Web code weakness allows data dump on PCs
Just a heads up! A developer has found that Gigabytes of junk data could be dumped onto PCs via a loophole in web code. The loophole exploits a feature of HTML 5 which defines how websites are made and what they can do. Developer Feross Aboukhadijeh found the bug and set up a demo page…
Read more ›Bitcoin virtual currency reaches all-time high price
As we have an online shop we found the following article from the BBC website very interesting: The value of virtual currency Bitcoin has reached an all-time high, trading at more than $33 (£22). Its appreciation – up from just $2 in November 2011 – has been attributed to increased trust in security efforts. The…
Read more ›All web pages ‘are 19 clicks away’
As we continually update and promote our website we found the following article very interesting: According to new research, no two pages on the web are separated by more than 19 links. Well-connected websites such as Facebook, Google and Reddit mean even the most obscure of cyberspace’s estimated 14 billion pages and one trillion documents….
Read more ›American Express launches purchase-by-tweet service for its US-based customers
As we have recently updated our online shop we found this quite interesting: American Express (Amex) have launched a purchase-by-tweet service for its US-based customers. Amex members wishing to use the purchase-by-tweet facility must first link their card to their Twitter account via the Amex app. They then need to go to the firm’s Twitter…
Read more ›Fighting Cybercrime
As security is very important to us and the people we work with this interested us: In part of a move to intensify global efforts to fight cybercrime, over 40,000 firms, including energy providers, banks and hospitals could be required to report cyber-break-ins under new rules proposed by the EU. Although the EU is keen…
Read more ›Businesses wasting billions storing unnecessary data
Following warnings from leading analysts that companies are wasting billions on unnecessary storage, CIOs have been urged to rethink their backup strategies. Analyst group Gartner found that businesses were spending 20% more than they need to on backing up unnecessary data. With spending on server and network technologies typically 20 times greater than spending on…
Read more ›Nokia backs 3D printing for mobile phone cases
Following on from one of our blogs from last year regarding 3D printing Nokia is now one of the first big electronics firms to seriously back 3D printing. Nokia is releasing design files that will let owners use 3D printers to make their own cases for its Lumia phones. Printing in 3D involves sending a…
Read more ›See you next week at Civica
We’re getting our new banners and counter ready for the Civica conference next week, look out for our new logo! We look forward to seeing you in a few days. Don’t forget to come and visit our stand and enjoy a discount for our online shop! Click here for more details
Read more ›Civica’s Annual Conference – 23rd & 24th January 2013
We’re attending the annual Civica conference at the Manchester Central Convention Centre later this month, are you? If so, we look forward to seeing you in a few weeks. Don’t forget to come and visit our stand and enjoy a discount for our online shop! Click here for more details
Read more ›Cassette Comeback
The classic cassette tape is making a comeback. Storage demands for huge quantities of data are greater than ever and the cassette could prove an unlikely saviour. Hard drives are historically the heart of large storage operations, but now new tape capable of packing information at incredibly high densities, while using less energy, could replace…
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