http://storage.itproportal.com/index/news/ Storage Website 60 <p>Whilst scanning the wires for security news, I came across a report on the Scandinavian wires that a couple of researchers there have<br /> discovered a swathe of flaws in the TCP/IP stack.</p> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 http://storage.itproportal.com/articles/2008/10/07/new-tcpip-stack-flaws-pose-serious-ddos-attack-risk/ Steve Gold <p> <p>Microsoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer, has announced that the Zune software may soon be adopted by a raft of Windows Mobile devices in a bid to steal the iPod's thunder</p> </p> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 http://storage.itproportal.com/articles/2008/10/07/windows-mobile-powered-zune-phones-come-2009/ Desire Athow <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The demand for greater productivity gets harder and we look to innovative technology to be our saviour</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 http://storage.itproportal.com/articles/2008/10/07/productivity-drives-technology-or-vice-versa/ Uwe Richter <p> <p>So IBM joined the Cloud computing bandwagon, the biggest thing that happened since Oracle's and Larry Ellison's Network Computer and will push a third way, somewhere between Google's pie-in-the-sky Cloud venture and the traditional desktop based legacy application platform</p> </p> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 http://storage.itproportal.com/articles/2008/10/06/ibm-brings-silver-lining-cloud-computing-revolution/ Desire Athow <p> <p>Auction powerhouse Ebay has announced that it would send pink slips to around 10 percent of its global workforce - its biggest layoff drive - roughly around 1000 full time employees, as well as hundreds of temporary workers whose contracts won't be renewed</p> </p> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 http://storage.itproportal.com/articles/2008/10/06/ebay-slashes-1000-jobs-acquires-three-companies-usd-13-billion/ Desire Athow <p>Across the IT industry there is a strong consensus that the issue of power consumption in data centres needs to be tackled. Where the debate continues, however, is how this can be best achieved</p> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 http://storage.itproportal.com/articles/2008/10/06/tackling-data-centre-efficiency-through-regulation/ Alex Rabbetts <p> <p>Apple better watch out, RIM's back with a vengeance. The latest smartphone from the Blackberry firm nicknamed Storm will officially come a nifty feature that has been sorely lacking on the iPhone - Copy/Paste</p> </p> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 http://storage.itproportal.com/articles/2008/10/06/rims-blackberry-storm-will-allow-copy-and-paste-and-more/ Desire Athow <p> <p>Yet another stay of execution has been given to Microsoft's now "obsolete" Windows XP Operating System, with the new switch off date rescheduled for the 31st of July 2009, further down the initial 31st January 2009 deadline</p> </p> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 http://storage.itproportal.com/articles/2008/10/06/microsoft-extends-windows-xp-shelf-life-until-july-2009/ Desire Athow <p>In a startling revelation T-Mobile has admitted that it lost records of nearly 17 million German customers which contained their personal details including email addresses and phone numbers</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 http://storage.itproportal.com/articles/2008/10/06/t-mobile-loses-data-17-million-customers-no-bank-details/ Desire Athow <p> <p>Sony is all set to launch a new e-book reader named PRS-700 which will come loaded with a 6-inch touch-screen and is expected to be priced around USD 400</p> </p> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 http://storage.itproportal.com/articles/2008/10/06/sony-launch-new-ebook-reader-enhanced-display/ Desire Athow