November 2009 News
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BAA to roll out electronic border gates at Heathrow
Airport operator BAA is rolling out electronic border gates at Heathrow Airport from January.30 Nov 2009
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US restaurants sue point of sale supplier
Restaurants in the US are suing Radiant Systems and its distributor, alleging that Radiant's point of sale (POS) software was not compliant with the credit card security standard, PCI DSS.30 Nov 2009
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Shredded patient records deliver a gift-wrapped data breach
A Leicestershire businesswoman discovered shredded records of NHS patients, with some information still showing, in packaging material used to protect...
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New EC rules on VAT will cost UK IT firms thousands
A European Commission rule on VAT could cost UK technology companies hundreds of thousands of pounds if implemented.
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Brick through window after police gave out personal data
The information commissioner has given the government details of police officers who illegally gave out personal information.
The commissioner...
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Minister attacks IT used to risk-assess sex offenders, terrorists and murderers
A justice minister has taken the rare step of criticising a front-line system in her own department.30 Nov 2009
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BT expresses sympathy as villagers slam chairman's broadband
Villagers in Hambledon, near Henley-on-Thames, are outraged because a local resident who happens to be the chairman of BT is the
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UK gets IT incubator inspired by US Techstars
The UK now has an IT start-up incubator modelled on a successful US initiative known as Techstars, which will give good internet-based ideas funding and mentoring with the aim of turning them into ...30 Nov 2009
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Tiger Woods search results poisoned, warns Sophos
Hackers have been quick to exploit interest in news of Tiger Woods' car accident, security firm Sophos has warned.
By early Saturday morning, hackers...
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Soaring demand for mobile video threatens UK 3G infrastructure
Demand for video and TV on smartphones is threatening to take down the UK 3G mobile infrastructure, according to
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Dell releases experimental Chrome OS for netbooks
Engineers at PC maker Dell have released an unofficial version of Google's...
30 Nov 2009 -
RCUK's Rawlins: Vendors need to up their game, iSCSI is over-rated
Storage Pro-File: RCUK's Andy Rawlins talks about how vendors need to up their game, why iSCSI is over-rated and why he needs chargeback to offer a proper service to users.30 Nov 2009
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Facebook and YouTube consume corporate network bandwidth
After analyzing Web traffic from thousands of business end users, a security firm discovered that more that 12% of corporate network resources are taken up by employees using Facebook and YouTube.30 Nov 2009
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Government IT strategy aims for billions of savings
A draft government-wide IT strategy identifies £5.7bn worth of annual savings to be made across the public sector by 2020.27 Nov 2009
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Apple bows to OFT pressure
Apple has agreed to change its terms and conditions at the request of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
The...
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Zurich outsources IT services to CSC for next decade
Zurich Financial Services is outsourcing IT services to CSC for ten and a half years.
The contract could be worth up to $2.9bn if Zurich takes up the...
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Most Brits are not tech-savvy, says BCS
Britons are not benefiting from the full commercial, social and cultural benefits of modern technology, according to research commissioned by the British Computer Society.27 Nov 2009
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ICO publishes guide to quash business ignorance on data protection
UK privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published a new guide to help businesses understand their obligations under the Data...27 Nov 2009
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Call centres shunned in favour of online banking
Britons are choosing a computer and a mobile phone to manage their finances rather than phoning a call centre.
According to research conducted by think-tank...
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Italian prosecutors seek jail for Google executives
Italian prosecutors are seeking jail terms for Google executives charged in connection with a video posted on Google's Italian site. The video depicted a disabled boy being mocked.27 Nov 2009
