December 2011
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December 02, 2011
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Is government finally realising IT's true value?
It's been a week of economic doom and gloom for the UK, after Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne revealed the parlous state of the country's finances in his Autumn Statement. Putting aside ... Continue Reading
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December 02, 2011
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Swiss bank balances tablet security issues with performance, cost
When a Swiss bank needed solve its tablet security issues, it found a way to secure its devices without sacrificing performance by using virtualisation. Continue Reading
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December 02, 2011
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Police, camera, open source!
Open source integration and messaging company FuseSource has put out an all points bulletin detailing work with 'automotive IT' specialist Apex Networks. Continue Reading
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December 02, 2011
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Campaigners hit out against government open data plans
Open data campaigners have hit out at the government’s decision not to make all its datasets publicly available under new measures to push through its open data agenda. Continue Reading
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December 02, 2011
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What are the outsourcing options for the SME?
The pace of change of technology can cause the small and medium enterprise (SME) critical issues which outsourcing can only address with carefully researched decisions. Continue Reading
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December 02, 2011
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How serious is the government about open data?
The government’s release of a new tranche of public datasets has been welcomed by industry. But what does it mean for citizens and businesses? Continue Reading
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December 02, 2011
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Yahoo shares jump following Alibaba takeover reports
Yahoo shares have risen following reports that Chinese internet firm Alibaba is positioning itself to make a takeover bid. Continue Reading
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December 02, 2011
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vCenter Operations usage for vSphere 5 intelligent policy management
VCenter Operations implements the Auto Deploy feature of vSphere 5 for intelligent policy management. Here’s how you can use vCenter Operations optimally. Continue Reading
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December 02, 2011
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Aircel’s SAP business intelligence strategy to transform marketing
Deployment of SAP business intelligence right at the outset helped Aircel reap multiple benefits from SAP BI at operational as well as analytical levels. Continue Reading
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December 02, 2011
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Agile design process takes business to the doghouse and the cloud
When faced with the challenge of designing and deploying a new system, 99designs turned to their won rapid development methodology and the cloud Continue Reading
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December 02, 2011
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Capturing the ICT dividend
This report from Oxford Economics and AT&T shows ICT investment and productivity growth are closely linked – and European countries are lagging behind other parts of the world in both areas. Continue Reading
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December 02, 2011
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Video: Social Media Awards - Winners and party
The Social Media Awards ended with a big bang as those shortlisted filled the Delfina for the awards ceremony and party. Watch the video to get a feel for what turned out to be a great night, or even try spotting yourself. Continue Reading
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December 01, 2011
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Will cloud-enabled ‘everything as-a-service’ forever change IT?
Verizon Wireless outlines how the future of cloud-enabled ecosystems could change the way networking works for the better, using the “everything as-a-service” network management protocol. Continue Reading
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December 01, 2011
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Intellect responds to criticism from outsourcing industry
I blogged earlier this week about consultants being slammed by the government. In this post I went on to reveal the views of some in the IT outsourcing industry about Intellect providing training ... Continue Reading
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December 01, 2011
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Coleman appointed government deputy for digital engagement
Emer Coleman is to join the Government Digital Service team as deputy director of digital engagement. Continue Reading
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December 01, 2011
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Department for Work and Pensions pilots 1,000 open source desktops
The Department for Work and Pensions is to trial open source desktops in a move which could lead to large-scale use of non-Microsoft PC software. Continue Reading
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December 01, 2011
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Most UK workers unaware of IT security issues, study reveals
Over two thirds of UK employees are unaware of IT security threats that could affect them, a survey by security firm Kaspersky Lab has revealed. Continue Reading
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December 01, 2011
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Captive IT centres fail to innovate full potential
Large corporates are failing to get the most out of their offshore captive business process and IT centres because they are not setting the right environment radical innovation, according to an academic study. Continue Reading
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December 01, 2011
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Adobe issues security warning for Adobe Flex SDK
Adobe has announced a vulnerability in Adobe Flex SDK 4.5.1, earlier 4.x versions, Adobe Flex SDK 3.6 and earlier 3.x versions on the Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems. Continue Reading
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December 01, 2011
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The Social Media Awards 2011: Winners and photos
Computer Weekly's search for the best use of social media in IT is finally over after hundreds of nominations and thousands of votes we now have the winners and the Social Media Champion - Kate Craig-Wood, of cloud computing firm Memset. Continue Reading