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New version of Symbian nears beta testing

A new version of the Symbian mobile phone operating system is to begin beta testing within the next few weeks.

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Blogs

• Adobe shutdown shows the need to think beyond the box
  There are signs that the end of the ‘easy years' in software might be affecting some companies more than others. New
  From John E. Dunn's The War on Error blog »
• Can email patterns reveal an impending crisis?
  A group of US researchers believe they can identify a company heading into trouble by analysing the pattern (not content) of email messages flowing throughout the organisation.
  From Tom Jowitt's Defragging the enterprise blog »
• Web 2.0; the millionth word in the dictionary
  It was announced recently that "Web 2.0" had become the millionth word in the English dictionary. My immediate reaction was: "What a load of old b****cks".
  From David Cartwright's Technically speaking blog »
• Internet collapse? Not just yet
  Nemertes' warnings about the collapse of the Internet have become a yearly occurence like the first cuckoo or Mark Viduka's return from injury.
  From Maxwell Cooter's The Blue Screen blog »
• Putting geolocation on the map
  Have you ever been routed to the wrong version of a website - or denied access altogether - because the site thought you were in some other country.
  From Bryan Betts's Casting the Net blog »
• Never mind the small print...VMware's on the right tracks
  Why has Europe been left out of VMware's money-back deal?
  From Maxwell Cooter's Virtually speaking blog »
• Skype swoops, Truphone in trouble?
  There's plenty to admire about VoIP -on-mobile startup Truphone, but you wonder whether the company hasn't got a fight coming now that winged predator Skype has landed on its patch with an ugly thud.
  From John E. Dunn's Half-eaten cake blog »
• DECT Forum says don't worry
  Are DECT phones secure? The DECT Forum's response so far leaves a bit to be desired.
  From Peter Judge's The wirecutter blog »
• Forget green, think cheap
  Vendors haven't been slow to hype the benefits of green computing.
  From Techworld staff's The green screen of death blog »
• SNAP to attention
  New research we've carried out among our customers shows that businesses are very concerned about attracting and retaining young talent into their companies.
  From The Burton Group's The Burton blog blog »
• Foggy Notion
  Into the cloud we go.....
  From David Hobson, Global Secure Systems's Hobson's choice blog »

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White papers

• Remote Support Solutions to Enhance University Teaching
  Remote support isn’t just an efficient way to ensure unmatched uptime. It can also enable university lecturers to connect more effectively with their students to enhance teaching. New
• Removing Barriers to Better Server Virtualization Efficiency
  This Forrester Research paper looks at the common obstacles to virtualization, and explores some of the best practices for furthering virtualization. New
• Optimising Infrastructure Control
  This paper outlines the nature of infrastructure integrity, change auditing, and compliance solutions New

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AutoSave Encrypt review

The encryption system that comes embedded on DVD-RWs or CD-RWs. Ingenious or just expensive?

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Reviews

• VSS Monitoring 4x24 Distributed Filter Tap
  VSS is a company that works to a specific niche - but a particularly useful one. The company makes devices that act as packet traps for network management tools and, as we find, proves to be rather adept at it.
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• LG XD1 eSATA drive
  USB 2.0 is good, but eSATA drives are better. Or might USB 3.0 be better still and worth waiting for?
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• Asterisk 1.4
  Asterisk, the open source PBX, has a double reputation - that of being a top-class product burdened by a cumbersome set-up procedure. But, as we find, the defects have been exaggerated and if you're prepared to overlook the poor documentation, you could be on to a winner with this.
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• Xandros Presto Linux
  Presto promises the 'instant-on' OS experience and it delivers it with remarkably little fuss or danger. Now why couldn't Windows have been made like that?
  View all Operating Systems and Servers Reviews »
• Samsung NC20 netbook
  It's smaller than a conventional laptop but bigger than today's netbooks. Is this, in fact, genius?
  View all Mobile Computing & Wireless Networking Reviews »
• Passpack privacy manager 6.2
  Meet the first 'Password 2.0' application, part offline encrypted password store, part web-enabled app. It can also automate the use of passwords, which is probably its greatest feature.
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• Alienware MJ-12 8550i workstation
  Mention Alienware to most Internet users, and they will think of high-end games machines with every conceivable option on-board and a hefty price tag to suit. They’re less well known for it perhaps, but the company has also been carving out a similar niche in the professional workstation sector.
  View all Mid-sized business Reviews »

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Spiceworks IT Desktop
The Spiceworks IT Desktop is a free network inventory, monitoring and help desk application designed, tested and used by 120,000 IT pros in 185 countries. It takes just minutes to install, has a friendly browser-based interface, and combines the features needed every day to manage a network in a small or medium-sized business. The Spiceworks IT Desktop is now available free for registered users of Techworld.com.

Articles

• Insight : Why Rock was doomed
  News that Sun has axed its Rock server chip product shouldn't have come as a surprise according to analysts - it was doomed from the outset.
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• Insight : Is it time to rename routers?
  We all know what a router is and what it is does - don't we? But with the rise of multifunction devices, the definition of router has become more blurred. What does this mean for the specification of devices within a network?
  View more from the Data & Voice Networking Knowledge Center »
• Insight : EMC stirs de-dupe pot
  We're not used to seeing bidding wars in the IT industry these days, so the action over de-duplication vendor naturally attracts a lot of observer interest. But how much is the battle about technology and how much about a fight for power?
  View more from the Data Storage Knowledge Center »
• Insight : WiGig may change the face of Wi-Fi
  There have been several fast wireless standards competing for attention over the past few years but WiGig may just have the best chance of cracking the market.
  View more from the Mobile Computing & Wireless Networking Knowledge Center »
• Interviews : CA releases raft of admin tools for 'Lean IT'
  CA has unveiled a raft of new and updated admin products, thirteen in total, designed to help enterprises simplify and automate their IT processes, as well as reduce costs in their IT operations.
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• Insight : Is vSphere enough to allay cloud fears?
  There's little doubt that the take-up of cloud computing within enterprises has not been in line with the hype: there's been much more talk than action. VMware's vSphere inititiave promises to address some of the concerns but there's still some way to go.
  View more from the Virtualisation Knowledge Center »
• How-Tos : How to buy UTM products
  As more organisations turn to unified threat management products, we look at some of the factors that determine how these can be used within those organisations. Our ready-made checklist gives plenty to consider when buying UTM
  View more from the Computer & Internet Security Knowledge Center »
• Insight : Data centre managers explore energy efficiency
  The rise in electricity costs, coupled with the increasing power consumption of modern processors, are leading to crippling headaches for data centre managers. A conference last week explored several ways in which data centres could save money.
  View more from the Green IT Knowledge Center »
• Insight : Why is being a VoIP company such hard work?
  How many smallish companies have this list of woes in twelve months and get away with it? Here’s a rundown of Skype’s year to bury.
  View more from the Mid-sized business Knowledge Center »

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