IMSIG News

French Airforce Grounded by Microsoft Windows Virus

French fighter planes grounded by threat targeting another Windows vulnerability.

Microsoft Office Insecure by Design

Microsoft Office is a set of security holes that masquerades as an office suite.

London Stock Exchange dumps Windows for Linux

A failure of an hour on a stock exchange system can result in billions of dollars in lost trades. The failure of the .NET/Windows Server system a year ago brought this message home to the London Stock Exchange. Now they are switching to a more reliable and faster Linux based system.

French police switch from Windows to Linux

The French national police force has slashed its IT costs by 70 per cent by cutting Microsoft out of the equation

Linux Installation Challenge a Myth

Linux is normally easier to install than Windows.

Using Free Applications to Power Your Business

In a time when cutting costs is vital to maintaining profitability (or even staying in business) exploring non-Microsoft products might be in order.

Why You Need a Better Email Address

Never, ever use an email address supplied by your Internet provider.

It's All About Freedom

Why do Fortune 500 corporations swear by open source? What's in it for them? Freedom.

London Stock Exchange to Abandon Windows

Last September the LSE (London Stock Exchange)'s Windows-based TradElect system brought the market to a standstill for almost an entire day.

I'm a Mac, I'm a PC and I'm Linux

Finally, ads featuring Linux -- that are a spoof of the famous Mac TV ads.

Don't Bother with Windows 7

Seven reasons to skip Windows 7

Upgrading to Windows7 Not Cheap

Gartner report shows upgrading from XP to Windows 7 very expensive.

No antivirus needed

you really don't need to fear malware, thanks to the way Linux is built.

Safer Computing at Lower Cost

There is a viable alternative to the insecure platform known as Windows.

It's Not Just Twitter

It's not just me that's such a big fan of Linux and open source.

Google Drops Windows

Google is switching away from Windows to Linux and Macs

Windows Unsafe for Online Shopping and Banking

More and more experts are beginning to think that the best safe way to shop online or do online banking is to replace Windows with Linux.

How Twitter was Killed

DDoS attacks are made by Windows-powered botnets.

Why Windows Security is Awful

Windows security is now, always has been, and always will be, bad.