November 2011
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Why hoax Irish MPs bad-mouthing bad-weather cloud computing?
According to internet reports, an Irish MP has been the butt of jokes and verbal abuse for suggesting cloud computing is only viable in areas with lots of rain and heavy clouds - like the Irish ... Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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What is worse than a game of charades? Lionel Blair hosting an online game of charades
Presumably after Bruce Forsyth, Ant and Dec, Vernon Kay and even Les Dennis turned this gig down, former 'Give Us a Clue' captain Lionel Blair decided he'd return to the charade game and give this ... Continue Reading
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Financial services firm Irish Life simplifies business intelligence
Life and pensions company Irish Life is using business intelligence (BI) software from Tableau Software to help it better interpret the data it collects. Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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Oracle has 70 per cent of software licences in central government
Central government buys the majority of its standard software from just one supplier: Oracle. Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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Chancellor George Osborne announces £100m broadband investment
The government is pumping an additional £100m into broadband networks, aimed at boosting the UK’s faltering economic growth, chancellor George Osborne has announced in his Autumn Statement. Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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Nintendo Wee
Never mind arcade shoot-um-ups, or the Wii's nunchucks, video games have just got a whole new form of "joystick" in the urinal-based games console. Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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UK still in pre-cyber attack mode, says head of UK military cyber security
The UK is still operating in pre-cyber attack mode, but that needs to change before it is hit by a major cyber attack, says Major General Jonathan Shaw, head defence cyber operations group, MoD. Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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Happy birthday from Orange. Now give us more money.
News of Orange's 4.5% pay monthly contract price rise is spreading, as are the complaints.Orange are notifying customers via text of a 'change to their contract pricing as of January 2012'. They ... Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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UK must get its cybersecurity act together, says David Blunkett
Government is paying lip service to cybersecurity, yet cutting essential services at the same time, says David Blunkett, MP and chairman of the International Cyber Security Protection Alliance. Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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Framework accelerates safety-critical defence systems development
Manufacturers and academics are collaborating in a 3.5 million project to create a software modelling framework that will speed up the development and certification of safety-critical systems used in aerospace and defence. Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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RIM unveils management software for Android and Apple
Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) has introduced management software for devices running on Google Android and Apple operating systems. Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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Hillingdon Council moves to cloud with Google Apps
Hillingdon Council is to move its desktop services to the cloud using Google Business Applications, in a four-year contract worth around £500,000. Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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Social Media Awards 2011 - The winners
Computer Weekly's search for the best use of social media in IT is finally over after hundreds of nominations and thousands of votes. Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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GE CEO and shareholders see value in strategic data centres
In this podcast recorded at the Gartner Data Center & Operations Summit 2011, Paul Higgins, Emea data centre leader at GE talks about how the company's data centres have become so strategic, ... Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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YaCy aims to break Google's deadlock on search
Could free and open source software developers ever help break the all-poweful hold that Google has on the search engine market? Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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Durban conference showcases key role of ICT in climate change policies
The International Telecommunications Union has said it will be using the Durban COP 17 conference in South Africa this week to promote ICT technologies as the 21st century's most valuable ... Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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A touch of SaaS: Feeling the benefits for mobility
As internet connections get faster and devices get smaller and more portable, we have seen a sea-change in the definition of a “mobile” workforce. Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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NHS IT project is dead, but why do large IT projects fail? Part 23
Following the news that the NHS National Project for IT was dropped I have been posting some of the views I have recently had provided to me for an unrelated feature I was working on about why ... Continue Reading
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Cybercrime among top forms of economic crime in the UK
Cybercrime has become the third most common economic crime in the UK as organisations struggle in the face of spending cuts. Continue Reading
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November 29, 2011
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Ever wondered what happens to runners-up on The Apprentice?
An ex-finalist of the BBC's The Apprentice, which features Alan Sugar, has taken over the talent management responsibility at IT services firm Endava. Helene Speight, who reached the final of the ... Continue Reading