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• October 18, 2011 18 Oct'11

  VMworld 2011: Kaiser Permanente splits systems support to reduce helpdesk toll

  Kaiser Permanente, a supplier of electronic patient records to US clinicians, has re-engineered its IT service delivery to split high availability and performance. This will allow it to streamline support and maintain a life-critical medical system.

• October 18, 2011 18 Oct'11

  Password chaos linked to network breaches, survey finds

  A fundamental lack of IT security awareness in enterprises is potentially paving the way for a further wave of data breaches in 2011, a survey of 300 international IT professionals has shown.

• October 18, 2011 18 Oct'11

  IBM shares fall after slow revenue growth in third quarter

  IBM shares fell almost 4% after its third quarter results were announced as investors worried about cancelled IT projects and slower spending on technology.

• October 17, 2011 17 Oct'11

  European Commission proposes €9.2bn investment for high-speed broadband

  As part of the proposals, the European Commission (EC) will outline targets to improve broadband speeds and prioritise rural areas.

• October 17, 2011 17 Oct'11

  Technology is top of the chops in RBS savings memo

  The Royal Bank of Scotland's investment banking business is making cuts to its technology budgets and forcing contractors to take holidays as it identifies areas where savings can be made.

• October 17, 2011 17 Oct'11

  CESG approves first encrypted USB flash drive for 'top secret' data classification

  The UK government's technical security advisor CESG has approved the Eclypt 600 Enhanced Nano encrypted USB memory stick to be used for data classified as "secret" and "top secret."

• October 14, 2011 14 Oct'11

  RSA: Tim Berners-Lee calls for a new breed of information security systems

  World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has called on the IT security industry to develop a new breed of systems that make it easier to manage the use of personal data.

• October 14, 2011 14 Oct'11

  What does Oracle's release of Fusion Applications mean for its customers?

  After what seemed an interminable development period, Oracle has finally released its Fusion Applications and a public cloud.

• October 14, 2011 14 Oct'11

  Unix co-creator and father of C, Dennis Ritchie dies age 70

  US computer scientist Dennis Ritchie - one of the co-inventors of the Unix operating system and the C programming language - has died at 70 after a long illness.

• October 14, 2011 14 Oct'11

  CIO interview: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympics

  With less than 10 months to go, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell is fully focused on the task of delivering a project that simply cannot miss its deadline.

• October 13, 2011 13 Oct'11

  Gartner: IT staff need new skills to manage big data

  Enterprises will need to reskill their IT department if they are to successfully manage the explosive growth of data within their organisation, claims analyst group Gartner.

• October 11, 2011 11 Oct'11

  Aviva reduces costs by 30% with cloud-based HR system

  Aviva claims to have saved over £1m a year in reduced software licence fees after completing the first stage of a project to replace its Oracle-based HR systems with a cloud-based service.

• October 11, 2011 11 Oct'11

  CIO interview: Adam Gerrard, chief technology officer, LateRooms

  The new IT chief at travel firm LateRooms talks about his plans for IT transformation to support a period of intense international business growth.

• October 10, 2011 10 Oct'11

  CW500: Martin Taylor, head of infrastructure and service delivery, Mitchells & Butlers

  In this CW500 Club video, Martin Taylor talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick to share his practical advice on how to move to the cloud.

• October 07, 2011 07 Oct'11

  85 sub-postmasters seek legal support in claims against Post Office computer system

  Over 80 sub-postmasters are interested in taking legal action against the Post Office in relation to an allegedly faulty computer system.

• October 06, 2011 06 Oct'11

  Video is future of communication, claims Cisco CEO John Chambers

  Video will be the future for all forms of communication, claims John Chambers, CEO of networking company Cisco.

• October 06, 2011 06 Oct'11

  UBS systems detected $2bn rogue trader fraud, admits CEO Sergio Ermotti

  UBS interim CEO Sergio Ermotti has admitted systems in the banks IT infrastructure detected the unauthorised trading of the rogue trader who cost UBS over $2bn, but nothing was done about the warning signals.

• October 06, 2011 06 Oct'11

  Salesforce chief Marc Benioff compares Larry Ellison to 'oppressive dictator'

  Marc Benioff, head of Salesforce.com, has given his swan song speech at Oracle Open World, comparing Larry Ellison to an oppressive dictator. He expressed disappointment at Ellison's decision to reschedule Benioff's talk for after the conference ...

• October 06, 2011 06 Oct'11

  Oracle announces public cloud to host long-awaited Fusion applications

  Oracle's Fusion applications comprise around 100 products from Oracle's JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft and Siebel systems, with business intelligence embedded into them.

• October 06, 2011 06 Oct'11

  Technology industry figures pay tribute to Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs

  Apple's co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs has died, aged 56. Jobs battled with pancreatic cancer, and had liver transplant surgery in 2009. He stepped down as Apple CEO in August 2011 after his second bout of medical leave since the start of the ...

• October 05, 2011 05 Oct'11

  Apple unveils iPhone 4S, iOS 5 and iCloud

  Apple has launched its latest smartphone device, iPhone 4S, an updated version of its operating system (OS), iOS 5 and the new iCloud service.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  CW500: Andy Beale, technology director, Guardian News & Media

  In this CW500 Club video, Andy Beale talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick to share his practical advice on how to move to the cloud.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  Jerry Yang in talks with equity investors about taking Yahoo private

  Yahoo co-founder and former chief executive Jerry Yang is talking to private equity firms about taking the internet company private. Talks have so far been informal, but Yahoo's advisors are expected to send financial information this week to ...

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  Halliburton appeal boosts industry lobby for CAD patents and erodes IPO 'mental' stance

  Halliburton has won an appeal hearing on software patentability. The decision is further evidence that the industry lobby - opposed to the stance taken by the UK Intellectual Property Office on software patentability - is beginning to win.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  IT companies dominate global brand index as Apple leads top 100 companies' growth

  According to Interbrand's Top 100 Best Global Brands report, Apple saw the biggest rise in brand value while HTC became the one to watch. Interbrand's index places over 20 IT companies in the top 100 index, six of which are in the top 10.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  GPU cracks six-character password in four seconds

  A £30 nVidia GeForce GT220 graphics card is capable of cracking strong passwords in a matter of hours.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  Warwick University enters final phase of three-step IT transformation programme

  Warwick University has started the last phase of its three-year IT transformation, introducing small, user-driven IT projects to transform its IT operation into one that offers services users need, rather than merely supporting technology.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  IT supplier CSC repays £170m as NHS complains of Lorenzo record progress

  IT supplier CSC has repaid £170m after the NHS said it was unhappy with the progress of CSC's Lorenzo patient care records contract. The NHS paid a £200m advanced payment to CSC for the 2011 project costs when a memorandum of understanding was ...

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  Back-up datacentre challenge - to build or to host?

  The Royal College of General Practitioners has built its own back-up datacentre using a private cloud architecture, rather than use an external provider.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  Kindle Fire could send tablet prices into nose dive, says market researcher YouGov

  Tablet devices must drop in price to £250 to remain viable in the UK according to market research firm YouGov, which said the Amazon Kindle Fire could undercut rivals to create a two-horse race between Amazon and Apple.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  Callcentre workers steal £400k from TUI Travel

  Four callcentre workers stole over £400,000 from their employer TUI Travel by paying customer refunds to themselves when processing claims.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  Oracle CEO Larry Ellison debuts flagship analytics system of 'parallel architecture'

  Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has showcased an in-memory database engine for big data applications and a processor to rival IBM, combined in a strategy of engineering hardware and software together under a "parallel architecture" approach, similar to ...

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  HP completes £7.1bn Autonomy acquisition

  Hewlett-Packard (HP) has completed its acquisition of software company Autonomy for £7.1bn. HP said the acquisition positioned it as a leader in the large and growing enterprise information management space.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  Universal Credit deadline forced DWP to use “unproven” agile development

  Tight deadlines left the Department for Work and Pensions with little choice but to use "unproven" agile methods to develop its £2bn Universal Credit (UC) system, said the Cabinet Office Major Projects Authority (MPA) in a confidential report ...

• October 03, 2011 03 Oct'11

  Legislation helps SMEs protect intellectual property rights in Patents County Court

  A law has come into force to make it easier for SMEs to protect intellectual property, ensuring lower-value cases will be dealt with at the less costly Patents County Court and introducing a damages cap of £500,000 for all claims to the PCC.

• September 23, 2011 23 Sep'11

  Burying the NHS National Programme for IT

  The government's decision to accelerate the dismantling of the NHS National Project for IT (NPfIT) came as little surprise to those who have followed the terminally ill project since 2002. But what is the prognosis for the NHS's badly needed ...

• September 21, 2011 21 Sep'11

  Global BPO sales to reach £60bn in 2015

  The world market for business process outsourcing (BPO) will be worth $93.4bn (£59.7bn) in 2015 compared with $72bn last year, according to Ovum.

• September 16, 2011 16 Sep'11

  Legacy application modernization benefits revealed

  Legacy application modernization can make COBOL reusable. Discover what modernizing legacy applications can do for you.

• August 19, 2011 19 Aug'11

  What does HP's Autonomy acquisition mean for the UK tech sector?

  HP's bombshell announcement that it is to acquire Autonomy has left many questioning where this leaves the UK software industry. Computer Weekly asks the experts what the deal means for UK home-grown tech talent and what HP is likely to achieve with...

• August 17, 2011 17 Aug'11

  APEJ’s content management software sales grow by 11% in H2-2010:IDC

  Content management software sales in APEJ region grew by 11% in second half of 2010. Know the latest trends in content management software space.

• July 28, 2011 28 Jul'11

  Managed services spending by SMBs to witness 23% growth: AMI Partners

  Indian SMBs are aggressively adopting managed services. Explore how this market segment will shape up in the near future.

• July 27, 2011 27 Jul'11

  Security software market remains fragmented: Gartner

  Top five vendors command no more than 44% of security software market.

• July 18, 2011 18 Jul'11

  E-commerce services launched by Union Bank of India

  Union Bank of India has introduced e-commerce services in collaboration with ECS. Know how the new services can bolster the bank’s e-commerce portfolio and customer base.

• July 07, 2011 07 Jul'11

  Business analyst skills shortage continues as IT job market grows

  Business analysts are the IT staff most in demand for permanent and contract roles, according to KPMG.

• May 13, 2011 13 May'11

  White House proposes cyber network security legislation

  The White House has proposed cyber security legislation to protect the US government and private computer systems from millions of daily cyber attacks.

• March 31, 2011 31 Mar'11

  SMB IT spending seeing significant growth

  Small and medium businesses (SMBs) are increasing IT budgets and recruiting more IT skills

• March 29, 2011 29 Mar'11

  Government puts open source at the heart of its new IT strategy

  The government has launched its much-anticipated new IT strategy, highlighting open source and a promise that the coalition will do things better.

• March 17, 2011 17 Mar'11

  Government Digital Service launched to oversee Whitehall websites

  Whitehall has set up a new organisation to oversee moves to improve the digital delivery of public services.

• March 07, 2011 07 Mar'11

  SAP upgrade: 6 factors to consider

  Many Indian companies are likely to opt for SAP upgrade given the business benefits. These 6 factors will help CIOs to plan and execute their SAP upgrades effectively.

• March 02, 2011 02 Mar'11

  Government losing billions by not moving to the cloud

  The public sector could be making unnecessary redundancies due to a reluctance to innovate in IT and shift to the cloud, says former CIO John Suffolk