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February 2012 News

• Nine NHS London trusts seek electronic record system for £400m

  An electronic patient record and administration system worth £400m is sought in a collaborative tender between nine NHS trusts15 Feb 2012

• Competition Appeals Tribunal demands steeper cuts for landline to mobile call costs

  The Competition Appeals Tribunal has called for cuts in costs for connecting landline calls to mobile phones to be phased in faster15 Feb 2012

• IBM bails out struggling South West One venture with £10m loan

  IBM has bailed out troubled Somerset shared services firm South West One with a £10m loan as the local authority venture starts bidding for work as an IT services company.14 Feb 2012

• Software industry fails to plug security holes, says Secunia

  Vulnerabilities are still rising despite industry investments in security, says Secunia14 Feb 2012

• MoJ tenders for £3bn electronic monitoring services

  The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has put out a tender for an electronic monitoring (EM) service worth up to £3bn.14 Feb 2012

• Google gets Motorola approval

  US and European regulators have approved Google's $12.5bn deal to acquire phone maker Motorola Mobility.14 Feb 2012

• Businesses want IT to support energy efficiency

  Large businesses are prioritising investments in IT to control and reduce their energy consumption and IT service providers are improving their ability to provide services to them.14 Feb 2012

• Preparing your network for cloud applications

  The network is the weakest link in cloud computing as, without network access, staff are unable to connect to applications14 Feb 2012

• HP unveils $300m Proliant revamp

  HP has made 150 modifications to the Proliant server family to cut datacentre administration costs14 Feb 2012

• CIO priorities 2012: Paul Coby, CIO of John Lewis

  Paul Coby, CIO of high street retailer John Lewis, talks about the challenges he faces in 2012.14 Feb 2012

• Infosec offers stability and mobility in 2012, survey shows

  The information security profession offers stability and mobility, according to the latest Career Impact Survey by industry and certification body (ISC)².14 Feb 2012

• President of European Parliament critical of Acta

  After a weekend of public protests against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (Acta), the president of the European Parliament has added his voice to those of critcs.14 Feb 2012

• Perceptions of business technology in the 21st century

  This expert report reviews how expectations for technology are changing under the impact of trends and the resulting implications for CIOs.14 Feb 2012

• The tablet market: consumer trends and market segmentation

  Almost 18 months ago, Boston Consulting Group predicted that tablets would become mass-market devices within three years.14 Feb 2012

• The mobile print enterprise

  The consumerisaton of IT is accelerating the adoption of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices in the workplace.14 Feb 2012

• 2012 Trends to Watch: Storage

  This report covers data growth, Big Data, disk shortages, public cloud storage, flash memory, as well as other key trends.14 Feb 2012

• IT professionals prioritise Windows 7 upgrade, but cloud takes a back seat

  Windows 7 upgrade will drive virtualisation but businesses are slow to take up cloud computing13 Feb 2012

• Croydon Council fined £100,000 for data loss

  Croydon council has been fined £100,000 for the loss of  a bag containing papers about a child sex abuse victim.13 Feb 2012

• Government to use cloud services from overseas

  Government departments could soon have services delivered from offshore locations as part of the G-cloud initiative.13 Feb 2012

• Virgin Media unifies software to support mobile working

  Virgin media is rolling out a unified suite of collaboration software to 5,000 employees to enable flexible working13 Feb 2012