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May 2012 News

• Google gets Motorola approval from China

  Chinese regulators have approved Google's $12.5bn deal to acquire phone maker Motorola Mobility, but under certain conditions.21 May 2012

• IT outsourcing up 7.8% in 2011

  Forty three IT outsourcing firms sold more than $1bn worth of services as businesses spent $246bn worldwide, according to Gartner.21 May 2012

• HP battles to make its services business work

  HP is planning major job cuts and consolidating datacentres in a bid to commoditise enterprise IT services21 May 2012

• Interview: Giles Wilmore on the NHS Information Strategy

  Giles Wilmore,owner of the Department of Health’s information strategy, discusses plans for a health portal and IT standards post-NPfIT.21 May 2012

• Yahoo reaches $7.1bn sell-back deal with Alibaba

  Yahoo has reached an agreement with Alibaba Group for a phased sell off of its stake in China's biggest internet group21 May 2012

• Patients records to go digital by 2015

  Patients will be able to access their own health records electronically and book appointments with GPs online by 2015.21 May 2012

• Mobile threats demand focus on data protection, says Websense

  Business needs to focus on data protection as cyber criminals turn to mobile malware, says Websense.18 May 2012

• Businesses at risk from 'unfair' cloud contracts

  Businesses are unwittingly signing cloud computing contracts that could leave them liable for failures by their supplier.18 May 2012

• Case study: University meets regulatory challenges through storage project

  Brunel University used its refresh cycle to help it meet its increasing freedom of information and data protection requirements by transforming its storage infrastructure.18 May 2012

• Howard Schmidt to step down as White House Cyber Czar

  White House Cyber Czar Howard Schmidt is stepping down after two-and-a-half years in the role.18 May 2012

• Police crack mobile phones to extract evidence

  The Met Police force is to use software that can crack mobile phones to extract data to speed up investigations18 May 2012

• CSC chief takes charge of NHS negotiations

  CSC's new CEO has taken direct control of protracted negotiations over its failed contract to deliver the NHS National Programme for IT.18 May 2012

• Facebook to top $100bn valuation

  Facebook has set its share price for its initial public offering at $38, which values the firm at $104bn18 May 2012

• How to improve your communication with your boss

  Learn how to communicate more effectively with your boss in this guide from Dr Brian Sutton and Dr Robina Chatham.18 May 2012

• CW Buyer's Guide: IT Tools

  This Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to IT tools shows how you can use software and systems to improve the running of your IT department.18 May 2012

• Analyst Insight: Is There a Smart City Market?

  The value of the IT market for smart cities globally is approximately $35bn, according to this in depth analysis from Ovum.18 May 2012

• Guidebook: Oracle Cloud Services

  This independent report from analysts, Nucleus Research offers a critical assessment of Oracle’s Cloud Services.18 May 2012

• Smart Cities: The anywhere working city

  This report from Microsoft presents a vision for the development of smart cities which bring together technology, architecture and people.18 May 2012

• ACTA likely to be defeated by European vote in July

  The controversial intellectual property bill will not be supported by the European Parliament, says an influential MEP.17 May 2012

• Survey reveals returning budget increases but lack of women in IT

  Research from Harvey Nash finds more CIOs are confident of budget increases, but reveals a lack of women in the technology sector17 May 2012