October 2011
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October 03, 2011
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Incriptus heads for the enterprise
Adelaide “community cloud” backup company Incriptus has developed an enterprise version of its product and is seeking funding to help take it to the world. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
Gartner Magic Quadrant: Oracle and SAP prepare for data quality battle
Oracle is gradually catching up to its chief rival, SAP, in the race for data quality market dominance, according to Gartner. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
East Surrey Hospital loses unencrypted confidential patient data memory stick
The confidential data of 800 patients of East Surrey Hospital – including details of operations, names and dates of birth – went missing in September 2010 after an unencrypted memory stick was lost. The loss was never reported, but appeared in an ... Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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How far away is the government's vision of the Public Services Network?
The long-awaited Public Services Network to enable the delivery of government services from any provider or location is now underway. But how achievable is the vision of a national "network of networks"? Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Gartner finds almost every organisation intends to migrate software to SaaS
Nearly all organisations (95%) expect to invest in software as a service, according to a Gartner survey, with over a third of organisations already migrating on-premise applications to SaaS. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
KPMG adds more IT capabilities
Business consultancy KPMG has added strength to its IT advisory services through the acquisition of UK consultancy Xantus. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
Intel acquires mobile location services firm, Telmap
Intel has announced plans to acquire navigation and location-based services firm, Telmap, as the company drives its business into the smartphone market. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Number of IT leaders with influence on board-level business strategy grows 26%
The number of IT leaders with influence over company business strategy has increased 26% since last year, according to research. 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
Power cut at Birmingham exchange pulls plug on BT Broadband across UK
BT has confirmed that power cuts at a major exchange caused internet outages on BT Broadband. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
Identifying the business value of SAM best practice frameworks and standards
Businesses are cautious when it comes to taking up best practice frameworks and standards that could help them manage their software assets more effectively. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
Unite union leads Fujitsu IT staff on strike to picket Conservative party conference
Hundreds of Fujitsu staff members of the union Unite plan to stage a demonstration at the Tory party conference in Manchester as part of a one-day strike. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
Everything Everywhere: Moving mobile legacy systems to the cloud
Fotis Karonis, vice-president IT at Everything Everywhere, talks to Computer Weekly about the challenges of consolidating Orange and T-Mobile's IT infrastructure and embracing the cloud. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
Government announces £195m investment in science and computing, £150m to expand mobile coverage
The government has announced £195m investment in science and computing, including high-performance computing and research. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
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Oct'11
What identity management strategies should enterprises deploy for cloud environments?
The identity management strategies enterprises should be deploying to ensure they meet the security challenges of an increasingly connected and cloud-based business environment. Continue Reading
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October 02, 2011
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Oct'11
Computer Services Spend - Monthly Growth
Prior to the 2009/10 recession, computer services spend grew at an average monthly rate of 9%. During the recessionary period expenditure advancement was negative between April 2009 and May 2010 ... Continue Reading
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October 02, 2011
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Oct'11
test CW eoc answer
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October 01, 2011
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Oct'11
Break free with open source storage
In this edition of IT in Europe, discover how to break free of vendor lock-in with open source storage. Read how IT departments are using open source storage to gain cost-saving advantages. Today's disk systems cost people the largest chunk of their... Continue Reading
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October 01, 2011
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Cloud computing: Data security outlook
Cloud computing is spreading over the UK as enterprises move aggressively to cloud platforms, turning many IT staff into heroes in their companies. The autumn edition of IT in Europe: Information Security e-zine forecast a cloudy future for security... Continue Reading
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October 01, 2011
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Oct'11
Buyer's Guide: The companies using social networking in their CRM processes
Customer relationship management (CRM) aims to acquire a greater understanding of the customer and social networking sites can capture and track customer sentiment in real time. Here are five case studies of organisations using social networks for ... Continue Reading