June 2012 News
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Interview: Sander Kristel, CIO, Staffordshire County Council
The CIO of Staffordshire County Council says virtualisation and application development has improved services for residents and staff29 Jun 2012
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Companies fail to secure virtual environments
A third of companies admit they have not invested in security for their virtual computing environments, a survey has revealed29 Jun 2012
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Government awards £4bn framework for IT hardware
The framework includes desktops, laptops, tablets, servers, printers and most commonly used peripherals.29 Jun 2012
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Delta brings Wi-Fi to international flights
The US airline will enable Wi-Fi connectivity on its flights serving the UK, along with its other international destinations29 Jun 2012
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Universities deliver HPC for business via the cloud
The University of Cambridge and Imperial College are pooling their resources to create a high-performance computing (HPC) service that will offer some of the UK’s fastest computer resources to indu...29 Jun 2012
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RIM posts dramatic losses; confirms 5,000 staff to go
The struggling mobile manufacturer will delay the launch of its BlackBerry 10 mobile OS until 2013 and admits a 38% drop in revenue29 Jun 2012
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Key HMRC IT plans delayed due to spending freeze, says NAO
Key HMRC IT plans have been delayed because of the Cabinet Office’s moratorium on spending, the National Audit Office (NAO) says29 Jun 2012
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Security firm LogRhythm lands $15m investment
Cyber security and compliance firm LogRhythm has secured $15m investment funding for product innovation and international expansion29 Jun 2012
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KPMG 2012 Global Technology Innovation Survey
China and the US are most likely to come up with disruptive technology breakthroughs over the next four years, but Europe lags behind29 Jun 2012
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CW Buyer’s Guide: Virtual desktops in the enterprise
This Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to virtual desktops gives you the key facts on thin clients, the economics of cloud, and Citrix.29 Jun 2012
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Tablets in the enterprise: five steps for success
Tablet devices will give enterprises a competitive advantage according to this in-depth report from Booz&Co.29 Jun 2012
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Cyber Risk Perceptions: An Industry Snapshot
Concerns about cyber-risks in business have increased over the past 12 months, this snapshot survey from Marsh and Chubb reveals.29 Jun 2012
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The Deciding Factor: Big Data & Decision Making
This study by Capgemini and the Economist Intelligence Unit report assess the impact of Big Data on businesses.29 Jun 2012
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ROI Case Study: Quest Foglight at Imperial College London
Imperial College London deployed Quest Foglight to manage the performance of its applications, databases, and services and reduce system downtime. Nucleus Reseach evaluates the ROI of the project.29 Jun 2012
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The State of Software Testing 2012
This survey reports on organisations' test maturity based upon the industry standard Test Maturity Model integrated (TMMi).29 Jun 2012
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Housing association saves £500,000 by moving to a virtualised environment
Together Housing has saved £500,000 by moving to a virtualised server environment28 Jun 2012
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Underwater wireless helps swimmers prepare for the Olympics
New sensor and data transfer technologies from Loughborough University are helping Team GB’s swimming team train for the games28 Jun 2012
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Microsoft ramps up Windows 8 security for IT consumerisation
Microsoft is building antivirus and secure, role-based authentication into Windows 8 to make the OS enterprise-ready28 Jun 2012
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Vodafone grabs T-Mobile US boss Philipp Humm to run Europe
Just 24 hours after leaving his role as CEO of T-Mobile USA, Philipp Humm is named head of Central and Northern Europe for Vodafone28 Jun 2012
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Google unveils Nexus 7 tablet
Google's Nexus 7 tablet is built by Asus, powered by Nvidia and will go on sale from just £15928 Jun 2012
