October 2011

October 04, 2011 04 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
October 04, 2011 04 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
October 04, 2011 04 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

October 04, 2011 04 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
October 04, 2011 04 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
October 04, 2011 04 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
October 04, 2011 04 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
October 04, 2011 04 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
October 03, 2011 03 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
October 03, 2011 03 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

October 03, 2011 03 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
October 03, 2011 03 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
October 03, 2011 03 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
October 03, 2011 03 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
October 03, 2011 03 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
October 03, 2011 03 Oct'11
Emerging market "informação" fuelling Open Virtualization Alliance

Savant Tecnologia da Informação is just one of the names reportedly helping the Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA) to swell its ranks just now. The open virtualisation consortium has said that OVA ... Continue Reading
October 03, 2011 03 Oct'11
Hard copies means hard choices: why low carbon thinking means ITTs for printers must change

In a guest blog, Tracey Rawling Church, Director of Brand and Reputation at Kyocera Mita UK explains why low carbon thinking means the public sector must stop buying printers Continue Reading
October 03, 2011 03 Oct'11
Review: The Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro - Do Good Things Actually Come In Small Packages?

The Xperia range seems to be expanding and evolving everyday, which is by no means a bad thing. What I have here is the latest Xperia Mini Pro, not to be confused with the Xperia Mini or the older ... Continue Reading
October 03, 2011 03 Oct'11
IT sector must speak in skills to bridge gaps in capability and boost IT workforce

Kevin Streater is executive director for IT employer engagement at The Open University. The Open University will be contributing a series of articles for ITWorks over the coming weeks breaking down ... Continue Reading
October 03, 2011 03 Oct'11
Data governance school: Governance tips and best practices

Get practical advice from IT professionals and industry analysts on implementing and managing data governance and data quality programs within organizations. Continue Reading