Security concerns holding back mobile computing - Symantec

Security and storage giant Symantec claims that cyber attack concerns are the biggest turn-off for businesses considering rolling out wireless and remote computing. Ollie Whitehouse, wireless research scientist at Symantec, said that while many businesses have had a mobile workforce for some time, the devices used have escalated in power and hence risk. What five years ago was just a phone for voice calls is now a powerful computer with the ability to store sensitive financial data and to grant access to corporate networks. ...more

War to boost online spending

Forrester Research predicts consumer fears will mean shopping from the safety of a computer. The effect of war for the Internet is the subject of the latest research from Forrester. It predicts consumers will spend more time and money online as they clamour for immediate coverage of the war's progress while fear of terrorist retaliation will see them desert shopping centres for the safety of shopping online. ...more

AdCenter live in UK

Microsoft's adCenter now serves all of the paid search traffic on Microsoft online properties in the UK, principally MSN Search and Windows Live Search. The deal with Yahoo!'s Search Marketing in Britain has been terminated. Over the past few months, Microsoft has been trialling the service with a number of its key advertisers, and has now pronounced itself satisfied with the results. ...more

Try before you buy

Adobe has released try-out versions of two of its leading graphic design and desktop publishing applications. InDesign 2.0 is a desktop publishing package that provides a wealth of page layout tools as well as tight integration with other Adobe applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat. ...more

Vodafone outlines Christmas range

In a bid to increase the sluggish sales of 3G phones, mobile giant Vodafone has outlined details of its new range of handsets earmarked for the Christmas buying season. The highlight of the range is a new breed of device that will enable Internet access at broadband-like speeds. Vodafone has unveiled 10 new 3G phones from suppliers in Europe, the US and Asia. ...more