February 2014
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February 13, 2014
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Cisco profits plummet for second quarter
A one-off charge for faulty memory chips sees profits for the networking firm tumble by almost 55%, while revenues decline 8% year on year Continue Reading
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February 13, 2014
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Feb'14
Security Think Tank: Before cloud, engage with asset owners
Hybrid cloud environments provide the most flexibility, but how can businesses decide when public or private cloud is more appropriate? Continue Reading
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February 13, 2014
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Feb'14
CIO Interview: Lance Fisher, CIO, SThree
The IT department at global recruitment firm SThree has an emphasis on data analytics, cloud and mobile tools Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Feb'14
Software Spend - Public Administration
Public administration's software outlay amounts to over £2bn. Application packages is the largest component with around a third of the spend. System software and custom software each absorb about a ... Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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How do we make the Internet a Safer Place?
I should add that I did some checking after the event and discovered that those who claim that age verification is too expensive and complex for widespread use are usually unaware of how cheap and ... Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Telehealth startups cluster around Kent
Telehealth technology startups cluster around Kent in industry move to provide digital health solutions for the UK’s aging population Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Feb'14
SAP CEO Bill McDermott vaunts innovation agenda in Potsdam
Bill McDermott, SAP CEO, derides industry failure to recognize his company’s contribution as it opens an innovation center outside Berlin, Germany. Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Newcastle and Buckinghamshire councils win O2 Local Government Digital Fund
Newcastle City Council and Buckinghamshire County Council have won a share of prize money from O2 which will be used by the councils to tackle social challenges using technology Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Feb'14
Living with Google Glass – not quite useful enough to overcome the dork-factor
Businesses will use Google Glass first, says Simon Dring after spending a few days living with the technology. Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Feb'14
Developer salaries hiked up 16% in North West last year
32% North West digital businesses forced to refuse work last year due to a lack of resource, according to Manchester Digital Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Feb'14
Government tasks startup to build flood volunteering website
A new website to help victims of the UK flooding disaster has been launched today Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Feb'14
Tech savvy senior citizens seek out digital options for managing health
Over half (55%) of tech-savvy senior citizens want new digital options for managing their health services remotely, according to research from Accenture. Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Feb'14
Dynamic businesses use the network as the CEO
Yammer co-founder and CTO, Adam Pisoni, believes businesses need to reassess how they are organised Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Feb'14
Where should a CISO look for cyber security answers – hardware, software or wetware?
While users are often cited as the weakest link in cyber security, they could also be the answer to the problems faced by businesses today Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Password-free online authentication a step closer
The elimination of insecure passwords for online services is another step closer. Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Feb'14
Startup watch: Gridstore targets Hyper-V storage market
This week I spoke to Gridstore, a startup that offers storage arrays that integrate with the Microsoft Hyper-V virtualisation environment and with on-board smarts it claims boosts I/O for Hyper-V ... Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Feb'14
BT sues NHS Scotland for £20m over SWAN project
After losing its bid for the Scottish Wide Area Network project, the telecoms giant is suing the NHS National Services Scotland Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Feb'14
Businesses need to keep better track of IT ROI
Business leaders are looking to new ideas and innovation to grow, but strategies must be supported by more detailed return on investment (ROI) Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Feb'14
First thousand users start to test government's Identity Assurance system
The first thousand users of the government’s future system for online user authentication will start testing over the next two months Continue Reading
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February 12, 2014
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Feb'14
Outsourcing's role in bank IT failures continued...
I have blogged recently about the role of IT outsourcing and more specifically offshoring in recent IT failures at banks. A contact of mine had this to say on the subject. "Most of the issues I've ... Continue Reading