Wednesday | 15 October, 2008
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European public sector open-source guidelines spark debate 26/09/2008 07:58:00
Should European governments favor open-source software when they hold tenders for public contracts? Economists and policy makers appear to think so but industry giants including Microsoft argue that this would be discriminatory and are considering legal action to prevent this from happening. - +
How to turn a software pirate into a paying customer 21/08/2008 15:26:00
Most anti-piracy solutions try to prevent software from being "cracked" or source code from being plagiarized. - +
Software piracy hurts the open-source community too 24/07/2008 13:48:38
Proprietary software vendors, movie companies and the music industry aren't the only businesses that don't like pirates stealing, copying and reselling their CDs and DVDs. - +
Boy Scouts of America look to open-source community for help 10/06/2008 11:50:18
Scouts honor, the 98-year-old Boy Scouts of America (BSA) organization is adopting open source software as a path to building better software that supports the almost 3 million scouts and 1.1 million adults who make up the group. - +
Study shows software piracy declining in many countries 16/05/2008 10:04:25
The results from the Business Software Alliance's fifth-annual study on global software piracy revealed some statistics that would put a smile on any software company executive's face: Of the 108 countries that are covered in the recently released report, the use of pirated software dropped in 67 countries. In just eight countries did the piracy rate increase. - +
BSA calls on government to get tough with piracy 19/02/2008 13:01:52
Reducing software piracy in Australia by just 10 percentage points over the next four years could generate 3,900 new jobs, according to a new study released yesterday by the Business Software Alliance (BSA). - +
BSA toughens up piracy campaign 19/02/2008 12:43:50
The Business Software Alliance secured nearly $600,000 in settlements for illegal software use in Australia last year. - +
Online holiday shopping may put corporate IT systems at risk 11/12/2007 12:30:55
Employees doing their online holiday shopping at work could put their companies' IT systems at risk, according to a survey conducted by RT Strategies for the Business Software Alliance (BSA), an industry trade group. - +
Lust, virus: film fans in China hit with virus attack 21/11/2007 07:18:21
Lust seems to be prevailing over caution for computer users in China who download certain unauthorized copies of Ang Lee's latest film: some of them are receiving dozens of viruses instead. - +
US Senate passes cybercrime bill aimed at restitution 19/11/2007 08:28:30
The US Senate has passed a bill that would allow victims of online identity theft schemes to seek restitution from criminals and expands the definition of cyberextortion. - +
New regulations for Internet and mobile content set for 2008 29/10/2007 10:17:13
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is seeking comment on proposed changes to a number of legal instruments ahead of the introduction of a new regulatory framework for Internet and mobile content in January 2008.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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