July 2010
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July 08, 2010
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Jul'10
Brush up on business skills for new round of mergers
Gartner has urged CIOs to develop their business skills and prepare for a new round of mergers and acquisitions as the economy emerges from the downturn… Continue Reading
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July 08, 2010
08
Jul'10
Ealing Tweetup
Just a short reminder note. I host an occasional tweetup for people who live in west London, mainly around Ealing. The next one is this evening!Green tech firm 1E has sponsored the bar and there ... Continue Reading
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July 08, 2010
08
Jul'10
Twitter for conference interactivity
Have you been to a conference recently where Twitter was used to create more interactivity?I've been to a few. It's easy to do at all the social media events. Just put up a big screen and agree on ... Continue Reading
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July 08, 2010
08
Jul'10
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
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July 08, 2010
08
Jul'10
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
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July 08, 2010
08
Jul'10
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
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July 08, 2010
08
Jul'10
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
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July 08, 2010
08
Jul'10
ING Vysya's IT plans for focused business ops
As part of this year's IT plans, leading bank ING Vysya is focusing on what it's good at, and leaving everything else to the experts. Continue Reading
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July 08, 2010
08
Jul'10
Local councils embrace CPM software to track government services KPIs
Local authorities in the UK are starting to adopt corporate performance management (CPM) software and systems to help them measure key performance indicators on service quality. Continue Reading
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July 07, 2010
07
Jul'10
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
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July 07, 2010
07
Jul'10
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
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July 07, 2010
07
Jul'10
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
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July 07, 2010
07
Jul'10
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%.
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July 07, 2010
07
Jul'10
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
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July 07, 2010
07
Jul'10
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
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July 07, 2010
07
Jul'10
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...
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July 07, 2010
07
Jul'10
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
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July 07, 2010
07
Jul'10
.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
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July 07, 2010
07
Jul'10
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
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July 07, 2010
07
Jul'10
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