Illegal file sharing, surfing the net for pornography and online gambling are the most common themes for municipality-owned computer users in central Sweden’s Jonkoping, according to recent analysis. Read the full story

More than 150,000 Icelanders are logging in to the popular social networking website Facebook, according to the market research company Buzzpoint. Read the full story

Content management is on the way to being an integral part of business operational infrastructure and is therefore being increasingly developed and distributed by the world’s largest enterprise infrastructure suppliers. These new applications often suffer from backup solutions that are simply not good enough. Read the full story

Risk assessment according to ISO/IEC 27001 is causing headaches for IT experts in thousands of companies. Luckily Stiki Information Security has now released a new state-of –the art risk management tool for risk assessment according to ISO/IEC 27001. Read the full story

Once again, Denmark has ranked first in the world when it comes to using Information Technology (IT), by the World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report for 2008-2009. The report rates nations on their readiness and competence concerning IT. Read the full story

The social networking website, Facebook is a global phenomenon, and one of the most striking communications developments of the last couple of years.

As with many things to do with technology and the internet, Iceland has become rather enthusiastic about Facebook. Read the full story

It’s no urban myth that youngsters can literally play video games to the point of medical danger. The latest example comes from western Sweden, where a 15 year-old boy dropped to the floor in a convulsive fit after playing the popular game World of Warcraft for 20 straight hours. Read the full story

The leading consumer advocate group in Norway has launched legal action against Apple Computers in a bid to force the company to allow digital music players other than its own iPod to utilise its popular iTunes download music store. At present, all songs purchased and downloaded on Apple’s iTunes website can only be played on an Apple iPod.

This exclusionary business model excludes the myriad other digital music players sold by competing companies. Read the full story

In an effort to make its roads safer for drivers, Sweden has equipped a stretch of its main E4 motorway with high-tech equipment that will warn drivers about dangerous driving conditions. A 4km section of the E4 between Pitea and Lulea is now fitted with 400 solar-powered devices that send information to a wireless network concerning icy roads, traffic and other Read the full story

Almost half of Denmark’s 98 local councils have begun plans to establish free wireless Internet networks in their public areas. But this progressive program has been hindered by legislation claiming it’s illegal for city authorities to undercut private business.

Danish company Gratis Denmark is presently the only contractor in the project, having reportedly entered into negotiations with 40 of the 98 local councils to establish free wireless Internet access points, known as hotspots. Many privately-run cafés and coffee houses already offer free Read the full story