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Xbox Live downtime announced for 29th September

Xbox LIVE and Xbox.com will be down for 24 hours from 0900 UK time (1000 CET) on September 29 - but it's not all bad news! This downtime is really important as the Xbox LIVE team will be using it to prepare the service for the arrival of the New Xbox Experience later this year!

Downtime for Large Hadron Collider - Until 2009

September 10 marked the "first beam" in the Large Hadron Collider, CERN's particle accelerator which will be able to get the most energetic collisions obtained by an atom smasher to date. The "first beam" date (called the "Red Button Date" by some media, including us) was largely ceremonial, although it did mean that the beam had been directed successfully through the entire 27 kilometer track of the world's largest particle accelerator.

XBOX Live planned downtime

The Xbox team is hard at work getting ready for the launch of the New Xbox Experience, coming to Xbox 360s around the world later this Spring. In order to prepare to bring you new features, games and experiences the team is going to need to take Xbox LIVE offline for a short time. On September 29 Xbox LIVE will be unavailable from 8.01 PM and will restart at 7:59 PM on September 30.

Xbox Live Scheduled Downtime

The Xbox Live team sent us word that on Monday, September 29th at 12:01am PST Xbox Live will be down for maintenance (for up to 24 hours). This is all back end stuff, when it comes back everything will look the same, the big Xbox Experience update is coming later this fall.

Big theatre screens available to Xbox gamers

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Big theatre screens available to Xbox gamers

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Big theatre screens available to Xbox gamers

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Big theatre screens available to Xbox gamers

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Big theatre screens available to Xbox gamers

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Big theatre screens available to Xbox gamers

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Big theatre screens available to Xbox gamers

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Big theatre screens available to Xbox gamers

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MobileMe users targeted by new phishing scam

While the service may have fixed its downtime issues for the most part, it now appears that phishers are attempting to trick subscribers into divulging personal information.

Reducing robot breakdowns

Tetley GB, part of the Tata Group, is enjoying reduced robot downtime at its tea production facility in Eaglescliffe, since signing up to an ABB remote service agreement. It ensures maintenance and management, not only of ABB robots, but also those of other robot suppliers.

Mu Dynamics Discovers, Remediates Leading Open Source VPN Vulnerability: strongSwan IKEv2 Denial-of-Service

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - (Business Wire) Mu Dynamics, a pioneer in helping network operators and their vendors eliminate downtime through proactive service assurance, has discovered and helped remediate a dangerous 0-day vulnerability within strongSwan

Xbox Live Down for maintenance: Microsoft says no experience yet

Today is September 29, which can only mean one thing, yes Xbox Live is down for maintenance. This downtime is expected to last for 24 hours, so don’t try and get on any time soon.

Cybercrime against Businesses, 2005

Presents the nature and prevalence of computer security incidents among 7,818 businesses in 2005. This is the first report to provide data on monetary loss and system downtime resulting from cyber incidents. It examines details on types of offenders, reporting of incidents to law enforcement, reasons for not reporting incidents, types of systems affected, and the most common security vulnerabilities. The report also compares in-house security to outsourced security in terms of prevalence of cyber attacks. Appendix tables include industry-level findings.

RIAA issue prompts Muxtape hiatus

Free music mixtape service Muxtape has temporarily been shut down due to pressure from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). There's not much more information about downtime besides a small note on the front page of Muxtape.com saying that "Muxtape will be unavailable for a brief period while we sort out a problem with the RIAA."

Toshiba propels DVD quality to near high definition

An organization's business continuity plan helps keep critical functions running during an emergency–the power fails, a virus is unleashed on your network, a natural disaster has occurred. Even the slightest downtime or loss of data can cripple your operation. CDW can help you prevent disaster by implementing a well-planned recovery strategy.

Opinion: Encryption compliance still the Wild West

An organization's business continuity plan helps keep critical functions running during an emergency–the power fails, a virus is unleashed on your network, a natural disaster has occurred. Even the slightest downtime or loss of data can cripple your operation. CDW can help you prevent disaster by implementing a well-planned recovery strategy.

Nano-Ceramic Restores Metal in Engine Friction Zones

Cermet Lab Company is manufacturing and distributing a patented nano-particle ceramic conditioner that is the first product of its kind formulated for cost-effective ceramic treatment of engines and other mechanisms, without engine disassembly or related downtime.

Pirated Software Increases Risks of System Failures

Running pirated software is a move synonymous with increasing the risk of system failures, as far as mid-market companies are concerned. According to a study conducted by The Harrison Group and commissioned by Microsoft, companies that opt for unlicensed software expose their business to data loss and prolonged downtime, in addition to system failures.


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