November 2012 News
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Nokia wins patent case against RIM
Nokia has won its dispute with Research In Motion (RIM) after a year of fighting over its patent licensing agreement28 Nov 2012
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RBS launches digital wallet trial
RBS adopts Visa Europe’s digital wallet with a roll-out of technology that makes it easier for customers to securely buy on the move28 Nov 2012
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CIO interview: Tony Prestedge, COO, Nationwide
Tony Prestedge discusses how Nationwide's £1bn IT transformation is progressing28 Nov 2012
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Interview: Bill Beckler, director of innovation, Lastminute.com
Lastminute.com director of innovation Bill Beckler talks about the IT leadership dilemma of delivering innovation with shrinking budgets28 Nov 2012
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Apple sacks head of maps
Apple has sacked Richard Williamson, the executive in charge of Apple Maps, after months of embarrassment over application’s performance28 Nov 2012
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Ovum urges CIOs review MDM policies to support BYOD practices
IT departments must review IT support contracts and invest in mobile device management (MDM) for staff using their own devices at work28 Nov 2012
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Autonomy founder Mike Lynch rejects HP allegations in open letter
Former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch writes open letter to HP demanding it explain its allegations against the software company it bought in 201128 Nov 2012
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Public sector leads on social media use, says KPMG
The private sector’s failure to adapt to the demands of social media poses a threat to the bottom line and reputation28 Nov 2012
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BAT automates SAP data extraction to free up auditing resource
British American Tobacco (BAT) deploys automatic data extraction tools in its SAP to aid auditing and reduce fraud through duplicated suppliers27 Nov 2012
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Ericsson takes Samsung to court over patent dispute
Ericsson is suing Samsung for patent infringement, despite negotiating over the use of the inventions for almost two years27 Nov 2012
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Orange Digital and EE adopt cloud to save £2m in hosting costs
Orange Digital and EE adopted AWS cloud not just for high scalability but also to cut infrastructure hosting costs by £2m in three years27 Nov 2012
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Tesco rolls out virtual technology to boost multichannel offering
Tesco is rolling out a range of virtual technologies for customers to use in-store, as part of its multichannel drive27 Nov 2012
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£60m datacentre to be built in Birmingham
A 10MW modular datacentre worth £60m will be built in Birmingham by March 201327 Nov 2012
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Wolverhampton Girls’ High School goes wireless
Wolverhampton Girls’ High School has installed wireless technology across its campus, enabling staff and students to use mobile devices27 Nov 2012
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Investors file class action against HP
A class action has been filed against HP after investors claim the firm violated federal securities law with its acquisitions of Autonomy and EDS27 Nov 2012
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Hyper-V boost pushes Microsoft virtualisation closer to VMware
Microsoft has done a lot to boost its Hyper-V virtualisation software but the improvements do not justify switching from VMware, says Gartner27 Nov 2012
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Poor design hampers gamification in the enterprise, says Gartner
By 2014, 80% of current gamified applications will fail to meet business objectives, primarily because of poor design, according to Gartner27 Nov 2012
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Zero-day exploit for Yahoo Mail goes on sale
Hacker sells $700 zero-day exploit for Yahoo Mail that allows attacker to use cross-site scripting vulnerability to steal cookies and hijack accounts27 Nov 2012
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Top 10 datacentre stories of 2012
Software-defined datacentres, sustainable and green IT, power and cooling management, DCIM tools and keeping the datacentre running despite hurricane are 2012's datacentre highlights27 Nov 2012
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Google among firms hit in Pakistan hack
Technology firms including Google, Apple, eBay and Yahoo were among almost 300 companies whose websites were hit by Pakistan hack attack27 Nov 2012
