October 2011
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October 04, 2011
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Oct'11
IT in Europe: Data Management & BI Edition Ezine Archive
The IT in Europe: Data Management & BI Edition Ezine offers practical information and strategic advice around BI and data warehousing, database strategies and data integration, quality and governance. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
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Oct'11
Flybe flies with Veeam Backup & Replication virtual server backup
Storage roundup: Airline Flybe has implemented Veeam virtual server backup in a move to virtual servers; Durham upgrades star computer to 1.1 PB; Cornwall hospitals get Simpana; and more news. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
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Oct'11
Back-up datacentre challenge - to build or to host?
The Royal College of General Practitioners has built its own back-up datacentre using a private cloud architecture, rather than use an external provider. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
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Oct'11
Callcentre workers steal £400k from TUI Travel
Four callcentre workers stole over £400,000 from their employer TUI Travel by paying customer refunds to themselves when processing claims. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
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Oct'11
HP completes £7.1bn Autonomy acquisition
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has completed its acquisition of software company Autonomy for £7.1bn. HP said the acquisition positioned it as a leader in the large and growing enterprise information management space. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
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Oct'11
IT companies dominate global brand index as Apple leads top 100 companies' growth
According to Interbrand's Top 100 Best Global Brands report, Apple saw the biggest rise in brand value while HTC became the one to watch. Interbrand's index places over 20 IT companies in the top 100 index, six of which are in the top 10. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
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Oct'11
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison debuts flagship analytics system of 'parallel architecture'
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has showcased an in-memory database engine for big data applications and a processor to rival IBM, combined in a strategy of engineering hardware and software together under a "parallel architecture" approach, similar to ... Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
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Oct'11
Universal Credit deadline forced DWP to use “unproven” agile development
Tight deadlines left the Department for Work and Pensions with little choice but to use "unproven" agile methods to develop its £2bn Universal Credit (UC) system, said the Cabinet Office Major Projects Authority (MPA) in a confidential report ... Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
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Oct'11
Top skills for IT managers - Part 6: Change management
Mergers, acquisitions, redundancies and other organisational changes often create anxiety and uncertainty because such business changes affect every level of an organisation. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
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Oct'11
Warwick University enters final phase of three-step IT transformation programme
Warwick University has started the last phase of its three-year IT transformation, introducing small, user-driven IT projects to transform its IT operation into one that offers services users need, rather than merely supporting technology. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
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Oct'11
GPU cracks six-character password in four seconds
A £30 nVidia GeForce GT220 graphics card is capable of cracking strong passwords in a matter of hours. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
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Oct'11
IT supplier CSC repays £170m as NHS complains of Lorenzo record progress
IT supplier CSC has repaid £170m after the NHS said it was unhappy with the progress of CSC's Lorenzo patient care records contract. The NHS paid a £200m advanced payment to CSC for the 2011 project costs when a memorandum of understanding was ... Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
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Oct'11
Kindle Fire could send tablet prices into nose dive, says market researcher YouGov
Tablet devices must drop in price to £250 to remain viable in the UK according to market research firm YouGov, which said the Amazon Kindle Fire could undercut rivals to create a two-horse race between Amazon and Apple. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
Constant change puts the pressure on CIOs
A recent study by Forrester Consulting, carried out for consulting and services firm Dimension Data has confirmed what many CIOs know - the unholy trilogy of cost management, constant change and increased system diversity is a fact of life. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
Product survey: Tape storage drive capacities and libraries still growing
Tape storage drive capacities and throughputs grow while the biggest tape libraries nudge into exabyte territory. Not bad for a storage format whose death knell has been rung for years. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
The day Cisco tried to drown me
The London 2012 Olympics is a test not only for the athletes taking part, but also for the IT suppliers whose technologies help to make it all happen. Last week, I was given an opportunity by ... Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
UK banks bracing for new financial services regulations compliance
A research director for Gartner lists the top five financial services regulations that UK banks will have to deal with in the coming years. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
Who is your tech heroine for this year's Ada Lovelace day?
To celebrate international Ada Lovelace Day, I caught up with its founder, Suw Charman-Anderson, to ask how the annual celebration of women in science and technology has evolved since its ... Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
Legislation helps SMEs protect intellectual property rights in Patents County Court
A law has come into force to make it easier for SMEs to protect intellectual property, ensuring lower-value cases will be dealt with at the less costly Patents County Court and introducing a damages cap of £500,000 for all claims to the PCC. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
The Most Pointless Tablet Accessory So Far?
Samsung have unveiled, what they are calling, 'the ultimate Galaxy Tab 10.1 accessory'. Personally, I would call it the worst Galaxy tab 10.1 accessory.. ever, and for a number of reasons. Continue Reading