June 2011 News
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DPA compliance: Tracking changes to Data Protection Act guidelines
Can organisations expect a more prescriptive Data Protection Act in the future? UK Bureau Chief Ron Condon examines the law's prospects.30 Jun 2011
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Infosecurity: Information security vendors lag threat vectors
Products to secure smartphones and cloud computing are in short supply.30 Jun 2011
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When digital risk gets physical: Assessing the global cyberthreat
The Kaspersky kidnapping serves to remind that threats to some information security pros involve more than stolen credit card details.30 Jun 2011
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Japan earthquake and tsunami provides first real test of high-tech disaster recovery, says Microsoft
Japan's earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 15,000 people and left 11,000 missing in March 2011 was the first real test of disaster recovery and business continuity plans on a large scale i...30 Jun 2011
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News Corp offloads Myspace to Justin Timberlake-backed company Specific Media
News Corporation has sold Myspace to digital media company Specific Media and singer Justin Timberlake, who will take an ownership stake and develop the creative strategy for the company.30 Jun 2011
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PCs will still reign supreme over smartphones and tablets for mobile working
The increased use of mobile and tablet devices in businesses will fail to topple PC dominance over the next three years, according to research.30 Jun 2011
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Secure software development key to business, says Microsoft
Software security and comprehensive development practices are becoming a competitive differentiator, according to Microsoft.30 Jun 2011
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Worldwide IT spend set to grow 7% in 2011, reaching $3.67trn
Worldwide IT spend is poised to grow 7.1% in 2011, reaching $3.67trn (£2.29trn), according to Gartner's quarterly outlook.30 Jun 2011
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Back-office staff will be hit in Lloyds Banking Group job cuts
Lloyds Banking Group will make about 15,000 job cuts, including back-office jobs, as part of an overhaul of its business following a major review.30 Jun 2011
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SAP looks to in-memory, mobile, cloud for business analytics strategy
SAP’s executive vice president for business user technologies outlines a three-pronged business analytics strategy: in-memory, mobile, cloud.29 Jun 2011
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Mozilla seeks to reassure enterprises with Firefox support
Mozilla is trying to find a way to support enterprises using the Firefox web browser.29 Jun 2011
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Office 365 takes Microsoft online with Google – but is it any good for the enterprise?
Microsoft's cloud-based Office 365 is now available. While Microsoft Office 365 is aimed squarely at the small business user, does it leave the enterprise wanting?29 Jun 2011
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Report predicts IT skills shortage crisis as data growth set to outstrip staff numbers
The availability of IT staff to manage big data will fail to keep pace with information growth rates over the next decade, according to analyst figures.29 Jun 2011
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Smart grid security challenge highlighted in report
Government plans to create a smart grid for energy networks will require a coordinated focus on cybersecurity as communication networks play a key role, according to a report from The Energy Networ...29 Jun 2011
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Update software to reduce risk of cyber attack, top suppliers tell business
Businesses are unnecessarily exposing themselves to cyber attack simply by failing to update to the latest versions of the software they are running, according to Microsoft and Adobe.29 Jun 2011
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Welsh Assembly networks fire and rescue control rooms for £2m
The Welsh government has joined up its fire and rescue control rooms using a £2m grant.29 Jun 2011
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Cambridgeshire County Council signs PSN deal with Virgin for £30m
Cambridgeshire County Council has signed a seven-year public sector network (PSN) contract with Virgin Media Business, estimated to be worth £30m.29 Jun 2011
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Cleveland Police Authority extends Steria shared services deal and saves £10m
Cleveland Police Authority is set to save almost £10m on top of £50m already identified through an extension of Cleveland Police's ten-year £175m share service deal with Steria.29 Jun 2011
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Google throws down challenge to Facebook with trials for social media site Google+
Google is to take on Facebook with a social media site, Google+.29 Jun 2011
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McKinsey and Gartner: Big data means high value, not just volume
The McKinsey Global Institute, Gartner and Teradata agree that big data’s value is more about variety than sheer volume.28 Jun 2011
