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July 09, 2010
09
Jul'10
New phishing attack disguised as a PDF reader update
Malicious e-mail attacks that look like PDF reader updates have been increasing in volume since the middle of June, says Symantec Hosted Services.
The...
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July 09, 2010
09
Jul'10
Netsuite seeks experts to rebadge white label platforms for vertical markets
Netsuite, the cloud-based business software firm, is "verticalising" its product platform to increase its appeal to specific market sectors, and is seeking "domain experts" with specific knowledge of different business sectors to customise Netsuite ...
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July 08, 2010
08
Jul'10
UK business needs multi-channel software strategy, says SAP
SAP's strategy of focusing on multiple types of delivery supports the needs of UK business, says Tim Noble, managing director of SAP UK & Ireland.
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July 08, 2010
08
Jul'10
UBS bank gets CSC voice and data services
UBS bank has signed a five-year deal with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) for networking services for $580m.
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July 08, 2010
08
Jul'10
Lloyd's Register moves to Netsuite cloud for business tools
Lloyd's Register, the certification, classification, and inspection service provider to the energy and transport sectors, is to adopt the cloud-based product Netsuite OpenAir .
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July 07, 2010
07
Jul'10
Paddy Power slashes staffing costs with scheduling system
Bookmaker Paddy Power plans to implement a system to manage its retail operations across the UK and Ireland to generate yearly savings of up to 7%.
The...
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July 07, 2010
07
Jul'10
ITC wins £1m business funding under EFG
ITC Global Security has won £1m funding from NatWest under the government-backed Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme.
The Enterprise Finance Guarantee...
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July 05, 2010
05
Jul'10
Microsoft cracks down on UK software pirates
Microsoft's investigators have caught 25 UK computer shops selling illegal software in the past six months. The software company has reached settlements with 21 sellers, who admitted loading pirated software onto the hard discs of computers sold.
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July 05, 2010
05
Jul'10
Insurance companies plan IT enhancements
More than a fifth of insurance firms are planning to enhance their IT as mergers, expansion and regulation top industry concerns
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July 05, 2010
05
Jul'10
Apple says tests confirm iPhone 4 has best wireless performance ever
Apple has denied a design fault in the antennae of the iPhone 4 and has blamed instead the formula used to calculate signal strength.
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July 02, 2010
02
Jul'10
Interview: Simon Post, chief technology officer, Carphone Warehouse
The retailer's IT chief talks to Angelica Mari about his extended role, outsourcing plans and the BestBuy integration
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July 01, 2010
01
Jul'10
UK government urged to use technology to reform security
The UK's approach to security needs radical reform, says Martin Sutherland, managing director of information intelligence firm Detica.
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June 30, 2010
30
Jun'10
Symantec launches security benchmarking tool for small businesses
Symantec has launched an online tool to enable small businesses to see how their security, data protection and storage profiles measure up against those...
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June 30, 2010
30
Jun'10
Many organisations in the dark about advanced cyber attacks, research reveals
Many organisations are unaware they are being targeted by advanced cyber attacks and are failing to respond effectively, according to the Ponemon Institute.
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June 29, 2010
29
Jun'10
Reliance on passwords is biggest security threat, says hacking expert
Passwords are fundamentally insecure and represent the biggest security threat facing organisations, says Jason Hart, senior vice-president for Europe at security firm Cryptocard.
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June 29, 2010
29
Jun'10
National Grid outsources more to Tata
National Grid has outsourced its finance and human resource support to Tata Consultancy Services with about 300 workers affected.
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
Cabinet Office seeks opinions on transparency and open data
The Cabinet Office says it wants the public to have a say on which data sets it releases, as part of its new "commitment to transparency".
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
Congressmen ask Steve Jobs to explain changes in Apple’s privacy policy
US congress members have written to Apple chief executive Steve Jobs about concerns that the firm is collecting and sharing geo-location data of iPhone and...
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
Video: Intel demos MeeGo for Tablet
Intel has posted a video demo of the pre-alpha MeeGo for tablets on YouTube. MeeGo, the Linux operating system from Nokia and Intel, aims to provide a cheap alternative to Windows and Android on Net Books and smartphones.
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
US sets out plan to boost online security with trusted identities
The US has published a strategy aimed at improving the security of online transactions. The report builds on the Cyberspace Policy Review, commissioned by President Barack Obama, which analysed the government's ICT infrastructure defensive ...
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June 25, 2010
25
Jun'10
Cloud will help enable creativity and growth, say IT pros
Cloud computing is exciting to IT pros because the ability to reassign resources enables them to be more creative and focus on growth, a survey has revealed....
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June 25, 2010
25
Jun'10
Critical security fixes for Adobe Reader and Acrobat on track for 29 June
Adobe Reader and Acrobat updates are still on schedule for 29 June, according to the software supplier.
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June 25, 2010
25
Jun'10
US authorities take Twitter to task over security
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has criticised Twitter's lax internal security procedures, which enabled hackers to post fake statements from the accounts of US President Barack Obama and others.
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June 25, 2010
25
Jun'10
Oracle Q4 earnings boost investor confidence
Oracle has announced that revenues for its fourth quarter, ending 31 May, were up 39% to $9.5bn (£6.4bn) and earnings of 46 cents a share, up 24% compared with the same period a year ago.
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June 24, 2010
24
Jun'10
HP collaborates with VMware to slash virtualisation costs
HP is collaborating with VMware to provide integrated storage, desktop and connectivity to support virtualisation in the datacentre and pave the way towards...
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June 24, 2010
24
Jun'10
Red Hat puts open source in the cloud
Red Hat has unveiled a suite of products and services aimed at supporting cloud infrastructure, based on open source software.
The Red Hat Cloud Foundation...
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June 24, 2010
24
Jun'10
NCP targets barriers to enterprise mobility
Concern about the security of public internet access is still preventing many businesses giving mobile access to company data, says secure connection software...
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June 23, 2010
23
Jun'10
Two London teenagers arrested in cybercrime investigation
The Metropolitan Police's Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) has arrested two teenagers in an international cybercrime investigation.
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June 23, 2010
23
Jun'10
RSA and Lumension partner on data protection
RSA, the security division of EMC, and endpoint security firm Lumension have announced a partnership aimed at helping organisations better protect and share...
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June 21, 2010
21
Jun'10
SMB data leak costs top £200,000, says Symantec report
Data leaks cost small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) an average of £200,000 each during the past year, research shows.
More than two thirds of...
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June 18, 2010
18
Jun'10
Most web attacks come via compromised legitimate wesites
About 90% of web attacks take place through legitimate, compromised websites, up from 80% in 2009, according to Symantec Hosted Services (SHS).
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June 18, 2010
18
Jun'10
IT security pros must enable business to win support
Business has traditionally tackled the problem of data security by spending money on technology, but a growing number of security experts say this approach is misguided.
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June 18, 2010
18
Jun'10
Google faces legal action on Wi-Fi interception in US and France
Three US states and France are considering action against Google over the company's interception of private Wi-Fi data by its Street View vehicles as they collected images in 30 countries.
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June 17, 2010
17
Jun'10
New cyber security threats facing the public sector
The recent attacks on Google have pushed the issue of targeted internet security breaches up the agenda for the public sector
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June 17, 2010
17
Jun'10
Colt plans concrete moves with cloud
Colt (formerly Colt Telecom) is using the hype around cloud computing to boost its claim to a greater share of the hosted infrastructure and services market.
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June 16, 2010
16
Jun'10
Met Police wants system to track location and activity of officers
The Metropolitan Police Authority wants to implement a system that will allow staff to track the location of officers and keep tabs on what they are doing...
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June 16, 2010
16
Jun'10
Latest Mac OS X version still needs Adobe update
The latest version of the Mac OS X operating system includes Adobe's Flash Player, but it is not the latest patched version. Mac users who update to...
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June 15, 2010
15
Jun'10
Transport for London opens data to app developers
Transport for London has opened up its website to software developers to allow them to build mashups using its transport information.
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June 15, 2010
15
Jun'10
Business Link Northwest set to encrypt all data
Business Link Northwest has rolled out full disc encryption and media encryption systems to secure confidential data on all its office and mobile computers.
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June 15, 2010
15
Jun'10
Twitter wobbly after failed upgrade
The Twitter service continued to be patchy hours after the firm said it would be down last night due to a failed upgrade.
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June 14, 2010
14
Jun'10
Westminster replaces Contactpoint with local Children's Hub
Westminster City Council has developed a Children's Hub that replaces a lot of what the cancelled child database Contactpoint would have done.
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June 14, 2010
14
Jun'10
Business must re-evaluate software-as-a service, says Gartner
Software as a service (SaaS) will have a role in the future of IT, but not the dominant future that was first thought, according to research firm Gartner.
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June 11, 2010
11
Jun'10
SAP programmers to get new code checker
German software house SAP has licensed code-checking software from Virtual Forge to help companies test and secure code written in the high level Abap programming language, part of SAP's NetWeaver suite.
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June 11, 2010
11
Jun'10
Adobe rushes out fix for Flash Player zero-day vulnerabilities
Adobe has rushed out a fix for zero-day vulnerabilities in its Flash Player in less than a week, proving claims that a process review has improved its security team's response times.
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June 11, 2010
11
Jun'10
Kaspersky, Aveva, Progress join BSA in piracy fight
Three leading software firms have joined the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the industry body dedicated to fighting software piracy.
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June 10, 2010
10
Jun'10
Twitter prepares to launch own link shortener to boost security
Twitter has announced it is another step closer to launching its own web link shortener to boost security, which could push out popular services such as bit.ly and tinyurl.
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June 09, 2010
09
Jun'10
Australian ISP code could defeat new generation of DDoS attacks, says Imperva
The Australian Internet Industry Association (IIA) has called on ISPs across the country to adopt a voluntary code of conduct on cyber security.
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June 09, 2010
09
Jun'10
Ingres slashes database query time
Open source database supplier Ingres has launched a database project which it claims can cut the time taken to answer business queries by up to 70 times.
The...
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June 09, 2010
09
Jun'10
Software producers work together to turn the tide on cybercrime
Cyber attacks that exploit security weaknesses in software and cost business millions through fraud, theft, downtime and recovery, are increasing in complexity and number.
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June 09, 2010
09
Jun'10
Adobe security update to fix zero-day bugs promised tomorrow
Adobe has announced that it expects to release a fix for a zero-day vulnerability for Flash Player 10.x for Windows, Mac and Linux by 10 June.
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June 09, 2010
09
Jun'10
Microsoft’s June security update equals record number of vulnerabilities
Microsoft has released 10 security bulletins for 34 vulnerabilities in the heaviest Patch Tuesday monthly security update so for this year.
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June 08, 2010
08
Jun'10
UK’s quest for a fair and rational privacy law
The government's decision to scrap identity cards relieved privacy advocates but did not solve the basic problem, which is that citizens need a cheap, reliable, easy to use and universally accepted way to assert their identity.
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June 08, 2010
08
Jun'10
Pentaho offers free trial of cloud-based BI suite
Open source business intelligence (BI) company Pentaho has introduced an on-demand subscription service for the Pentaho BI Suite.
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June 07, 2010
07
Jun'10
How to escape the online police
Despite the Cameron government's promise to publish more government data, it is unlikely to publish everything, especially where publication might prove damaging or embarrassing.
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June 07, 2010
07
Jun'10
Visa improves security for online transactions
Visa has launched a payment card in Europe to improve security for online transactions. The CodeSure card contains a keypad and an eight-character display for showing a one-time passcode for any Visa debit or credit card.
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June 07, 2010
07
Jun'10
Adobe fears exploits of critical vulnerability for Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Adobe has announced that there is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, Reader and Acrobat for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris that could allow attackers to take control of the affected system.
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June 04, 2010
04
Jun'10
Lloyds uses technology to track oil spills and ash clouds
Insurance companies have always had high exposure to environmental disasters, and with BP's oil spill and Iceland's volcano 2010 has placed plenty of demands on their IT systems.
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June 04, 2010
04
Jun'10
Microsoft needs "cooler" products to battle revenue losses, says chairman
Microsoft will have to become "cooler" to attract the new users it needs to shore up sales as cloud computing reduces its average revenue per user, the software firm's chairman for Europe told Computer Weekly in an exclusive video interview.
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June 04, 2010
04
Jun'10
Levi Strauss uses planning software to predict demand
Retailer Levi Strauss has signed a deal for planning software that it hopes will help it expand its network of stores.
Levi Strauss has a total of...
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June 04, 2010
04
Jun'10
E-mail data leaks a worry for most IT professionals
Most IT professionals are concerned about the safety of data sent via e-mail, a survey has revealed.
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June 04, 2010
04
Jun'10
June Microsoft Patch Tuesday will keep systems admins busy, says Qualys
Microsoft is to release 10 fixes for 34 vulnerabilities in its Patch Tuesday monthly security update on 8 June.
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June 04, 2010
04
Jun'10
Ballmer defends Windows after Jobs' attack
Windows will be increasingly modified and optimised for various functions and different types of hardware, says Steve Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft.
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June 03, 2010
03
Jun'10
CIO interview: Aurora paves the way for multichannel IT and collaboration
Retailer conglomerate Aurora Fashions is pressing ahead with a series of initiatives around boosting its multichannel capability to respond to customer demands in a challenging business environment.
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June 03, 2010
03
Jun'10
Ten technologies that could save the life insurance industry
Life Insurance companies that have survived the turmoil of recent years now face massive challenges.
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June 02, 2010
02
Jun'10
Podcast: Microsoft uses multilayered approach to cloud security
Microsoft is among the emerging suppliers of cloud computing services that are seeking to win the confidence of enterprises.
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June 02, 2010
02
Jun'10
West Berkshire Council found in breach of Data Protection Act
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found the West Berkshire Council in breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA).
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June 02, 2010
02
Jun'10
Few heed calls to quit Facebook over privacy concerns
Fewer than 40,000 Facebook account holders have committed to quit the social networking site because of concerns about privacy.
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June 02, 2010
02
Jun'10
Millions of internet users risk attack with ageing IE6 browser
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 browser is still used by more than 25% of internet users, even though it attracts cyber attackers because it lacks up-to-date security features, a study has revealed.
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June 02, 2010
02
Jun'10
World Cup spam volumes soar
Spam relating to the FIFA 2010 World Cup has soared by about 27% according to security firm, Symantec.
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June 01, 2010
01
Jun'10
Security concerns hasten Google’s move off Windows
Google is moving from Microsoft's Windows operating system in favour of Apple's Mac OS and open source Linux because of security concerns after its Chinese operations were hacked in late 2009.
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May 28, 2010
28
May'10
Video: How Microsoft is tackling IT's biggest problems
Despite almost 70 years of research into digital electronic computing, there remain some tough questions.
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May 28, 2010
28
May'10
Novell struggles through Q2
Novell has reported a $12m drop in net income for the second quarter of 2010 from the same period last year. Novell reported net revenue of $204m for the...
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May 27, 2010
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May'10
How to use IT to convert complaints into profits
CIOs will have to manage a growing range of communications channels and provide frontline staff with fast access to accurate data to keep customers happy,...
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May 27, 2010
27
May'10
Apple bigger than Microsoft or Google on price:earnings scores
Yesterday Apple became the world's biggest IT company by market value, eclipsing Microsoft for the first time since 1989, and even Google.
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May 25, 2010
25
May'10
Can MillenniumIT trigger revolution at the London Stock Exchange?
When the London Stock Exchange acquired Sri Lankan software developer MillenniumIT, it turned outsourcing inside-out by bringing the service provider's resources in-house and continuing to supply third parties.
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May 25, 2010
25
May'10
Marks & Spencer accelerates IT restructuring
Marks & Spencer is pressing ahead with major technology-driven change projects, despite voicing caution over the economy as it announced its annual results.
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May 25, 2010
25
May'10
Saudi Telecom to offer hosted datacentre services
UK CIOs will soon be able to buy hosted datacentre services in Saudi Arabia following Saudi Telecom's decision to enter the hosting business with technology partners Cisco, VMware and EMC
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May 25, 2010
25
May'10
Microsoft to revamp games and mobile division
Microsoft is expected this week to reorganise its entertainment and devices division, which is responsible for Xbox games, mobile phone and other consumer...
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May 21, 2010
21
May'10
MillenniumIT takeover hits London Stock Exchange's profits
The London Stock Exchange has taken a hit from its MillenniumIT acquisition, but long-term benefits are becoming clearer.
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May 21, 2010
21
May'10
Interview: Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian focuses on open partnerships and back to basics technology
Ron Hovsepian, chief executive officer of Novell, says the company has learnt from past mistakes.
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May 21, 2010
21
May'10
Oracle beefs up database security with Secerno acquisition
Oracle has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire database security firm Secerno . "Organisations...
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May 20, 2010
20
May'10
Mobility and sustainability dominate SAP vision
SAP's new leaders have detailed various aspects of their product strategy at the software maker's annual customer and partner conference, making commitments to real-time analytics, mobility and sustainability, but did they go far enough?
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May 19, 2010
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May'10
NHS trust proves sound procurement is key to successful projects
The management of big, outsourced IT projects in the public sector has seen its fair share of criticism, with committees regularly publishing details of mismanaged procurements and wasted millions.
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May 19, 2010
19
May'10
SAP unveils three technology innovations at Sapphire 2010
SAP has unveiled three products aimed at meeting enterprise demands for greater reach and real-time computing capability.
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May 19, 2010
19
May'10
Novell demos fast app deployment on Windows 7
Novell has demonstrated how it can help IT managers migrate XP to Windows 7.
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May 19, 2010
19
May'10
Google to buy IP phone company Global IP Solutions for £47m
Google has announced plans to acquire Global IP Solutions, a Norwegian internet telephony company, for $68.2m (£47.6m).
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May 19, 2010
19
May'10
Microsoft sues Salesforce.com alleging patent infringement
Microsoft is suing software-as-a-service business Salesforce.com claiming it has infringed nine patents.
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May 18, 2010
18
May'10
UK's slower websites to lose rank to faster US ones in Google
UK FTSE companies will have their websites ranked lower by Google than their US rivals because their websites are slow. Research carried out by web optimisation company Aptimize, found that the websites of FTSE companies in the UK were 27% slower ...
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May 18, 2010
18
May'10
Inadequate data recovery strategies leave IT managers stressed out
Almost half of IT managers in small and medium businesses across Europe fear the prospect of recovering data, a survey has revealed.
Some 44% of those...
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May 18, 2010
18
May'10
Huddle to use $10.2m funding to strengthen US market position
Collaboration technology supplier Huddle has won $10.2m in funding and is expanding into the US market with an office in San Fransisco.
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May 18, 2010
18
May'10
SAP co-CEO reiterates Business ByDesign is ready for the big time
SAP had to learn a lot about on-demand services to perfect its Business ByDesign offering, says Jim Hagermann Snabe, co-chief executive at SAP.
"Building...
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May 18, 2010
18
May'10
Microsoft pays $200m to VirnetX in patent lawsuit
Microsoft is to pay $200m in settlement of a patent infringement case brought by VirnetX. VirnetX had claimed Microsoft was infringing on two of its patents on automatic and secure virtual private network (VPN) technology.
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May 17, 2010
17
May'10
Personal cloud will replace traditional operating systems, says analyst
The idea of personal computing is changing. Whereas people previously used a PC as their primary computing device, they now own multiple devices, which means their data is not in one place.
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May 17, 2010
17
May'10
Sybase purchase, Business By Design dominate opening of SAP’s Sapphire Now event
SAP's planned $5.8bn acquisition of Sybase and controversially slow roll-out of its on-demand Business By Design product suite have dominated the opening news conference at SAP's Sapphire Now conference.
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May 17, 2010
17
May'10
Podcast interview: Forrester's Frank Gillett discusses the end of the OS
This is the second part of the Computer Weekly interview with Frank Gillett, principal analyst at Forrester Research. In the first part , Gillett...
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May 17, 2010
17
May'10
Interview: Virtualise or die warns Citrix CEO, Mark Templeton
Antony Savvas in San Francisco talks to Mark Templeton, CEO of Citrix, at the company's Synergy 2010 about virtualisation, competition and convergence of corporate and consumer IT
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May 17, 2010
17
May'10
YouTube notches up two billion daily views in five years
YouTube is marking its fifth anniversary by announcing the service has exceeded two billion daily views, demonstrating rapid growth in popularity since reaching...
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May 13, 2010
13
May'10
Barclays tightens mobile security following complaints
Barclays has tightened up the security of its mobile banking service after it was identified as being weak and a risk to data protection.
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May 13, 2010
13
May'10
Office 2010 has potential to boost the economy
Microsoft is pitching Office 2010 as the product that will help UK businesses return to profit and compete in the global market.
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May 13, 2010
13
May'10
SAP to acquire Sybase for $5.8bn
German enterprise software maker SAP has agreed to acquire US database and mobility software producer Sybase for $5.8bn.