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Monthly Archives: June 2008

100 years later, Tunguska still mysterious

The Tunguska explosion flattened some 500,000 acres of Siberian forest on June 30, 1908. This image is from the Leonid Kulik expedition in 1927A full century after the mysterious Tunguska explosion in Siberia leveled an area nearly the size of Tokyo, debate continues over what caused it.

SCC fast tracks leading public and private sector organisations to 15% savings t

SCC fast tracks leading public and private sector organisations to 15% savings through Software Asset Management

June 30, 2008 - For many IT managers software asset management means avoiding the risk of litigation by software vendors for unlicensed cop…

Rhapsody embraces MP3 music files

Rhapsody embraces MP3 music files

US digital music service Rhapsody is the latest company to embrace MP3 downloads without copy restrictions.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7481024.stm

Court fines eBay over fake goods

Court fines eBay over fake goods

A French court orders eBay to pay 40 million euros in damages to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake goods.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7481241.stm

Giving biometrics a hand

An electronic palm reader is helping one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S. and several banks in Japan divine the true identities of their patients and customers. The key? A near-infrared camera that captures each person’s unique palm vein pattern, or template.A perceptive palm reader is helping one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S. divine the true identities of its patients, ushering in a new era of biometric identity verification.

Free Image Risk scanner for enterprise email.

PixAlert releases ImageGuard MailAssessor to detect inappropriate images on corporate email

Dublin, 30th June 2008

Following a rise in the levels of risk it discovers when scanning enterprise email systems for inappropriate images, specialist risk-miti…

Citrus introduces IP Virtual Office and Service Numbers using DIGITALK

Milton Keynes, 30th June 2008. Citrus Telecom, one of the UK’s most innovative communications providers, has expanded its range of VoIP services for its residential and business markets. Citrus deployed DIGITALK Broadband Telephony and Web calling Card…

Rhapsody embraces MP3 music files

Rhapsody embraces MP3 music files

US digitial music service Rhapsody is the latest company to embrace MP3 downloads without copy restrictions.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7481024.stm

How To Install Ubuntu Linux In 12 Easy Steps

How To Install Ubuntu Linux In 12 Easy Steps

Ubuntu's consumer-friendly features have made it the Linux distribution of choice for a growing number of IT vendors. Here's a quick-start visual tutorial.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArt

Gadgets Gone Wild At Digital Experience 2008

Gadgets Gone Wild At Digital Experience 2008

Digital Experience, a safari jungle-themed consumer electronics showcase in New York, featured RIM's Blackberry Bold, Eye-Fi's wireless memory cards, several GPS devices, and digital cameras from Can…