suspected of taking part in illegal file-sharing and terminating the connections of persistent
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P.J. Fusco – ClickZ
P.J. Fusco has been working in the Internet industry since 1996 when she developed her first SEM service while acting as general manager for a regional ISP. She was the SEO manager for Jupitermedia and has performed as the SEM manager for an
Draft ISP Copyright Code for Public Consultation – Scoop
TCF Releases Draft ISP Copyright Code for Public Consultation The Telecommunications Carriers’ Forum has today released a Draft ISP Copyright Code of Practice for public consultation. “The Copyright Act was amended in 2008 to include s92A which
How to handle internet outages – Age
One of the most common and irritating events of the computer age is one we are most powerless over – internet outages. Those of us who remember when the world was in black and white and fruit at the supermarket was actually fresh know exactly how
National Institute of Standards and Technology Purchases Secure64 – Earthtimes
February 9, 2009
DENVER, Feb. 3 CO-Secure64 Secure64 DNS Signer Selected for its Unmatched Security and Ease of Use DENVER , Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ — Secure64 Software Corporation announced today that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has
New style of DNS amplification can yield powerful DDoS attacks – Securecomputing.net.au
A new class of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, which can overwhelm even mainstream targets, is imminent, a security researcher warned this week. DNS amplification was first widely publicised about three years ago when computer security
DNS Security Extensions not a panacea – CNET News
In 2003, the federal government released a report titled ” The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace ,” offering numerous recommendations to improve overall security. One suggestion was to replace insecure Domain Name System (DNS) servers with DNS
Memset MD Kate Craig-Wood Offers Web Hosts Advice on How to Survive the Economic Downturn
February 7, 2009
Memset MD Kate Craig-Wood has offered web hosts advice on how to survive the economic downturn, it was reported recently. Ms. Craig-Wood, who recently won the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Guildford Life with Style 2008/9 Awards, suggests the…
WebhostingDay Dates Announced
Dates for this year?s WebhostingDay have been announced, it was reported recently. The event will take place March 18-20, 2009 at Phantasialand near Cologne, Germany. This will be the fifth time the event has taken place. Experts expected to attend WebhostingDay…
Web Host Warecorp to Provide Soapblox Hosting and Development Services
Web host Warecorp is to provide blogging platform Soapblox with ?hosting and development services?, it was announced recently. Warecorp will ?perform a security audit, migrate the platform onto a new co-located server stack, provide SoapBlox with 24×7…
Web Host Go Daddy Helps Arizona’s Homeless Youth
Web host Go Daddy is helping Arizona?s homeless youth, it was reported recently. The company is the ?Presenting Sponsor? of the “Doorway of Hope” dinner which takes place today at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona USA. The dinner will benefit…
Web Host NaviSite Partners With EdgeCast Networks
Web host NaviSite has partnered with EdgeCast Networks, it was reported recently. The companies will work on delivering a ?next-generation? content delivery portfolio using EdgeCast’s CDN platform. The new NaviSite content delivery portfolio will include…
Merchant Focus Processing, Inc. Launches Reseller Program: R3SELLERS.com
Merchant Focus Processing, Inc., a leading provider of merchant payment solutions, is proud to launch the recurring revenue reseller program for Web designers, online billing systems, mail order management solutions, shopping carts, hosting companies,…
3Tera, Inc. Announces General Availability of Release 2.4 of Its AppLogic Cloud Computing Platform
3Tera, Inc., has announced the general availability of release 2.4 of its AppLogic Cloud computing platform, it was reported recently. The company, which bills itself as ?the leading innovator of cloud computing technology and utility computing?, is…
Web Host Easyspace Launches .TEL Domain Name Extension
February 5, 2009
Easyspace, one of the largest web hosting and domain name providers in the UK, has added the highly anticipated .TEL domain extension to its portfolio. Having recently launched the now hugely popular .ME and .ASIA domain extensions, the launch of the…
Web Host Go Daddy’s Super Bowl Commercial “Most-Watched”
A commercial web host Go Daddy (http://www.godaddy.com/) ran during the recent Super Bowl was the “most-watched” Super Bowl commercial, it was reported by TiVo, Inc. recently. Go Daddy’s fourth-quarter spot, which the company suggests was purchased from…
Webdatamation Partners with Sitecore
Webdatamation has partnered with Sitecore, it was announced recently. The company will offer complete Sitecore Content Management System (CMS) development and hosting services to its customers. The new Sitecore partnership allows Webdatamation to ?improve…
Online Website Builder Provider Webeden.co.uk Integrates Google Maps
Online website builder provider Webeden.co.uk has integrated Google Maps into its online Sitemaker solution, it was reported recently. This allows anyone using Sitemaker to add a Google map into their website. ?Thousands have chosen Webeden.co.uk to…
3Tera, Inc. Announces General Availability of Release 2.4 of Its AppLogic Cloud Computing Platform
3Tera, Inc., has announced the general availability of release 2.4 of its AppLogic Cloud computing platform, it was reported recently. The company, which bills itself as ?the leading innovator of cloud computing technology and utility computing?, is…
Software Developer – SQL – Silicon.com
February 2, 2009
My client is looking for a software developer with experience of SQL to join an exciting development team based in Coventry. The successful software developer will be working within a growing development team working on a key business project
IT Managers: Microsoft Financial Woes Least of Our Concerns – IT World
After announcing layoffs and poor earnings for Q2 2009 last week, Microsoft has to worry more about how it is perceived by Wall Street, competitors, shareholders and the press. But what about the people in the trenches? What do IT managers think
Microsoft insists big Windows 7 security hole will not be fixed, is – DailyTech
When Windows Vista was launched, it brought to the table a new feature that was supposed to safeguard the user: the User Account Control (UAC). However, the useful feature, which could be disabled, became the source of a great deal of the OS’s early
Google search inoperable, reporting unfounded errors – TG Daily
February 1, 2009
Chicago (IL) – TG Daily observed significant problems with Google’s servers today. Whereas Google News was affected yesterday , today it is the main Google search engine at www.google.com . Users searching for anythin g will find that all returned
Systems Administrator – Itwire.com
Our CBD based client is seeking the services of a specialised Systems Administrator. The successful candidate will have previous experience working in a large and complex server environment. Experience with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Active
The week in hardware: 2TB HDDs, Opterons, and femtocells – Ars Technica
This past week has been nothing but a jolly ball of fun for all concerned as the Orbital HQ underwent major renovation. Not only did we install new shields, armor, and big honkin’ space guns, we found the time to cover a bit of hardware news as well
Ex-Fannie Mae worker denies plot – Skynews.com
A fired Fannie Mae worker pleaded not guilty to charges he planted a virus designed to destroy all the data on the mortgage giant’s 4,000 computer servers. If the virus had been released as planned on Saturday, the Justice Department said the
HoneyBaked Ham customer data stolen – Indianapolis Star
Patrons of the HoneyBaked Ham store at 65th Street and Keystone Avenue might be at risk for identity theft if they shopped there in late December. The company said Friday that a computer server stocked with credit-card information was stolen from the
Test-Drive SQL Server Data Services – VisualStudio Magazine
Provisioning highly scalable databases as Web services with REST and SOAP data access and update protocols is one of 2008′s hottest Web infrastructure topics. Web-Oriented Architecture (WOA) envisions that on-premises services will morph to Web