October 2013
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October 16, 2013
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Oct'13
The VMworld ecosystem: Avatar's Pandora or Total Recall's Mars?
Here at VMworld Europe in Barcelona the term ecosystem is being thrown around with gay abandon. It's a lovely-sounding word. It evokes life, the planet, lush green rainforests, myriad plants and ... Continue Reading
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October 16, 2013
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Oct'13
Huawei confirms UK R&D centre
Huawei says it will build an R&D centre as part of its £1.3bn UK investment after the firm's CEO met Chancellor George Osborne Continue Reading
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October 16, 2013
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Oct'13
The UK is an attractive location for IT service providers
The UK is an attractive location for IT services and BPO suppliers as these services mature beyond being used merely as a cost-cutting tool Continue Reading
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October 16, 2013
16
Oct'13
Who owns your LinkedIn account?
It is common for employees to use personal social networking accounts for work, but who actually owns those accounts? Continue Reading
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October 16, 2013
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Oct'13
Insurance IT firm SSP puts SAP SuccessFactors in place to streamline recruitment
Insurance software and IT services firm SSP implements SAP’s SuccessFactors to improve its recruitment and skills development Continue Reading
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October 16, 2013
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Oct'13
Ofcom seeks bidders for MoD 4G spectrum
Telecoms regulator Ofcom is given 190MHz of spectrum by the MoD for commercial use, so another auction could be on its way Continue Reading
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October 16, 2013
16
Oct'13
Security Think Tank: Data insurance will not fix broken systems
How can IT security best use the new financial and insurance products available to IT to improve data protection without increasing cost? Continue Reading
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October 16, 2013
16
Oct'13
Intel profits dip as glitch delays Broadwell chip
Intel profits dipped after it announced that production of its next-generation PC chip, Broadwell, will be delayed by a quarter Continue Reading
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October 16, 2013
16
Oct'13
Yahoo puts positive spin on third quarter despite revenue drop
Yahoo has reported revenue of $1.14bn for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, a 5% fall compared with the same period a year ago Continue Reading
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October 15, 2013
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Oct'13
TIBCO heralds dawn of civilisation 3.0
Being a CEO and delivering tech keynotes is difficult. First of all you have to welcome everyone, thank your sponsors and then crack a few jokes about not drinking too much at the after party etc. ... Continue Reading
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October 15, 2013
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Oct'13
VSan a work-in-progress in VMware software-defined storage plan
VMware’s VSan storage virtualisation is all set for general availability, but even VMware execs say it’ll be a while before it’s fit for enterprise-level vSphere storage use cases Continue Reading
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October 15, 2013
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Oct'13
Datacentre traffic to triple by 2017 with cloud as biggest traffic source
Global datacentre traffic will grow threefold to reach 7.7 zettabytes annually by 2017, study finds Continue Reading
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October 15, 2013
15
Oct'13
VMworld 2013: VMware acquires Desktone to for cloud computing
VMware has acquired desktop as a service provider Dsktone in a bid to deliver a cloud-based PC for about the cost of a laptop Continue Reading
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October 15, 2013
15
Oct'13
Siemens Enterprise Communications rebrands as Unify
The communications company will rebrand in time to launch its latest unified communications solution, code-named Project Ansible Continue Reading
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October 15, 2013
15
Oct'13
Tryg and Scottish Widows improve customer response with analytics
Tryg Insurance uses Portrait, and Scottish Widows Oracle CRM on-demand to better analyse customer behaviour, reduce churn, and increase revenue Continue Reading
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October 15, 2013
15
Oct'13
How long before UK IT start-ups offshore jobs en masse?
Is the writing is on the wall? There have been some interesting stories lately about how UK firms are struggling to get the right IT staff and are looking overseas for them. There seems to be a ... Continue Reading
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October 15, 2013
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Oct'13
What if your cloud provider shuts down?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, after a major US cloud provider collapsed, we consider the exit strategies and business continuity plans needed when buying cloud services. We learn how big data analytics helped uncover an offshore tax avoidance ... Continue Reading
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October 15, 2013
15
Oct'13
OFT launches investigation into public sector IT supply
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched a formal study into the supply of IT products and services to the public sector Continue Reading
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October 15, 2013
15
Oct'13
The ICO issues BYOD warning after breach
The ICO is calling on organisations to ensure data protection policies reflect how employees are using personal devices for work Continue Reading
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October 15, 2013
15
Oct'13
9. Third party data