May 2010

NHS is worst offender as reported data breaches hit 1,000, says ICO

The NHS is the country's worst offender in terms of losing citizens' personal information, but HM Revenue & Customs is responsible for the single biggest data breach.  Continue Reading

Video: How Microsoft is tackling IT's biggest problems

Despite almost 70 years of research into digital electronic computing, there remain some tough questions.  Continue Reading

BCS plans roadshow after setting date for emergency meeting

BCS senior executives are planning a roadshow to put the case for the institute's £5m modernisation programme to members as it gears up for an extraordinary general meeting on 1 July.  Continue Reading

Do IT suppliers and consultancy mix well?

Wipro's plan to increase its consultancy service resources is an attempt to win more business transformation engagements, which could increase choice and reduce cost for businesses.  Continue Reading

BBC World Service seeks £300m transmission partner

The BBC World Service is looking for a partner to work on the transmission of programmes in a contract worth up to £300m.

The contract includes providing...

Ofcom calls for comment on three-strikes action against copyright pirates

The UK's seven largest internet service providers will have to tell their customers if and when their accounts have been used to download material illegally, a new Ofcom code of practice proposes.  Continue Reading

IBM kicked off the global server summit by HP

Hewlett-Packard has leapfrogged IBM to take the lead in the global server market after customers delayed buying Big Blue kit in anticipation of forthcoming...

Novell struggles through Q2

Novell has reported a $12m drop in net income for the second quarter of 2010 from the same period last year. Novell reported net revenue of $204m for the...

Google fails to fully comply with German demand

Google has failed to meet a deadline to hand over data picked up when it was carrying out its Street View mapping project.  Continue Reading

Cloud computing could help improve security, says Microsoft

Cloud computing could help improve security, says Microsoft Cloud computing adds security challenges, but also provides opportunities to improve security...  Continue Reading

Goodnight, and good luck

I'm sad to say that this will be my last post here on Computer Weekly's Social Enterprise, so I'm afraid I must bid you farewell. I don't know what's going to happen here, whether someone else will ...  Continue Reading

New CIO on the block: Sanjeev Kumar joins Adhunik as EVP and group CIO

SAP, business intelligence, disaster recovery, data center consolidation, business continuity planning and green IT on the new group CIO's roadmap.  Continue Reading

Why the Carbon Reduction Commitment is bad for data centres

The Carbon Reduction Commitment will not significantly reduce our carbon emissions, and it will also threaten to stifle growth and innovation in a sector vital for our economic and environmental health, according to this managed hosting provider.  Continue Reading

Virtual server backup: image-level backup and file-level backup

Virtual server backup involves two types of backup: image-level backup and file-level backup. Learn the differences between them, and the limitations of file-level backup.  Continue Reading

Legal compliance: Preparing for an e-discovery request

Does your company have a legal compliance issue? We tell you how to prepare for an e-discovery request involving physical data and electronically stored information.  Continue Reading

Data Domain rejects EMC's offer

Data Domain's board has told its shareholders it would prefer to be acquired by NetApp, spurning EMC's higher offer.  Continue Reading

Security and data center planning : Two sides of the same coin

It's essential to consider security needs right from design when planning a new data center. Here are some guidelines for security and data center rollouts.  Continue Reading