Guy Dixon

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News > Finance

Ex-Microsoft manager jailed for US$1M fraud

Jan 1, 2009

An ex-Microsoft programme manager who pleaded guilty in January to embezzling around US$1m has been sentenced to 22 months in jail for defrauding her employer.

News > Hardware

Cost biggest barrier to green IT

Aug 4, 2008

IT decision makers worried about budgets.

News > Hardware

Netbook sales to soar in 2008

Aug 1, 2008

Analysts predict big things for little laptops.

News > Strategy

Yahoo deal is off, says Microsoft

Jul 28, 2008

But Ballmer hints that firms may talk again.

News > Mobility

Global Internet users reach 1.4 billion

Jul 22, 2008

A quarter of the global population will regularly use the internet during 2008, according to IDC's Digital Marketplace Model and Forecast.

News > Mobility

Gartner advises caution on WiMax

Jul 22, 2008

WiMax is a "niche technology" best suited for emerging markets that have yet to build a broadband infrastructure, according to industry analysts.

News > Finance

Microsoft logs record US$60.4bn revenues

Jul 21, 2008

But online services business falters.

News > Hardware

Ruiz steps down as AMD chief exec

Jul 21, 2008

Chip maker in the red for seventh quarter in a row.

News > Software

Sun shines on green teleworking

Jul 7, 2008

Home workers use half the power of their office-bound colleagues.

News > Hardware

All-in-one Eee Monitor PC on the cards

Jul 5, 2008

Asus is fleshing out its rapidly expanding Eee brand with an all-in-one Eee Monitor desktop PC..

News > Software

Microsoft confirms Windows 7 release date

Jun 30, 2008

Microsoft has given its clearest indication yet that Windows 7 will be with us sooner rather than later.

News > Mobility

Microsoft snaps up MobiComp

Jun 27, 2008

Microsoft has unveiled plans to acquire mobile data company MobiComp in a bid to flesh out the services available on Windows Mobile and Windows Live..

News > Storage

Storage power costs spiral out of control

Jun 26, 2008

Worldwide spending on powering and cooling spinning disks used in external enterprise storage topped US$1bn in 2007, according to IDC..

News > Security

IT professionals admit to snooping

Jun 23, 2008

One in three abuse administrative passwords.

News > Voice & Data

Organisations in the dark about unified comms

Jun 19, 2008

Companies are still wary of unified communications, says analyst firm Forrester.

News > Software

Microsoft preps 'critical' software fixes

Jun 7, 2008

Microsoft is to issue seven security patches in this month's Patch Tuesday, including 'critical' fixes for DirectX, Internet Explorer and Bluetooth wireless software for Windows.

News > Hardware

Dell confirms cut-price 'netbook' plans

Jun 1, 2008

Dell has thrown down the 'netbook' gauntlet to Asus, MSI and HP after confirming plans for a cut-price mini-notebook on the company's blog..

News > Hardware

Asus laptops to offer 'instant-on' Linux

Jun 1, 2008

An 'instant-on' version of Linux from US-based firm DeviceVM will soon appear on Asus laptops alongside Windows Vista..

News > Networking

Organisations ignoring data centre waste

May 30, 2008

Organisations are unable or unwilling to implement green initiatives in their data centres, according to a recent survey by the Aperture Research Institute..

News > Voice & Data

Google exposes search algorithm secrets

May 27, 2008

Search firm pledges 'a bit more' openness.