September 2009

Banks can make money from Faster Payments

The Faster Payments system can generate new revenue streams for banks and is not just a tick in the box for bank compliance, research has revealed.  Continue Reading

Government saves £7m with green IT measures

The government claims it saved £7m last year by turning computers off and printing double-sided paper as it reduces its carbon footprint.  Continue Reading

Intel appeals over EC anti-trust fine

Intel has asked the European Court of First Instance for an order to annul or reduce the €1.1bn fine imposed by the EC for anti-trust offences.  Continue Reading

E-government success depends on external expertise

Governments and their citizens across Europe are disillusioned with e-government. Despite 10 years of developing electronically delivered services, less...

Video: Swayze search results could be poison, warns Sophos

Searches for news of the death of actor Patrick Swayze are likely to include malicious web pages that will trigger fake virus warnings, says security firm Sophos.  Continue Reading

Thomson Reuters buys accounting software firm

Information services provider Thomson Reuters is acquiring the tax and accounting software business owned by professional services firm Delloite.

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Avaya to retain 60% of Nortel enterprise staff

Avaya has committed to keeping 60% of the North American employees of Nortel Networks' enterprise business.  Continue Reading

Businesses ignore Conficker at their peril, warns expert

The intentions of the cybercriminals behind the Conficker worm are still unknown, says an industry group set up to combat the malware.  Continue Reading

From Lone Voice to Chorus - Product Placement

I look forward to a burgeoning of innovative content over the Internet as well - not just YouTube promotions but more ambitious exercises: from "short stories" set in the producer's favourite pub ...  Continue Reading

The IT aftershocks of Lehman Brothers demise

The collapse of 150-year-old investment bank Lehman Brothers a year ago shattered the financial system.  Continue Reading

Sir Tim Berners-Lee on the Web (past, present and future)

What if you weren't using the Web to read this blog post? What if you were using the Mesh? That's not as outlandish as it might sound: the father of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, ...  Continue Reading

NEC, Hitachi and Casio merge mobile handset operations

Japanese electronics manufacturers NEC, Hitachi and Casio are to merge their mobile phone divisions to improve profitability.  Continue Reading

Intel plans internal restructure

Chip maker Intel has announced it is to make "organisational changes" in the wake of news that top executive Pat Gelsinger is to move to storage company  Continue Reading

Hosted office apps "the worst consumer IT threat" - Gartner

Hosted productivity applications are more dangerous to the enterprise than smartphones, says Gartner's John Pescatore, who warns that social networks can be used to deduce important information about an organisation.  Continue Reading

Power-saving design for efficient cost-effective data center infrastructure

Learn how to get optimal power savings from your data center UPS, as well as boost data center energy efficiency through server and storage consolidation.  Continue Reading

Service portfolio management: Helping IT get back to business

More mature IT shops are adopting ITIL v3's service portfolio management approach to better manage the service lifecycle and provide business-centric services to the organization.  Continue Reading

Five benefits of virtualisation

Difficult economic times are a challenge for everyone, writes Hamish Macarthur, founder of Macarthur Stroud International. IT managers must keep service levels high while reducing costs, get more out of the same or fewer resources and take on ...  Continue Reading