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• August 03, 2007 03 Aug'07

  HSH banks on business intelligence

  The London branch of HSH Nordbank has selected Business Intelligence (BI) Harvester from Granville Associates to transform its management information and reporting.

• August 03, 2007 03 Aug'07

  VoIP security reaches tipping point

  VoIP security is as bad as ever, experts say. But PGP creator Phil Zimmermann thinks his new Zfone software will help turn the tide.

• August 03, 2007 03 Aug'07

  Quarter of all spam comes as attachment, says Marshall

  Around a quarter of all spams come as an attachment, according to a new study released by security supplier Marshal.

• August 02, 2007 02 Aug'07

  Apple releases fixes for Mac OS X, iPhone vulnerabilities

  Apple Computer has released software patches fixing critical vulnerabilities in Mac OS X and its newly released iPhone.

• August 02, 2007 02 Aug'07

  Derby City Council selects Jadu's Galaxies content management system for its schools

  Derby City Council has selected the Galaxies content management system from content management system specialist Jadu to supply its schools.

• August 02, 2007 02 Aug'07

  IBM axes 3,900 of its servers as part of Project Big Green

  IBM will reduce over 3,900 of its servers onto about 30 System z mainframes running the Linux operating system to cut energy use in its datacentres by 80%.

• August 01, 2007 01 Aug'07

  Qantas automates aircraft loading process

  Qantas has implemented an automated load-control system, which marks another step towards a new generation of IT systems for the airline industry.

• August 01, 2007 01 Aug'07

  Users make iSCSI Sans with USB keys

  Users say that Open-E's iSCSI San software, which is delivered on a USB stick, is more affordable than prepackaged systems and has more support than free iSCSI target products.

• August 01, 2007 01 Aug'07

  Mozilla fixes two critical Firefox flaws

  Firefox version 2.0.0.6 addresses critical flaws involving unescaped URLs passing to external programs and privilege escalation.

• August 01, 2007 01 Aug'07

  SAP adds 'pay as you go' functionality to ERP 6.0

  SAP has updated its ERP suite SAP ERP 6.0 - formerly MySAP ERP 2005 - to include functionality that can be implemented on an as-needed basis, rather than requiring a single major upgrade. SAP said it plans to maintain its ERP 6.0 platform until 2010...

• August 01, 2007 01 Aug'07

  Mozilla fixes IE flaws

  Mozilla has fixed two critical flaws in its Firefox browser, two weeks after security researchers first started posting code that showed how the flaws could be exploited in attacks. The flaws allowed Internet Explorer to parse data through to ...

• August 01, 2007 01 Aug'07

  West Sussex County Council uses internet database to fight anti-social behaviour

  The internet is being used to fight anti-social behaviour by West Sussex County Council.

• August 01, 2007 01 Aug'07

  Sage releases its latest CRM system, Sage 200

  Accounting software specialist Sage has expanded its business automation software portfolio with the launch of a customer relationship management system, Sage 200.

• August 01, 2007 01 Aug'07

  Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2

  Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2, which provides a unified development environment for Windows and the Microsoft Office system. With included support for Asp.Net Ajax and the Silverlight Add-in for Visual Studio 2008, developers can ...

• August 01, 2007 01 Aug'07

  Security attackers driving market says Burton group

  Best-of-breed security firms will address gaps in technology uncovered by sophisticated attackers

• August 01, 2007 01 Aug'07

  Rushmoor Borough Council adopts ITIL best practice

  Rushmoor Borough Council has adopted ITIL best practice to improve IT service delivery.

• August 01, 2007 01 Aug'07

  Website owners ignore infection warnings

  Owners of infected websites are ignoring warnings that they are helping to distribute malicious computer programmes, claims a security software supplier.

• July 31, 2007 31 Jul'07

  Cisco and NetQoS tool checks Wan optimisation

  Cisco and NetQoS have released network monitoring software for use with Cisco's Wide Area Application Services devices. The software will allow IT managers to validate the results of Wan optimisation deployments.

• July 31, 2007 31 Jul'07

  Ovum: virtualisation and ITIL key to success

  In a survey of 300 enterprise and mid-market decision makers, Ovum has identified the aggressive use of consolidation and virtualisation technologies and broad-based implementation of ITIL recommendations as key attributes of highly effective IT ...

• July 31, 2007 31 Jul'07

  Wellcome Trust deploys Nexsan to protect research data

  The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, which undertakes research into the genetic basis of common diseases, has deployed two Nexan 21TB SATABeasts, high-capacity storage system to prevent data loss.

• July 31, 2007 31 Jul'07

  Aruba and Alcatel join up for pervasive mobility

  Aruba Networks and Alcatel-Lucent have established a joint venture to combine Aruba's wireless Lan technology with Alcatel-Lucent's wired infrastructure products to "provide pervasive secure mobility to enterprises of any size".

• July 31, 2007 31 Jul'07

  How tabloids could hack Prince Charles' mobile phone

  Computer Weekly can reveal how a tabloid newspaper might have hacked into Prince Charles' mobile phone. The same system could be used to steal corporate information, according to security expert Matt Lambert.

• July 31, 2007 31 Jul'07

  Spam is getting more sophisticated, says MessageLabs

  A new security study reveals that PDFs are becoming the weapon of choice for malevolent spam senders, as the file format frequently slips past security checks. In another twist, spam is increasingly being despatched to the non- profit sector, as ...

• July 31, 2007 31 Jul'07

  Riverbed extends WAFS to laptops

  Steelhead Mobile installs on workstations without an onsite appliance. Users say they'd like to see better integration between the mobile and data center versions of the product.

• July 31, 2007 31 Jul'07

  Storage news weekly :Symantec profits down, EMC stocks slip

  Symantec's profit for the quarter was down 5.3%, blamed on restructuring costs; EMC reported record revenues, but its stock still fell on outlook for the rest of the year.

• July 31, 2007 31 Jul'07

  Irwin Mitchell chooses DeviceLock for network security

  Law firm Irwin Mitchell has deployed Smartline's DeviceLock across the organisation to ensure data security and confidentiality.

• July 31, 2007 31 Jul'07

  First Choice uses Verint software to improve sales

  Travel operator First Choice is using technology to improve salesteams and has appointed Verint to improve its customer service quality.

• July 31, 2007 31 Jul'07

  IT professionals responding to increased security threats, say PatchLink

  A global survey of IT professionals shows they have redoubled their efforts to immediately neutralise exposed vulnerabilities. This firefighting activity takes precedence even over such security threats as hackers, spyware and malware.

• July 31, 2007 31 Jul'07

  ADSL2+ key for cheap broadband, says study

  Network operators that switch to ADSL2+ networks are able to offer faster broadband speeds at lower prices, a report has found.

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Microsoft quashes Vista SP1 reports

  Microsoft has confirmed that the first service pack for Windows Vista is not imminent, and that it is working to issue a pack by the end of the year.

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Secure hosted instant messaging system unveiled

  Firms are being offered an on-demand secure instant messaging system to help them take advantage of the increasing use of instant messaging in business.

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Asta sets up online resource centre for construction planners

  Project management software company Asta Development has set up an online...

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  WLans and IP projects up demand for network skills

  Demand for networking skills is set to rise, as IT spending increases to support wireless local area networks and IP-based systems, according to Forrester Research.

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  HP buys datacentre automation firm Opsware

  Hewlett-Packard is acquiring software company Opsware for £775m to gain a foothold in the fast-growing datacentre automation software market.

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Abbey unveils corporate e-invoicing system to cut costs

  Abbey is launching a new supplier payments product for firms to enable them to benefit from improved cash flow and cost savings.

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Alpha Bank to update software

  London banking group Alpha is replacing its 25-year-old systems to offer better customer service.

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Warning issued over unpatched Firefox flaw

  Vulnerability clearinghouse Secunia and US-CERT have issued advisories about the input validation flaw

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Screensaver hides Trojan, says Sophos

  Security software firm Sophos says a screensaver now being spread via an email spam campaign actually installs two rootkits and a Trojan horse on Windows PCs.

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Most antispam technologies get failing grade

  An independent study finds that many enterprises are not satisfied with traditional antispam technologies.

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Social networks create opportunities for criminals

  Social networking sites have gifted conmen with a raft of new criminal opportunities, according to security experts.

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Open source software gets boardroom acceptance

  Businesses are no longer convinced that traditional proprietary software is any more secure or manageable than open source code, according to a new survey. As a result, many are opting for the cheaper option.

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  BPM tool helps direct Hull flood repair work

  A job management system developed using business process management (BPM) technology is being used by property maintenance company Rok to organise repairs following the floods in Sheffield and Hull last month.

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Downtime: NHS IT, Richard Dawkins, YouTube electioneering

  The wacky world of IT

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Business intelligence on right line at Dangaard Telecom

  Dangaard Telecom uses PIM functionality to launch up to 250 online shops and other online business retail offerings.

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Analytics accelerate Applix sales

  Business analytics software solutions provider Applix has reported a strong financial performance for its second financial quarter of 2007 ending 30 June.

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Integrated BI benefits aim of new Accellos suite

  Integrated suite of BI and chain execution solutions for SMBs .

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Velaris vaunts BI excellence

  New business dedicated to business intelligence consulting based on a centre of excellence delivery model

• July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07

  Government IT disposal poses security breach risk

  Some 70% of central government departments do not check that data has been wiped from IT equipment they are disposing of, exposing them to potential security breaches, a ­report released yesterday by the National Audit Office has found.

• July 29, 2007 29 Jul'07

  SAP certifies Netweaver for Red Hat Linux

  SAP has certified its Netweaver development platform to run on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform. The certification includes the virtualisation technology embedded in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for use with SAP applications.

• July 27, 2007 27 Jul'07

  Complete compliance failure for RFID adopters

  RFID to lag unless companies understand how to make the leap from compliance into real value

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Lloyds automates 40% of back office with BPM program

  Lloyds TSB will automate 40% of back-office work by 2009 to cut processing time for new accounts across its retail and wholesale divisions, after a pilot project reduced turnaround times from 28 days to 8 days.

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Co-operative Financial plots end of legacy

  Co-operative Financial Services is looking to replace its 40-year-old legacy banking systems in a major procurement exercise next year

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Ordnance survey offers new slant on London

  Ordnance Survey is offering a new view of London through oblique imagery (such as the picture above) for the whole of the capital. The oblique imagery system from Pictometry can be integrated with information in geographical information systems, ...

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  350 million wireless e-mail business users by 2010, says Gartner

  There will be 350 million business and consumer users of wireless e-mail worldwide by 2010, said analyst Gartner.

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Research centre deploys business intelligence software to combat floods

  The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) has installed business intelligence software at a cost of £500,000 to halve the time it takes to carry out flood-risk assessments.

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  PDF spam wave subsides, says BitDefender

  Spammers are losing the fight as IT users become wise to unsolicited files, security software house BitDefender has said.

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Arnotts streamlines stock with £4.7m Oracle roll-out

  Irish retailer Arnotts is spending £4.7m on an implementation of Oracle's Retail application suite to streamline its procurement and reduce the stock it needs to hold in store.

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Dorset council chooses ESET security system

  Dorset County Council is protecting its 15,000 school computers with a new security solution from ESET.

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Expert warns of Windows single sign-on danger

  A mechanism used to support single sign-on in Windows-based systems could be used by hackers to cause damage across company systems, a UK security expert has warned.

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Government transformation plan 'at risk'

  The government's multi-billion pound plan to transform service delivery through joined-up computing is at risk, according to an independent assessment of its Information Assurance strategy.

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Nottingham hospital in USB data-theft scare

  A patient data-security scare at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has been caused by the theft of a USB memory stick from a junior doctor there.

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  VoIP solution centre answers users' questions

  A new VoIP performance management solution centre helps IT professionals to answer VoIP network questions

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  New storage rules may complicate records management

  Experts say new bills before Congress and court decisions may further complicate things for U.S. companies already grappling with records retention, compliance and data archiving.

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Ajax programming security dangers exposed

  Two security engineers from SPI Dynamics comb resources on the Net to build an Ajax application from scratch; the final product is rife with problems.

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Security focus needed for IM revolution

  According to new research, most businesses will use IM to communicate with coworkers and security wil be a key issue

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Mobile enterprise market targeted by comms operators

  Enterprises targeted with indoor base stations, cellular radio enhancements and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Convenience beats QoS and cost as most valued comms asset

  Phone users willing to sacrifice cost and quality of service in favour of convenience

• July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

  IBM offers i5/OS details

  IBM has unveiled details of the next version of its flagship integrated operating system, i5/OS, which is due to ship in 2008.

• July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

  HSBC: datacentre management ‘not easy to achieve’

  HSBC will install software from Aperture Technologies to manage capacity planning for its datacentre operations worldwide.

• July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

  Large firms fail to deploy mobile-usage policies

  Large enterprises are failing to establish mobile technology usage policies across their businesses.

• July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

  Mobile operators offer end-to-end enterprise services

  Mobile operators are targeting enterprise users with end-to-end mobile telecom services, and could end up competing with established IT service providers for mobile networking contracts if current trends continue.

• July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

  EMC reports Clariion surge, data archiving slump

  EMC's revenues are up this quarter, attributed in part to a big boost in Clariion sales, but CEO Joe Tucci is critical of the company's execution in data archiving.

• July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

  Serious flaw affects BIND Internet server software

  BIND DNS software, used in translating domain names into IP addresses for Internet traffic, has a flaw that could trick users into visiting a malicious Web site.

• July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

  Cisco issues warning for wireless LAN controller flaws

  Cisco Systems is warning customers of flaws in its wireless LAN controllers that initially crippled a wireless network at Duke University.

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Schools' laptop data at risk

  Many schools have no way of protecting information held on teachers' laptops, according to research by secure server supplier Equiinet.

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Wyse adds high-speed wireless to thin-client system

  Wyse has added high-speed wireless connectivity and smart card security support to its thin-client computing systems.

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Hifn buys Siafu for storage security, data reduction

  Chipmaker Hifn is looking to get into storage systems. It says OEMs are already lined up for encrypted iSCSI SAN and primary storage data reduction products.

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  XenSource embeds Symantec storage software

  Server virtualisation firm XenSource embeds Symantec's storage management software into its hypervisor

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Security acquisition lets Aruba bolster mobile suite

  Mobile security vendor Aruba Networks acquires wireless intrusion detection and prevention software and Bluetooth assessment tools from Network Chemistry.

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Apple iPhone crack discovered by security researchers

  Researchers have found a way to take complete control of the Apple iPhone by sending a user to a malicious Web site.

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  New hacking technique exploits common programming error

  Researchers at Watchfire Inc. say they discovered a new technique that exploits a common dangling pointer error.

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  British American Tobacco outsources network security

  British American Tobacco is hardening its networks and applications to protect itself against new cyber threats, as it switches increasingly to web-enabled enterprise applications.

• July 23, 2007 23 Jul'07

  LeftHand refreshes iSCSI SAN software

  Version 7.0 of LeftHand's iSCSI SAN software contains dozens of new features, including support for four-way replication and brushed-up thin provisioning.

• July 23, 2007 23 Jul'07

  PCI compliance costs often underestimated, study finds

  Companies are moving forward with PCI DSS projects, but many are underestimating the costs associated with compliance.

• July 23, 2007 23 Jul'07

  Regus selects windfarm data centre

  Regus, the managed offices company, has reduced the carbon footprint of its datacentres using Smartbunker's zero-carbon data-hosting services.

• July 23, 2007 23 Jul'07

  Gloucester ISP offers free e-mail re-routing for flood-hit businesses

  Gloucester ISP Star Technology, which is in the heart of one of the worst flood-hit regions of the UK, is offering free e-mail routing services to local businesses.

• July 23, 2007 23 Jul'07

  Guy Carpenter develops new London flood model for insurers

  Risk and re-insurance consultant Guy Carpenter & Company is to release a new flood model to assess insurance exposure in London.

• July 23, 2007 23 Jul'07

  Google acquires aerial photography firm ImageAmerica

  Google has acquired ImageAmerica to bolster its Google Earth and Google Maps business.

• July 23, 2007 23 Jul'07

  Core Security CEO to step down

  Paul Paget, the CEO of penetration testing software vendor Core Security Technologies said he is better-suited for start-ups

• July 23, 2007 23 Jul'07

  Informatica strikes BI OEM agreement with SAP

  SAP says that it will now be able to offer customers the ability to better integrate and track data from non-SAP, third-party and legacy systems

• July 23, 2007 23 Jul'07

  Final release of Perpetuum OLAP ModelKit 3.0 now available

  Perpetuum Software LLC has announced the official release of OLAP ModelKit 3.0, what it calls a quick and flexible OLAP component intended for the creation of effective decision support systems.

• July 23, 2007 23 Jul'07

  11g to give BI benefits says Gartner

  Increased performance, enhanced manageability and stronger security of 11g will drive higher-than-normal early adoption says Gartner.

• July 22, 2007 22 Jul'07

  Black Hat Las Vegas 2007: Special news coverage

  SearchSecurity.com covers all the controversy at this year's show with news, features, podcasts, interviews, exploits and more direct from Las Vegas.

• July 22, 2007 22 Jul'07

  E-skills launches new IT guide for small businesses

  E-skills has launched a business IT guide to help small businesses make the most of IT.

• July 19, 2007 19 Jul'07

  Japenese policeman fired for accidentally leaking data over P2P

  A Japanese policeman has lost his job for accidentally leaking confidential information via peer-to-peer

• July 19, 2007 19 Jul'07

  John Lewis takes long view for datacentre efficiencies

  The IT department of the John Lewis Partnership has told other parts of the business to forecast their IT needs a year in advance to help control spiralling demands for datacentre capacity.

• July 19, 2007 19 Jul'07

  Carmarthenshire Council deploys open source e-mail system

  Carmarthenshire County Council has deployed an open source e-mail system for all schools covered by the council.

• July 19, 2007 19 Jul'07

  Should CIOs be IT suppliers or buyers?

  Expert buyers of IT know how to shape, source and exploit IT investments. IT departments were once key players in all three areas, but for many this is now down to one: sourcing. And as companies' supply chain management matures, this could turn ...

• July 19, 2007 19 Jul'07

  NHS IT investment leaps by 40%

  Capital investment in NHS IT rose by 41% last year, new figures have shown.

• July 19, 2007 19 Jul'07

  Oracle eases admin in 11g to help cut operating costs

  Oracle's 11g relational database, unveiled earlier this month, aims to help IT directors reduce operational costs by simplifying data­base administration.