Latest News
-
TfL uses Google maps to power mobile-first web refresh
Transport for London (TfL) is revamping its web presence using HTML 5.0 to build a mobile-first site21 May 2013
-
Microsoft and Janet deal brings cloud to millions of academics
Microsoft and the UK’s research and education network deal gives academic institutions access to Office 365 and millions of students fast and secure access to Windows Azure cloud21 May 2013
-
Small firms lose up to £800m to cyber crime, says FSB
Cyber crime is costing small businesses around £785m a year, according to research by the Federation of Small Businesses21 May 2013
May 2013 News
-
Jolla launches smartphone running on new Sailfish OS
The first handset running the new Sailfish operating system (OS) has been introduced to the market by ex-Nokia employees21 May 2013
-
Privileged accounts key to most APT attacks, says Cyber-Ark
The theft, misuse and exploitation of privileged accounts is becoming an increasingly key tactic in advanced persistent threat attacks21 May 2013
-
Vodafone sales drop 4.2%
Vodafone sales fall by 4.2% to £44.4bn amid "tough economic conditions" in Europe21 May 2013
-
UK ranked safest datacentre location in Europe but lags behind US in global ranking
The UK has been ranked as the lowest-risk destination in Europe for businesses to build datacentres, a Data Centre Risk Index 2013 shows21 May 2013
-
Oops! The risks of using social media at work
Recent tribunal cases show the risks that employers and employees run when using social media services21 May 2013
-
Researchers uncover Indian cyber espionage network
Researchers have uncovered a large and sophisticated cyber attack infrastructure that appears to have originated in India21 May 2013
-
Yahoo revamps Flickr
Yahoo has unveiled a revamp of its Flickr photo sharing platform as CEO Marissa Mayer forges ahead with plans to reinvigorate the company21 May 2013
-
Union slams Aviva’s offshore plan
Union Unite has accused Aviva of betraying UK workers after it emerged that 600 of its 2,000 job cuts are being relocated in India20 May 2013
-
Twitter uses open source to automate security
Twitter is increasingly using open source automation tools to ensure security processes are taken care of in all the code it produces20 May 2013
-
Tech City startups struggling to acquire capital for further growth
One-third of businesses in London’s Tech City are struggling to develop due to a dearth of capital and skills20 May 2013
-
Metropolitan Police weighs up outsourcing options
The Met Police Service is engaging with the outsourcing industry for back-office services as it targets annual savings of £500m20 May 2013
-
Case study: Princess Alice Hospice goes wireless
The Princess Alice Hospice is awarded charity of the year by iWireless Solutions, winning a £20,000 wireless network installation from the firm20 May 2013
-
Atos fights off HP and Capita to retain NS&I contract
Treasury-backed National Savings and Investments (NS&I) has awarded Atos a seven-year IT outsourcing contract20 May 2013
-
Yahoo Japan says hack attack may have exposed 22 million users
Yahoo Japan has warned that the identity details of up to 22 million users may have been compromised in recent hack20 May 2013
-
London Olympic Park will become home to a datacentre facility
The London Legacy Development Corporation has signed a deal with a UK provider to develop a datacentre facility at the Olympic Park20 May 2013
-
Managing the mobile enterprise
Mobile working has brought new challenges for IT departments, but the fundamentals of managing them remain the same.20 May 2013
-
Shanghai cyber hacking unit back in business, says US
China’s military cyber espionage Unit 61398 is back in business, deploying different techniques, say US officials20 May 2013
-
FT is latest media group attacked by Syrian hackers
The Financial Times has confirmed that its website and several Twitter accounts were hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army20 May 2013
-
Google makes IaaS product Google Compute Engine generally available
Google has made its IaaS platform, Google Compute Engine, generally available to any developer or business20 May 2013
-
Yahoo board approves $1.1bn deal for Tumblr
Yahoo is set to acquire blogging service Tumblr in a $1.1bn deal, with an official announcement expected today20 May 2013
