March 2012 News
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SIEM deployment case study shows patience is required
Williams Lea’s SIEM is already helping reduce manual log reviews. But there’s still a lot of work to be done before the SIEM can be fully deployed.30 Mar 2012
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Biggest upgrade to PAYE system to go live in April
The biggest upgrade to the UK's PAYE system since the 1950s goes live within two weeks.30 Mar 2012
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Gatwick Airport uses data centre decontamination service: news roundup
Gatwick airport’s initiative to improve performance and life of its IT; public sector’s progress in virtualisation and IT pros’ server management woes are this week’s highlights.30 Mar 2012
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Barclays customers shut out of online banking site
Barclays customers are hitting glitches accessing the firm's banking site and mobile app Pingit, after Barclays rolled out a new website30 Mar 2012
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Cabinet Office issues guidance on IT contract under £100m
The Cabinet Office has released guidance to open up the public sector market to more SME IT suppliers.30 Mar 2012
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RIM kills off consumer business following Q4 losses
Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) announced it will exit the consumer business after posting large Q4 losses30 Mar 2012
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SIPCOM cut costs with storage and server upgrade
Hosting provider SIPCOM cut its licensing costs, and improved SaaS delivery for customers thanks to these infrastructure upgrades.29 Mar 2012
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Danone uses SAP to reduce carbon footprint
Heath food maker Danone has used SAP to reduce its carbon footprint by 22%.29 Mar 2012
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Cloud computing seen as key to business success
Financial decision makers believe that cloud computing will be important to the success of their businesses over the next couple of years29 Mar 2012
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Cloud based IT perfect fit for events business Melville
Exhibition and events service provider Melville is moving its systems into the cloud to take advantage of the on demand cloud computing.29 Mar 2012
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Case Study: The Guide Dogs' BPM modernisation
The Guide Dogs has undergone a major modernisation and restructuring business process management (BPM) programme.29 Mar 2012
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EC vice-president Viviane Reding calls on MEPs to hasten EU data protection reform
EC vice-president Viviane Reding has urged MEPs to hasten reforms to EU Data Protection law, saying it can't wait two years for adoption29 Mar 2012
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Twitter bug bumps followers without permission
Twitter has admitted users are being affected by a bug that randomly bumps fellow tweeters from their follow lists without permission29 Mar 2012
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EU to begin new cuts to mobile roaming costs from July
New rules agreed by the European Parliament will force mobile firms to lower the prices of making a call or downloading data abroad by July 2012.29 Mar 2012
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Facebook halts private stock trading in move toward IPO
Facebook will halt trading in its stock on private secondary markets at the end of this week as it prepares for an initial public offering (IPO)29 Mar 2012
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Government creates Digital Leaders network
The Cabinet Office has created a Digital Leaders group with representatives from each government department to accelerate its digital agenda.28 Mar 2012
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Collaborative strike takes down second Hlux/Kelihos botnet
A security industry collaborative strike has taken down the second Hlux or Kelihos botnet28 Mar 2012
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Millions of internet users trust weak passwords, research reveals
Online passwords are so insecure that 1% can be cracked within 10 guesses, according to a researcher at Cambridge University.28 Mar 2012
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Desktop virtualisation helps data centres prepare for consumerisation
UK businesses and data centres aren’t prepared for IT consumerisation, but building a virtual desktop infrastructure can help.28 Mar 2012
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CIO interview: Rob Ray, FA digital and IT director
Technology is a relatively new addition to the 139-year-old institution of the Football Association, says IT chief Rob Ray.28 Mar 2012
