November 2012 News
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Mobile business intelligence cascades from boardroom to front line
Mobile BI has started to cascade down in organisations over the past year says Adrian Simpson, chief innovation officer, SAP UK02 Nov 2012
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O2 ramps up roaming charges for outside EU
After being forced to cut rates for users in Europe, the mobile operator increases roaming charges for outside the EU02 Nov 2012
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Facebook swaps Wi-Fi for check-ins from SME customers
Social networking site Facebook is offering firms free Wi-Fi in exchange for directing customers to a Facebook page02 Nov 2012
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Endsleigh Insurance goes nearshore for application development
Endsleigh Insurance Services chose nearshore application development resources when it was stretched during the busiest time of the year02 Nov 2012
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How will open standards change the future of government IT?
Are the government's open standards principles a blueprint for a radically new open IT architecture, or just another empty policy statement?02 Nov 2012
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EDF has complaints system problems as watchdog investigates
Energy supplier EDF is having problems with a new system designed to manage complaints as customer grievances increase02 Nov 2012
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RBS pays customers extra £50m for IT failure
The IT failure that struck Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in June will cost more than expected as customers are paid an extra £50m compensation02 Nov 2012
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Manual efforts keep Peer 1 datacentre running amid Hurricane Sandy
Staff at Peer 1 Hosting’s Manhattan datacentre have kept the facility operational by manually delivering fuel to generators on 17th floor02 Nov 2012
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Judges scold Apple for Samsung statement
Apple is forced to redraft the statement on its website regarding its patent case against Samsung after a judge deems it ‘non-compliant’01 Nov 2012
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BT: “We weren't meant to be the choice for Cumbria”
Liv Garfield, head of BT’s Openreach division, defends BT’s dealings with the £40m bid to roll out superfast broadband across rural Cumbria01 Nov 2012
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West Midlands Police develops golden view of criminals, suspects
West Midlands Police, the second largest force in the UK, seeks to reduce risk to its officers and the public by using DataFlux software that gives a master record for criminals and suspects01 Nov 2012
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BT revenues plummet as broadband roll-out accelerates
BT’s sales have fallen, despite being ahead of schedule with its broadband roll-out, with Global Services and Retail performing the worst01 Nov 2012
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4G: The business benefits
We know how 4G can speed up our music downloads or offer smooth video playback, but what benefits can it bring to business?01 Nov 2012
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Migration Advisory Committee not doing UK IT workers any favours
IT recruitment expert criticises government pay thresholds for overseas IT workers in the UK01 Nov 2012
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ConnectED offers SANSSpace cloud software for language learning
SANSSpace released to the UK to enable language students to continue learning outside of the classroom01 Nov 2012
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SwissCom removes BI from IT to support business transformation
At a time of strategic integration, the business intelligence function at Swiss telecoms provider SwissCom proved the only place to get a view of the whole organisation. Find out how it supports bu...01 Nov 2012
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Amazon boosts EC2 CPU for larger workloads
Amazon has introduced the second generation of its EC2 computing on-demand infrastructure as a service platform01 Nov 2012
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Xerox services business in Europe retrenches in face of headwinds
Xerox is restructuring its European services business which will see senior staff and sales people let go as the company shies away from growth.01 Nov 2012
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Government launches open standards principles
The government has launched the long-awaited results of its open standards consultation01 Nov 2012
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Tape is not a dead storage concept, but needs reinventing
Despite advances in storage technology such as hard disks, data de-duplication and cloud-based storage, tape is not dead, say experts01 Nov 2012
