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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.
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.
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.
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

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...
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.
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.
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...
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?
May 19, 2010 19 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.

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.
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.
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).
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.
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 ...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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
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...
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.
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.
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.
May 12, 2010 12 May'10
Last call for entries in Best of British Innovation competition

A competition to find the UK's most innovative businesses and put them in front of potential investors will soon close to entrants.

IT developers are...
May 12, 2010 12 May'10
Security Zone: Security in master data management

A consistent universal view of your organisation's data - as provided by master data management - can deliver considerable benefits in streamlining processes, writes Sean Pollonais, information security consultant at BD&F Infosec
May 12, 2010 12 May'10
MillenniumIT acquisition: what’s in it for traders?

The London Stock Exchange has outlined its ambitions to become a supplier of IT systems following its MillenniumIT acquisition.
May 12, 2010 12 May'10
Atrium automates IT processes with Dell Kace appliance

Insurer Atrium is streamlining its IT processes across the board after buying a systems management appliance from Dell.
May 12, 2010 12 May'10
SAP to join tech sector M&A boom

Technology sector mergers and acquisitions are expected to gain momentum after a 26% year-on-year global increase in the first three months of 2010.

SAP...
May 12, 2010 12 May'10
Microsoft expects fastest-ever uptake of Office 2010 release

Microsoft expects customers to adopt the latest version of its Office productivity software at a faster rate than any previous version. The prediction...
May 11, 2010 11 May'10
Businesses warned of software licensing clampdown

Businesses are under threat of legal action and compulsory audits as cash-strapped software suppliers take a tough line on software licensing.
May 11, 2010 11 May'10
Android beats iPhone as Blackberry leads US smartphone sales

Blackberry and Android have beaten iPhone into third place as US consumers' favourite mobile operating system, according to market analyst NPD Group.
May 11, 2010 11 May'10
Pirates cost software firms $51bn, but less than expected

The world's software industry lost $51bn to piracy in 2009 as the unlicensed software rate rose to 43%, but losses were less than expected…
May 07, 2010 07 May'10
Case study: Tommy Hilfiger uses IT to weather recession

A recession-driven technology review has prompted fashion retailer Tommy Hilfiger to introduce new tools to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
May 06, 2010 06 May'10
Video: Want to explore your inner artist? Try Project Gustav

Fancy yourself as the next Van Gogh, Picasso or Rembrandt? Or how about just something to keep the kids amused on that summer drive to the seaside?
May 05, 2010 05 May'10
Microsoft-Nokia mobile alliance delivers first application

Microsoft and Nokia ...
May 05, 2010 05 May'10
IBM acquires Cast Iron to accelerate cloud services

IBM expects the global market for cloud computing services to be worth $126bn by 2012 and is bolstering its capability to strengthen its own offering.
May 05, 2010 05 May'10
Cybercriminals trading in large volumes of Facebook accounts, say researchers

Cybercriminals are selling fake and stolen accounts on social networking site Facebook in bulk in the underground economy, according to security researchers.
May 05, 2010 05 May'10
Video: Google gives Chrome browser speed a 'hefty boost'

Google's latest beta version of its Chrome browser boasts a 30% speed increase on the last version and a 213% improvement over the first beta.
May 04, 2010 04 May'10
Trillion-dollar bonanza awaits cloud storage suppliers

By 2020, more than one-third of all digital information created annually will either live in or pass through the cloud, creating a new trillion-dollar market,...
May 04, 2010 04 May'10
IT in the spotlight at M&S as new chairman takes over

Marks & Spencer's new chief executive Marc Bolland starts today at the high street giant, and IT-related decisions are at the top of his in-tray.
May 04, 2010 04 May'10
Sophos to sell majority stake to Apax Partners

UK IT security and data protection firm Sophos has agreed to sell a majority interest in the company to global private equity group Apax Partners.
April 30, 2010 30 Apr'10
Parliament wants computer game to engage youth in democracy

Parliament is planning to design a computer game to try to engage young people in the political process. It is looking for a computer games designer...
April 30, 2010 30 Apr'10
NHS 'losing £1bn a year' through lack of simple IT

Nurses in the UK are spending about 26 days a year searching for missing equipment and paper-based records, wasting £1bn in wage costs.
April 30, 2010 30 Apr'10
Technology is built into new Essex hospital

Broomfield Hospital in Essex is installing a range of technologies to improve patient care as it expands into a new five-storey wing.
April 30, 2010 30 Apr'10
HP’s acquisition of Palm will deliver long-term choice, say analysts

Hewlett-Packard's proposed acquisition of Palm for...
April 30, 2010 30 Apr'10
Symantec to acquire PGP and GuardianEdge

Symantec has announced it is to acquire encryption firm PGP Corporation and endpoint security firm GuardianEdge Technologies for $300m and $70m respectively.
April 29, 2010 29 Apr'10
SaaS is here to stay, says Gartner

More than 95% of organisations expect to maintain or increase their use of software as a service (SaaS), according to a survey by research firm Gartner.
April 28, 2010 28 Apr'10
SAP bolstered by software and services growth in Q1

SAP's first quarter showed growth in software and services revenues.

Bill McDermott and Hegermann Snabe, co-CEO's of SAP, put the performance down...
April 28, 2010 28 Apr'10
Infosec 2010: Most IT infrastructure will be in the cloud by 2015, say experts

Most business IT infrastructure will be in the cloud within five years, according to panellists debating the security risks of cloud computing at Infosecurity Europe 2010 in London.
April 28, 2010 28 Apr'10
SAP to work with user groups on future product plans

The SAP User Group Executive Network has announced a joint initiative with SAP to help shape the enterprise software supplier's future product plans.
April 27, 2010 27 Apr'10
Video: Blackberry Version 6 promises iPhone-like experience

Research in Motion has put together a video to demonstrate its Blackberry Version 6 operating system, which is due to launch in July. There are no details...
April 27, 2010 27 Apr'10
Interview: David Litchfield enters the realm of database forensics

Database security expert David Litchfield has arguably done more to further our understanding of the security limitations of Oracle and other databases than anyone else.
April 27, 2010 27 Apr'10
UK Cyber Security Challenge to find next generation of security experts

The UK plans to recruit future cyber security warriors through a series of national public competitions due to start towards the end of 2010.

The...
April 27, 2010 27 Apr'10
Akamai and Coradiant deliver cloud optimisation service

Akamai Technologies, which provides a content delivery network for speeding up web access, has tied up with application performance management specialist...
April 27, 2010 27 Apr'10
Fuel bill savings pay for Blackberry logistics app in under 12 months

A Spanish bed and mattress maker recovered its investment in a Blackberry logistics application in less than a year by driving 85,000km less to make deliveries,...
April 27, 2010 27 Apr'10
Blackberry CRM app frees Ridgid sales staff from laptops

Ridgid, a division of the $22bn diversified US manufacturing group Emerson, has developed a Blackberry-based customer relationship management system that frees its sales force from the tyranny of laptops on the road.
April 26, 2010 26 Apr'10
BT looks to open source to increase innovation

BT is seeking to increase innovation in its IT functions through the gradual introduction of open source methods.

Jeremy Ruston, head of open source...
April 26, 2010 26 Apr'10
2e2 buys Morse for £69.8m

IT services provider 2e2 has picked up the assets of rival integrator Morse in a deal values at £69.8m, or 51p per share.

Morse's directors unanimously...
April 26, 2010 26 Apr'10
Business spend is failing to protect against top threat to data security, study finds

A lack of protection for web-based applications means many businesses are at a high risk of cyberattack, a survey has found.

Business allocates an...
April 26, 2010 26 Apr'10
Microsoft withdraws security patch for Windows Media Services

Microsoft has withdrawn a Windows 2000 Server security patch released on 13 April to fix a flaw in Windows Media Services.
April 23, 2010 23 Apr'10
Infosecurity Europe 2010: Trust is the next IT security nut to crack, says Lord Erroll

Working out how to trust people in the cyberworld is the next big challenge in IT security, says independent peer Lord Erroll.

This is an extremely...
April 23, 2010 23 Apr'10
Clifford Chance gains an edge with specialist search engine

Law firm Clifford Chance has implemented search engine software to enable staff at different locations to find information vital to its services to customers.
April 23, 2010 23 Apr'10
McAfee blames QA process change for faulty update

Companies around the world have been forced to clean up thousands of computers after the flawed...
April 23, 2010 23 Apr'10
Microsoft wins piracy battle in China

Microsoft has won its first big piracy battle in China against a Shanghai-based insurer. A Shanghai court found the Dazhong Insurance guilty of using illegal copies of Microsoft's software and ordered the insurer to pay $318,000 in damages.
April 22, 2010 22 Apr'10
Symbian 3 launch late, but MeeGo on time, says Nokia CEO

Nokia will miss its self-imposed deadline for shipping the new versions of its Symbian OS.
April 22, 2010 22 Apr'10
Infosecurity Europe 2010: PwC warns business vulnerability to cyber attack greater than ever

Cloud computing and social networking are among the trends that have increased the vulnerability of UK organisations to cyber attack, a survey has found....
April 22, 2010 22 Apr'10
Citrix's strong performance disappoints investors

Infrastructure software firm Citrix Systems has reported first quarter revenue of $414m, up 12% compared with the same period in 2009.
April 21, 2010 21 Apr'10
Scotland to get more than 1,000 new IT jobs

The Scottish IT sector will recruit more than 1,000 IT graduates this year and sales and marketing workers in IT will see the most opportunities, according...
April 21, 2010 21 Apr'10
Autonomy revenue up 50% on last year

Automony, the UK's largest software house, has reported first quarter 2010 revenues of $194.2m, up 50% from Q1 2009.

Mike Lynch, group CEO at Autonomy,...
April 20, 2010 20 Apr'10
IDC finds business propelling demand for virtualisation

Businesses are buying more virtualised servers, according to the latest server shipments data from analyst IDC. IDC's EMEA Quarterly Server Virtualization...
April 20, 2010 20 Apr'10
Oracle WebLogic loses guest OS

Oracle has unveiled software tools to help IT departments to implement virtualised IT infrastructures.

The Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder is designed...
April 20, 2010 20 Apr'10
Malicious activity in emerging regions a threat to all business, says Symantec

Businesses need to take note of the increase in malicious cyber activity in emerging countries, particularly those offshore and outsourced operations, says Symantec.
April 20, 2010 20 Apr'10
How Cisco got closer to its customers using BI

Network equipment maker Cisco has turned itself into one of the world's most respected logistics-based firms by using business intelligence to develop a closer relationship with its customers.
April 19, 2010 19 Apr'10
Office 2010 takes a step closer with release to manufacturing

Microsoft has released Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 to manufacturing (RTM), which means the products will be ready by the launch date of 12 May.
April 19, 2010 19 Apr'10
Sage starts hunt for CEO as Walker steps down

Sage has started the hunt for a CEO after long-serving incumbent Paul Walker announced plans to quit the software company.

Walker has been with Sage...
April 15, 2010 15 Apr'10
Data protection is a three-part strategy for City of London Police

Safeguarding against the unauthorised copying and transmission of data using mobile devices is a high priority for the City of London Police.
April 15, 2010 15 Apr'10
How the government’s G-cloud could stack up

IT services firm Capgemini, which is running a pilot of a full potential G-cloud, has outlined to Computer Weekly how it might look…
April 14, 2010 14 Apr'10
Open source suppliers not impressed with Oracle MySQL update

Oracle has released an update to MySQL in an attempt to boost confidence in the company's commitment to the open source software acquired with Sun Microsystems.

Concern...
April 14, 2010 14 Apr'10
Thomson Reuters moves trading to the web

Thomson Reuters is overhauling its technology platforms by switching trading applications form traditional terminals to the web.
April 14, 2010 14 Apr'10
Interview: Teradata CTO Stephen Brobst on the challenges of unstructured data

Teradata CTO Stephen Brobst remains untempted by the appeal of analysing unstructured data such as text and voice.
April 14, 2010 14 Apr'10
Three steps to successful CRM

To make a success of customer relationship management (CRM) systems CIOs need a clear strategy which builds on the corporate strategy and maps onto future...
April 14, 2010 14 Apr'10
Microsoft issues 11 security patches, five critical

Microsoft has released 11 patches in its April Patch Tuesday monthly security update to cover 25 vulnerabilities across a range of operating systems and software packages.
April 13, 2010 13 Apr'10
Microsoft outsources internal IT to Infosys

Indian IT services provider Infosys has taken on a wide range of internal IT services for Microsoft globally.
April 13, 2010 13 Apr'10
Forgotten databases are a bigger risk than firms admit, says Imperva

Forgotten or unprotected databases are responsible for more data breaches than most businesses would like to admit, says security firm Imperva.
April 13, 2010 13 Apr'10
TUI Travel links 25,000 global staff with Microsoft Office Communicator

TUI Travel is implementing Microsoft Office Communicator across seven countries as part of a deal to unify communications and connect its staff and customers.
April 13, 2010 13 Apr'10
Video: Google improves Google Docs to add cloud appeal

Google has increased competition with Microsoft Office in the cloud by updating Google Docs.
April 12, 2010 12 Apr'10
Java inventor James Gosling leaves Oracle

James Gosling, the father of Java, has announced he is leaving Oracle.
April 09, 2010 09 Apr'10
Software houses lead the open innovation trend

Software houses were the big winners in Nesta's Open 100 competition to find global firms that excel at open innovation and exploit the power of mass collaboration.
April 08, 2010 08 Apr'10
Putting ERP in the cloud

Companies such as Salesforce.com have made it possible to put customer relationship management (CRM) systems in the cloud, but
April 08, 2010 08 Apr'10
FinancialForce.com integrates accounting software with social network Chatter

FinancialForce.com, which is part owned by Salesforce.com ,...
April 07, 2010 07 Apr'10
New banks set to stimulate IT investment

The government's plan to increase competition in the banking sector is taking shape as Tesco, the Post Office and Virgin Money set themselves up to take...
April 07, 2010 07 Apr'10
IBM 'shows true colours' against open source Hercules mainframe emulator

Florian Mueller, founder of the NoSoftwarePatents campaign, has attacked IBM for stifling open source innovation.
April 07, 2010 07 Apr'10
More organisations adopt secure coding practices

Organisations are adopting secure programming practices, a report from Errata Security has found.
April 06, 2010 06 Apr'10
Wyse turns iPad into Windows 7

Thin client specialist Wyse Technology has released a version of its PocketCloud App for Apple's iPad, which allows users to connect to Windows 7 applications.
April 06, 2010 06 Apr'10
Five iPad apps for busy IT people

With the imminent UK launch of Apple's much-hyped iPad, Computer Weekly has identified five ways IT people could use it.
April 05, 2010 05 Apr'10
Buyer's guide: New approaches to combating network secuity threats

Polymorphic malware is on the rise. Panda Security identified 25 million new strains of malware in 2009.