November 2007
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November 06, 2007
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Telcos will fail as content providers, says Gartner
Most telecom carriers will fail to transform themselves into successful content enablers by 2012, said analyst Gartner. Continue Reading
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November 06, 2007
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Western European PC shipments up 17.7%, but UK market ‘weaker’
PC shipments in Western Europe grew 17.7% in the third quarter, said analyst Gartner, but the UK market was weaker than other countries. Continue Reading
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November 06, 2007
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Northern Ireland provides shared services blueprint
Northern Ireland has begun an £800m programme to consolidate IT systems and share services across its 11 government departments. Continue Reading
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November 06, 2007
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Nov'07
Statistics and the NPfIT "success"
Imagine if the Department for Transport were to argue that its programme for reducing road deaths had been successful on the basis that: - 10,589,446 tonnes of an innovative anti-skid road surface ... Continue Reading
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November 06, 2007
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Don't rush Fusion upgrades, users tell Oracle
Members of the influential UK Oracle User Group have urged the enterprise software giant to get its virtualisation pricing model ready. Continue Reading
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November 06, 2007
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Nov'07
Big bang is dead: Christmas has been cancelled
Those selling to the public sector have to adjust to a world in which they and their departmental customers will be under increasing pressure to co-operate across organisational and commercial ... Continue Reading
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November 06, 2007
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Nov'07
Intelligence software drives Informatica results
Revenues for the third quarter of 2007 up 22% and net income up by nearly 50% Continue Reading
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November 06, 2007
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Nov'07
Mobile technology oppresses workers
Mobile technology has created an oppressive work environment where end-users feel swamped by requests for their time. Instead of empowering workers most feel they are constantly on call and under scrutiny, a survey has shown. Continue Reading
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November 06, 2007
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Research projects to get 30 million hours on Europe's supercomputers
Forty five projects have been awarded a total of 30 million hours on a network of Europe's most powerful supercomputers as part of Europe's Extreme Computing initiative to enhance Europe's competitiveness in science and technology. Continue Reading
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November 06, 2007
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Nov'07
Warning as first serious Apple Mac Trojan hits
Apple Mac users are no longer immune to Trojan attacks, after a Texas-based Mac security firm, reported the first serious Trojan to affect the Apple Mac platform. Continue Reading
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November 06, 2007
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Nov'07
HSBC to integrate its global fraud defences
HSBC is planning to replace hundreds of fraud detection systems with a single anti-fraud system to monitor bank transactions across 83 operations worldwide. Continue Reading
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November 06, 2007
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The NPfIT without Richard Granger - "more scary"
GP Mary Hawking writes in response to the blog entry "Whitehall has no firm plans to replace Richard Granger or conduct unrestricted review of National NPfIT": "If there is to be no appointment to ... Continue Reading
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November 06, 2007
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Nov'07
More on the consumerization of IT
Following on from yesterdays blog, I had a brief discussion with an individual who thought my efforts would be better spent focusing on more timely issues. In a lot of ways, he's right - there are ... Continue Reading
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November 06, 2007
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Weekly IT news round-up 6 Nov 07
In this week's round-up we discuss the true business value of IT security; a new IT diploma developed by business, government and E-Skills; and how global companies, such as BP and Diageo are using virtual environments, such as Second Life, to boost... Continue Reading
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November 06, 2007
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Nov'07
LeftHand adds hardware to iSCSI SANs
LeftHand makes its iSCSI SAN software available on two prepackaged appliances; sources indicate the hardware comes from Dell. Continue Reading
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November 05, 2007
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Nov'07
Google announces open source operating system for smartphones
After months of speculation, Google has officially announced Android, an mobile devices OS it's developing in partnership with a wide variety of companies. Continue Reading
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November 05, 2007
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Nov'07
Google announces open source operating system for smartphones
After months of speculation, Google has officially announced Android, an mobile devices OS it's developing in partnership with a wide variety of companies. Continue Reading
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November 05, 2007
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Nov'07
The Land Registry in security scare
The Land Registry will block online access to sensitive data following a security flaw being identified on its online registry service. Continue Reading
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November 05, 2007
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Nov'07
Accenture and Thomas Cook sign 10-year outsourcing contract
In the wake of its merger and integration with MyTravel, travel agency Thomas Cook has outsourced the management of application, infrastructure and business processes to Accenture for 10 years. Continue Reading
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November 05, 2007
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Nov'07
Internet plagiarists beware
One of the liabilities of the internet, copyright violation, could be solved by an invention from Japanese boffins. Continue Reading