March 2010

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  BT unveils broadband upgrade to 300 exchanges

  BT plans to upgrade just over 300 exchanges between autumn 2010 and summer 2011 to extend high-speed broadband to four million more homes.  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  Cloud computing: see through lessons from integration suppliers

  Cloud computing is a concept that means different things to different people. Businesses might not have their cloud computing plans set in stone because...  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  Businesses have one week to limit risks of new ICO powers

  Nearly two-thirds of London city workers are unaware that businesses can be fined...  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  The one and only man who kept pace with a computer for almost 30 minutes

  One of the joys of researching the history of computing is tracking down people who worked in the industry in the early days that are happy to share their memories. This week I was lucky to talk to ...  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  Interview: Myron Hrycyk, CIO, Severn Trent Water

  Severn Trent Water has undertaken a transformation programme over the past four years, in which SAP has a major role.  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  Right sizing security is key theme at Infosecurity Europe 2010

  The right security for the right reasons is a key theme at Infosecurity Europe 2010 in London as organisations seek...  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  How does public and private sector network security compare?

  Are your children are most risk from their on-line activities under the sheets over their mobiles and laptops after you thought they had gone to bed than from a leak over the school network. If ...  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  MI5 recruits internet savvy spies

  MI5 is recruiting a new team of intelligence officers in their 20s and 30s to replace ageing operatives who do not have the IT skills they need to survive. Jonathan Evans, the director-general of ...  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  East Coast sales take fast track with data forecasting software

  Rail operator East Coast Mainline has increased revenue by 1% after upgrading its revenue management technology to get a more profitable mix of sales.  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  Summary Care Records opt-out isn't "easy-peasy" says Janet Street Porter

  I can request Summary Care Records information in Farsi, Gujarati, Mandarin or Polish, but not say I don't want an SCR... "Why should pensioners and the disabled have to spend time and effort ...  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  Microsoft to release out-of-band patch for zero-day IE vulnerability

  Microsoft is to release a patch for a critical Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability on 30 March.  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  Ex-IBM executive admits role in Galleon insider trading scandal

  Robert Moffat, former senior vice-president of IBM's $19bn systems and technology group, has admitted providing information to privately owned hedge fund...

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• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  Telecommuting: Just do it!

  I've worked for a lot of remote clients over the years, reaching back to when I was a web designer during the Dot Com era. From the company in California for whom I designed and built a website ...  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  FourSquare for Mayor

  Most of the social media advisory work I get involved in is related to the B2B space, helping companies that only ever sell to other companies. I realise that a lot of the noise in social media has ...  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  File-sharing case highlights flaws in government's anti-piracy strategy

  A decision to use maximum force to fight online piracy has blown up in the government's face after the Teeside Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) dropped its case against a teenager charged with illegally uploading music files to a file-sharing website.  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  Cern gets closer to solving the big bang theory

  Cern gets closer to solving the big bang theory  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  Cisco gets EU and US green light for Tandberg buyout

  The European Commission (EC) and US Department of Justice have approved Cisco's $3.4bn...  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  Film makers win file-sharing case against Newzbin

  The film industry has won a legal battle in the UK against a website accused of illegal file-sharing. Several film companies, including Twentieth...  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  Google confirms problems with mobile service in China

  Google has reported the partial blocking of its mobile internet services in China a week after the internet firm announced that it had stopped...  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  Information - Assurance or Atrophy?

  Over the past few years the Government’s reputation for Information Assurance (IA) – managing the risks associated with information handling – has taken a beating. Individual incidents and serious ...  Continue Reading