January 2013 News
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What does 2013 hold for financial services IT?
While regulation will force banks to invest in IT, customer demand is imposing other pressures, such as mobile banking platforms02 Jan 2013
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IT problems cause Lloyds ATM outage, again
Lloyds customers were unable to withdraw money from cash machines and complete debit card transactions on New Year’s eve, as the banking group was once again beset with IT problems.02 Jan 2013
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Israel launches cyber warfare training programme
Israel has launched a national initiative to train young people for cyber warfare02 Jan 2013
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UK amateur is top civilian in international cyber challenge
A 26-year-old Essex software developer has finished as the highest-ranked civilian and second overall in the 2012 DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge.02 Jan 2013
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Post Office admits that Horizon system needs more investigation
Campaigners have forced the Post Office to look again at a computer system blamed for sub-postmasters being wrongly accused of false accounting02 Jan 2013
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Home Retail Group cuts call costs with SMS automation
Home Retail Group, whose brands include Argos, Homebase and Habitat has cut telephony costs by rolling out an automated text messaging service across its three call centres.02 Jan 2013
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Microsoft issues quick fix for IE zero-day vulnerability
Microsoft has released a workaround for a zero-day vulnerability in older versions of its Internet Explorer browser that is being exploited by attackers.02 Jan 2013
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Government awards £5m to research projects that address cloud challenges
The government is offering £5m funding for research and development projects that will address cloud computing challenges and push its adoption02 Jan 2013
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Vint Cerf recalls switch-over to the modern internet
The modern internet is 30 years old. In a blog post, Vint Cerf described January 1 1983 as the day the modern internet was born.02 Jan 2013
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2012 sets new digital sales record of over £1bn
2012 reached an annual record-breaking digital sales total for films, music and games of more than £1bn, according to a UK trade organisation.02 Jan 2013
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Predictions for European IT outsourcing in 2013
An expert panel sets out what 2013 will mean to the IT outsourcing sector in Europe02 Jan 2013
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Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch co-operates in HP fraud probe
Former CEO and founder of Autonomy Mike Lynch says he will co-operate with a US investigation into fraud alleged by parent firm HP02 Jan 2013
