Short takes from this week's news
Microsoft launches Data Protection Manager
beta
Microsoft has released a public beta of its Data Protection
Server and has changed the product's name to Systems Centre Data
Protection Manager, or DPM. DPM is a server software application
that provides optimised disc-based back-up and recovery. The
software is designed to simplify and strengthen an organisation's
back-up strategy and provide rapid and reliable data recovery, said
Microsoft.
Swansea Council approves staff transfer
Swansea Council has approved plans to transfer IT staff to
outsourcing supplier Capgemini as part of its troubled £150m
service@swansea project. Last
year, about 100 IT staff went on strike in response to what they
saw as a lack of consultation on the project. Mary Jones, council
member for performance, said the council had now agreed with
Capgemini a range of measures to ensure protection of IT staff
terms and conditions during the 10-year contract.
Ralph Lauren shoppers under threat of ID
theft
A faulty point of sale system at retailer Polo Ralph Lauren in
the US last week resulted in 180,000 credit card customers being
warned of the potential for ID theft. The system retained and
stored credit card information rather than purging the data after
processing each transaction. The problem affected all credit card
transactions at the US retailer between June 2002 and December
2004.
Home working security costs firms £8.5bn
The security risk of home working is costing UK business £8.5bn
a year, according to a study by Novell. The study found 80% of UK
teleworkers admit to not taking computer security precautions when
working from home. The research revealed home workers are
"ambivalent" to security issues, making them easy targets for
hackers.
Oracle collaborates with open source on EJB
3.0
Oracle is collaborating with the open source Eclipse development
community to support its Enterprise Java Beans 3.0 specification
and aid the development of Java-based products. The specification
supports the J2EE 5.0 standard. The collaboration will ease
application development and improve developer productivity for,
said Oracle.