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Week in Review: VMware goes free
This week, aside from the big virtualisation news, Brocade picked up Foundry, an Oyster hack is to be published, and reports claim that the iPhone...
Week in Review: Viruses targeting our hospitals
Virtual worlds and London hospitals were targeted by unscrupulous malware writers this week.
Week in Review: AMD boss dumped over losses
Can Dirk Meyer do what Hector Ruiz couldn’t and turn AMD around? We also look at government plans to carbon neutralise its IT and other top stories.
Week in Review: Why did TfL cut short the Oyster contract?
Two of this week's biggest stories are both in part related to hackers cracking vulnerable systems. We also look at government snooping and...
Week in Review: The death of Oyster and the ‘free’ laptop bonanza
As the days get short and the nights get long, you can rely on IT PRO to give you a daily dose of hot news to get you through the winter.
Tech trouble corrupts London's Oyster cards
A server crash took out Transport for London's payment infrastructure yesterday, and left some people with damaged travel cards.
Contactless payments gather pace
Widespread use of chip and PIN-based contactless payment technology is “only a matter of time,” claims payment body Apacs.
UPDATED: Oyster card hack is published
A Dutch professor has laid out how to hack the chip used in Oyster cards, following a legal battle to keep the information quiet.
TfL terminates £100 million Oyster contract
Weeks after the system failed, Transport for London has ended the Oyster card contract seven years early.
Government wants nationwide smart ticketing
The Government wants public transport across the country to use smart ticketing tech.
Analysis: How chip and PIN led to contactless cards
It's the third anniversary of Chip and PIN, so IT PRO explores the potential of the tech behind the card chip.
e-Passports fail cloning test
The theft of 3,000 blank passports last month coupled with Dutch research into recoding contactless chips highlights the real threat of fraudulent...
Oyster card ‘free travel’ hack to be released
Research behind a hack of the Oyster card will be released which has serious implications for cards using the same MIFARE chip around the world
More tech trouble for Oyster cards
Transport for London's travel card has been hit by a second bout of tech trouble.
London’s Oyster card may be replaced
TfL's beleaguered smartcard may make way for mobile ticketing, the head of future ticketing has said.
Oyster cards take over London transport
It's one ticket to rule them all, as the the 'oysterisation' of London's transport network will soon be finished.
TfL’s Oyster gets new contract
But the new deal to replace TranSys keeps it in that consortium’s family, going with Cubic and EDS – the two leading private investors in that...
Oyster cards at risk from cloning
Researchers in Holland reveal that London’s contactless transport payment cards can be copied, allowing user to travel for free.
Tenth of mobile phone users don’t make phone calls
British mobile phone users like the sound of satellite navigation, but aren’t so keen on using their devices as Oyster cards.
O2 trials mobile phones as digital wallets
O2 completes Near Field Communications technology trial that could see our mobiles integrating Oyster travel cards and even credit cards.
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