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June 17, 2011
17
Jun'11
Most enterprises plan cloud move but data location concerns the bottleneck, says Dell
Most large enterprises are still only considering the cloud and less than a third are currently using cloud services, according to Dell.
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June 16, 2011
16
Jun'11
Case study: New Look builds social media platform to extend e-commerce site
New Look has launched a social media platform to extend its e-commerce website and multi-channel offering. New Look Daily is a cloud-based customer hub that aggregates social media feeds from Twitter and Facebook and allows customers to upload photo...
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June 16, 2011
16
Jun'11
NHS pays £200m advance to CSC as contract renegotiation nears conclusion
The NHS has paid £200m to troubled supplier CSC as an advance while awaiting the conclusion of discussions on amendments to the controversial deal.
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June 15, 2011
15
Jun'11
E-Skills National Skills Academy for IT launches training subscription service for SMEs
E-Skills UK's National Skills Academy for IT has set up a training subscription service aimed at small businesses and self-employed IT professionals.
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June 15, 2011
15
Jun'11
Government to create market for personal identity data
The government is preparing to create a marketplace for citizens' personal data to be used for accessing online public services, according to documents that were issued to industry in preparation for the coalition's next-generation identity scheme.
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June 14, 2011
14
Jun'11
IBM celebrates 100th birthday as workers send video calling for improved conditions
International Business Machines (IBM) is celebrating its 100th birthday, founded as the Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation through a merger of four companies in 1911.
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June 14, 2011
14
Jun'11
Facebook IPO rumoured to value company at $100bn
Facebook is rumoured to be gearing up for an IPO in the first quarter of 2012, which could see the social networking site reach a valuation of $100bn (£60bn).
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June 14, 2011
14
Jun'11
HP CIO Randy Mott leaves amid company management restructure
Hewlett-Packard's CIO, Randy Mott, has left the company amid an organisational restructure.
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June 13, 2011
13
Jun'11
Government locked into £342m rental costs for empty FireControl premises until 2033
The government is locked into spending £342m on rent for empty premises originally intended to house the £1.4bn FiReControl project, abolished last year.
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June 13, 2011
13
Jun'11
Busy Patch Tuesday sees 16 Microsoft fixes coincide with Adobe security update release
IT administrators will find their hands full this month with Microsoft planning 16 security updates to fix 34 vulnerabilities on the same day as security updates from Adobe.
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June 10, 2011
10
Jun'11
Former T-Mobile employees ordered to pay nearly £80,000 for data theft
The Chester Crown Court has ordered two former employees of UK mobile operator T-Mobile to pay a total of £73,700 after stealing and selling customer data from the company in 2008.
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June 09, 2011
09
Jun'11
Plan International moves global systems to SAP
International child welfare charity Plan International is rolling out SAP globally and in doing so is embarking on its first ever major application outsourcing project.
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June 08, 2011
08
Jun'11
Open Data Center Alliance publishes IT user requirements for cloud services
The Open Data Center Alliance has published its first set of IT user requirements for cloud computing in a bid to accelerate adoption.
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June 07, 2011
07
Jun'11
UK government to propose national website blocking list
The UK government is considering setting up a national blocking list of violent and unlawful websites in plans to tackle radicalisation to be unveiled by Home Secretary Theresa May.
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June 06, 2011
06
Jun'11
Outsourcing in the Ukraine: benefits and drawbacks
The Ukraine offers highly skilled IT specialists at a low cost for companies looking to develop projects within Europe. But while the honesty of its people appears to be a key selling point, problems of corruption and the possibility of social ...
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June 06, 2011
06
Jun'11
Service providers battle to reduce carbon footprint as datacentres expand
IT service providers are united in their attempt to reduce carbon footprints on paper, with corporate targets to support them, but despite putting a lot of energy into the cause, their power consumption is rising, according to a major benchmarking ...
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June 06, 2011
06
Jun'11
HP plans to offshore 200 DWP jobs as PCS union considers industrial action
Up to 200 IT jobs at the Department of Work and Pensions could be moved to India later this year by IT service provider HP.
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June 03, 2011
03
Jun'11
Hacker group Anonymous steals 10,000 Iranian government e-mails
Hacking group Anonymous has hacked into Iranian government servers and stolen more than 10,000 e-mail messages from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, say US reports.
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June 02, 2011
02
Jun'11
Birmingham Council's offshore move could trigger public sector outsourcing exodus
Birmingham City Council is planning to offshore 100 jobs to India as part of an HR and IT services joint venture with Capita.
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June 02, 2011
02
Jun'11
E-mail accounts of senior US officials targeted in Chinese hack attack
Chinese hackers have accessed the accounts of hundreds of Gmail users, including senior US officials, Chinese political activists, military personnel, journalists and officials in several Asian countries, Google has said.
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June 01, 2011
01
Jun'11
Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple locked in platform war, says Eric Schmidt
Eric Schmidt has outlined a "gang of four" companies - Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple - locked in a platform war.
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May 27, 2011
27
May'11
DWP prepares alternative to identity cards for Universal Credit
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is grooming a British tech start-up to play a key role in its £2bn Universal Credit benefits system.
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May 26, 2011
26
May'11
CIO interview: NHS IT chief Christine Connelly on the National Programme for IT
As director general for informatics at the Department of Health, Christine Connelly has had one of the least enviable jobs in public sector IT: defending the much- maligned NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT). But despite a fiercely critical ...
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May 26, 2011
26
May'11
Cross-site scripting attack on Hotmail highlights personal e-mail risk to business
A vulnerability in the Hotmail site has enabled hackers to steal an unknown number of messages from users' accounts, according to security firm Trend Micro.
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May 25, 2011
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May'11
Retailers fail to meet demand for mobile loyalty schemes
Retailers are failing to meet customers' demands for mobile technology as part of loyalty scheme programmes, according to a YouGov survey.
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May 25, 2011
25
May'11
Apple issues Max OS X update to remove fake AV MacDefender malware
Apple is to release a Mac OS X update to tackle fake antivirus software or "scareware" known as MacDefender, MacSecurity and MacProtector.
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May 24, 2011
24
May'11
CIO interview: Keep Britain Tidy head of IT Rich Kavanagh on social media strategy
Keep Britain Tidy's head of ICT, Rich Kavanagh, tells Computer Weekly how the charity is successfully using social networking tools to interact with citizens and supporters.
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May 23, 2011
23
May'11
Demand for e-commerce skills spikes 158% as retailers expand multi-channel services
Retail sector demand for IT professionals with e-commerce skills has more than doubled in the past year.
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May 23, 2011
23
May'11
Twitter opens London office amid Premier League footballer super-injunction storm
Microblogging site Twitter is preparing to open an office in London as it faces potential legal sanctions after users flouted a UK super-injunction granted to a Premier League footballer.
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May 20, 2011
20
May'11
Dell hires UK staff to grow enterprise services
Dell plans to hire more UK staff for its enterprise services division by the end of June 2011.
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May 20, 2011
20
May'11
Cabinet Office names ex-Guardian head Mike Bracken as director of digital
The Guardian's former head of digital Mike Bracken has been appointed the government's director of digital at the Cabinet Office.
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May 19, 2011
19
May'11
Microsoft attempts to cement Azure values at TechEd Atlanta
"Cloud Power Delivered" is the subtitle of this year's Microsoft TechEd conference, held in Atlanta and attended by around 10,000 IT professionals and developers. Tim Anderson reports from the event.
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May 19, 2011
19
May'11
Is the NHS National Programme for IT terminally ill?
A damning report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed the woeful state of the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT), nine years after the hugely ambitious project was launched.
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May 18, 2011
18
May'11
Cognizant steps up business consultancy push in Europe
Cognizant is searching for someone to run its business consultancy operation in Europe as it attempts to emulate the growth rates of its IT services business.
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May 18, 2011
18
May'11
Dell posts 177% profit boost after increasing enterprise sales
Dell has boosted profits by 177% since last year after increasing sales to enterprise customers.
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May 18, 2011
18
May'11
Future of NHS National Programme for IT in critical condition following NAO report
The remaining NHS National Programme for IT could be scrapped entirely, as the project's aim to deliver electronic records for every patient has fallen far below expectations, according to a National Audit Office report.
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May 17, 2011
17
May'11
Government vigilance steps up after George Osborne reveals extent of cyber attacks
Security experts have called for UK government departments to be vigilant after chancellor George Osborne revealed that 20,000 e-mails are sent by hostile intelligence agencies to the UK government each month.
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May 17, 2011
17
May'11
IBM qualification courses rolled out in Scottish universities
IBM has introduced qualification courses for its Power systems and System z mainframes throughout Scottish universities and colleges.
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May 17, 2011
17
May'11
Multinationals show growing interest in cloud computing, survey reveals
Multinational corporations have significantly increased their take-up of cloud services over the past year, research by analyst firm Ovum reveals.
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May 16, 2011
16
May'11
The Guardian restructures IT department as digital director steps down
The Guardian is merging its technology development and product management functions to create a new digital development department.
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May 13, 2011
13
May'11
Banks create roadmap for IT outsourcing
Stability is returning after the recent economic meltdown and banks are leading the way with a new approach to IT outsourcing which could become a roadmap for other sectors to follow.
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May 13, 2011
13
May'11
US Attorney General Eric Holder dashes hope of UK trial for hacker Gary McKinnon
US authorities are still insisting that self-confessed UK hacker, Gary McKinnon, face a US court, despite ongoing efforts to have the trial in the UK.
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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.
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May 12, 2011
12
May'11
Analysis: Will Android dominance increase IT security threats for business?
The Android Market is forecast to become the world's biggest mobile content platform by August 2011, according to research by mobile application research firm Distimo.
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May 10, 2011
10
May'11
MPs told of flawed Oracle iSupplier project at Department of Work and Pensions
A flawed implementation of Oracle iSupplier at the Department of Work and Pensions has been highlighted in written evidence to MPs.
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May 10, 2011
10
May'11
BT to become a public sector network service provider
BT Wholesale is set to become a key supplier to Government Conveyance Network services which will interconnect the Cabinet Office's Public Sector Network services.
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May 10, 2011
10
May'11
Outsourcing contracts cost businesses more than expected, finds Lieberman survey
Most IT outsourcing contracts turn out more expensive for businesses than were initially anticipated.
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May 09, 2011
09
May'11
Carphone Warehouse founder hailed as UK's first digital billionaire
Charles Dunstone, the man who started Carphone Warehouse, was named as the UK's first digital billionaire by the 2011 Sunday Times rich list.
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May 06, 2011
06
May'11
Hackers plan third attack on Sony
Hackers are planning a third attack on Sony in retaliation for its handling of the PlayStation Network and Online Entertainment services data breaches, according to US reports.
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May 05, 2011
05
May'11
What cloud risks should business consider after Amazon's EC2 outage?
Amazon's recent outage has raised questions over the reliability of cloud services. If Amazon, with its global reach, cannot get IT right, how can CIOs expect other operators to cope? Jenny Williams investigates.