February 2011

February 09, 2011 09 Feb'11
Getting religion - getting fired

Can an employee be disciplined for promotion religion, somewhat inappropriately, at work? The answer maybe an almighty - pun intended - 'yes'. In Amachree v Wandsworth Borough Council, a council employee told a service user that had a terminal ... Continue Reading
February 08, 2011 08 Feb'11
Cambridge boffins can gauge your fertility with their mobiles

We've heard about mobiles that can get you in the mood for love... Now scientists have found another step of the cycle that mobiles can measure. Cambridge Temperature Concepts (CTC) has discovered that your mobile phone could be an aid to fertility. Continue Reading
February 08, 2011 08 Feb'11
IBM UK tweaks distribution management

IBM distribution boss Ian Jeffs is taking over the marketing function for mid-market resellers with former Lenovo head of enterprise sales Martin Greason-Walker returning to Big Blue to manage its network of UK wholesalers. From Monday, ... Continue Reading

February 08, 2011 08 Feb'11
Open source uptake provides opportunity for developers

Open source might be gaining customers but it is being deployed in a fairly ad hoc way by a significant number of firms. Continue Reading
February 08, 2011 08 Feb'11
Phoenix IT Group staff defections to Concorde continues

Concorde Informatics Technology Group (CITG) has hired Servo's client director Matthew Wood to head up business development, adding to the growing band of defectors that have exited businesses owned by Phoenix IT Group. Continue Reading
February 08, 2011 08 Feb'11
Blue Coat launches partners at secure clouds

WAN optimisation vendor Blue Coat has introduced a dedicated Cloud Partner Programme to get its dealer network up to speed on its internet-delivered cloud services offering. The programme includes two designations, one based on cloud and one on ... Continue Reading
February 08, 2011 08 Feb'11
Smart phone security threats on the rise

Smart phone security threats are becoming an increasing problem as hackers target the growing number of users using their handheld devices to store sensitive information. Continue Reading
February 08, 2011 08 Feb'11
The ups and downs of the SME market

Today's announcement of a new business range of Drobo products from Data Robotics, based on its Beyond RAID technology that allows users to mix and match drives, is another instance of a company moving up from the consumer and very small business ... Continue Reading
February 08, 2011 08 Feb'11
Should Microsoft hook up with Nokia?

Should the also-rans of the smartphone space, Microsoft and Nokia, team up for market domination? Adnaan Ahmad, a London-based analyst with Berenberg Bank, thinks so. Continue Reading
February 08, 2011 08 Feb'11
Antenna picks up mobile internet specialist

Mobility software outfit Antenna Software has forked out an undisclosed sum to acquire mobile internet software company Volant's systems as part of an attempt to position itself as an end-to-end mobile solutions provider for the carrier market. Continue Reading

February 08, 2011 08 Feb'11
IP hyenas await the IPv6 stampede

Continuing in his series of seminal briefings on IPv4, Jeff Smith warns of the pain involved in mass migration. Have you ever watched those wildlife documentaries, where the lush pastures of east Africa begin to dry up and grazing animals are forced... Continue Reading
February 08, 2011 08 Feb'11
Companies House sh(r)eds paper

Now that the world has gone digital - in many areas anyway - it won't surprise readers to know that Companies House plans to become an entirely electronic service. Continue Reading
February 07, 2011 07 Feb'11
Equanet eyes services growth with new head of IT solutions

Dixons-owned reseller Equanet has ushered in former Dataplex technical director Jamie Marshall as head of IT solutions. Continue Reading
February 07, 2011 07 Feb'11
Dell and Midwich to tie the distribution knot?

The word on the street is that Dell is locked in negotiations with Midwich to expand distribution of its printer products beyond Micro P. The one time direct selling purist is expanding its network of wholesalers in the storage space with Magirus ... Continue Reading
February 07, 2011 07 Feb'11
PBX hackers cost businesses a billion

If you were worried about your mobile phone voicemail being hacked by errant reporters, then worry no more. For a start, you're probably not famous enough, and secondly, you ought to be more worried about criminals breaking into your PBX. Continue Reading
February 07, 2011 07 Feb'11
Government misses deadline for first round of IT reform plans

The government has missed the deadline on nearly all its commitments to IT reform due to be implemented last month, writes Kathleen Hall. In November 2010 all Whitehall departments published business plans to make their progress on implementing ... Continue Reading
February 07, 2011 07 Feb'11
Accenture predicts easier to use BI and automated security

Business intelligence has become slicker and cheaper but is going to have to become easier to use if it's going to deliver on user demands in the next stage of its development. Continue Reading
February 07, 2011 07 Feb'11
C2000 hand Reed dual role as GM for PCs and software

Computer 2000 has doubled the responsibilities of software general manager James Reed to also include the PC business unit, ending the four month search for a permanent successor to Mark Glasspool. Continue Reading
February 07, 2011 07 Feb'11
Atos Origin calls time on email

Those resellers struggling to cope under the weight of emails might be intrigued by the ambition of Atos Origin's CEO to eradicate the technology inside his firm over the next three years. Continue Reading
February 07, 2011 07 Feb'11
Money talks in LAR fee changes

Microsoft's changes to the fee structure of its Enterprise Agreements (EA) appear pretty tough. On the surface, large account resellers (LARs) are losing around two-thirds of their existing fees for sales to clients on its major accounts list. Continue Reading