February 2010 News
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IBM and Shell use data analytics to find more oil and gas
IBM and oil company Shell are collaborating on a research project to use predictive analytics to identify possible oil and gas reserves. Predictive...26 Feb 2010
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UK mobile business drags down Deutsche Telekom's profits
Write-offs at its troubled T-Mobile UK subsidiary helped drag down Deutsche Telekom's profits...
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Hacker posts risque First Direct tweet
First Direct's Twitter account has been hacked by a spammer who used it to post a link to an adult sex site.26 Feb 2010
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Privacy considerations for location-based services
Location-aware mobile applications and services are on the increase. With growing reach and appeal, they are no longer just about personal navigation.26 Feb 2010
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France Telecom holds steady despite staff upheaval
France Telecom endured a tough year capped by the resignation of its CEO as it produced stagnant growth, declining margins and a deeply unhappy workforce.
Outgoing...
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Novell reports increase in profit despite sales decline
Network firm Novell reported a slight drop in sales, but increased profits and doubled earnings per share in its...
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Get ready for the Three Peaks Challenge
The CARE Three Peaks Challenge, in association with Computer Weekly, is looking for IT teams who want to...
26 Feb 2010 -
Google defends search ranking system
Google has defended the way it ranks search results after the European Commission launched a
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Fujitsu strikes are off
Members of trade union Unite working for IT services company Fujitsu have voted to accept proposals tabled by conciliation and arbitration service ACAS.26 Feb 2010
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Customer rein-in hits T-systems
The IT services arm of Deutsche Telekom has suffered as a result of businesses holding back on spending during the recession but the UK business has a good...
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Global server sales up, but Risc and Itanium suffer
The global market for servers has picked up, as growth in x86 shipments more than offset weakness in demand for Risc and Itanium.
According to IDC,...
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UK start-ups unhappy about government support for Google-led initiative
UK website and web hosting companies have accused business secretary Peter Mandelson of supporting multinationals over local start-ups.26 Feb 2010
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Microsoft leads industry group to take down Waledac botnet
Microsoft has pulled together the resources of researchers, security suppliers and legal experts to shut down the Waledac botnet.26 Feb 2010
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VMware acquires products from EMC's Ionix IT management business: News Roundup
VMware acquires products from EMC's Ionix; bare metal hypervisor for Apple and new cloud vision from Parallels; and other news of the week.26 Feb 2010
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Misuse of VDI: Citrix on how to make your desktop virtual
Citrix drops the marketing hype and explains which virtual desktop strategy works best for which type of user, along with why the term VDI should be buried when deciding how to make your desktops v...26 Feb 2010
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Capita posts profits up by 11%
Capita enjoyed "steady organic growth" throughout 2009, according to the 2009 financial results...
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Nominet votes for internet self-rule
Nominet members have voted overwhelmingly to accept changes to its constitution that should allow it to retain its self-regulatory status as the registrar...
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MPs call for end to BT's tax privileges
BT should pay the same business rates as its competitors, MPs said this week.
In a report...
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Early adopters report big savings from IT-CMF
CIOs spend 80% of their budgets "keeping the lights on". But their most intractable problem is to get the best return possible from the other 20% of their...25 Feb 2010
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How bank websites rate for reliability and responsiveness
NatWest's website has been rated as the most reliable in banking and Halifax's site as offering the best level of responsiveness.25 Feb 2010
