July 2011
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July 28, 2011
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Government trials e-marketplace for offering more contracts to SMEs
The Cabinet Office has started a pilot of a new e-procurement system designed to make it easier for small businesses to win government contracts. Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
Hackers raid 35 million South Korean website accounts
Hackers have stolen personal data from 35 million accounts at a South Korean social networking site and a web services portal, in the latest of a series... Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
Highlights from 'A recipe for rip-offs' - the Select Committee report on government IT
The Public Administration Select Committee has published a scathingly critical report on government's use of IT. We've chosen a selection of the highlights from the report. Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
It is time for new IT suppliers for government
The report from the Public Administration Select Committee into government IT pulls no punches, with its theme of an oligopoly of giant system integrators, says government SME advisor Mark Taylor. Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
CIO interview: Billy Waters, IT manager, Yo! Sushi
Fast-food chain Yo! Sushi hopes "never have to buy a server again", according to its IT manager Billy Waters... Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
ElasticStack delivers cloud with SAN-resilient storage on commodity hardware
Cloud platform provider ElasticStack has refined its software to deliver a cloud platform with resilient storage using low-cost commodity hardware... Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
LogMeIn opens free public trial for secure smartphone access to corporate IT
Remote access specialist LogMeIn has announced a public beta trial of a service that helps organisations enable and manage secure access to corporate computers... Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
Let the taxman pay your software development costs
On the back of government consultation, tax relief for companies involved in development activity is set to become even more generous and software development companies should ensure that they are taking advantage of this valuable relief, writes ... Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
Government IT is 'appalling' and wastes 'an obscene amount of public money', say MPs
The UK government sometimes pays 10 times as much as the commercial rate for IT projects, is overly reliant on major suppliers, and urgently needs to rebuild in-house IT skills, says a scathing report. Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
Is hard disk drive areal density fatally limited?
The areal density of hard disk drives is limited by the number of edges and transitions between bit states that can fit on a disk, so just how much further can spinning disk go? Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
Platform Networks assists AFP with arrest of hacker
Wholesale ISP and international IP capacity provider Platform Networks have played a critical part in the arrest of a 25-year-old Cowra man on 49 hacking charges by the Australian Federal Police (AFP). Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
Top strategies to mitigate targeted cyber intrusions
Claiming that over 70% of successful intrusions could have been prevented by implementing the top 4 recommendations, the Australian Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) has updated its list of strategies to mitigate targeted cyber intrusions. Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
Starting from scratch - the SMB CIO
The role of CIO is usually associated with large companies with lots of technology and several IT staff. But that's not always the case. Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
Storage roundup: Company cuts backup window from five days to 12 hours
Storage roundup: Finance co. cuts backup window from five days to 12 hours; NetApp goes to the zoo; Balesio launches new version; tape storage still key, says survey; and more. Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
NetApp trials University alliance to tackle skills shortage
NetApp will try to introduce certifications in its products to the curricula of nine Australian universities, to address a shortage of people skilled in operating its products. Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
KLM deploys RightNow natural language search for mobile website
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has rolled out software-as-a-service provider RightNow's CX Intent Guide on its mobile website. Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
VMware vSphere 5 licensing demystified
VMware’s vSphere 5 licensing model enables businesses move to usage-based costing. Here’s a look at the updated vRAM pooling option in vSphere 5 licensing. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2011
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Jul'11
IT Spend Growth Lags GDP by a Quarter
UK IT expenditure growth lags GDP by one quarter. There has been a continuous strong relationship between the two since at least 1996 when KEW Associates first started tracking IT spend growth. It ... Continue Reading
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July 27, 2011
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Jul'11
The PASC report goes to the heart of why the rip-off image has come about
If government wants more open competition it has to slash the cost of bidding at all levels, not just for SMEs. The Information Society Alliance EURIM addressed this in its evidence to the ... Continue Reading
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July 27, 2011
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Jul'11
CW500: The future of retail IT
Bricks and mortar retailers may be struggling in the downturn, but online retailing is booming. Continue Reading