February 2006 News
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Universities offered cheaper data back-up services
Universities are being encouraged to back-up their data with a system introduced by the United Kingdom Education and Research Networking Association (UKERNA).28 Feb 2006
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Staff ignoring acceptable use policies
There is widespread ignorance of corporate internet acceptable usage policies (AUPs) in UK businesses, according to a survey of 300 business internet users by internet security appliance company Sm...28 Feb 2006
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Cable & Wireless to cut 3,000 jobs
Cable & Wireless is to cut up to 3,000 jobs in the UK over the next five years, as it seeks to concentrate on larger business customers.28 Feb 2006
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News in brief
Short takes from this week's news28 Feb 2006
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Vodafone issues sales warning and admits £28bn assets hole
Vodafone has written off up to £28bn from its balance sheet and warned that it faces a slowdown in sales growth as a result of increased competition.28 Feb 2006
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Lack of RFID skills will stall roll-outs
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology adoption rates will suffer because of a lack of skills in the field.28 Feb 2006
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Google adds e-commerce to Google Base
Google is adding e-commerce transaction capabilities to its Google Base consolidated web content platform.28 Feb 2006
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Cost biggest factor in Wan outsourcing
Cost is the biggest concern for companies when considering whether to outsource their wide area network.28 Feb 2006
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Hot skills: Aqualogic calls for expertise in service-oriented architecture
Best known for its Weblogic application server, BEA also owns the Tuxedo middleware suite. Last year it got into the burgeoning service-oriented architecture business with Aqualogic.28 Feb 2006
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Sun claims US government stalled its Grid over state security
Sun has claimed that the US government has held back its plans to launch its Sun Grid supercomputing project to customers.28 Feb 2006
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Yahoo sues over mobile trade secrets
Yahoo is suing wireless content company MForma and a group of its former employees now working at the company for allegedly stealing its trade secrets.28 Feb 2006
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Oracle issues critical out-of-cycle security patch
Oracle has released a critical security patch to fix a number of vulnerabilities in its E-Business Suite software.28 Feb 2006
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IBM and Novell plan rival to Microsoft identity management platform
IBM and Novell are joining forces to launch an open-source identity management system to rival Microsoft’s forthcoming InfoCard identity management technology.28 Feb 2006
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Cambridge course promises to hone your business skills in a week
IT directors and managers who want to sharpen their entrepreneurial skills could benefit from the one-week summer school at the University of Cambridge.28 Feb 2006
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New IT security managed service for SMBs
Security firm F-Secure launches managed security service designed exclusively for SMBs.28 Feb 2006
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Majority of UK SMBs vulnerable to security attacks
Despite the inherent risks, 59% of SMBs don't deploy new application software patches as soon as they are released.28 Feb 2006
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IT security suite for SMBs
Steganos releases a cut-down version of its full Security Suite for SMBs.28 Feb 2006
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SMBs get Orange tools on the move
Mobile operators gives SMBs productivity portal28 Feb 2006
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SoftScan reveals reasons for SMBs' email delays
Five reasons why SMBs' inbound company email gets delayed.28 Feb 2006
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Heat problem is undermining datacentre advances, says analyst
Heat problems are severely restricting the capacity of modern datacentres, and users need to address the problem urgently, an analyst has warned.28 Feb 2006
