Jeremy Kirk

Global Dispatches: BT cutting 10k jobs

November 17, 2008 (Computerworld) BT Group Cutting 10,000 Jobs LONDON -- BT Group PLC last week said it is laying off 10,000 people as part of an effort to improve the profitability of its services business. The...

XO Laptop Hits 30 International Markets

The XO laptop will go on sale Monday to 30 countries through Amazon.com, marking the first time the laptop will be sold to users outside the U.S. and Canada. Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service will be available on Monday to 30...

ICANN drops bad domain registrar, but on technicality

by Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service An Estonian company that registers domain names will have its accreditation revoked in about two weeks, the Internet's addressing authority said Wednesday. The Internet Corporation for Assigned...

ISP cut off from Internet after security concerns

By Jeremy Kirk , IDG News Service , 11/12/2008 A U.S. Internet service provider suspected of aiding cybercriminals in online scams and hosting child pornography was at least partially cut off from the Internet on Tuesday night....

UK health IT project vendor updates Lorenzo software

By Jeremy Kirk , IDG News Service , 11/11/2008 ISoft released on Tuesday its Lorenzo health-care platform, elements of which are already in use as part of the U.K.'s National Health Service's IT modernization program....

Study finds spam profits are wafer-thin

Spamonomics explored.One of the most notorious networks of hacked computers used for sending spam could be earning as much as $3.5 million (£2.2 million) per year peddling drugs such as Viagra, according to new research.

Margins very tight in Viagra spam market

Profits very tight in Viagra spam market By: Jeremy Kirk - IDG News Service (London Bureau)(NA) (11 Nov 2008) Spam filters block vast amounts of unwanted online ads but messages that reach receptive buyers rake in US$3.5...

Google introduces SLA for Apps

Recent outages addressed in offer By Jeremy Kirk London | Monday, 10 November, 2008 The EMC CLARiiON CX4 series is a mid-range storage solution that is based on ground-breaking UltraFlex technology. Google is offering a...

FBI probes data theft blackmail scheme

By: Jeremy Kirk - IDG News Service (London Bureau)(NA) (10 Nov 2008) Data thieves are threatening to release millions of patient records held by a U.S. prescription drug management company unless the company pays up Data...

Video clip lands Google VP, three others in hot water

By: Jeremy Kirk - IDG News Service (London Bureau)(NA) (07 Nov 2008) Google employees face possible charges of defamation for failing to suppress airing on Google Video of a clip showing a disabled boy being bullied by fellow...

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