February 2009 News
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Obama orders review of cyber security
T he US president has ordered a 60-day review of federal cyber security to establish what is being done to protect vital U S military systems. U S intelligence...10 Feb 2009
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Limiting staff web use delivers big savings
CIOs could save themselves a lot of money by limiting recreational use of corporate networks by staff.
An international survey of more than 1,000 CIOs...
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January brings yet more growth for online shopping
Online sales increased another 19% in January as the internet continues to encroach on the high street's traditional turf.
January was a surprisingly...
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Intel plans new smartphone chips
Intel intends making a new push to crack the mobile chip market for smartphones.
Intel is targeting the likes of the Apple iPhone, the BlackBerry and...
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Wireless and web firms attract venture capitalists
Investment in internet and wireless services firms grew by 66% in 2008. The year saw the most money invested by high tech venture capitalists since 2001.10 Feb 2009
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Microsoft offers firms free ERP environmental dashboard
Microsoft is offering Dynamics AX 2009 enterprise resource planning customers a free dashboard that captures data on energy consumption.
The Environmental...
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Billions in IT spending cuts likely in 2009 Treasury budget
A senior adviser to the Treasury has revealed that the 2009 budget will include plans for "significant" savings in the £30bn the public sector spends each year on IT and back-office administration.10 Feb 2009
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Tories attack government database of UK traveller details
The Tories have attacked the government's move to create a database that tracks all Britons' journeys in and out of the UK.
The database - to be operated...
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Recession drives more IT outsourcing
Over 60% of UK businesses will increase the amount of IT functions they have carried out by suppliers while less than 10% of UK businesses will reduce the amount of IT they outsource.10 Feb 2009
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Slash bills with PC power management
Organisations that are actively employing PC power management functionality can expect to save $43,300 (£29,192) per year, compared with an unmanaged 2,500...10 Feb 2009
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Essex council to be sued by BT over cancelled IT contract
Essex county council faces being sued by BT after it terminated an IT services contract more than three years before it was due to end.
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Added critical data protection for SMBs
New technology aiming to solve small and medium size businesses’ perennial problems with protecting business critical data10 Feb 2009
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Twittering US politician endangers lives in Baghdad
A high ranking member of the US House Intelligence Committee used the Twitter mobile blogging service to reveal his "secret" congressional visit to Iraq.10 Feb 2009
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UK not affected by US hack, says Kaspersky
The Kaspersky IT security firm says the weekend hacking...
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Criminals ahead of victims on e-fraud, says FSA
Criminals are using computers to commit increasingly sophisticated frauds, and consumers are failing to keep up to date with the threats out there.09 Feb 2009
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Microsoft launches free mobile storage service
Microsoft is launching a service that allows Windows Mobile users to synchronise and store data from their mobile device to the web.
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Former MySQL CEO leaves Sun
Former MySQL CEO Marten Mickos is leaving Sun Microsystems. He is the third senior MySQL executive to leave since Sun's acquisition of the open source database...
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Nissan forges closer IT links with Renault following 20,000 job cuts
Nissan is to deepen its technological partnership with Renault, including sharing back-office IT systems and networks, in the wake of today's announcement that it will cut 20,000 jobs.09 Feb 2009
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PC sales expected to fall
Sales of PCs across the world could fall this year for the fist time in almost 10 years with sales for the final months of last year plummeting by...
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Seven ways to get caught by social networking spammers
Messaging security firm Cloudmark has released a list of the 'seven deadly sins of social networking spam', now frequently being employed by spammers.09 Feb 2009
