November 2012 News
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Department for Education axes IT staff among 1,000 job losses
The Department for Education is to cut IT roles among 1,000 job losses as the DfE aims to reduce headcount by a quarter14 Nov 2012
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Cisco profits jump 18% thanks to datacentre strategy
Cisco reports an 18% rise in profits, hitting $2.1bn for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2013, on the back of its integrated datacentre systems14 Nov 2012
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NHS reiterates commitment to digitise patient records by 2015
The Department of Health has reiterated its commitment to get all patient records online by 201514 Nov 2012
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SAP builds on cloud strategy with Financials OnDemand
SAP has introduced its first cloud-based financial application for the enterprise, based on the company's Hana in-memory database system14 Nov 2012
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Mansfield crowdfunds town centre Wi-Fi
Nottinghamshire town seeks public funding to bring free Wi-Fi to residents and visitors13 Nov 2012
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DWP CIO Philip Langsdale oversees Universal Credit overhaul
The Department for Work and Pensions CIO Philip Langsdale oversees an overhaul of the DWP’s flagship Universal Credit programme13 Nov 2012
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Icann picks Dundee datacentre to host first Scottish root server
Icann is hosting its first internet root server system in Scotland in a 100-rack datacentre in Dundee from IT provider brightsolid13 Nov 2012
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Vodafone blames southern Europe as revenues plummet 7.4%
Vodafone reports revenues down 7.4% year-on-year for the first half of the fiscal year, blaming weak markets in southern Europe for the drop13 Nov 2012
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Hillarys Blinds rolls out custom sales app using SAP Afaria
Blinds and curtains supplier Hillarys Blinds has developed an Android app for sales agents that synchronises with its back-end SAP ERP system13 Nov 2012
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G-Cloud framework the model of the future, says Liam Maxwell
The G-Cloud should be held up as a model for how to do frameworks in government, according to deputy government CIO Liam Maxwell13 Nov 2012
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Will the ICO’s 'big stick' approach backfire long-term?
The ICO claims to be about helping organisations to do the right thing, yet it punishes those that report breaches. Is this really a good policy?13 Nov 2012
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NetApp records 1,000% growth on FlexPod storage stack sales
NetApp claims sales of FlexPod integrated storage stacks have risen from 160 12 months ago to a present total of 1,60013 Nov 2012
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Big Switch Networks enters SDN race
Silicon Valley start-up Big Switch Networks debuts its first software defined networking (SDN) products13 Nov 2012
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UK citizens back pre-emptive cyber strikes, poll shows
Nearly two-thirds of UK citizens back pre-emptive cyber strikes on states that pose a credible threat to national security, a survey has revealed13 Nov 2012
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Research claims no link between high-frequency trading and market manipulation
Capital markets research has found no correlation between high-frequency trading and increased market abuse13 Nov 2012
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Symantec: Half of enterprise data is stored outside the datacentre
As mobile computing and cloud services go mainstream, only 50% of an organisation's information is in its own datacentre, says Symantec13 Nov 2012
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Seven firms chosen to provide government's Identity Assurance service
Seven firms have been chosen to provide the Identity Assurance service required for applicants to the new Universal Credit welfare scheme13 Nov 2012
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SAP TechEd Madrid: SAP chiefs urge businesses to go digital
SAP is urging businesses to rethink core business values to become more consumer-centric using mobile, social, cloud and BI13 Nov 2012
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NHS set to challenge ICO fine
An NHS trust is to challenge a monetary penalty notice issued by the Information Commissioner's Office in a case that could set an important precedent13 Nov 2012
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MPs quiz Google over UK tax avoidance
The Public Accounts Select Committee asks Google northern Europe vice-president Matt Brittin to explain why Google pays so little UK tax13 Nov 2012
