February 2013
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February 11, 2013
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Robotic latex tentacle code open sourced, at last!
The majority of robotic latex tentacle users have, up until this point, had to make do with locked in proprietary software code to power their mechanical rubber appendages. Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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Intel and F5 invest into SDN
Software defined networking has secured new interest this week with Intel investing into Big Switch Networks and F5 acquiring LineRate Systems Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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Haymarket dumps Exchange 2003 for Google
Publisher Haymarket, is deploying Google Apps for Business and Google Apps Vault in the UK and US. Continue Reading
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SaaS remains most popular form of cloud computing for UK IT
SaaS is the top cloud service that UK IT professionals plan to use in 2013 Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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HMRC alerts businesses to impending real-time PAYE changes
HMRC is notifying businesses about impending real-time information (RTI) changes to the PAYE payroll system Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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Business applications, data analytics can make business lean
Centralised business apps, such as ERP and CRM can frustrate, but also make a business lean. Data analytics has a fresh Six Sigma role to play Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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How to find the most vulnerable systems on your internal network
Most corporate networks share common vulnerabilities, but many could be mitigated with education in “hacker thinking” for technical staff Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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Security Think Tank: Web-based app security needs data-centric, risk-based approach
What are the security pitfalls of web-based applications and how are they best avoided? Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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UK accountancy watchdog FRC investigates Autonomy
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in the UK is latest organisation to examine Autonomy accounts, which is accused of inflating its value Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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Cameron puts a kibosh on EU broadband funding
Flag ~ European Union (Photo credit: erjkprunczýk)I am staunchly pro-Europe. Practically I think the union makes a vast and positive difference to our economy, whilst philosophically I prefer to ... Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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Security Zone: A three-dimensional approach to BYOD (part 2)
Employees are the first line of defence and crucial to BYOD success, but process and technology are equally important Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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UK government to crack down on tax-avoiding suppliers
IT suppliers could lose out on multi-billion-pound contracts as the government introduces methods to exclude tax avoiders from bidding process Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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Storage struggles to keep up with data growth explosion
Big data analysis needs a split from the traditional approach of matching back-end infrastructure to application requirements. Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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Intel adds flash cache for Linux, with multi-node write planned
Intel adds Linux capability to CAS flash cache software product acquired from Nevex last year and plans multiple-node write cache functionality later in 2013 Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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Military-grade social media spying technology revealed
Software that can map people’s lives by mining data from social media sites has already been developed Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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IT expert in Microsoft monopoly case faces £2.5m legal fight
A computer expert who advised the European Commission in its investigation into anti-competitive behaviour by Microsoft faces £2.5bn legal battle Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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Gartner: analytics will be more transparent, real-time and automated
Analyst firm Gartner has identified three trends for analytics and BI: transparency, real-time and automation Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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SDN adoption plans still stalling in Europe
TechTarget and Computer Weekly surveys find that less than 10% of organisations looking to implement software defined networking (SDN) Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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Fear and loathing in Barnet - why public sector outsourcers and government need to be very afraid
As you know Barnet Council's massive outsourcing program, known as One Barnet, is being challenged by a local resident and the High Court is getting involved.Here is the view s of Mark Lewis, who ... Continue Reading
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February 11, 2013
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Is the ITU set to take control of the Internet from US lawyers and give it to global users?
A more interesting question is whether we actually deserve to win - given that "we" is an odd alliance, including US IPR lawyers, Californian libertarians, Western liberals, Post Cold War defence ... Continue Reading