July 2010

CIOs should plan for a second economic downturn, Gartner says

If a second recession unfolds in the next 12 to 18 months, no CIO should be forgiven for being unprepared, according to analysts at Gartner; plus more daily news.  Continue Reading

Gain data centre energy efficiency by cutting cooling

Our expert explains that, as technology can withstand temperatures of 80 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, it's time to stop examining data centres in human terms.  Continue Reading

How to stop Conficker: Anti-Conficker patch management, defense

Ron Condon gives an update on the Conficker worm. He examines how to stop Conficker and unveils anti-Conficker patch management and defense tactics and methods.  Continue Reading

Mergers and acquisitions integration tips for CIOs from Gartner

As companies go into M&A overdrive, CIOs are expected to deliver high levels of mergers and acquisitions integration capabilities. Gartner provides tips.  Continue Reading

WAN optimisation for dummies

This white paper outlines the challenges of WAN optimisation, giving you the must-know info for delivering applications to all your users, wherever they are located.  Continue Reading

Solar-powered aeroplane starts first night flight

Solar Impulse, the world's first completely solar powered aeroplane, is about to start its first night flight.  Continue Reading

France Telecom to buy new national optical fibre network

France Telecom/Orange is to spend €2bn on a new optical fibre network that will cover 40% of French homes by 2012, and every French dèpartement by 2015.  Continue Reading

Paddy Power slashes staffing costs with scheduling system

Bookmaker Paddy Power plans to implement a system to manage its retail operations across the UK and Ireland to generate yearly savings of up to 7%.

The...

CNBC picks BT for video distribution

Business and financial news channel CNBC has outsourced European distribution of its video content to BT's Media Network for five years.  Continue Reading

Skype hires Yahoo's customer experience expert

Virtual telecoms company Skype has hired Yahoo's vice-president for customer engineering Madhu Yarlagadda as its new chief development officer to look after Skype's engineering and development initiatives.  Continue Reading

Marks & Spencer online sales grow 49%

Marks & Spencer's online business M&S Direct saw sales rise 49% in the first quarter of the new financial year.

Overall UK sales were up 4.4%, with...

National Police Improvement Agency leaves path clear for likes of Steria and Capgemini

The CEO of the National Police Improvement Agency (NPIA), Peter Neyroud, says that better use of technology will help the Police save £200m by 2015. The NPIA, advices police authorities on ...  Continue Reading

.NET developer skills in short supply

Demand for IT staff is increasing in permanent and temporary jobs, with a particular shortage of .NET developers.  Continue Reading

Will G-Cloud be thrown out with the bathwater?

I spoke to Karl Deacon, CTO at Capgemini today. He is closley involved in the G-cloud project. Capgemini are building a pilot of how a G-cloud might be built and work. He told me, as you would ...  Continue Reading

Too many pips in the Apple iPhone antennagate

Apple has said that the reception problem with the iPhone 4 is a software fault. It appears that the signal strength indicator shows too many bars when a low signal is received, making it look much ...  Continue Reading

Visa boosts contactless card issue

Visa is to increase the number of "touch-and-go" cards in issue from eight million to 12 million by the end of 2010.

Banks are increasing their uptake...

Printer plots to make its mark for Lego

Just had to show this plotter/printer made from Lego because, unlike printers that have gone before, it doesn't lose the whacky element of the Lego world.  Continue Reading