http://www.computerweekly.comen-gbTue, 09 Feb 2010 16:57:49 GMT60http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240246/labour-breached-privacy-of-500000-says-ico.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240246/labour-breached-privacy-of-500000-says-ico.htm The UK's privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), has served an <a href="http://www.ico.gov.uk/what_we_cover/privacy_and_electronic_communications/enforcement.aspx...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:57:49 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240245/cloud-shrinks-it-costs-by-90.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240245/cloud-shrinks-it-costs-by-90.htmCompanies that are using cloud computing are paying as little as one-tenth for the same processing power as they would for equivalent in-house facilitiesTue, 09 Feb 2010 15:59:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240244/cognizant-expects-20-revenue-growth-in-2010.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240244/cognizant-expects-20-revenue-growth-in-2010.htm Indian IT services provider Cognizant...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:57:48 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240243/cio-warned-to-keep-it-spending-high-to-retain-influence.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240243/cio-warned-to-keep-it-spending-high-to-retain-influence.htmA CIO has revealed that he will lose his informal membership of an unofficial high-spending, high-influencing club within government if he cuts his department's IT budget too much.Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:30:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240242/london-stock-exchange-gets-group-cio-for-busy-year.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240242/london-stock-exchange-gets-group-cio-for-busy-year.htm The London Stock Exchange has appointed a group CIO to oversee the integration of its replacement IT platform from MillenniumIT. Antoine Shagoury,...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:46 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240241/nokia-to-fight-securities-fraud-suit.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240241/nokia-to-fight-securities-fraud-suit.htm The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia ...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240240/how-to-protect-data-on-social-networks.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240240/how-to-protect-data-on-social-networks.htm The European cybersecurity agency Enisa has published 17...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:47:58 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240239/new-features-fuel-rivalry-between-facebook-and-google.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240239/new-features-fuel-rivalry-between-facebook-and-google.htm The rivalry between Google and Facebook is set to intensify with both planning improvements to their messaging services. Google is expected to announce...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:05:51 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240238/former-intel-exec-pleads-guilty-to-insider-trading.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240238/former-intel-exec-pleads-guilty-to-insider-trading.htm A former Intel executive has pleaded guilty to passing on sensitive information about his company to Galleon...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:02:36 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240237/touch-screen-handsets-lead-switch-to-smartphones.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240237/touch-screen-handsets-lead-switch-to-smartphones.htm Smartphones with touch-screens accounted for 55% of all smartphone shipments in Q4 2009, according to market analyst Canalys. Touch-screen smartphone...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:59:59 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240236/safer-internet-day-how-children-can-undermine-corporate-security.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240236/safer-internet-day-how-children-can-undermine-corporate-security.htmThere is no safety without security on the internet, John Colley, managing director of information security professionals' organisation (ISC)² has warned.Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240235/sap-admits-enterprise-support-plan-was-a-mistake.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240235/sap-admits-enterprise-support-plan-was-a-mistake.htmSAP has admitted that it was a mistake to attempt to consolidate all its customers onto a single, more expensive enterprise support plan.Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:06:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240234/sap-moves-to-restore-customer-and-employee-trust.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240234/sap-moves-to-restore-customer-and-employee-trust.htm SAP chief executive Leo Apotheker has resigned...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:19:38 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240232/will-caps-on-it-immigration-just-win-votes-or-create-a-workable-compromise.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240232/will-caps-on-it-immigration-just-win-votes-or-create-a-workable-compromise.htm If elected, the Conservatives will make...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:08:37 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240229/government-misses-out-on-it-innovations.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240229/government-misses-out-on-it-innovations.htmThe government is missing out on innovative low-cost IT solutions, because too much of its IT is owned and run by a handful of powerful prime contractors, a report claims.Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:15:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240227/shake-up-of-government-it-likely-in-tory-manifesto.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240227/shake-up-of-government-it-likely-in-tory-manifesto.htmThe Conservatives plan a radical reform of government IT in their manifesto, including a moratorium on existing and upcoming IT procurements and a £100m cap on projects. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:26:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240225/reliance-on-gut-feel-hinders-businesses.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240225/reliance-on-gut-feel-hinders-businesses.htmBusinesses are failing to make the best business decisions because they lack the ability to analyse business data. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:48:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240221/chinese-police-shut-down-cyber-attack-training-school.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240221/chinese-police-shut-down-cyber-attack-training-school.htm Police in China shut down a cyber attack training website a month before attacks...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:13:13 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240220/winterflood-gains-space-and-power-with-cisco-ucs.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240220/winterflood-gains-space-and-power-with-cisco-ucs.htm City trading firm Winterflood, the...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:40:40 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240219/network-users-get-great-clarity-on-call-pricing.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240219/network-users-get-great-clarity-on-call-pricing.htm Network users will have greater insight into suppliers' pricing following Ofcom's...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:33:41 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240218/lo-apotheker-resigns-as-chief-executive-of-sap.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240218/lo-apotheker-resigns-as-chief-executive-of-sap.htmSAP chief executive Léo Apotheker has resigned in a management reshuffle at the enterprise software company. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240224/tories-pledge-radical-reform-of-public-sector-it.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240224/tories-pledge-radical-reform-of-public-sector-it.htmPublication of all IT contracts and Gateway reviews are among the Conservatives’ pledges should the party take office in the upcoming election. Tony Collins reports.Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240217/it-must-target-specific-needs-to-tap-into-government-spending-says-idc.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240217/it-must-target-specific-needs-to-tap-into-government-spending-says-idc.htm European government IT spending is set to increase in the next three years, but suppliers will have to meet specific needs if they are to cash in, says IDC. Government...Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:06:15 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240216/microsoft-patch-tuesday-equals-record-with-13-updates.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240216/microsoft-patch-tuesday-equals-record-with-13-updates.htm Microsoft plans to release 13 security updates on 9 February, equalling the...Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:57:32 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240215/the-recession-may-be-over-but-is-the-it-job-seekers-struggle.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240215/the-recession-may-be-over-but-is-the-it-job-seekers-struggle.htmThe recession is over and opportunities for IT professionals are on the up, but has the latest economic crisis left an indelible mark on the profession? Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:18:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240212/eu-officials-downplay-carbon-credit-phishing-scam.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240212/eu-officials-downplay-carbon-credit-phishing-scam.htm European Union officials have downplayed the seriousness of phishing attacks that enabled...Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:24:17 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240211/free-upgrade-to-office-2010-for-office-2007-users.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240211/free-upgrade-to-office-2010-for-office-2007-users.htmMicrosoft has revealed its upgrade plans from Office 2007 to Office 2010 in a blog post to resellers.Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:05:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240210/home-office-to-save-up-to-50m-with-shared-services.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240210/home-office-to-save-up-to-50m-with-shared-services.htm The Home Office has completed the final £13m phase of a shared services enterprise resource planning (ERP) system which is expected to save between £40 and...Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:31:36 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240209/us-authorities-unhappy-with-revised-google-book-deal.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240209/us-authorities-unhappy-with-revised-google-book-deal.htm The revised agreement between Google,...Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:54:47 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240208/video-o2-and-huawei-show-off-4g-video-streaming-and-playstation.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240208/video-o2-and-huawei-show-off-4g-video-streaming-and-playstation.htm Rob Joyce, from O2 Radio Evolution, and David Fowler, chief technology officer of Huawei, have given a demonstration of what UK users can expect from 4G...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:08:44 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240207/david-litchfield-steps-down-with-a-final-bug-warning-for-oracle.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240207/david-litchfield-steps-down-with-a-final-bug-warning-for-oracle.htm Security researcher David Litchfield, who has found more bugs in the Oracle database than any other security expert, has done it again. Speaking at...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:18:25 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240206/will-caps-on-it-immigration-just-win-votes-or-create-a-successful-compromise.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240206/will-caps-on-it-immigration-just-win-votes-or-create-a-successful-compromise.htmWill caps on IT immigration just win votes or create a workable compromise? If elected, the Conservatives will make changes to the current migration system by putting limits on the number of workers permitted to enter the UK on Intra Company Transfers (ICT). Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:08:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240205/gartner-identifies-it-trends-for-2010.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240205/gartner-identifies-it-trends-for-2010.htm Cloud computing and social computing will be major issues for CIOs in 2010, with businesses set to relinquish control over some parts of their IT estate...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:52:03 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240204/australian-judge-upholds-isps-defence-against-piracy-claims.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240204/australian-judge-upholds-isps-defence-against-piracy-claims.htm An Australian judge has upheld a "pure conduit" defence by an internet service provider against claims by copyright holders that it should have stopped illegal...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:33:48 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240203/tories-would-push-fibre-to-the-home-to-meet-100mbps-target.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240203/tories-would-push-fibre-to-the-home-to-meet-100mbps-target.htm The Conservative Party ...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:42:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240202/will-open-source-secure-symbians-future.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240202/will-open-source-secure-symbians-future.htm The Symbian Foundation has released the source code for the Symbian operating system to the open source community, which means 330 million mobile devices...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:38:34 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240201/voa-disputes-tories-bt-fibre-valuation.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240201/voa-disputes-tories-bt-fibre-valuation.htmThe government's Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has disputed Conservative Party claims that BT pays trivial business taxes on its fibre network links.Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:04:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240200/video-how-technology-could-change-our-lives-by-2013.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240200/video-how-technology-could-change-our-lives-by-2013.htm Commonwealth Bank has created a short video that depicts how technology might change our lives by 2013. It is only three years away, but the speed...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:46:15 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240199/emerging-market-sales-boost-lenovo-revenue.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240199/emerging-market-sales-boost-lenovo-revenue.htm Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group has reported a 33% increase in fiscal third-quarter revenue to $4.78bn,...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:41:55 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240198/uk-authorities-await-ec-approval-to-investigate-oranget-mobile-merger.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240198/uk-authorities-await-ec-approval-to-investigate-oranget-mobile-merger.htm The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has asked the European Commission (EC) for the right...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:31:19 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240197/cisco-results-signal-economic-recovery.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240197/cisco-results-signal-economic-recovery.htm Cisco Systems has reported a return to revenue growth after declines in the past four quarters. The network equipment maker and industry bellwether...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:59:33 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240196/nirvana-phone-offers-virtual-desktop-on-your-mobile.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240196/nirvana-phone-offers-virtual-desktop-on-your-mobile.htm Desktop virtualisation specialist Citrix and Open Kernel Laboratories...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:48:09 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240194/websense-losses-decrease-in-2009.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240194/websense-losses-decrease-in-2009.htm Websense has cut its losses in Q4, with its subscription business expanding and demand for security holding up through the recession. The supplier...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:34:07 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240193/it-jobs-market-continues-to-grow.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240193/it-jobs-market-continues-to-grow.htm The IT jobs market remained buoyant in January despite some other sectors of the economy slowing down. The number of full-time vacancies and temporary...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:31:03 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240192/blow-for-digital-economy-bill-as-sion-simon-quits-commons.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240192/blow-for-digital-economy-bill-as-sion-simon-quits-commons.htm Plans by the government to use the Digital Economy Bill to crack down on piracy face another hurdle after one of the ministers charged with driving the legislation...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:28:08 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240190/voa-to-meet-industry-over-tax-on-wireless-and-fibre-networks.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240190/voa-to-meet-industry-over-tax-on-wireless-and-fibre-networks.htm The government's Valuation Office Agency is to meet communications industry representatives in the next few weeks to...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:31:02 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240189/court-orders-hp-to-pay-bskyb-200m-within-14-days.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240189/court-orders-hp-to-pay-bskyb-200m-within-14-days.htmA High Court judge this afternoon ordered HP to pay BSkyB interim damages of £200m within 14 days. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240188/nationwide-saves-8m-through-server-virtualisation.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240188/nationwide-saves-8m-through-server-virtualisation.htm Nationwide Building Society has reduced its costs by £8m after virtualising...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:12:52 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240187/it-sector-to-grow-four-times-faster-than-average-uk-workforce-over-10-years.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240187/it-sector-to-grow-four-times-faster-than-average-uk-workforce-over-10-years.htm The technology workforce is set to grow four times faster than the rest of the UK's employment sectors over the next 10 years, according to IT sector...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:25:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240186/apple-fixes-five-holes-with-iphone-3.1.3-firmware-update.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240186/apple-fixes-five-holes-with-iphone-3.1.3-firmware-update.htm Apple has released iPhone OS 3.1.3 and iPhone OS 3.1.3 for iPod touch, the latest firmware for its popular smartphone and handheld computer, which fixes...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:12:00 GMT