September 2009

Cash injection to boost IT in the North East

For the past decade the North East has been working hard to provide its residents with the kind of technological and business opportunities that are traditionally associated with the South. It has been gaining ground, but the region could be set to ...  Continue Reading

Top 10 best places to start an IT business

The UK has been ranked the sixth best place to run an IT business. But Britain is better than other European nations when it comes to developing IT talent.  Continue Reading

More businesses block social networking sites

More businesses are blocking social networking sites for security reasons than three years ago, an IDC security conference in London has heard.

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Only 9 Women Make T3's Tech100 List

T3 have announced their Tech100 list for 2009, naming the 100 most influential people in technology.Whenever these lists are published, I always immediately scan through to:a) see if I actually ...  Continue Reading

Gartner: Social software is confusing

CIOs and IT directors are being overwhelmed by the choice of products in the social software market, making it difficult for organisations to decide what products to deploy.  Continue Reading

No business safe from hackers, says security researcher

Automated cyber attacks set up by criminal organisations mean no business is immune to data theft, IDC's IT Security Conference in London has heard.

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London Stock Exchange CIO buys freedom with MillenniumIT

The London Stock Exchange's decision to buy the MillenniumIT trading platform and the software company that developed it gives the exchange control of its own destiny, says CIO David Lester.  Continue Reading

Data protection framework promises better security

Data protection authorities (DPAs) are expected to agree a common legal framework for global data protection laws in November.

The framework,...

Faster, deeper, stronger: preparing for the cybercrime Olympics

Meanwhile time is running out for rationalising the fragmented empires of the security services and law enforcement, overcoming their legacies of mutual suspicion, creating effective frameworks for ...  Continue Reading

Twitter revives trading pits

Traders are using Twitter to share information about companies and markets trends.  Continue Reading

University of Central Lancashire gives students with iPhones a boost

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has become the first university to launch an iPhone App for freshers. The service provides students and staff...

Economic pressure driving move to server virtualisation

Server virtualisation and cloud computing are among the cost-cutting strategies that large organisations are considering, according to a survey by Coleman-Parkes Research.  Continue Reading

How to protect different enterprise channels of communication

Organizations have plenty of ways to communicate and transfer information. In this series of tips, Michael Cobb reviews how to secure four common outlets that can be easily taken advantage of by data thieves and malicious hackers.  Continue Reading

Strong authentication methods, voice recognition systems make comeback

Two new technologies are bringing down costs and making it easier for companies to extend control out to customers and business partners.  Continue Reading

Data center infrastructure: In-house hosting versus outsourcing

Selection between in-house hosting and data center colocation is a complex decision for Indian organizations. What is the right infrastructure call?  Continue Reading

Using virtualisation to consolidate IT infrastructure, lower costs

As IT budgets are squeezed, consolidating data centre infrastructure with virtualisation can yield hardware and energy savings in the short and long term.  Continue Reading

Tories pledge to rip out Ripa surveillance

The Conservative Party has vowed to clamp down on local authorities that abuse their powers by snooping on e-mails and phonecalls of people suspected of minor infringements.  Continue Reading