December 2012 News
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Government IT leadership team sees major reshuffle
The government's IT leadership team is to see a major organisational reshuffle, led by Cabinet Office chief operating officer Stephen Kelly07 Dec 2012
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Barnet councillors challenge Capita outsourcing deal
Barnet Council’s Labour opposition will lead a challenge to the council cabinet’s decision to sign a ten-year £320m outsourcing deal with Capita07 Dec 2012
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UK student convicted for Anonymous cyber attacks
A leading player in the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks by four UK youths in the name of Anonymous in 2010 and 2011 convicted07 Dec 2012
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Antivirus systems fail to detect unknown viruses, study shows
Less than 5% of the top 40 antivirus systems are able to detect previously non-cataloged viruses initially, a study has revealed07 Dec 2012
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Citrix buys corporate MDM tool company Zenprise
Citrix has bought mobile device management (MDM) company Zenprise for an undisclosed sum to boost its corporate mobile tools portfolio07 Dec 2012
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Hackers hit UN conference debating future internet governance
A suspected hacking attack has hit the Dubai UN meeting to discuss telecoms regulations that could alter the way the internet is governed07 Dec 2012
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Vast majority of public sector organisations lack BYOD policies
Some 87% of public sector organisations have no formal bring-your-own-device' (BYOD) strategy, according to Freedom of Information research06 Dec 2012
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Civica bags learning services contracts with 22 schools
Civica provides digital learning environments to 22 UK schools, using its CloudBase learning platform and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)06 Dec 2012
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Emulex buys Endace for $130m
Networking company Emulex hopes to boost its performance management skills by acquiring Endace06 Dec 2012
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Vint Cerf urges computer science to be included in EBacc
‘Founding father of internet’ Cerf backs the BCS in campaigning for the subject to be included in the EBacc.06 Dec 2012
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David Cameron confirms £50m for Tech City regeneration in Old Street
Prime Minister David Cameron announces a regeneration project for Old Street's Tech City area to build facilities for start-ups in Shoreditch06 Dec 2012
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Microsoft undercuts Google, AWS in cloud storage price drop
Just days after Google and Amazon Web Services dropped their cloud storage prices, Microsoft has announced a steeper cut06 Dec 2012
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MPs call for wider promotion of mutuals beyond Whitehall
Mutuals need to be effectively promoted across the whole public sector, not just Whitehall, say MPs06 Dec 2012
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Are ‘super-connected cities’ the best investment?
George Osborne’s pledge of £50m to bring superfast broadband to more cities is welcomed, but is it the best use of the budget?06 Dec 2012
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Case study: CERN adopts OpenStack private cloud to solve big data challenges
CERN is using OpenStack private cloud to overcome IT inefficiency and big data challenges06 Dec 2012
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Capita to cut 70% of staff in Barnet council outsourcing deal
Barnet Council will cut 70% of staff from the back-office functions it is outsourcing to Capita in a controversial deal to automate services06 Dec 2012
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Court to review Apple, Samsung patent verdict
A US court is to review a jury’s decision to award Apple $1bn in damages in its patent dispute with rival Samsung06 Dec 2012
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EC competition authorities delay Google decision
Google could face a multi-billion euro fine as EC competition authorities debate if it has tackled issues about abusing its dominant market position06 Dec 2012
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Key Insights for Building “Consumerised” End-User Services
This report extract from the Corporate Executive Board gives IT organisations an insight into the best approaches to building and managing consumer technology in the workplace.06 Dec 2012
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De-risking IT Lifecycle Management
Analysts Clive Longbottom and Rob Bamforth offer advice on managing IT assets more effectively.06 Dec 2012
