July 2011
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July 20, 2011
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Jul'11
The five software licensing tricks CIOs hate
Businesses should reject unfair licensing terms, according to Forrester analyst Duncan Jones in a report on licensing best practices. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2011
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Jul'11
Specialisterne Scotland contract provides software testing jobs for people with autism
Specialisterne Scotland, an IT firm which was set up to help people suffering from Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), has won its first contract. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2011
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Jul'11
Smartphone shipments to surge 230% by 2016
Global shipments of smartphones are expected to grow more than 230% in the next five years, according to a research firm. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2011
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Jul'11
DWP loses £800m in overpayments due to faulty IT systems
Faulty IT systems at the Department for Work and Pensions have led to £800m in overpayments in 2010-11, a National Audit Office (NAO) report has found. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2011
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Jul'11
HMRC slashes IT running costs by £235m
HMRC will slash running costs in IT by £235m over the next four years, according to a National Audit Office report. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2011
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Jul'11
Barclays Bank deploys Infoblox IP address management to reduce network downtime
The investment division of Barclays Bank has deployed network infrastructure automation firm Infoblox's IP address management platform across its global network to reduce network downtime. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2011
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Jul'11
Ofcom forces BT to cut rural ISP charges
Ofcom has forced BT to reduce the prices it charges internet service providers (ISPs) in rural areas, in a move expected to benefit three million homes and businesses with cheaper broadband access. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2011
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Jul'11
Oracle should take a closer look at security and severity scoring, says Imperva
Oracle should review the severity scoring of its security updates, as the current system is misleading, according to security firm Imperva. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2011
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Jul'11
Police arrest Anonymous suspects in UK, US and Netherlands over PayPal cyber attack
Police in the UK, US and the Netherlands have arrested more than 20 people as part of an investigation into major cyber attacks. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2011
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Jul'11
Nmap tutorial: Nmap scan examples for vulnerability discovery
Learn how to use Nmap, the free network scanner tool, to identify various network devices and interpret network data to uncover possible vulnerabilities. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2011
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Jul'11
Enter to win: European Projects Awards
Our awards program will recognise excellence among storage projects in four categories: efficiency, data protection, storage for virtual servers and storage virtualisation/internal cloud. Enter now! Continue Reading
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July 20, 2011
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Jul'11
Hackers target Adobe vulnerabilities, Java vulnerabilities
A new report notes a significant rise in the number of attacks against Adobe and Java vulnerabilities in the last six months. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2011
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Jul'11
Law Firm to use smart technology to connect employees
Minter Ellison, one of the largest full-service law firms in the Asia Pacific region, has embarked on a significant technology project to improve business video-based collaboration and knowledge sharing across its more than 290 partners and 1,000 ... Continue Reading
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July 20, 2011
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Jul'11
Desktop virtualisation accounts for only 3% of business PC market, says Ovum
Desktop virtualisation only accounts for 3% of the overall business PC market, according to the latest figures from analyst firm Ovum. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2011
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Jul'11
Data breach at York University highlights urgency of security checks, says ICO
The University of York's accidental breach of thousands of students' personal data points to a need for improved security checks, according to the Information Commissioner's Office. Continue Reading
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July 19, 2011
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Jul'11
IT Managers Pay - Financial Services
In Financial Services, IT managers in Finance Houses are paid the best. Typically they earn £64,000. Their counterparts in Insurance have the lowest pay, averaging £51,760. Continue Reading
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July 19, 2011
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Jul'11
QlikTech: Business users driving mobile BI, demanding agility
The UK, Ireland and Northern Europe managing director of Swedish BI vendor QlikTech explains the push to mobile BI. Continue Reading
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July 19, 2011
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Jul'11
Is there an alternative to female quotas for management boards?
Should companies be made to appoint a certain number of women to their boards in order to break the glass ceiling? Continue Reading
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July 19, 2011
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Jul'11
Will there be an IT offshoring U-turn at Birmingham City Council?
It appears that an elected body of people, Birmingham City Council (BCC), is listening to the people that elected them and reconsidering sending their jobs offshore. It was reported in the ... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2011
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Jul'11
Cross-platform chameleons & monkeys living in perfect harmony
Xamarin now receive a "broad perpetual license" to all intellectual property covering Mono, MonoTouch, Mono for Android and Mono Tools for Visual Studio. Continue Reading