June 2010 News
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BCS members apologise to vice-president Ken Olisa
Members of the BCS behind calls for an Extraordinary...30 Jun 2010
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Tasty merger challenge sees Yummy benefits from IT
Dickie Oliver, vice-president of global IT for Yum, the company behind KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, speaks to Adam Burns about how IT keeps the company cooking.30 Jun 2010
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Success in move to cloud computing requires business change approach
Cloud computing offers business potentially huge cost savings and productivity gains, but security concerns are preventing many organisations tapping in to these benefits.30 Jun 2010
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St John Ambulance gears up for PCI DSS compliance
First aid charity St John Ambulance is rolling out a security information system to ensure compliance with the
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Symantec launches security benchmarking tool for small businesses
Symantec has launched an online tool to enable small businesses to see how their security, data protection and storage profiles measure up against those...
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HM Revenue & Customs freezes IT spending
HM Revenue & Customs has frozen spending on IT, according to a report from the National Audit Office.30 Jun 2010
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More software services head offshore this year
Software services are set to be the biggest IT capability offshored by UK IT directors over the next 12 to 18 months, as businesses look for customised and...30 Jun 2010
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FSA chief information officer jumps ship
CIO Darryl Salmons has left the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to lead a newly-formed CIO advisory practice at a London consulting firm. Salmons...30 Jun 2010
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Many organisations in the dark about advanced cyber attacks, research reveals
Many organisations are unaware they are being targeted by advanced cyber attacks and are failing to respond effectively, according to the
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Cisco unveils Android-based 'iPad for business'
Cisco has unveiled an ultra portable collaboration business tablet with an open platform based on Google's Android operating system.30 Jun 2010
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US software firm Versata files EC complaint against SAP
Texas-based business software firm Versata has filed a complaint with...
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How to negotiate margins with your HP reseller partner
With just a little knowledge about negotiating margins with your reseller, you can achieve better HP purchase prices and a stronger relationship.30 Jun 2010
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VMware and Google engineers jump ship to Facebook
Two top engineers from VMware and Google have left their current positions and will now bring their skills to social networking site Facebook; plus more daily news.30 Jun 2010
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Overland NAS storage gets cue at media firm, which dumps LaCie drives
Media monitoring company DMS UK installs 60 TB of Overland SnapServer NAS storage to replace fault-prone LaCie drives. HP NAS 'too costly,' says IT manager.30 Jun 2010
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China threatens Google following Hong Kong redirect
Google may lose its Chinese licence to operate after the Chinese government objected to the company redirecting Google.cn...
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Reliance on passwords is biggest security threat, says hacking expert
Passwords are fundamentally insecure and represent the biggest security threat facing organisations, says Jason Hart, senior vice-president for Europe at security firm Cryptocard.29 Jun 2010
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Government immigration cap gets mixed response
Government plans to cap the number of overseas workers entering the UK have survived the coalition negotiations with the Liberal Democrats. As a result, businesses might have to change their IT cos...29 Jun 2010
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Germany voices concerns over iPhone data gathering
Germany has echoed US concerns about the data Apple collects about the users of its iPhones.
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EU agrees to share banking data with US
The European Union has reached an agreement with the US to continue sharing European bank data to help fight terrorism, after initially rejecting a proposal to extend information sharing because of...29 Jun 2010
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Apple sells 1.7 million iPhone 4s in first three days
Apple claims it sold 1.7 million iPhone 4s in its first three days, outstripping analysts' forecasts and setting a record for a new version of the device.29 Jun 2010
