Short takes from this week's news
Follow new guide to keep networks porn-free
The Internet Watch Foundation has issued best practice
guidelines for IT managers who may encounter child pornography on
their computer networks. The guidelines give a checklist for IT
staff who may discover illegal images on their networks. The
guidelines, which are designed to help IT staff stay within the
law, also give basic advice on employee awareness and preventative
measures.
www.iwf.org.uk
NetApp agrees to buy Decru for $272m
Network Appliance (NetApp) which makes storage devices and
software, has agreed to acquire data security specialist Decru for
$272m (£149m). The acquisition would give NetApp data encryption
technology for its line of network-attached storage and San
products.
Vodafone woos business travellers with new
tariff
Vodafone has launched a flat-fee 3G mobile roaming service,
aimed at business travellers. The new Monthly Travel Tariff costs
e75 (£50) per month, and users can send and receive up to 100Mbytes
of data while roaming on participating Vodafone 3G networks in
Europe, Australia, Japan and New Zealand.
Siebel adds to CRM OnDemand functions
Siebel has released an update to its CRM OnDemand product, with
enhanced collaboration features. The update is the fifth in the
past 12 months. Release 8 of Siebel CRM OnDemand, the company's
hosted CRM service, adds group calendaring and delegated task
management, so a team can coordinate schedules and share resources.
It also has integration with Microsoft Outlook built-in.
Government seeks IT partners for Olympics
The government is already seeking IT partners for the 2012
Olympics, ahead of next month's contest between the candidate
cities. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport issued a tender
notice through the Official Journal of the European Union on 15
June, covering PCs for about 2,000 users, e-mail systems, database
and project management software, knowledge management, Wans and
Lans, telephony systems, and back-up and disaster recovery. The
notice said 40% of users are likely to need provisions for mobile
working.