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PricewaterhouseCoopers reveals faults in Swansea Council's £83m outsourcing deal

Swansea City Council failed to apply key principles of IT management properly when it agreed an £83m outsourcing deal that is struggling to deliver anticipated benefits, a report by auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers has concluded.

Janet launches SMS service for network users

The Janet educational and research network has signed a deal with messaging firm PageOne to supply SMS text services to network users.

Weekly capacity checks as site goes into IT overdrive

Price comparison site Moneysupermarket.com has begun reviewing the capacity of its hardware, bandwidth and IT staffing levels every week to help it manage the rapid expansion of its business.

Peer voices concern about data sharing

Government plans to share data across departments could be hampered by the poor quality of government data, a cross-bench peer warned at the Infosec conference.

Don't underestimate Mifid IT security, warn experts

Finance companies are leaving themselves open to potential lawsuits because they are underestimating the IT security requirements needed to implement the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid), experts have warned.

ISPs and software developers ‘must be more responsible for security’

Internet service providers and manufacturers of operating systems should be providing more secure services and software for the public because of the rise in e-fraud, a member of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has said.

European firms ahead of the US on network deperimeterisation

Over 90% of European security professionals believe networks will be deperimeterised in five years’ time.

Deadline for digitising paper records looms

A report from consultancy KPMG says many organisations are still using paper-based records for pre-1998 archives and could be prosecuted under the Data Protection Act if they do not digitise records by October.

Tape backup continues its role in long-term storage

  • News
  • Date: 30 April 2007
Tape backups have proven to be remarkably resilient as a storage technology. Respondants to a recent ESG survey indicated that less than a thirdbacked up to tape only, less than one quarter backed up to disk only and about 50% used a mix of disk and tape. Consequently, storage professionals must understand tape technology and its role in the enterprise. This article highlights the basics of tape backup, outlines the main implementation considerations, explores the experiences of several real users and looks ahead to the future of this long-standing storage technology.

UK firms think security is not keeping up with VoIP and IM

A survey by Infosecurity Europe of 291 companies has found that 93% believe security is not keeping pace with the demands posed by instant messaging (IM) and its usage.
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