March 2011

March 24, 2011 24 Mar'11
Crowdsourced guide to transferring to private sector IT from public sector IT

I have recently been writing quite a lot about the opportunities in the private sector for IT professionals with public sector IT backgrounds. With the public sector haemorrhaging jobs, workers ... Continue Reading
March 24, 2011 24 Mar'11
How to make sure this was a Budget for business IT

Chancellor George Osborne labelled the latest contents of his tattered red briefcase as a Budget for business, and if that proves to be the case then it would be a good one for the IT sector and IT ... Continue Reading
March 24, 2011 24 Mar'11
US-Cert warns of SQL holes in Scada control systems

The US Cyber Emergency Readiness Team has issued a warning that industrial control systems widely used in the UK and US are at risk from SQL Injection attacks. Continue Reading

March 24, 2011 24 Mar'11
Apple's Steve Jobs to face US lawyers over digital music monopoly claims

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been ordered to face questions from US lawyers after antitrust complaints about the distribution of music on iTunes and Apple iPod Continue Reading
March 24, 2011 24 Mar'11
Twitter improves security on mobile site using Firefox 4 features

Twitter is using Mozilla's new Content Security Policy (CSP) in Firefox 4 to help prevent web-based attacks on its mobile site. Mozilla has made Continue Reading
March 24, 2011 24 Mar'11
Programmable networks the goal as industry giants hook up

Deutsche Telekom, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Verizon, Yahoo and 17 other companies are to work together to develop a programmable network management protocol they call Software-Defined Networking through a new body, the Open Networking Foundation Continue Reading
March 24, 2011 24 Mar'11
Microsoft warns of fraudulent digital certificates, issues patch

Nine fraudulent digital certificates issued by Comodo Inc. might be used for spoofing, phishing attacks. Continue Reading
March 24, 2011 24 Mar'11
Spectrum auction ignores delivery, quality, timescale issues

David Harrington of the Communications Management Association (CMA) gives his views on the Ofcom 4G auction Continue Reading
March 24, 2011 24 Mar'11
IT teams signing up to CARE IT Adventure Challenge

Teams from across the IT industry are signing up to challenge themselves and challenge poverty in the CARE IT Adventure Challenge supported by Computer Weekly. Continue Reading
March 24, 2011 24 Mar'11
Red Hat makes $773m on open source

Red Hat has increased subscriptions of its open source software by 24% to $209m for the fourth quarter 2010. Continue Reading

March 24, 2011 24 Mar'11
40% of SMEs to buy cloud services

Almost four in 10 small and medium businesses expect to be buying cloud-based IT and network services, according to research by Microsoft. Continue Reading
March 24, 2011 24 Mar'11
Billions of web users could be hit by internet certification compromise

Microsoft is warning that fraudulent certificates for Google, Microsoft Live Yahoo, Mozilla (maker of Firefox) and Yahoo may be used to spoof content from popular web sites. Continue Reading
March 24, 2011 24 Mar'11
Budget 2011: IT's productivity potential ignored, say public sector IT bosses

Yesterday's budget speech largely ignored the potential for networking and IT to boost economic growth, say leaders from ICT user communities Continue Reading
March 23, 2011 23 Mar'11
IT Staff Pay - Accountants

Overall, IT staff in Accountancy firms are paid 16% more than the national average. Pay is greater for all the main job functions and varies from 10% extra for strategy/planning staff to 25% for ... Continue Reading
March 23, 2011 23 Mar'11
Digital Economy Act provisions to go ahead, says DCMS

Anti-piracy provisions in the controversial Digital Economy Act (DEA), currently under judicial review, have not been postponed, government sources say. Continue Reading
March 23, 2011 23 Mar'11
Budget 2011: Osborne budget meets mixed reaction from IT industry

Mixed messages are coming out of the IT industry in the wake of Chancellor George Osborne's 2011 Budget. Continue Reading
March 23, 2011 23 Mar'11
Budget 2011: HMRC might combine NI and income tax systems

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) could face major IT integration following the government's announcement in the budget that the income tax and national insurance contributions (NICs) systems could be brought together in an effort to reduce complexity. Continue Reading
March 23, 2011 23 Mar'11
Budget 2011: Apprenticeships will struggle to plug IT skills gap

Government plans to fund more apprenticeships and work experience placements may fail to address demand for high-level skills in the IT industry, according to an industry expert. Continue Reading
March 23, 2011 23 Mar'11
Budget 2011: Osborne unveils friendly budget for entrepreneurs and knowledge creators

Chancellor George Osborne produced a business-friendly budget for 2011/12 that stressed his reliance on small and medium enterprises, especially in knowledge-intensive sectors, to grow the economy and create jobs. Continue Reading
March 23, 2011 23 Mar'11
The Budget 2011 - Live blogging, news and analysis

George Osborne’s budget on Wednesday 23 March 2011 is anticipated to focus on ways to stimulate the private sector. Not least because the Chancellor ‘s ‘Budget for Growth’ will need to find some creative ways of filling the employment gap left by ... Continue Reading