August 2012 News
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Somerset Council braces for lawsuit from Southwest One shared service venture
Somerset County Council is making preparations for legal action from Southwest One, the shared services joint venture it formed with IBM in 2007.31 Aug 2012
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UK partners pressure Adobe to keep Flash Player on Android store
Adobe admits it has buckled under pressure from UK partners, such as the BBC, to keep Flash Player on the Google Play Store31 Aug 2012
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Paralympic protests against Atos reaches Whitehall
A protest about French outsourcing firm Atos’ work capability assessments for disabled people on benefits has moved from the company’s headquarters to the Department for Work and Pensions31 Aug 2012
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Department of Health announces digital services funding
The ‘Information Sharing Challenge Fund’ will give NHS organisations up to £99,000 for new digital services31 Aug 2012
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Leading PC suppliers announce Windows 8 devices
HP, Dell, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo and Sony have announced products, from laptops to smartphones, which will run Microsoft’s new operating system.31 Aug 2012
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Businesses worldwide fail to prepare for cyber threats, says Kaspersky Lab
Companies around the world have failed to address cyber threats, according to a survey from security organisation Kaspersky Lab31 Aug 2012
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Enterprise wireless LAN sales jump 26% in Q2 2012
Q2 figures show businesses are investing in wireless networks despite the economic downturn, according to analyst organisation Dell’Oro31 Aug 2012
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Cyber Security Challenge tackles IP theft in Aston Martin racing scenario
The UK national Cyber Security Challenge has announced two new competitions to launch a risk analysis and policy development stream31 Aug 2012
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WikiLeaks supporter hacks Hertfordshire Police website
A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has hacked a Hertfordshire Police website and posted data apparently relating to members of the force31 Aug 2012
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Oracle releases emergency patch for Java
Oracle has released an out-of-cycle security update to patch newly identified vulnerabilities in Java 7 that have been widely exploited31 Aug 2012
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HP struggles as Dell and Cisco push enterprise servers
HP is continuing to suffer as a result of Oracle dropping Itanium support while Dell’s enterprise strategy gains momentum30 Aug 2012
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Lord’s Cricket Ground gets Wi-Fi from The Cloud
London’s home of cricket will give spectators the chance to get online for free after signing a five year deal with the BSkyB Wi-Fi provider30 Aug 2012
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Amazon Appstore opens Android to attack
Amazon is urging users to switch off a safety feature in Android which prevents rogue apps from being downloaded, to install its Appstore software30 Aug 2012
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UK data breaches up tenfold since 2007
Data breaches in the UK across all sectors have increased an average of more than tenfold in the past five years, research has uncovered.30 Aug 2012
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Antivirus detection gap widening, say security researchers
Incident response investigations show businesses cannot rely on antivirus systems alone for protection, say security researchers30 Aug 2012
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Intel gets commercial backer for wireless charging chips
Intel revealed the capability four years ago, but today Integrated Device Technology confirmed it would develop and build chipsets for wireless charging30 Aug 2012
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Britons get behind London 2012 legacy, Cisco survey reveals
More than half of Britons believe the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will benefit UK businesses in the long run30 Aug 2012
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US president Barack Obama vows to fight for free internet
US President Barack Obama has promised to fight for a free internet, while answering questions on social networking site Reddit30 Aug 2012
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Samsung becomes first to unveil Windows Phone 8 handset
The electronics firm might be facing legal action in the US, but in Europe it is unveiling its Ativ range to show it is still a force in mobile30 Aug 2012
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Java zero-day vulnerability hits Metasploit and Blackhole
The latest Java zero-day vulnerability is already available to users of the Metasploit tool and Blackhole exploit kit, say security researchers30 Aug 2012
