February 2010

Privacy considerations for location-based services

Location-aware mobile applications and services are on the increase. With growing reach and appeal, they are no longer just about personal navigation.  Continue Reading

France Telecom holds steady despite staff upheaval

France Telecom endured a tough year capped by the resignation of its CEO as it produced stagnant growth, declining margins and a deeply unhappy workforce.

Outgoing...

Jimmy Carr killed my YouTube account

Jimmy Carr killed my YouTube account wiping out over 900 videos because of an erroneous copyright claim...  Continue Reading

Novell reports increase in profit despite sales decline

Network firm Novell reported a slight drop in sales, but increased profits and doubled earnings per share in its first quarter 2010.  Continue Reading

Building the business case for corporate social media

The use of social media technology in business has been permeated by perceptions that staff are simply Twittering their mates about what they just ate, Facebooking photos of colleagues or taking up ...  Continue Reading

Get ready for the Three Peaks Challenge

The CARE Three Peaks Challenge, in association with Computer Weekly, is looking for IT teams who want to do something different to raise money for charity.  Continue Reading

Google defends search ranking system

Google has defended the way it ranks search results after the European Commission launched a preliminary inquiry in response to complaints about Google's business practices.  Continue Reading

Fujitsu strikes are off

Members of trade union Unite working for IT services company Fujitsu have voted to accept proposals tabled by conciliation and arbitration service ACAS.  Continue Reading

Customer rein-in hits T-systems

The IT services arm of Deutsche Telekom has suffered as a result of businesses holding back on spending during the recession but the UK business has a good...

First Direct offers xxx banking on twitter

First Direct's twitter account has been hacked by a spammer, who used the online bank's account to post a link to a adult sex aid site. Who says banks don't offer overdraft extensions anymore?  Continue Reading

Fujitsu strikes called off - breaking news

Unite members at Fujitsu have voted in favour of accepting an offer made by the employer through ACAS. A large 71% of voters voted with a four to one majority in favour of taking the offer.But the ...  Continue Reading

We're not undermining Care Records says London's GP body

Londonwide Local Medical Committees, the professional voice of the capital's 6,000 GPs, says it is not out to sabotage or undermine the roll-out of the NPfIT Summary Care Records.Its joint CEO Dr ...  Continue Reading

Will it be Nasscom, Brasscom, Slasscom or another?

India has lead the way for IT offshoring over the last ten years but like any sport the pioneers are always pegged back eventually. Cricket, Football and Rugby were once dominated by England but ...  Continue Reading

Global server sales up, but Risc and Itanium suffer

The global market for servers has picked up, as growth in x86 shipments more than offset weakness in demand for Risc and Itanium.

According to IDC,...

UK start-ups unhappy about government support for Google-led initiative

UK website and web hosting companies have accused business secretary Peter Mandelson of supporting multinationals over local start-ups.  Continue Reading

Online norms

It seems to be turning into Christian Crumlish Week here on The Social Enterprise, but the man's on fire right now! If you're not reading Mediajunkie, you really should. Christian has been blogging ...  Continue Reading

Fujitsu strike ballot results expected today

The result of the ballot of Unite members at Fujitsu is expected today. Will workers do as the union recommends and accept the offer or are more strikes likely.Fujitsu suspended planned ...  Continue Reading