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January 2012 News

• Nokia smartphones bomb as sales drop 27%

  Nokia’s latest results for Q4 2011 show just how far the company that was once the standard choice for almost every corporate mobile user has fallen.27 Jan 2012

• Neelie Kroes calls for speedy EU uptake of cloud computing

  The European Commission has called on public authorities, industry, cloud buyers and suppliers to come together in a cloud partnership.27 Jan 2012

• Police fail to see benefits of £80m mobile roll-out

  The £80m roll-out of mobile devices across police forces has failed to achieve value for money with only ‘a basic level of benefits’.27 Jan 2012

• Businesses should disable pcAnywhere, says Symantec

  Security firm Symantec has warned businesses to stop using its pcAnywhere software until security patches are issued.27 Jan 2012

• One third of English councils set for broadband

  Plans for superfast broadband with speeds of 24Mbps are progressing well in most local authorities, says Communications Minister Ed Vaizey27 Jan 2012

• O2 apologises for security breach

  Mobile operator O2 has apologised for a technical problem that resulted in subscribers' phone numbers being included in header information sent to websites they visited.26 Jan 2012

• CIO interview: John Linwood, chief technology officer, BBC

  The BBC's CTO talks about Olympic preparations, digital media production, cloud computing, outsourcing and managing suppliers.26 Jan 2012

• SAP accelerates plans to wean customers off Oracle databases

  SAP is to accelerate plans to migrate customers away from Oracle databases by introducing in-memory computing support for its ERP product in 2012.26 Jan 2012

• MPs urge government to address IT supplier oligopoly

  The government must address its IT supplier oligopoly, according to the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC)26 Jan 2012

• Facebook IPO speculation mounts

  Speculation that Facebook is planning an initial public offering (IPO) is rife after the social networking site suspended trading shares on the private secondary market26 Jan 2012

• UK government opens up IT procurement

  The UK government is to release a consulting paper to determine software standards to open up the government IT market to SMEs26 Jan 2012

• Honda deploys hybrid cloud for car launches

  Honda UK is using hybrid cloud computing within its IT infrastructure to support the growth of the company's websites.26 Jan 2012

• UK IT budgets under pressure in 2012

  UK IT budgets will remain flat in 2012, a worldwide survey of more than 2,500 IT professionals has revealed.25 Jan 2012

• EC publishes proposed data protection reforms

  European Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, has unveiled the new European data privacy framework that includes new regulation.25 Jan 2012

• CIOs can’t stop staff using unapproved devices

  Businesses are allowing unapproved devices to be used within their business as workers increasingly want to use their own computers at work before companies draw up policies.25 Jan 2012

• DWP IT systems increase risk of fraud and error

  The speed at which Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) deployed its IT systems for its ‘welfare to work’ scheme, has increased the risk of fraud and error going undetected.25 Jan 2012

• O2 investigates security risk allegation

  UK mobile operator O2 is investigating claims it is leaking customer data by sending their phone numbers to websites they visit25 Jan 2012

• SAP reports bumper results

  Business software giant SAP has reported strong double-digit growth in sales and profit for last year, with software leading the charge.25 Jan 2012

• Apple sees record growth in profits

  Apple posted record financial results for its first quarter, with sales soaring 78% to $46.33bn and profits more than doubling to $13bn.25 Jan 2012

• Megaupload boss denied bail

  Megaupload.com founder Kim Dotcom, who faces extradition to the US, has been has been denied bail by a New Zealand court.25 Jan 2012