Marcus Austin
How to cheat your way to the top of Digg.com

Network & Internet
How to cheat your way to the top of Digg.com
Digg.com is a social media news aggregator and the doorway to hundreds of thousands of influential users and hence instant web popularity. But how do …
2 Jan 2007
A 404 error is a sales opportunity

Network & Internet
A 404 error is a sales opportunity
Web error pages are losing companies millions in lost revenue, are yours up to scratch?
18 Dec 2006
Users leak vital data when using hotspots

Mobile
Users leak vital data when using hotspots
Nearly 80 per cent of mobile Wi-Fi users send personal and work information without encryption, and 37 per cent confess to using unknown open connecti…
20 Nov 2006
US legislation may force companies to save all voicemail

Policy & legislation
US legislation may force companies to save all voicemail
New legal amendment requires companies to have the capability to retain and recover voicemail for legal disclosure.
14 Nov 2006
Spam at epic levels

Security
Spam at epic levels
Huge surge in amount of spam in October and it looks like it's going to get worse.
10 Nov 2006
Australian spammer fined millions for 280 million emails

Network & Internet
Australian spammer fined millions for 280 million emails
An Australian court has fined a spammer A$5.5 million (£2.23 million) for sending over 280 million spam emails.
30 Oct 2006
Actinic Business Version 8.0

Network & Internet
Actinic Business Version 8.0
For more than ten years Actinic has been one of the UK's most popular e-commerce packages. It has survived where many have failed, and the reason it's…
30 Oct 2006
EMC hit by security lapse

Security
EMC hit by security lapse
EMC fails the 'practice what you preach' test despite buying top security firm
25 Oct 2006
New features for salesforce.com

Network & Internet
New features for salesforce.com
Salesforcde.com has made extensive changes to its on-demand CRM application and added new additional applications to its range of products.
12 Oct 2006
Google marketing via Salesforce.com

Network & Internet
Google marketing via Salesforce.com
New features for salesforce.com will enable businesses to calculate where their online marketing budget is most effective.
10 Oct 2006
.EU registrar admits to tens of thousands of scams over .eu

Network & Internet
.EU registrar admits to tens of thousands of scams over .eu
Eurid accuses 400 companies of illegally profiting from .eu registrations in domain name land grab and suspends 74,000 accounts
24 Jul 2006
How to avoid search engine blacklisting
Network & Internet
How to avoid search engine blacklisting
IT Pro Guide: Get SEO right and you can guarantee your website a steady stream of search engine-generated traffic. Get it wrong and you could irrevoca…
18 May 2006
Blogging for business
Network & Internet
Blogging for business
IT Pro Guide: Marcus Austin explains why blogs are good for business and shows you how to avoid the pitfalls associated with giving employees their ve…
18 May 2006
Denial of service attacks
Network & Internet
Denial of service attacks
IT Pro Guide: A denial of service attack can happen at any time. It can destroy your server and your reputation overnight. You can't stop it, but you…
13 Apr 2006