February 2006

• February 22, 2006 22 Feb'06

  BI tops CIO agenda

  Business Intelligence (BI) budgets will grow almost 5% in 2006, driven by the need to 'turn the torrent of data' churned out by CRM, ERP and other enterprise applications into meaningful business information.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  Philips and Dell walk away from £400m services deal

  A $700m (£400m) IT services contract between electronics giant Philips and Dell has been cancelled 14 months into a five-year deal.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  Patient tagging cuts identity mix-ups

  A Birmingham hospital trust is to give patients undergoing chest or ear, nose and throat surgery RFID tags to prevent identity mix-ups.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  Siemens to run Immigration Directorate payment processes

  The Immigration and Nationality Directorate has selected Siemens Business Services to run its payment processes for work permit and leave to remain applications.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  ODPM moves from Novell to Microsoft with £30m overhaul

  The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has selected Steria to build a new IT infrastructure and provide managed IT services in a £30m five-year contract.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  City of London gets Wi-Fi cloud

  The City of London will roll out a Wi-Fi network over the next six months, to give City workers and visitors access to the internet in the streets and open spaces across the Square Mile.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  Ofcom auctions spectrum for low-power GSM

  Communications regulator Ofcom has launched its first spectrum auction in a move that will open the way for mobile operators to run low-power GSM services with local coverage.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  Gartner warns of Blackberry patent work round

  A workaround devised by Research in Motion to keep its Blackberry devices running if a US court injunction relating to disputed patents is implemented should be seen “primarily as a negotiating tactic”, analyst firm Gartner has warned.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  Good boost to mobile device security

  Good Technology has launched a software product that offers businesses security protection for the mobile devices used by their staff.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  Hackers target unpatched Microsoft systems

  Hackers have unleashed a trojan that exploits recently revealed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Media Player, security experts have warned.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  IT outsourcing smoothies out SMBs communication and messaging headaches

  With disparate locations and huge mail overheads, fast growing Innocent Drinks had to think quickly to solve potential data availability problems.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  US government plans cybercrime survey

  The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced plans to conduct the first ever national survey to measure the prevalence and impact of cybercrime on businesses within the US.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  Cisco faces VPN questions

  Cisco has acknowledged a vulnerability in its 3000-series virtual private network concentrators running WebVPN.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  Gates and Chambers head RSA Security Conference

  Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Cisco Systems’ John Chambers kicked off the focal RSA Security Conference in San Jose this week by revealing details about their companies' network access control strategies.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  McAfee offers botnet protection

  McAfee has become the first hardware supplier to use a new technique that it claims can protect companies from the threat of botnet-launched distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  Windows OneCare set for June launch

  Microsoft has said it will formally launch its Windows OneCare Live PC maintenance service in June. The product, which has been available as a free beta since November, is expected to cost around £30.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  Microsoft patch blitz

  Microsoft has released seven patches for several of its software products, including at least two critical updates for known vulnerabilities.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  QuickBooks does IT sums for SMBs

  Intuit UK has launched the 2006 editions of QuickBooks, its business accounting software for SMBs and their advisors.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  Oracle kits out UK SMB with E-Business Suite

  UK SMB Software Logistics has chosen Oracle E-Business Suite Special Edition to replace its existing legacy systems with a single, integrated product to drive greater efficiency and productivity in the business.  Continue Reading

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  D-Link enhances SMB reseller chain

  D-Link, a provider of networking and communication products for SMBs, has begun a reseller programme for its xStack switching, AirPremier business wireless products and NetDefend firewall portfolios.  Continue Reading