March 2010
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March 24, 2010
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This is the social budget
Politics is a great example of how social media can be used by organisations. I've written in the past about the Obama presidential campaign and how they used support that could be multiplied ... Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
Poor IT security puts US taxpayer data at risk, says government report
An audit of the US Inland Revenue Service (IRS) has revealed that multiple security weaknesses make taxpayers' personal data vulnerable. Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
CIO increase collaboration spending as staff bypass social networking restrictions
Eight out of 10 CIOs plan to increase their spending on collaboration tools, but more than half their staff already work around the restrictions they impose...
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
HP workers at the DWP to strike for four days
HP workers at the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), the MoD and General Motors will be on strike for four more days in two 48 hour stoppages.
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
Another IT supplier strike threatens customer continuity
Staff at HP working at organisations, including the Department of Work and Pensions, are going to strike for four days. These strikes will be split into two separate 48 hour walk outs.This is ... Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
Mozilla releases Firefox update early to fix vulnerabilities
Mozilla has released the latest version of its Firefox web browser ahead of schedule because of security vulnerabilities found in earlier versions. Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
Virtual farmer sacked for milking his cows
he was discovered milking a virtual cow Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
IBM hit with another European antitrust complaint
A French company has filed a complaint with European competition authorities, accusing IBM of allowing customers to run IBM mainframe operating systems only...
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
Foreign workers in the UK could be in for a pay rise
A campaigner against abuses of the Intra Company Transfer scheme has provided me with some comment about some of the changes the government recently introduced to prevent abuse.He outlines that the ... Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
Exiled in limbo after the chip on his ID Card/Passport failed.
That's an interesting question, particularly given that I'm sure I've seen some experimental data that says these systems have a half life no longer (and maybe shorter) than the validity period of ... Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
Budget 2010 - today's coverage and my first phlog
Budget 2010 - today's coverage and my first phlog Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
Google partners start to sever ties in China
Google partners in China have begun severing ties with internet firm since it announced it was redirecting Chinese language searches through Hong Kong to bypass mainland censorship rules. Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
CompTIA certification helps businesses meet CRC rules
Industry group CompTIA has developed a training and certification programme to help organisations comply with the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme, which comes into force on 1 April 2010. Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
IT and telecoms forecast to become UK's most important economic sectors
The computing and telecoms sectors will be the UK's most significant industries in the future, a report on the health of the country's skills market has predicted. Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
Will health IT programme in US follow the NPfIT?
Health Care Renewal predicts that the National Program for Healthcare IT in the US is likely, in 2015, to resemble the National Programme for IT in the NHS in 2010. Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
Storage roundup: Telco uses HP LeftHand for virtual server environment
Telco chooses HP LeftHand P4000 virtual SANs; Maxell ships LTO Ultrium 5; NetApp expands FCoE, Data Centre Bridging product offerings; Overland SAN gets VMware tick; and more. Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
Data Protection Act of 1998 explained: Protecting personal data
Starting in April 2010, Data Protection Act violations will come with hefty consequences. Learn how to manage DPA compliance by protecting personal data. Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
RCOM's IT plan from Reliance Tech Services' new CIO
Alpna Doshi, the recently-appointed CIO of Reliance Tech Services, is busy drawing up new IT plans for Reliance Communications (RCOM). Reliance Tech Services (RTS) is the IT wing of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), and provides IT consultancy... Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
Gartner: Storage deserves more attention than servers
Organisations need to think about storage before they consider other infrastructure, Gartner's Matthew Boon has told the firm's Infrastructure, Operations and Data Centre Summit. Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
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Mar'10
Gartner's data protection predictions
Gartner's lead global storage researcher Philip Sargeant says organisations will soon find themselves buying a new class of storage management tools, as they acquire several point solutions to improve data management and focus on recovery instead of... Continue Reading