Short takes on this week's news
BSN Medical outsources infrastructure to
Unisys
BSN Medical has signed a five-year, £18.5m IT outsourcing
contract with Unisys. BSN, an international provider of medical
care products, will receive a range of services to enable the
creation of a global integrated IT infrastructure and support 3,500
staff at 35 locations worldwide.
www.computerweekly.com/221242
Second trial for Wimax wireless internet
system
Pipex Wireless is to launch a second commercial trial of its
Wimax long-range internet connectivity services, working with
Warwick Council, National Grid Wireless and Intel. The trial will
offer voice over IP, home workers' broadband and dedicated
broadband connectivity using Wimax from three sites in the Warwick
area.
www.computerweekly.com/221270
Ecco signs IBM to modify SAP for global
expansion
Shoemaker Ecco has signed a five-year, £6.3m IT services deal
with IBM Global Services to support and modify an existing SAP
system. IBM will support Ecco's R/3 systems and roll out new ERP
modules to support the company's global expansion strategy. The
Danish firm owns factories and has 500 shops in 60 countries.
www.computerweekly.com/221268
TK Maxx customers warned after data breach
Discount clothes chain TK Maxx has warned its customers that
their credit card details may have been compromised after a network
breach at the company's US headquarters. Parent company TJX said
hackers breached systems that process and store customer
transactions. General Dynamics and IBM will lead its computer
security and incident response strategy in response to the
hack.
www.computerweekly.com/221269
Man hurt after mobile phone ignites his
clothes
A Californian man is seriously ill after his mobile phone
apparently ignited his polyester and nylon clothing in a hotel
room. Reports said the man suffered second- and third-degree burns
over 50% of his body and was in a critical condition. The fire also
set furniture alight in the room.
www.computerweekly.com/221246
IT project finances under greater scrutiny, say
CIOs
More than 80% of CIOs believe IT projects are under increasing
financial scrutiny, yet 33% maintain that business benefits are not
being monitored by management once projects had gone live,
according to the annual CIO Connect Census.
www.computerweekly.com/221300
Axminster rolls out networked PC control
Axminster Carpets has rolled out an endpoint security system to
protect its distributed PC network. Using the DynaComm tool, IT
managers can review daily threat reports and implement policy
changes through group-based control of PCs.
www.computerweekly.com/221299
Hackers find new ways to beat anti-virus
tools
Virus writers are fighting back against anti-virus systems with
websites that load Trojans onto PCs but deliver innocuous files to
anti-virus companies. Other Trojans monitor firewalls and
automatically click "yes" to alerts asking if the Trojan's activity
is permitted, a report from Kaspersky Labs said.
www.computerweekly.com/221298
Online sales lost due to inadequate supply
chains
Retailers lost sales this Christmas because their supply chains
were unable to cope with the level of demand from customers for
online shopping, according to the Interactive Media in Retail
Group.
www.computerweekly.com/221297
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