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Global drug firm opens M'sian IT center
News GlaxoSmithKline sets up US$17.7 million tech center in Malaysia, its first in Asia, to support company's global operations and networks across 85 countries.
Tags: Services, Data centers, Outsourcing, GlaxoSmithKline Plc., U.K., Information Technology, revenue, GSK, Pharmaceutical Company, Manufacturing
S'pore Net users can't fish out phishers
News Some 83 percent of Singapore Web users are unable to spot tell-tale spelling errors in phishing scams, compared to 76 percent in India, new survey finds.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Phishing, Web Browser, Survey, Phishing Web Site, Singapore, Internet, Web Site, Web, Spam and phishing
UK high court cracks down on WEEE waste dodge
News Schemes that collect electronics waste for manufacturers that want to comply with environmental laws cannot deliberately amass more than their fair share.
Tags: Green IT, Electronics, European Union, Regulation, financing, Environment, compliance, London, manufacturer, Green IT
Singapore blazes into e-discovery of evidence
Blogs The Singapore courts operate the dispute resolution mechanism by the application of the Rules of Court, as well as vario...
UK online banking fraud rockets as fraudsters get smarter
News As Internet banking fraud jumps 55 percent in the first half of 2009, banking industry body warns that cybercriminals are "never going to shut up shop".
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, PC security, Phishing, Security, U.K., bank, One Security Inc., Authentication and encryption, MasterCard International
Time for Net to shroud land, air, everywhere
Blogs I'm back from a two week-long break that took my dad and I across London, Edinburgh and Amsterdam. Aye, the castle that ...
UK makes its broadband splash
News U.K. government lays out its vision for digital future of Britain over coming years, covering topics such as broadband access, security, ICT literacy and copyright enforcement.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Taxes, Universal Service, Public Service, U.K., liberalization, mobile network, fiber, Business broadband
Facebook and MySpace 'in talks'? Of course
News Good move for both companies as MySpace tries to move away from its image as a social network that lost to Facebook.
Tags: Web 2.0, Facebook, Social Networking, MySpace, CEO, U.K., network, Web 2.0, Video, News Corp.
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Hidden costs mean open source software isn't always an IT budget stretcher, tech chiefs in the United Kingdom say.
Tags: Cost control, Open source, Open Source, Director Of Information Technology, software, Information Technology, IT Budget, Open-source Software, CIO, Silicon.com
Opposition mounts against P2P disconnection plan
News Proposals in the United Kingdom to disconnect the broadband service of suspected illegal file-sharers have come under fresh attack from ISPs, rights groups, and creative artists' groups.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Proposal, Consultation, Signatory, P2P, British Telecommunications, file-sharing, Internet Service Provider, lobbyist
UK urged to coordinate with EU allies on spam
News The United Kingdom and other member countries need to make a concerted effort to crack down on spam and spyware, according to the European Commission.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Hacking, Commission, Malware, Romania, European Commission, U.K., Telecommunications, Spam, European Union
Orange, T-Mobile merge to create UK's largest carrier
News Decreasing revenue and heavy competition trigger U.K.'s biggest mobile merger, which will give the new joint venture lead position in United Kingdom with more than 28 million customers.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Carrier, Britain, 3G Network, T-Mobile
ICT causing UK govt to miss green targets
News A report has pointed to information and communications technology as one cause of the U.K. government's failure to meet its own carbon reduction targets.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Carbon Emission, Information And Communication Technology, computer, sustainable development, Server, public sector, carbon dioxide
Amazon's cloud gets multi-factor authentication
News Amazon Web Services customers will be able to buy small device that adds extra security to their accounts, but the code-generators are currently only available in United States.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Cloud computing, Authentication, E-mail Address, Security, Device, online banking, Password, Amazon Web Services, Cloud computing
UK govt proposes disconnecting file-sharers
News Internet users suspected of illicit file-sharing could be disconnected under proposals by Lord Mandelson's department for business, innovation and skills.
Tags: Data Management, Web sites, Spokesperson, Accommodation, P2P, Internet Connection, Government, File-sharing, Internet Service Provider, Internet
