Playing FAST and losing
By Davey Winder in Editorial
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Unless you are a journalist yourself, you probably won
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The Hot Fuzz Enterprise Dating Agency
By Davey Winder in Editorial
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Anyone whose business touches the world of ecommerce, even at the periphery, will be only too aware that debit and credit card fraud is a growing problem. Stuff chip and pin, that has not impacted greatly within the world of online trading and the real victims are the poor companies doing business in this sector. Memex claims that last year alone the true cost of credit card crime was a whopping
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Google defeated by Germany
By Davey Winder in Editorial
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It could be game over as far as the Google Gmail web-based email service is concerned in Germany. Not only has the battle between German venture capitalist Daniel Giersch and Google over the Gmail trademark been settled in favour of Giersch, but the final nail in the coffin as far as Google is concerned might well be a new German law concerning the retention of personal data.
This is not the first time that Google has faced a trademark battle and lost in Europe. Here in the UK it was forced to change from Gmail to Googlemail for that very reason. The data retention law is a different matter though, and really does look like making it a tough call for Google to stay and play with the Germans.
The problem is that this law would seem to require Google to not only obtain the real names and addresses of its Gmail users, but verify them as being genuine as well. Gmail has built its success largely upon the relative ease of getting an account, and the fact that it is anonymous helps this immensely.
According to a news article on the German language Heise Online
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Lotus is not dead
By Davey Winder in Editorial
With a name like Enterprise 2.0, you kind of know that there are going to be the odd one or two surprises thrown up as announcements during such a
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Are you paying too much for broadband?
By Davey Winder in Editorial
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If you are a small business, then the chances are that you get your broadband connectivity using a standard, off-the-shelf consumer ISP package. The reasoning being that you are on a budget and want the most bang for your buck as it were. Nothing wrong with that, and I know plenty of one man bands and small offices that are run quite happily this way. Well, nothing wrong unless you are one of the 6.63 million broadband users paying too much for a connection they don
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From Linux Foundation to Microsoft Director
By Davey Winder in Editorial
Tom Hanrahan, best known within the open source movement for his recent role as Director of Engineering at the Linux Foundation, has been confirmed as the new Director of Linux Interoperability at, wait for it, Microsoft.
The role would appear to have been created to take the helm at the Microsoft/Novell Interoperability Lab, in an effort to ensure that the Linux and Windows operating systems will be able to run successfully side-by-side on enterprise systems. Whether the move will be successful in deflecting the huge explosion of online criticism over the Microsoft and Novell deal, not least because of the patent provision aspect, remains to be seen.
One thing is for sure, it is a clever move to bring in such a well respected Linux veteran with a proven track record in the open source movement. Sam Ramji, who runs the Open Source Software Lab at Microsoft, and to whom Hanrahan will report, must be hoping the appointment cannot do anything to damage the credibility of Microsoft in its new Linux friendly (ish) phase of life.
All we need now is someone to oversee the mouth of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to prevent him making more comments about the need for the open source movement to
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Is this the fastest WiFi in the UK?
By Davey Winder in Editorial
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In what promises to be a world first on a number of levels, Global Secure Systems
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10 reasons why the spam king is not dead
By Davey Winder in Editorial
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Is it just me who finds the media coverage of the arrest of Robert Alan Soloway, the so called spam king, really rather depressing. On the whole it has been sensationalist and tabloid, accepting verbatim the US Attorney claims that he is one of the
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