October 2010
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October 20, 2010
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Oct'10
Corporate penetration testing: Best practices for thorough assessments
Many companies are unprepared going into a penetration test, and thus spend unnecessary time and money on the testing. Learn how to get best value out of penetration tests performed on your critical infrastructure and services. Continue Reading
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
Join the security debate: an ongoing challenge with new dimensions
New security survey aims to dig into real software application development issues and examine what it takes to bring an app online in a fully secure deployed capacity Continue Reading
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
Open approaches
I was chatting to some executives at a technology services firm today. We were kicking around ideas around how to use tools like Twitter for promoting their services - the sort of issue I have been ... Continue Reading
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
Government CIO Suffolk tells Indian suppliers: ‘bid, bid, bid’
UK government chief information officer John Suffolk has encouraged Indian suppliers to compete for IT work in the public sector ahead of the massive spending cuts to be announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review. Continue Reading
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
Microsoft adds Office to cloud offerings, aims at SME market
Microsoft has launched a cloud version of Office called 365. It is aimed at small and medium enterprises, and costs between $6 and $27.50 per user per month,...
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October 19, 2010
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Oct'10
Office 365: now officially a Microsofty tax
Microsoft says Office 365 for enterprises allows people to buy Microsoft Office Professional Plus desktop software on a pay-as-you-go basis, or $24 or 22.75 euros per user, per month - so if you ... Continue Reading
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
PM David Cameron confirms £500m for UK cyber defences
Prime Minster David Cameron has confirmed a budget of £500m for the UK's national cyber security programme in the Strategic Defence Review. Continue Reading
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
Spending Review: IT figures make their predictions
While some are hopeful that tomorrow's Spending Review will bring opportunities for smaller suppliers, others in the IT industry are warning some of the measures expected tomorrow could throw up hurdles for IT professionals. Continue Reading
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
Wireless works (helped by fibre)
Chris Conder, the Lancashire cattle farmer turned fibre network installer, has been playing with radio, linking it up to fibre. Continue Reading
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
Mobile still a test-and-learn channel
Forrester Research has estimated that only a third of companies have had a mobile strategy in place for more than a year, despite the popularity of the iPhone...
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
Doctor left 56 patients' data on train
A doctor left documents containing personal and diagnostic information about 56 patients on a train after taking it home to work on after hours.
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
Spending Review: IT must prove it can help
With the comprehensive spending review, IT has a chance, once and for all, to prove it can well and truly help the government save billions. For all ComputerWeekly.com's live coverage see our ... Continue Reading
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
BT playing rough?
some of us are not quite getting the message Continue Reading
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
Government IT cuts hit £1.2bn, £1bn more to come
The government's Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG) has already cut £1.2bn from public sector spending on IT, and is eyeing another £1bn in savings, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude. Continue Reading
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
How will the business consultancies cope as public sector gold mine closes?
The government spending review and the cost cutting that follows will leave its mark on the business consultancy industry. I have blogged at length about how the IT suppliers are reacting to the ... Continue Reading
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
Atos Origin to provide managed services for Aberdeen City Council
Aberdeen City Council has chosen Atos Origin to provide managed datacentre services and a virtual desktop environment. Continue Reading
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
Ofcom stalls on complaints about Project Canvas’ YouView
Ofcom has stalled complaints that Project Canvas, the internet-based digital terrestrial TV project owned by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, BT, TalkTalk and Arqiva, is anti-competitive. Continue Reading
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
Investigation launched into Sellafield's lost USB stick
Nuclear processing company Sellafield has launched an investigation into the loss of a USB stick containing information about the company's business operations.
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
NRO warns of “chaotic scramble” for IPv6 addresses
The Number Resource Organisation (NRO) has warned of a "chaotic scramble" for IPv6 addresses as the world's IPv4 addresses are almost depleted. Continue Reading
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October 19, 2010
19
Oct'10
Ray Ozzie to retire as Microsoft chief software architect
Microsoft's champion of cloud-computing Ray Ozzie has announced his retirement from the role of chief software architect. Continue Reading