May 2011
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May 12, 2011
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Cisco warns quarter results will fall below analysts' expectations
Technology industry bellwether Cisco Systems has warned that company profit and sales in the current quarter may miss analysts' estimates. Continue Reading
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May 12, 2011
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From mobile Augmented Reality to Speech Recognition in 24 hours
Augmented Reality news and speech recognition and voice enabled technologies are coming to the fore Continue Reading
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May 12, 2011
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Fines aren't working: time for a Data Protection Offenders' Register
On Tuesday the Information Commissioner Christopher Graham announced the outcome of his office's investigation into alleged security failures by ACS:Law, and the imposition of a £1,000 fine on the ... Continue Reading
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May 12, 2011
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IT skills shortage makes innovation a challenge for financial services firms
Financial services companies are facing shortages of IT professionals with the skills to innovate, research claims. Continue Reading
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May 12, 2011
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Analysis: Will Android dominance increase IT security threats for business?
The Android Market is forecast to become the world's biggest mobile content platform by August 2011, according to research by mobile application research firm Distimo. Continue Reading
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May 12, 2011
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Universal Credit possible if politicians don't interfere, says IT chief
DWP can manage the massive reorganisation of computer systems demanded by Universal Credit as long as politicians don't move the goalposts and over-complicate matters for departmental techies, said ... Continue Reading
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May 12, 2011
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searchSecurity.com.au chats with TeamViewer
In late April searchSecurity.com.au mentioned a number of remote control applications which allow the remote control of Windows environments over the Internet. Continue Reading
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May 12, 2011
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AusCERT2011 - Overexposed
The theme is “Overexposed” and a warning from a recent conference email stated that the social events “are not suitable for children” Continue Reading
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May 12, 2011
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4 simple data center power management tricks
Start with these straightforward tips to achieve optimum data center power management and slash your power bill. Continue Reading
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May 11, 2011
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IT User Support Staff Pay - Computer Services
IT user support staff working for Computer Services firms are better paid than the national norm across all employee bands. The largest difference is with very small organisations (10-49 employees) ... Continue Reading
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May 11, 2011
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Case study: The Police Service of Northern Ireland manages performance more transparently
Like all UK police forces, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) works to a policing plan which specifies a wide range of operational targets. The service wanted to find a way to monitor its performance and assess risks more accurately, ... Continue Reading
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May 11, 2011
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Case study: The Lowry Says LogLogic is Just the Ticket for PCI Compliance
PCI compliance is critical to businesses that conduct large volumes of credit card transactions online, such as The Lowry’s Quaytickets. PCI compliance helps these companies establish best practices that keep customer credit card information safe ... Continue Reading
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Financial services CIOs use regulatory compliance to drive IT innovation
Financial services CIOs are taking advantage of a growing burden of compliance regulation to introduce innovative IT into their organisations. Continue Reading
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May 11, 2011
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Social protest to reclaim São Paulo metro station
In most cities it's a time of joy when the local mayor or council extends the public metro system. It becomes easier for residents to travel within their own city and it can change and positively ... Continue Reading
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May 11, 2011
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday Update - 11th May
Executive Summary With this May Microsoft Patch Tuesday update, we see a relatively small set of updates in comparison to those lists of updates released by Microsoft for the months of January and ... Continue Reading
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May 11, 2011
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SuiteWorld 2011: Will NetSuite’s push encourage more enterprises to take up SaaS?
While many businesses are considering adopting cloud-based applications, what are the obstacles to businesses taking up software-as-a-service? Jenny Williams reports. Continue Reading
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May 11, 2011
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BT. The unknown quantity in mid-market IT?
When I was approached about having a meeting with BT Engage IT I thought "who are they?" It turns out they serve UK companies that sit between the high end BT Business operation and the low end BT ... Continue Reading
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May 11, 2011
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Light Patch Tuesday introduces Microsoft’s new exploitability index
Microsoft released just two patches in its monthly Patch Tuesday security update for May. Continue Reading
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May 11, 2011
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Barnet mental health modernises IT through Desktop 21 framework
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust is aiming to boost efficiency and patient care through a new outsourcing deal with HP. Continue Reading
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Businesses wide open to DDoS attack and DNS failure, shows research
Few companies are prepared for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and Domain Name System (DNS) failures, according to research Continue Reading