November 2012

November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12
VMware users urged to apply security patches as ESX source code leaks online

VMware is urging users to apply security patches as hackers publicly post the full source code for ESX hypervisor Continue Reading
November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12
Universal Credit programme director Malcolm Whitehouse steps down

Malcolm Whitehouse, programme director for the government's £2.2bn Universal Credit project, has stepped down Continue Reading
November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12
Machines are rising and they are offshore IT killers

I was sent this article on horses for sources today It is about process automation and the use of software robots to do tasks carried out by humans, often cheap offshore workers. The reason I ... Continue Reading

November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12
ARM and C&WW backs Cambridge Weightless wireless standard

The Weightless standard wins the backing of industry heavyweights hoping to help it on its journey to creating the ‘internet of things’ Continue Reading
November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12
3D BlackBerry games to span Android & Apple iOS

In the shadow of dark industry mutterings relating to the firm's wider position in the mobile device market, there are healthy sections of the RIM technology stack garnering interest from ... Continue Reading
November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12
Controversy and betrayal: Is Barnet Council's leader going the same way as Cornwall's?

Today is a big day for Barnet Council and for the outsourcing. Tonight sees a confidence vote, regarding the leader, at the council. The motion was set because councillors are unhappy with a £1bn ... Continue Reading
November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12
Skyfall - Careers advice for brainiacs plus Ministers/Directors Guide to why Cybersecurity matters

CISOs who claim their Board does not understand the importance of cybersecurity should tell them to watch Skyfall with their grandchildren. The CISO should then be ready to lead a discussion on ... Continue Reading
November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12
Gartner Symposium: RBS emulates Amazon with private cloud

Royal Bank of Scotland has developed a private cloud to support its application development process, using Amazon best practices Continue Reading
November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12
Gartner Symposium Barcelona: rewrite the rule book

Gartner is urging CIOs to change their IT budget to support a nexus of change arising from cloud, social, big data and mobile. Continue Reading
November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12
Government confirms digitisation plans in Digital Strategy

The government has confirmed its plans to save billions of pounds per year by digitising transactions in the publication of its Digital Strategy Continue Reading

November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12
EDF blames system upgrade for customer complaint failures

EDF blames a system upgrade for failing to handle customer complaints to standard, but says it will resolve the issue by the end of the year Continue Reading
November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12
IDBI’s unique BS 25999 certified BCM model a first among PSU banks

Indian BFSI player IDBI became the first PSU bank to get BS 25999 certified for all branches and processes. We take a look at the BFSI player’s BCP strategy. Continue Reading
November 05, 2012 05 Nov'12
UK insists open standards order will apply to COTS

The UK government has insisted it will demand proprietary commercial software suppliers use open standards in all government systems, breaking their primary means of asserting monopoly power over ... Continue Reading
November 05, 2012 05 Nov'12
Telecity buys Finland datacentre operator Academica for €28m

Datacentre provider Telecity Group buys Finnish datacentre operator Academica for €28m to gain access to Russian markets Continue Reading
November 05, 2012 05 Nov'12
Security Think Tank: Essential security questions for M&As

What is the role of IT security professionals in mergers and acquisitions? Continue Reading
November 05, 2012 05 Nov'12
Microsoft sells discount Windows 8 devices to schools

Microsoft teams up with RM Education and Intel for the Shape the Future scheme to get Windows technology ‘in the hands of every child’ Continue Reading
November 05, 2012 05 Nov'12
Unilever enterprise data warehouse locked to business programmes

Unilever is building a global enterprise data warehouse (EDW) locked into the critical paths of high-profile business programmes. Continue Reading
November 05, 2012 05 Nov'12
UK organisations fail to address social networking risk

Unguarded corporate social networking accounts are leaving companies exposed to serious security breaches, a KPMG survey has revealed Continue Reading
November 05, 2012 05 Nov'12
Brocade boosts SDN presence with Vyatta buy

Networking giant Brocade buys network operating system pioneer Vyatta to bolster its software-defined networking (SDN) folio Continue Reading
November 05, 2012 05 Nov'12
REVIEW: Microsoft's Surface tablet, RRP £479 (inc cover)

Seeing Windows 8 on a tablet is a welcomed breath of fresh air from Android or iOS operating systems which have dominated this new market over the past couple of years.Microsoft's flagship tablet ... Continue Reading