February 2009
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
McAfee unveils enterprise SaaS business unit
McAfee has expanded its software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering with a new business unit to offer cloud-based services to firms.
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
Cloud computing to mature in seven years, says Gartner
Cloud computing needs seven years to mature before it becomes part of mainstream IT, says analyst firm Gartner. Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
Digital Britain Interim Report: General Impression
When the motorway network was built in the UK roads were laid on journey planning assumptions made in the abstract. When finished the M25 for example, spawned many more routes than when it was ... Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
Snow-related queries put unprecedented load on unprepared commuter websites
Three commuter travel information web sites were unable to cope with increased number of enquiries this morning about disruptions due to snow falls across southern England. Was poor load testing to blame for their inability to cope with the ... Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
Satyam signs 15 contracts despite its troubles
Satyam said it has signed 15 contracts during last month despite the $1bn accounting fraud scandal that rocked the company and the Indian IT sector. Four of these deals, which include renewals, were in Europe, said the firm. Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
Legal firm Osborne Clarke outsources IT and business services in £50m deal
Legal firm Osborne Clarke has outsourced its IT and other business services to Integreon in a seven-year deal worth £50m. Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
Brueghel or Lowry? Nope, it's just snow in South London
My mum just popped in on her way back from a walk into Carshalton to snow-spot, bringing with her these snaps of snow-scenes in Carshalton, south London. The sledging shot from Carshalton Park ... Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
£18bn Government IT scandal - 3 pages in The Times today
On its front page today - and in a two-page spread inside - The Times has published a joint Times and Computer Weekly investigation on government IT including an opinion piece from us. The articles ... Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
Snowbound in Sutton
Here's why I couldn't get to the office today, even though I'm officially in Sutton already, as far as my postal address is concerned. This is the railway line into Sutton proper, which goes right ... Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
BT and TalkTalk at war to win market in small business broadband services
The simultaneous launch of new small business broadband packages by BT and Carphone Warehouse's TalkTalk was a complete coincidence, according to both firms. But the 'everything you can do I can do better' debate between the firms looks set to ... Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Eircom to cut off users who download music illegally
Irish internet provider Eircom says it will disconnect users who download illegal music from the web. Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
Digital dividend consultation launched by Ofcom, to free up 800MHz spectrum for broadband
Ofcom today launched a consultation that could give mobile broadband users a big increase in the amount of radio spectrum available to them. The airwaves, in the 800Mhz band, are particularly important because the signals they can carry over long ... Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
Thomson Reuters breaks down barriers to enterprise instant messaging
Thomson Reuters has launched a single-link instant messaging platform for businesses. Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
It's a snow news day...
Computer Weekly team members are working from a variety of locations today, because of the poor weather conditions, but we're still getting stuff online, if a little more slowly than usual. Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
Carter report: missed opportunity and muddled thinking on UK broadband
Lord Carter's interim review on Digital Britain is not a bad report for the MPs and people who are clueless about the digital economy. As for the rest of us, it fails to tell us anything we haven’t understood for a long time, and worse, it doesn’t ... Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
Weak passwords still the norm, despite increased threat from cybercrime
Passwords for online banking, email and other services remain weak despite the increased threat of cybercrime, research has shown. Some 83% of people use their date of birth, maiden or pet name as a security password for online accounts, research by... Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
Government IT projects will cost taxpayers £18bn more than expected
Taxpayers will pay an extra £18bn for several government IT projects where costs are out of control, a joint report by Computer Weekly and The Times has revealed. Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
Snowed in...work from home...if only the network would let me in
Our IT security policy - like many businesses - prevents me from accessing the corporate intranet unless I have a security token and VPN software installed on a company-approved PC. I'll try and ... Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
Amazon's profits up after 'best Christmas ever'
Amazon has reported its "best ever" Christmas period and a 9% year-on-year rise in profits for the fourth quarter. Continue Reading
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February 02, 2009
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Feb'09
A Politician's Guide to Picking Winners
Unless the answer is an unequivocal "yes" to at least three of the above questions - run away.The proposal being put to you is as doomed as the DSS Operational Strategy, Child Support Agency, Farm ... Continue Reading