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Cookie consent: Preparing for the compliance crunch

Data privacy specialist Phil Lee from law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse answers some commonly asked questions about the new cookie rules
Cookie law: many UK organisations still unprepared, ...

With UK "cookie law" to be enforced at the weekend, many UK organisations are unprepared, as the ICO appears to change tack..
Yahoo reaches $7.1bn sell-back deal with Alibaba

Yahoo has reached an agreement with Alibaba Group for a phased sell off of its stake in China's biggest internet group
Business fails to realise social media potential

Global businesses are failing to take advantage of the commercial opportunities created by social media, says software publisher Satmetrix

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UK government websites miss cookie law deadline

Most UK government websites will fail to comply with the "cookie law" to be enforced from 26 May 2012News | Thu May 17 03:58:55 EDT 2012
Facebook set for $100bn IPO valuation

Facebook has increased the price range for its initial public offering (IPO) to $34-38 per share, which could value the company at up to $104bnNews | Wed May 16 04:54:05 EDT 2012
IT suppliers losing race to build smart cities

Banks, developers and construction companies are taking over from the IT industry as the diving force behind smart citiesNews | Mon May 14 10:14:55 EDT 2012
Facebook announces app store, but issues revenue warning

Facebook has announced its own app store, but also warned investors that the rapid growth of its mobile apps threatens its long-term financial prospectsSocial media technology | Fri May 11 03:04:16 EDT 2012
Online competition sends Clinton Cards into administration

High street card retailer Clintons enters administration as online rivals take control of the marketE-commerce technology | Thu May 10 06:04:07 EDT 2012
What is the top priority for IT execs in 2012, and why?

Why, given a choice of 14 IT concerns, including cloud computing, did application performance management (APM) come out on top?Analysis | Thu May 03 09:21:02 EDT 2012
Microsoft challenges Amazon with $300m investment

Microsoft is challenging Amazon's dominance of the e-book market by investing $300 in Barnes & Noble's Nook reader and university textbook businesses.News | Tue May 01 04:43:27 EDT 2012
CIO interview: Tesco CIO Mike McNamara on the retailer's digital future

Tesco CIO Mike McNamara discusses the retail giant’s £150m plan to aggressively pursue online sales over building new stores.Interview | Mon Apr 30 09:25:42 EDT 2012
Retailers refocus IT investment for e-commerce

Retailers are shifting IT investments from core systems to customer-facing applications to capitalise on the growth of e-commerceNews | Fri Apr 27 05:40:52 EDT 2012
Government launches Digital Advisory Board

The government has created a Digital Advisory Board (DAB) of industry IT heads and academics to support its digital by default agendaNews | Wed Apr 25 04:00:37 EDT 2012
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Facebook rushes to launch Instagram-like app

Facebook has introduced a mobile photo sharing app to demonstrate that it is being proactive on the mobile front, say analysts.News | Fri May 25 10:57:04 EDT 2012
Cookie consent: Preparing for the compliance crunch

Data privacy specialist Phil Lee from law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse answers some commonly asked questions about the new cookie rulesOpinion
The Facebook IPO – so much for supply and demand

During the frenzied build-up to the Facebook IPO over the past couple of weeks, emotions overwhelmed good common senseOpinion | Thu May 24 11:09:04 EDT 2012
Research shows dangers of user-generated content

Hackers are exploiting user-generated content features of social media websites, a study has revealedNews | Thu May 24 10:01:36 EDT 2012
Collaboration: Working smarter, not harder

Collaboration technology can help you work more effectively. Andrew Buss, director of Freeform Dynamics, guides you through the optionsopinion | Thu May 24 08:15:44 EDT 2012
Facebook shareholders sue over misleading IPO

Angry shareholders are suing Facebook over allegedly hiding the truth about future growth forecasts.News | Thu May 24 04:05:20 EDT 2012
Microsoft opens up So.cl social network to the public

Microsoft has quietly opened up its So.cl social networking service for public useNews | Wed May 23 07:13:19 EDT 2012
EMC bags 20PB storage deal with Facebook

A source close to the situation tells Computer Weekly the deal involves scale-out storage technologiesNews | Tue May 22 12:19:35 EDT 2012
Facebook shares drop over 10% in second day of trade

Facebook shares have fallen below the initial public offering price of $38 in their second day of trading in New YorkNews | Tue May 22 04:53:53 EDT 2012
Three quarters of senior executives use social media at work

Senior executives at European businesses are more likely to use social media platforms than their more junior colleaguesNews | Mon May 21 10:01:50 EDT 2012
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Last working day before cookie law enforcement

The deadline for compliance with UK cookie law expires this weekend, but there is no need to panic, says data protection lawyer Stewart RoomNews | Fri May 25 05:36:12 EDT 2012
Cookie consent: Preparing for the compliance crunch

Data privacy specialist Phil Lee from law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse answers some commonly asked questions about the new cookie rulesOpinion
Research shows dangers of user-generated content

Hackers are exploiting user-generated content features of social media websites, a study has revealedNews | Thu May 24 10:01:36 EDT 2012
Collaboration: Working smarter, not harder

Collaboration technology can help you work more effectively. Andrew Buss, director of Freeform Dynamics, guides you through the optionsopinion | Thu May 24 08:15:44 EDT 2012
Cookie law: many UK organisations still unprepared, says law firm

With UK "cookie law" to be enforced at the weekend, many UK organisations are unprepared, as the ICO appears to change tack..News | Thu May 24 07:04:10 EDT 2012
Google chairman Eric Schmidt insists the firm has done nothing to breach EU anti-trust law

Google chairman Eric Schmidt says the company does not understand how the European Commission believes it has broken anti-trust lawsNews | Wed May 23 09:37:01 EDT 2012
Google Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer

Google Chrome has finally overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the most popular Web browser, according to web metrics firm Statcounter.News | Mon May 21 07:05:08 EDT 2012
UK government websites miss cookie law deadline

Most UK government websites will fail to comply with the "cookie law" to be enforced from 26 May 2012News | Thu May 17 03:58:55 EDT 2012
IT suppliers losing race to build smart cities

Banks, developers and construction companies are taking over from the IT industry as the diving force behind smart citiesNews | Mon May 14 10:14:55 EDT 2012
Hackers compromise Amnesty International UK website

Hackers compromised Amnesty International's UK website using remote administration tool Gh0st RAT, according to Websense Security LabsNews | Fri May 11 10:05:22 EDT 2012
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Collaboration: Working smarter, not harder

Collaboration technology can help you work more effectively. Andrew Buss, director of Freeform Dynamics, guides you through the optionsopinion | Thu May 24 08:15:44 EDT 2012
EMC buys Syncplicity

Storage giant EMC confirms the deal for cloud file management firm Syncplicity but keeps the figures behind closed doorsNews | Tue May 22 15:13:53 EDT 2012
CloudStore 2 launched ahead of supplier accreditation

The second iteration of the government’s CloudStore has gone live ahead of suppliers from the first framework having been accredited to sell products on the first G-Cloud framework.News | Mon May 21 06:59:25 EDT 2012
Businesses at risk from 'unfair' cloud contracts

Businesses are unwittingly signing cloud computing contracts that could leave them liable for failures by their supplier.News | Fri May 18 09:49:50 EDT 2012
Guidebook: Oracle Cloud Services

This independent report from analysts, Nucleus Research offers a critical assessment of Oracle’s Cloud Services.News | Fri May 18 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Key IT influencer Ian Watmore quits civil service

Ian Watmore, permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office and one of the main drivers of the government's IT strategy, is leaving the civil service next month.News | Wed May 16 10:34:53 EDT 2012
UK cloud adoption continues to grow

UK is lagging behind the US in cloud adoption, according to a study by the UK-based Cloud Industry Forum.News | Tue May 15 08:34:58 EDT 2012
Enterprises putting HR in the cloud

Global businesses are moving the management of workforce relations into the cloud to eliminate siloed working through a single HR system across regions.News | Mon May 14 10:49:29 EDT 2012
Is your data at risk in the cloud ?

When is it safe to move critical data into the cloud ? IT professionals, lawyers, and insurers believe they have the answer.News | Mon May 14 07:59:16 EDT 2012
Cloud: Scaling to succeed in new business models

High-tech companies face challenges keeping pace with new cloud-based business models, this study from Accenture reveals.News | Thu May 10 00:00:00 EDT 2012
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Collaboration: Working smarter, not harder

Collaboration technology can help you work more effectively. Andrew Buss, director of Freeform Dynamics, guides you through the optionsopinion | Thu May 24 08:15:44 EDT 2012
Google chairman Eric Schmidt insists the firm has done nothing to breach EU anti-trust law

Google chairman Eric Schmidt says the company does not understand how the European Commission believes it has broken anti-trust lawsNews | Wed May 23 09:37:01 EDT 2012
Microsoft opens up So.cl social network to the public

Microsoft has quietly opened up its So.cl social networking service for public useNews | Wed May 23 07:13:19 EDT 2012
EC calls on Google to address competition concerns

The European Commission (EC) is pushing Google to address concerns about abusing its dominant position in the internet search engine marketNews | Tue May 22 04:10:22 EDT 2012
Google Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer

Google Chrome has finally overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the most popular Web browser, according to web metrics firm Statcounter.News | Mon May 21 07:05:08 EDT 2012
‘T-Rays’ offer extra spectrum for Wi-Fi

Japanese researchers discover new connectivity capabilities with the terahertz bandMobile networks | Thu May 17 05:51:51 EDT 2012
Legislators need to get a grip on ISP speed

It is time for the rules to get tough on ISPs and their broadband speed advertisingComment | Mon May 14 11:25:36 EDT 2012
IT suppliers losing race to build smart cities

Banks, developers and construction companies are taking over from the IT industry as the diving force behind smart citiesNews | Mon May 14 10:14:55 EDT 2012
UK broadband fails to hit advertised speeds

A survey shows there is a 42% gap between what is advertised by ISPs and what connections customers actually receiveNews | Mon May 14 08:40:17 EDT 2012
Video: Bob Tarzey on IPv6 migration

While migration to the IPv6 networking standard is not going to have an immediate impact, IPv4 addresses will run outVideo
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