June 2010
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June 28, 2010
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Jun'10
Accenture in on insurance outsourcing boost
I blogged last week about how the UK insurance sector is leading the way in terms of outsourcing. Even bigger than the banking sector apparently. In line with this is news that Accenture has won a ... Continue Reading
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
US sets out plan to boost online security with trusted identities
The US has published a strategy aimed at improving the security of online transactions. The report builds on the Cyberspace Policy Review, commissioned by President Barack Obama, which analysed the government's ICT infrastructure defensive ... Continue Reading
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
Cisco signs network agreement with Abu Dhabi government
US network equipment maker Cisco has signed a framework agreement with Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre (Adsic), the information and communications technology arm of the Abu Dhabi government. Continue Reading
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
US auctions spectrum to double broadband
The US government has announced plans to nearly double the wireless communications spectrum in the next ten years to encourage the spread of wireless broadband,...
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
Learning to live with MeeGo
I have been using MeeGO 1.0 for almost four weeks. My first impression is that, out of the box, MeeGo is an excellent OS...The main problem with MeeGo - and for that matter any Linux distro - is ... Continue Reading
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
Twitter ordered to tighten security
Twitter has been ordered to set up and maintain a comprehensive information security programme and allow a third-party review of that programme every two years for 10 years. Continue Reading
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
Xen virtual server setup streamlines business at IAFL
Indo Asian Fusegear saves on electricity and eliminates physical space constraints by going in for the Xen virtual servers. Continue Reading
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
Red Hat and Cisco integrate Enterprise Virtualisation and VN-Link
Looking to simplify data centre deployments, Red Hat and Cisco will integrate virtual technologies; plus more daily news. Continue Reading
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
DataDirect Networks storage helps movie firm with HPC; and other data storage news
Movie firm opts for DataDirect Networks storage for HPC; zero-loss disaster recovery too costly for most; new cloud storage service from Iron Mountain; and other data storage news. Continue Reading
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
Disk-based backup and data deduplication key to efficient backup
Issues with disk-based backup and data deduplication attract UK users to W. Curtis Preston seminar; attendees cite tape, growing data volumes and sprawling backup windows. Continue Reading
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
Survey: SMB security increasing for better cybercrime protection
Smaller businesses are becoming much more aware of the need to protect their information, but they still need to do more to stem the high cost of data breaches, according to a new survey from Symantec Inc. Continue Reading
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
Open source vs proprietary software: Getting the right fit
Weighing the open source vs proprietary software equation and wondering what you should really go in for? We evaluate the value proposition. Continue Reading
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
What the budget means for the IT sector
I agree with Jos Creese that this emergency budget did not acknowledge the importance of IT to the public sector, writes Niki Dixon is Head of Technology at Grant Thornton. Continue Reading
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June 27, 2010
27
Jun'10
iPhone 4 and my 'so what' moment
I like my iPhone 3GS, it mostly does what I want a phone to do - yes the battery life sucks and until the new OS was released, syncing with my Exchange calendar was so problematic that I rigidly ... Continue Reading
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June 26, 2010
26
Jun'10
Steve Jobs, the new Tommy Cooper?
Perhaps Steve Jobs is a secret Tommy Cooper fan Continue Reading
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June 26, 2010
26
Jun'10
The US National Identity strategy: Ask the People
The good news is that we are dealing with bright people. Once that task is spelt out, they understand and respond. The bad news is how little they know of what others are actually doing - as ... Continue Reading
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June 25, 2010
25
Jun'10
Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make use a computer system
The British Computer Society is by no means perfect. How could it be, given that so many of its members took to the supposedly rational computing because they could not stomach the uncertainties of ... Continue Reading
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June 25, 2010
25
Jun'10
Plymouth City Council fined £8,000 for WEEE breach
Plymouth City Council has been fined £8,000 for allowing unauthorised firms to remove and sell unwanted computers from its waste plants. Continue Reading
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June 25, 2010
25
Jun'10
iPad saves London-based global insurer thousands
London-based global insurance firm Torus has saved thousands of pounds with its first 'paperless' board meeting in one of three trials of Apple iPads across the company. Continue Reading
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June 25, 2010
25
Jun'10
Smaller networks hit by fibre charges
The Valuation Office Agency plans to publish new business tax rates on optical fibre networks in July, but few if any smaller network operators have been consulted. Continue Reading