January 2013 News
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Global energy management software market to grow in 2013, say analysts
Businesses are increasing investment in energy management software to improve IT efficiency, says Verdantix15 Jan 2013
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Direct Line begins two-year IT project to decouple from RBS
Direct Line Group has contracted Capgemini to build and run a new IT system as it separates from Royal Bank of Scotland15 Jan 2013
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Brocade names Lloyd Carney as CEO
The former Xsigo CEO and ex-Juniper Networks’ chief operating officer, Lloyd Carney, takes over from Mike Klayko with immediate effect15 Jan 2013
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UK office workers swamped with phishing emails, study finds
UK office workers are being swamped with phishing emails, a study from training firm PhishMe has revealed15 Jan 2013
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Security firm Secarma recovers data from drives bought on eBay
Formatting hard drives does not delete data, security firm Secarma has warned after recovering data from recycled drives bought on eBay15 Jan 2013
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Researchers uncover advanced cyber espionage campaign
An elusive cyber espionage campaign has been targeting diplomatic, governmental and scientific research organisations for several years, analysis by Kaspersky Lab has revealed14 Jan 2013
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Welsh government invests £39m in school broadband
The Learning in Digital Wales Grant will support government efforts to bring online learning tools to pupils across Wales14 Jan 2013
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Why e-petitions wouldn't have happened with a system integrator
The speed at which e-petitions was developed wouldn’t have been possible with a system integrator, says Peter Herlihy from the GDS14 Jan 2013
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BT SmartTalk links smartphones with landline accounts
Telecoms giant BT launches an app to enable users to be billed as if using their landline when making calls on their smartphones14 Jan 2013
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UK hackers admit stealing Michael Jackson tracks from Sony
Two UK men have avoided jail by admitting breaking into servers at Sony Music and downloading Michael Jackson's 50,000-track back catalogue14 Jan 2013
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G-Cloud procurement launches latest tendering process
Government has launched the next iteration of the G-Cloud procurement process, with the framework expected to go live at the end of March14 Jan 2013
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Anonymous uses Aaron Swartz suicide to call for copyright reform
At least two MIT websites have been replaced with a political message in memory of digital activist and pioneer Aaron Swartz, who hanged himself14 Jan 2013
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Post Office announces amnesty for Horizon evidence
The Post Office is calling for evidence from people who have used the Horizon IT system which some have blamed for accounting discrepancies14 Jan 2013
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IT education and careers system in disarray, reveals CIF
Commission makes 20 recommendations for IT education sector, in first of four reports on the UK’s IT skills shortage14 Jan 2013
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Oracle rushes out patches for Java zero days
Oracle has released two out-of-band security updates for the latest zero day vulnerabilities in Java14 Jan 2013
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Schools to save £10m in Microsoft licensing costs, claims DfE
An updated agreement between Microsoft and the Department for Education means UK schools will benefit from new licensing discounts11 Jan 2013
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Google's role in the enterprise: Interview with Thomas Davies
As Google prepares its Q4 2012 results, UK head of enterprise Thomas Davies talks about the merger of cloud, social, mobile and big data11 Jan 2013
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European Cybercrime Centre opens in The Hague
Cecilia Malmström, EU commissioner for home affairs, has opened the European Cybercrime Centre (EC³) at Europol in The Hague11 Jan 2013
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Morgan Stanley job cuts could hit UK IT staff
Morgan Stanley bank is to cut 1,600 jobs worldwide and UK IT workers could be some of the first in the firing line11 Jan 2013
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Former Lloyds executive cries foul over IT whistle blowing
Former head of business continuity at Lloyds Banking Group tells tribunal he was forced out because he blew whistle on flawed IT systems11 Jan 2013
