February 2013 News
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Can government change its risk-averse take on security?
Risk-averse policy has long curbed government IT reform, but in simplifying security, Whitehall hopes to widen its range of commodity IT07 Feb 2013
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Mixed reaction to EC’s cyber security plan
The European Commission's cyber security strategy and proposed network and information security directive are met with mixed reaction07 Feb 2013
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Government school building project harnesses cloud collaboration
The Education Funding Agency (EFA) is using cloud-based collaboration to underpin the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP)07 Feb 2013
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BriForum London 2013: Brian Madden discusses what is hot in VDI space
Deadline for session submissions for BriForum London 2013 on 16-17 May is looming. VDI guru Brian Madden on what is hot in the sector07 Feb 2013
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Southern European markets hit Vodafone revenues
Issues in Vodafone’s southern European deployments continue to drag down revenues, despite a strong performance in emerging markets07 Feb 2013
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Kaspersky apologises as AV update cuts links to web
Kaspersky Lab apologises after thousands of corporate computers with Windows XP were cut off from the web by an anti-virus software update07 Feb 2013
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Europe tops Microsoft cyber security policy report
A report from Microsoft on factors that differentiate malware infection rates around the world shows Europe leading the fight for cyber security07 Feb 2013
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Anonymous hackers hit US Federal Reserve
US Federal Reserve confirms an intranet breach but denies claims that Anonymous hackers accessed the passwords of over 4,000 executives07 Feb 2013
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The Deloitte CFO Survey
Businesses are entering 2013 in a more optimistic mood than they entered 2012, but continue to favour defensive strategies in a low growth environment, this report from Deloitte reveals.07 Feb 2013
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Super themes shaping the ICT agenda in 2013
Tim Jennings, chief IT analyst at Ovum identifies seven super themes that will shape the ICT agenda for the year ahead.07 Feb 2013
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CSC returns to profit one year after NHS debacle
IT services supplier CSC raised sales 3% and recorded $268m profits one year after it suffered a $1.5bn charge for its failed NHS contract06 Feb 2013
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European government moves to private clouds
Over half of local and central governments across Europe are using or plan to use private clouds hosted by third parties06 Feb 2013
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NHS databases must be improved, urges report
NHS information systems must be improved to prevent malpractice, a report has urged06 Feb 2013
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EU cyber strategy aimed at boosting preparedness and cooperation
The European cyber security strategy addresses insufficient national preparedness and boosting co-operation in the region, says the EC06 Feb 2013
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Case study: How technology has transformed education in Denmark
Digital devices have transformed the learning environment for schools in the municipality of Odder, Denmark06 Feb 2013
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Andy Nelson appointed DWP CIO
Government CIO Andy Nelson has been officially appointed CIO at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)06 Feb 2013
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Oracle’s MySQL 5.6 spans to NoSQL to offer more agility
Oracle has released version 5.6 of MySQL, which will hit the “sweet spot of the web market” according to Tomas Ulin, vice-president of engineering06 Feb 2013
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Business avoids cloud over fear of government snooping
Almost half of IT professionals are deterred from keeping sensitive data in the cloud because of fear of government intervention and possible legal action, a survey has revealed06 Feb 2013
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CIO interview: Mark Bramwell, head of IT, The Wellcome Trust
As The Wellcome Trust enters year two of a five-year IT strategy, head of IT Mark Bramwell is preparing to lead some high-profile projects06 Feb 2013
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Cloud implementation costs higher than expected, finds KPMG
Higher cloud implementation costs and IT integration challenges have come to the fore as use of cloud services rises06 Feb 2013
