James Murray, BusinessGreen, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 00:15:00

New bonds to fund emission reduction projects in developing world while offering investors competitive returns

The World Bank has this week announced that it has raised approximately $350m through the issuance of its first wave of "green bonds" specifically designed to invest in low carbon...

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, vnunet.com, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 20:04:00

Fake profiles act as bait for attack sites

A rash of fake profiles on business networking site LinkedIn could put users in danger of malware infection. Researchers at McAfee said that several hundred phoney profile pages on the...

Iain Thomson in San Francisco, vnunet.com, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 19:53:00

Outside the US at least

The burgeoning netbook market is helping to drive Linux adoption around the world, according to new figures from Forrester Research....

Gavin Hinks, Accountancy Age, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 18:09:00

Richard Bennison becomes chief operating officer of KPMG Europe

KPMG’s current head of audit in the UK is to be made chief operating officer for KPMG Europe. Richard Bennison succeeds Colin Cook who is retiring from the firm....

Sam Trendall, CRN, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 17:55:00

Unified communications specialist unveils calculator to help safeguard partner's revenue streams

Unified communications (UC) specialised vendor Zeacom and its UK distribution partner 5i have launched a Return on Investment (RoI) calculator to help resellers and end users demonstrate the benefits of investing...

Kayleigh Bateman, CRN, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 17:45:00

Anti-piracy body reminds internet pirates they are anonymous and will be caught

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has announced a successful outcome to its court battle with Liverpudlian John Rothwell, who allegedly sold illegal software over the internet....

Sara Yirrell, CRN, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 17:44:00

Industry awaits result of HMRC's High Court appeal with bated breath

The High Court is still pondering an appeal brought by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after its fraud claims against mobile phone trader Livewire were thrown out....

Ian Williams, Computing, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 17:36:00

Telefónica lands European agreement with Deutsche Post World Net

Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) has signed a contract with Telefonica worth nearly €350m which will see the telecoms firm managing the full breadth of DPWN's communications services across 28...

Paul Allen, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 17:32:00

Quality and the ability to customise in strong demand as IT industry faces tough challenge in 2009

Consumers could benefit from the credit crunch as home technology vendors offer more value and greater quality in a bid to oustrip competitors....

Danny Bradbury at Macworld in San Francisco, vnunet.com, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 17:17:00

Startup to release online development system beta at Macworld this week

A startup called TileStack is hoping to reinvent Apple's long-neglected HyperCard system for the web. The company will release a beta this week of an online development system designed to...

Danny Bradbury at Macworld in San Francisco, vnunet.com, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 17:06:00

New battery offers eight hours of operation, but is not removable from the case

Apple's big announcement at Macworld yesterday was not a new iMac, Mini or netbook, all of which had been rumoured, but a battery....

Dinah Greek, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 17:02:00

Shoppers' rights apply even in the sales, says Government agency

Consumers are being warned not to let retailers rip them off when shopping in the January sales. Consumer Direct, the Government-funded agency, said that many shoppers and sales staff don’t...

Phil Muncaster, Computing, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 17:01:00

New predictions are nearly $2bn short of the chip maker's original estimate

Intel announced its preliminary fourth-quarter results today, showing that revenue will be down by nearly a quarter year on year....

Rachael Singh, Accountancy Age, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 16:55:00

The world's first branded cloth maker calls in the administrators

Insolvency specialist Poppleton & Appleby has been appointed administrator of womenswear brand Viyella. Andrew Turpin, of Poppleton & Appleby said in a statement: 'The Viyella brand is trusted and respected...

David Neal, vnunet.com, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 16:42:00

Workers now able to collaborate on Apple's iPhone 3G and iPod touch

Apple and Cisco Systems have used the Macworld Expo in San Francisco to release a version of Cisco's WebEx Meeting Center collaboration application designed to run on Apple's iPhone 3G...

Sara Yirrell, CRN, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 16:29:00

Phil Jones pushes the Conservatives to pledge more support for the channel

A Brother executive has taken the channel’s cause all the way to the top of the Conservative Party. Phil Jones, sales and marketing director at the printer manufacturer, has lobbied...

David Neal, vnunet.com, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 16:23:00

100GB SSD consumes just 1.9W in active mode and 0.6W while idle

Samsung has used the Storage Visions 2009 show in Las Vegas to demonstrate an enterprise-level 2.5in 100GB solid state drive (SSD) designed to handle applications such as online order processing...

James Murray, BusinessGreen, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 15:51:00

Environment secretary urges farmers to embrace sustainable practices and says government willing to back award to promote green best practices

Environment secretary Hilary Benn yesterday urged the UK farming industry to embrace more environmentally sustainable practices, revealing that the government was considering sponsoring a new low carbon farming award to...

James Murray, BusinessGreen, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 15:51:00

Environment secretary urges farmers to embrace sustainable practices and calls on retailers to deliver clearer food labelling

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn yesterday urged the UK farming industry to embrace more environmentally sustainable practices, revealing that the government was considering sponsoring a new low carbon farming award to...

David Neal, vnunet.com, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 15:43:00

Computer maker touts fully functional PC housed in a touchscreen keyboard

Asus has used the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to demonstrate its newest innovation, a keyboard PC with a 5in touchscreen built in....

Sam Trendall, CRN, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 15:41:00

Networking vendor offers increased resources to UK VARs serving the consumer space

Networking behemoth Cisco is launching a new UK channel programme to offer increased resources to VARs focused on the consumer and small-business markets....

Ian Williams, vnunet.com, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 15:31:00

Small businesses and home offices get direct access for purchasing PCs

PC maker Lenovo has opened an online store in the UK designed to allow very small businesses (VSBs), home offices and consumers to buy directly from the company....

Rosalie Marshall, vnunet.com, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 15:20:00

India reels as Ramalinga Raju owns up to chain of deception

The chairman of Satyam, one of India's largest outsourcing providers, has resigned after admitting to inflating profits for seven years, amounting to a sum of 50.4bn rupees (£682m)....

Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 15:10:00

Application gives Mac users access to same features as PC and Linux users

Mac users can now download and use Google's Picasa photo-organising application. Picasa, which categorises, stores, edits and allows photo sharing, was previously only available on Windows and Linux-based PCs....

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 14:42:00

Police reveal £125,000 worth of kit stolen in last month's raid

Police have confirmed that the gang that raided VAR Damovo last month were specifically targeting Cisco equipment. According to a police statement, the perpetrators made off with $188,000 (£125,000) worth...