April 2011 News
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Microsoft reports record third quarter financial results
Microsoft has announced record results for its financial third quarter, delivering a riposte to critics who say the software giant is losing its lustre.29 Apr 2011
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Store dealing with dishonest employees uses internal theft prevention software
A London-based sushi chain expects to save almost £1 million this year with the help of new fraud-detection software.29 Apr 2011
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Nottingham University Hospitals Trust deploys wireless network
The Nervecentre system has improved patient safety, workforce planning and productivity.28 Apr 2011
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HP wins $2.5bn deal to support 60,000 NASA staff
NASA has signed an IT services contract with HP for computer services and devices for 60,000 workers.28 Apr 2011
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Strong identity key to collaboration and cloud, says Jericho Forum
Strong identity is essential to cloud-based services, but many businesses and technology suppliers are barking up the wrong tree, say security experts.28 Apr 2011
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University Hospital Birmingham delivers mobile enterprise
University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) is presenting next week at Blackberry World in the US, on how it has made enterprise applications available to clinicians...28 Apr 2011
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SAP system visibility boosts efficiency and cuts costs, says Compuware
Nearly half of businesses are unhappy with SAP application response times and one third are unhappy with SAP service availability, a study has revealed....28 Apr 2011
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Government cost controls save £3bn, claims Maude
The government has saved its target of £3bn in efficiency costs since last year, says Cabinet minister...28 Apr 2011
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IT professionals willing to sacrifice cash for more time off
IT professionals are increasingly attracted to the prospect of a shorter working week and are prepared to sacrifice thousands of pounds to get it.28 Apr 2011
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SAP still not delivering on its vision despite strong Q1 results
Enterprise software maker SAP has reported a 26% growth in software revenue to €583m and 20% growth in software and software related service revenue to €2.3bn,...28 Apr 2011
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PC sales boosted by iPad, but netbooks decline
The PC market grew 7% in Q1 2011, according to research from Canalys, due to the popularity of Apple's iPad.28 Apr 2011
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Apple blames bug for tracking users' location
Apple has blamed a bug for surreptitiously tracking iPhone and iPad users' locations and has promised to release free software to remedy the problem in the...28 Apr 2011
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PayPal drives strong first quarter for EBay
EBay has reported first quarter revenue of $2.5bn (£1.49), up 16% compared with the same period a year ago. Net income was $475.9m, or $0.36 per diluted...28 Apr 2011
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PlayStation Network credit card information was encrypted, says Sony
Sony has reiterated its statement that there is no evidence that credit card data was taken by hackers who forced the company to suspend...28 Apr 2011
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Oil group gets 80-to-1 data deduplication with ExaGrid; and more news
News roundup: Oil group gets 80-to-1 data deduplication with ExaGrid; IBM helps with ancient landscape; ITN deploys EMC Isilon clustered NAS; West Brom deploys NetVault; and more.28 Apr 2011
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Two years of growth in IT jobs
There has been seven consecutive quarters of growth in the UK IT jobs market with contract IT positions available increasing fastest.27 Apr 2011
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Detection-evading targeted malware attacks on the increase, says Symantec
Although targeted attacks using bespoke malware sent to specifically selected email addresses are still rare, the number of attacks is rising rapidly, says Symantec.cloud.27 Apr 2011
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Millions apply for Olympic tickets despite site crash
Around 20 million last-minute ticket applications were made for the London 2012 Olympics despite a surge in demand causing the website to crash.27 Apr 2011
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Union slams 700 UK job losses at Nokia
The Unite union has slammed plans by Nokia to slash 700 jobs in the UK as part of a 7,000 worldwide job shedding exercise...27 Apr 2011
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Wipro latest Indian IT supplier to reveal spending trends
Wipro has announced its sales and profit figures for its final financial quarter of 2011 showing steady growth. India's third...27 Apr 2011
