July 2010
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Betfair seeks IT recruits with global ambitions
Online gambling firm Betfair is looking to hire nearly 100 technology employees and graduates across different areas of expertise. The company is now looking to recruit 80 to 90 people with expertise in areas including C#, C++, SQL Server and Java, ... Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Who is in Capgemini's Royal Mail supplier ecosystem?
Capgemini's outsourcing deal with Royal Mail involves the outsourcing giant becoming a services integrator. This is Capgemini's approach to bringing other software suppliers into deals.It makes ... Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
Identity fraud increases 14%
The number of identity fraud victims jumped in the first six months of 2010 as a consequence of the recession, according to a Cifas report. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Phoenix Insurance puts two million customer records in the cloud
Insurer Phoenix Group has consolidated two million UK customer records, which resided on multiple legacy systems, onto a single system in the cloud as part...
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July 27, 2010
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IT outsourcing was biggest government IT expenditure
Figures from the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has published figures on how much the government spent on IT, networking and related costs last year. This does not include people costs. The ... Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Who is the most influential person on a social network?
Businesses looking to generate value from social networks need to identify which types of users have the most influence, says Gartner.
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July 27, 2010
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Bayer signs five-year deal for global SAP system
Pharmaceuticals company Bayer has signed a five-year global enterprise agreement with SAP to support the company's IT strategy to standardise globally on...
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July 27, 2010
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IBM responds to EU mainframe investigation
Why the EU is wrong, according to IBM...The mainframe server is a small niche in the overall, highly-competitive server landscape, but it remains a source of great value for those IBM clients who ... Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Should the government give IT suppliers freedom to create, like Royal Mail has
Would you hire Picasso to paint for you and then tell him what to paint and what materials to use? I was watching an interview with Royal Mail's CTO Stuart Curley on the back of the company's deal ... Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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What's driving corporate sustainability management
There are five forces driving corporate sustainabiliity management, headed by brand competition, risk disclosure and regulatory compliance. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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BMW slashes security management costs
BMW has reduced the complexity and cost of security with an identity and access management service from Logica.
The Identity and Access Management...
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
SAP reports strong second quarter growth
SAP has reported software and related service revenues of €2.3bn in preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2010, up 16% compared with a year ago. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
Logica's BMW win will help offset public sector spending cuts
Logica's deal with BMW to consolidate disparate security systems that manage access and identity of 200,000 workers, is good news for a company expecting UK public sector revenues to drop. ... Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
US Brands Targeted in Online Attacks
The latest RSA Online Fraud Report has just been published, revealing some interesting headlines. Some of the featured highlights include: As of July 1, 2010, the RSA Anti-Fraud Command Center has ... Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
Ramping up the CRC strategy
The CRC Energy Efficiency scheme has still to get off the ground, registration-wise, but there is a queue of organisations happy to help, and some key roles ahead for CFOs, CIOs and Marketing ... Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
The Laughing Gnome Linux Desktop Is Happy About LiMo
The LiMo Foundation and the Gnome Linux desktop free-software project have signed new agreements to collaborate more closely on open source innovation. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
Cloud-based phishing kit hacks the hackers
Security firm Imperva has uncovered a new, automated, cloud-based phishing kit. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
Policing green paper leaves cybercrime fighters in limbo
The government has already stopped a promised £1m as part of its wider austerity campaign. It is now unclear if the Police Central E-Crime Unit, presently part of the Metropolitan Police Service, will end up as part of the proposed National Crime ... Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
iPhone jailbreaking not illegal, says US government
The US government has given iPhone users the go-ahead to bypass electronic protection on Apple's iPhones to enable them to use any wireless service provider. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
EU competition authorities widen investigation into IBM’s mainframe business
European competition authorities have broadened investigations into IBM's business practices in the mainframe market. Continue Reading