July 2010
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July 27, 2010
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Outsourcing tops government's £7.57bn IT bill
The government spent £7.57bn on IT, networking and related costs last year, excluding staff costs, according to figures released by the Office of Government Commerce Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
Capgemini takes Royal Mail into the clouds
Royal Mail has signed a six-year deal with Capgemini to introduce cloud computing technology to its IT infrastructure and enable it to cut costs through...
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
Virtualization of storage boosts Bengaluru International Airport ops
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) opts for virtualization of storage and attains the thin-provisioning advantage as a bonus. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
VMware launches volume purchasing software licensing programme
VMware has unveiled its VMware Volume Purchasing Programme (VPP), designed to provide global customers with software licensing discounting; plus more daily news. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
CIO's role in business growth: The changing paradigm
Considering the dynamic economy, a CIO's role is not just restrained to managing IT. As a result, the CIO has grown and evolved to include business contributions. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
Death in cyberspace: Why you should leave your passwords in your will
There is no escaping technology - even in death. Technology is something we need to consider when preparing a will. Think of this as a "personal business continuity plan". Continue Reading
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July 27, 2010
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Jul'10
Security zone: Cultivating the secure mindset for systems development
In speaking at the inaugural IT Decisions conference held in Birmingham last month, I asked delegates to consider how we can tackle the issue of software security with better decision making and what would be required to make this possible, writes ... Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
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Jul'10
Government spending on IT, 2009
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has released details of how much the government spent on IT and related products and services in 2009. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
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Jul'10
Capgemini transforms the Post Office in the cloud
I blogged back in March about Capgemini's plans in the cloud computing space. Greg Hyttenrauch, head of UK outsourcing business at Capgemini, told me all about the company's Infostructure ... Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
26
Jul'10
Video: The birth and death of a lightning bolt
This video is something truly incredible. It's a video of lightning slowed down by 300 times and shows the birth and death of a lightning bolt. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
26
Jul'10
UK launches Cyber Security Challenge
The UK has officially launched its Cyber Security Challenge to find and attract new talent to the IT security industry. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
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Jul'10
Disparate disconnected databases & the hunt for "single data view" Nirvana
Systems management company Vision Solutions has an interesting view on achieving a single real time consistent view of data across disparate disconnected databases. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
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Jul'10
The government IT outsourcing contracts that could go next
I was just looking through Ovum's latest report about the IT outsourcing trends in central government. The report lists the projects that have already been targeted for cancellation or face ... Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
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Jul'10
Blackberry poses security threat, says UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued as statement that the Blackberry smartphone is open to misuse and poses a security risk. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
26
Jul'10
Ofcom bloodies BT nose over pensions
Ofcom has refused to change the way it works out the pension portion of BT's regulated prices to relieve the estimated £9bn hole in the network operator's defined benefit pension fund. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
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Jul'10
Former Sun Open Source Evangelist Forges Forward
Former Sun Microsystems chief open source officer/evangelist Sun Microsystems heads up strategy at Norwegian headquartered middleware company ForgeRock Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
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Jul'10
Microsoft deal boosts Arm shares
Shares in Cambridge-based UK chip designer ARM rose more than 11% after the announcement on Friday of a licensing agreement with Microsoft. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
26
Jul'10
Survey: Key Questions for Directors on CRC
Verdantix has carried out a survey for CA on some of the key questions to be asked around Board directors' involvement with CRC. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
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Jul'10
Savvis' net loss widens for Q2
Cloud services provider Savvis has announced a net loss of $13.9 million for its second quarter results, widening from $6.17 million when compared to Q2 2009; plus more daily news. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
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Jul'10
In any given app for smartphone, security risks are being neglected
With the proliferation of so many smartphone apps, several researchers believe developers are neglecting to take the time necessary to sufficiently secure them. Ron Condon reports. Continue Reading