November 2011 News
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Essex County Council invests £15m in IT to cut costs
Essex County Council is pumping £15m into an IT infrastructure upgrade expected to create efficiency savings of £7m per year, says CIO David Wilde.30 Nov 2011
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Privacy group reports alarming data breach statistics in public sector
Big Brother Watch reported alarming data breach statistics at local councils, which may be just the tip of the iceberg.30 Nov 2011
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Shell enterprise MDM foundation proof of concept disturbs rulebook
Shell has laid a foundation for enterprise master data management, choosing SAP MDM over Microsoft. The major lesson was that IT can build an enterprise MDM system to which the business will come.30 Nov 2011
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Cybercrime services expand, researchers find
Cybercrime services are ramping up to provide one-stop-shops to meet demand from fraudsters, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer.30 Nov 2011
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Does demand for interim CIOs spell new era for IT leadership?
As companies race to complete critical short-term projects in the midst of economic uncertainty, should CIOs consider contracting amid increased demand for interim CIOs?30 Nov 2011
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CIO interview: John Finch, global CIO, Experian
John Finch, global CIO of Experian, discusses his plans to simplify supplier management and his approach to people development.30 Nov 2011
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Union Solutions adopts Caringo’s object-based storage for cloud storage
Storage roundup: Union adopts Caringo’s object-based storage; Crossroads ships LTFS box; Infortrend adds tiering and QLogic hardware; NetApp customer win; NovaStor’s NAS backup; and more news.30 Nov 2011
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United Nations Development Programme investigates hacking claims
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is investigating claims from hacker group Team Poison that it extracted over 100 e-mail addresses and login details belonging to UN staff.30 Nov 2011
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Samsung wins Apple legal battle to sell Galaxy tablet in Australia
A court in Australia has overturned Apple’s injunction to prevent Samsung selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet device.30 Nov 2011
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Pre-2009 HP printers vulnerable to hackers, say researchers
A security flaw found in, but not necessarily limited to, HP printers can be exploited by hackers to take full control of printer functions, according to researchers at Columbia University.30 Nov 2011
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Facebook settles privacy case with US regulators FTC
Facebook is to tighten privacy controls as part of a long-anticipated settlement with US federal authorities over charges that the social networking site misled users about its use of their persona...30 Nov 2011
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Standard Life overhauls IT department and cuts jobs
Insurer Standard Life is to axe a number of IT staff following a review of its IT and operations division.29 Nov 2011
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UK needs cyber taskforce, says John Reid
The new UK cybersecurity strategy is a big step forward, but we will need many more, says John Reid, former minister and chairman of the Institute of Security and Resilience Studies.29 Nov 2011
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Financial services firm Irish Life simplifies business intelligence
Life and pensions company Irish Life is using business intelligence (BI) software from Tableau Software to help it better interpret the data it collects.29 Nov 2011
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Chancellor George Osborne announces £100m broadband investment
The government is pumping an additional £100m into broadband networks, aimed at boosting the UK’s faltering economic growth, chancellor George Osborne has announced in his Autumn Statement. 29 Nov 2011
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UK still in pre-cyber attack mode, says head of UK military cyber security
The UK is still operating in pre-cyber attack mode, but that needs to change before it is hit by a major cyber attack, says Major General Jonathan Shaw, head defence cyber operations group, MoD.29 Nov 2011
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UK must get its cybersecurity act together, says David Blunkett
Government is paying lip service to cybersecurity, yet cutting essential services at the same time, says David Blunkett, MP and chairman of the International Cyber Security Protection Alliance.29 Nov 2011
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Framework accelerates safety-critical defence systems development
Manufacturers and academics are collaborating in a 3.5 million project to create a software modelling framework that will speed up the development and certification of safety-critical systems used ...29 Nov 2011
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RIM unveils management software for Android and Apple
Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) has introduced management software for devices running on Google Android and Apple operating systems.29 Nov 2011
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Hillingdon Council moves to cloud with Google Apps
Hillingdon Council is to move its desktop services to the cloud using Google Business Applications, in a four-year contract worth around £500,000.29 Nov 2011
