July 2011
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
Size matters, in the big data cloud at least
What does the market think we should do cope with data management at this level as it now, either logically or inevitably, takes up residence in the cloud? Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
Police-led ICT company will replace NPIA, says home secretary
Home Secretary Teresa May has announced plans to create a police-led ICT company to replace the National Police Improvement Agency. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
Virtualisation's role in datacentre cloud economics and employee consumerisation
The role of virtualisation in achieving cloud economics in the datacentre and mediating the teeming array of digital platforms with which employees handle organisations' data. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
Chrome boost as IE and Firefox market share decline
Microsoft's share of the worldwide internet browser market continued to decline as Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox stole market share over the past 12 months. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
BCS open letter urges government to adopt Hargreaves report copyright law reform
The British Computer Society and The Coalition for a Digital Economy are among the signatories of an open letter to the Prime Minster, urging the government to change UK copyright law to support the digital economy. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
Google could face US wire-tapping charges following Wi-Fi network data harvesting
A US district court judge has dismissed some elements of a class action lawsuit against Google over its Wi-Fi harvesting practices, but says the company is still liable for prosecution. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
Hacker group Anonymous steals user names and passwords in cyber attack on Apple
Hacker group Anonymous claims to have stolen 25 internal user names and passwords from Apple in the latest of a series of attacks on government and corporate websites around the world. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
Hulu withdraws Facebook Connect feature after software glitch leaked users' data
US online video service Hulu has withdrawn its Facebook Connect integration because of security problems discovered soon after launch. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
Act now to make social media a business success, says Gartner
Social networking will radically change the way businesses work as sites such as Twitter and Facebook take over in the workplace, analyst group Gartner predicts. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
European mobile roaming charges fall as EC executes plan to harmonise rates by 2015
The cost of making and receiving mobile phone calls in Europe has been cut again, as the European Commission executes plans to make roaming rates the same as domestic rates by 2015. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
Microsoft shares location data source code for review of Wi-Fi information harvesting
Microsoft is sharing source code used for location-based services to allow its collection of Wi-Fi access point data to be reviewed. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
Cambridge researchers bring computers one step closer to future of spintronic computing
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have unveiled the future of computers, based on a technique called "spintronics", which replaces the transistor at the heart of the computer. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
IT services supplier Capita buys contact centre business Ventura for £65m
Capita has bought contact centre business Ventura for £65m in a further sign of IT and BPO consolidation. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
Server virtualization technology: A pleasant surprise for Godrej
In this case study, Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) shares cost and energy benefits from its server virtualization technology rollout. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
CIO Insight - Mark Settle, CIO of BMC Software
CIOs are leading in a time of rapid change. What are the challenges in front of today's CIO and how can they be faced down? Mark Settle of BMC Software offers some insights. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
Five questions to ask when choosing a cloud service
With so many different cloud providers around, choosing the right one can be very tricky. We look at some of the key questions that CIOs need to consider. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
Government signs framework agreement and names suppliers for public sector networks
The government has signed a framework agreement worth an estimated contract value of £5m to enable central and local authorities transition to public sector networks (PSN). Continue Reading
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July 04, 2011
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Jul'11
Microsoft says Windows Phone shows privacy principle as US inquiry analyses location data
Windows Phone and Kinect are both examples of Microsoft's principle of privacy by design the software firm applies to all products and services, it said. Continue Reading
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July 03, 2011
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Jul'11
IT Staff Costs - Publishing & Printing
Publishing & Printing companies with 1000+ employees spend half their IT budgets on staff. This is ahead of that for all large Manufacturers. For all other sizes of organisation, Publishers ... Continue Reading
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July 03, 2011
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Jul'11
"Best in Europe" or "what BT can deliver under the business model imposed on them by Ofcom"
The fundamental politics of regulation have not really changed since the days of the Aediles. who regulated the markets and utilities of ancient Rome. "Even the decadence of the Emperors rarely ... Continue Reading