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September 26, 2011
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Sep'11
Boots launches mobile site to expand multichannel offering
Retailer Boots has launched a mobile version of its website to expand its multichannel portfolio.
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September 23, 2011
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Sep'11
Top European banks might switch from the likes of IBM and Accenture to Indian IT
A report from Deutsche Bank into the plans of CIOs at four major European banks has revealed that the major Western IT services companies face losing business to Indian suppliers because of their reluctance to truly harness the offshore capabilities...
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September 23, 2011
23
Sep'11
Police IT not fit for purpose, police-led ICT company needs a lot of work, says Home Office report
A Home Office report into policing has labelled police IT as not being fit for purpose and made recommendations to shake up a mess of different IT systems across 43 forces which is hindering police attempts to fight crime.
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September 23, 2011
23
Sep'11
FBI arrests LulzSec hacker suspect Cody Kretsinger over massive Sony data breach
The FBI has arrested a suspected member of LulzSec over the breach of computer systems at Sony Pictures. Cody Kretsinger, 23, was arrested in Arizona and charged with the unauthorised impairment of a protected computer in connection with a SQL ...
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September 23, 2011
23
Sep'11
Demand for SAP and Oracle skills doubles
Demand for IT professionals with Oracle and SAP skills has doubled over the past three months as employers seek more high-end technical expertise, according to recruitment company Maximus.
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September 23, 2011
23
Sep'11
Deutsche Bank transforms application support
Deutsche Bank's investment arm has signed a five-year deal with an Indian service provider to transform the support of its core applications with a service that will meet ITIL and LEAN global standards.
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September 23, 2011
23
Sep'11
Capita continues summer spending spree with acquisition of police software supplier Cedar
Capita has acquired a software company that specialises in providing human resources software to UK police forces.
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September 23, 2011
23
Sep'11
RSA Europe 2011 to focus on APTs and share lessons learned from RSA’s data breach
Advanced persistent threats (APTs) are to be a pervasive theme at the RSA Conference Europe 2011 in London next month, coming just six months after the data breach at EMC's security division.
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September 23, 2011
23
Sep'11
HP confirms former eBay chief Meg Whitman will replace Léo Apotheker as CEO
HP has named Meg Whitman as its new chief executive officer, confirming speculation that the former eBay chief would replace Léo Apotheker
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September 23, 2011
23
Sep'11
HP’s new CEO promises better execution, says IDC
Hewlett-Packard's newly appointed chief executive and president Meg Whitman promises better execution than her predecessor, but the question is how much of his legacy she intends to dismantle, says research firm IDC.
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September 23, 2011
23
Sep'11
Government G-Cloud roll-out gathers pace as Memset signs as first UK SME partner
Cloud hosting SME Memset has signed up as one of ten companies to trial G-Cloud services.
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September 23, 2011
23
Sep'11
Anti-piracy group FAST applauds government business guide to navigating UK IP law
The government has published a guide to UK intellectual property law for businesses, providing information on IP policies; procurement of goods and services; reporting IP crime; and auditing IP. The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) said it ...
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September 23, 2011
23
Sep'11
Two thirds of companies concerned about security implications of consumerisation
Two thirds of companies are concerned about the security implications of the number of personal computing devices used by employees at work. More than half of those who voiced concerns said they lacked the tools needed to manage personal devices ...
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September 23, 2011
23
Sep'11
Verizon rejects London datacentre site due to Olympic Games power drain
Concerns over power shortages led Verizon Business to dismiss London as the site for its flagship European datacentre. Verizon was worried about power because of the Olympic Games to be hosted in London and chose Amsterdam instead.
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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 ...
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September 22, 2011
22
Sep'11
Researchers claim to have broken SSL/TLS encryption
Two security researchers claim to have found a way of breaking the SSL/TLS encryption that is widely used to guarantee the reliability and privacy of data exchanged between web browsers and servers.
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September 22, 2011
22
Sep'11
Software testing should be in partnership with third parties
Software testing is one of the most important tasks for 91% of IT departments and almost all believe it is crucial to outsource this activity, according to research.
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September 22, 2011
22
Sep'11
Léo Apotheker's future uncertain as HP board set to name Meg Whitman as CEO
HP is expected to replace CEO Léo Apotheker with former eBay chief Meg Whitman, following a recent shake-up at the company when Apotheker announced HP was to sell its market-leading PC business.
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September 22, 2011
22
Sep'11
Government pulls plug on ailing £11bn NHS IT programme
The troubled £11bn NHS National Programme for IT is to be axed, the government is expected to announce later today.
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September 22, 2011
22
Sep'11
BASF extends BT network contract
Chemical group BASF has signed a €200m deal with BT for networking 900 BASF sites in more than 80 countries. The contract includes the provision of IP telephony and local network services (managed LAN services) at 300 sites in North and South ...
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September 22, 2011
22
Sep'11
SQL injection attacks increasing in number, sophistication and potency, researchers find
The prevalence and intensity of SQL injection attacks are increasing, according to Imperva.
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September 21, 2011
21
Sep'11
Law enforcement needs to get smart about collecting digital evidence, says forensic analyst
The time has come to empower frontline law enforcement officers to make better decisions when seizing digital evidence, says forensic analyst Andrew Sheldon.
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September 21, 2011
21
Sep'11
Social engineering attacks hit ill-prepared UK businesses, survey shows
Less than a third of UK businesses provide regular training aimed at preventing social engineering attacks, despite 42% being hit by such attacks in the past two years at an average cost of £15,000 per incident, a survey has revealed.
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September 21, 2011
21
Sep'11
Gartner: Best defence against social media threats is monitoring and education
Blocking social media in the enterprise encourages bad behaviour by employees but does not prevent access, warns Gartner.
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September 21, 2011
21
Sep'11
Gartner: A strategic approach to IT security is essential
Cyber threats will always get ahead of defences, which is why organisations need a strategic approach, says Gartner analyst Lawrence Orans.
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September 21, 2011
21
Sep'11
CIOs urged to simplify and standardise IT systems to allow for innovation
Organisations have been urged to simplify and standardise their IT systems to free up time and resources for innovation.
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September 21, 2011
21
Sep'11
Internal IT must focus on integrating external services
The latest research from analyst firm K2 Advisory urges CIOs to assess how the internal IT department can become a service broker.
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September 21, 2011
21
Sep'11
Hackers turn to online games to target victims
Scammers and hackers are increasingly using online games to trick victims into installing malicious software onto computers, warns security firm BitDefender.
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September 21, 2011
21
Sep'11
Let employees use personal mobile devices to remain competitive, says Cisco CTO
Businesses must adopt new mobile technologies or risk losing top talent to its rivals, according to Cisco's chief technology officer.
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September 21, 2011
21
Sep'11
Capgemini and EMC offer hosted storage service in first of cloud collaborations
The storage-as-a-service will be the first of a number of services to be announced over 18 months, with messaging-as-a-service next.. EMC hopes Capgemini's global presence and close relationships with business will accelerate cloud take-up.
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September 21, 2011
21
Sep'11
Google+ social network now open to all
Google has finished its trial of social network, Google+, opening up the platform to new members without an invitation.
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September 21, 2011
21
Sep'11
RightMove renders property maps with Google
RightMove is the UK's biggest user of Google Maps and one of the largest users of the mapping software in the world.
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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.
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September 21, 2011
21
Sep'11
HP webOS lay-offs could affect European employees
Hewlett-Packard could lay off European employees as part of the company's decision to discontinue its webOS hardware division, including the Touchpad tablet range.
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September 20, 2011
20
Sep'11
Thomas Cook creates single European IT structure with Accenture
Travel operator Thomas Cook is moving several separate IT operations across Europe into one organisation that will harness public and private cloud technologies.
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September 20, 2011
20
Sep'11
Layered security is best, but don’t overlook the obvious, says M86 Security
E-mail and end users are overlooked too often in security strategies, with IT professionals tending to take their eye off the ball in these two areas, warns M86 Security.
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September 20, 2011
20
Sep'11
European Antitrust Commission clears IBM of emulator market abuse complaints
The European Antitrust Commission has cleared IBM of allegations of anti-competitive practices stemming from complaints that the company had abused a dominant position in its mainframe business.
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September 20, 2011
20
Sep'11
Gartner: Keep encryption simple and standardised to cut cost and complexity
Businesses should consider self-encrypting drives (SEDs) for new installations that hold significant volumes of sensitive data, says Gartner.
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September 20, 2011
20
Sep'11
BP recruits IT professionals to train on Future Leaders Programme
The oil company's Future Leaders Programme aims to find up to 40 candidates for its information technology & services (IT&S) and other departments.
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September 20, 2011
20
Sep'11
Debenhams grows web and mobile sales by 70% year-on-year
In its financial results for the 2010-2011 financial year, Debenham's multi-channel sales grew 71.9% over a 52-week period. Chief executive Michael Sharp said the company will continue to focus on its multi-channel strategy in the coming months.
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September 20, 2011
20
Sep'11
Dell SecureWorks warns Gartner summit Trojans make businesses complacent
Trojan attacks have lulled organisations into a false sense of security, Don Smith, vice-president technology and engineering at Dell SecureWorks, told the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2011 in London.
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September 20, 2011
20
Sep'11
Rackspace launches hosted platform for virtual desktops in Europe
Using NetApp storage, Rackspace said its Hosted Virtual Desktop (HVD) platform allows customers to run virtual desktops via the public cloud or private cloud infrastructure across PCs, smartphones and tablet devices.
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September 20, 2011
20
Sep'11
Bring your own devices to work is the future of desktop computing
A global study of 700 CIOs, commissioned by Citrix, has revealed that 94% of organisations are planning to allow staff to bring their own devices to work by 2013.
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September 20, 2011
20
Sep'11
Fewer than half of businesses know how much energy their IT uses, says Fujitsu
A report from IT service provider Fujitsu revealed a lack of visibility of energy consumption as the main reason businesses are failing to become more energy-efficient.
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September 20, 2011
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Sep'11
Canned FireControl project labelled ‘worst government IT failure’ by MPs
The scrapped £469m FireControl project has been singled out by MPs as the worst government IT failure in many years.
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
Visa Europe opens its doors to IT trainees on Higher Apprenticeship programme
Visa Europe has recruited 14 IT apprentices through its Higher Apprenticeship programme, launched in April 2011. Most will study for a foundation degree and "level 4" diploma while working in the company's technology division.
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
New Look increases sales by 45% after mobile site launch
Fashion retailer New Look has increased sales by 45% three months after the launch of its mobile commerce site.
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
Severn Trent uses Macro 4 to migrate archived mainframe data
Severn Trent Water is using software and services company Macro 4 to help decommission a legacy billing system, while retaining access to 10 years' worth of customer data.
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
Gartner: CISOs must use risk to show the value of security to business goals
Risk is key to enabling IT information security professionals to engage with the business and demonstrate business value to the board, according to Gartner.
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
Google CFO Patrick Pichette: Growth planning, capital structure and leadership
When it comes to playing the classic role of the no-nonsense chief financial officer, Patrick Pichette has his own personal interpretation. Google's CFO may oversee $36 billion in cash reserves at one of the world's most recognized companies, but he...
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September 19, 2011
19
Sep'11
Deutsche Bank contracts Tata Consultancy to outsource ITIL service model alignment
Deutsche Bank has contracted Indian IT services giant Tata Consultancy services to transform IT support at its investment banking arm across seven countries.
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September 19, 2011
19
Sep'11
Capita acquires more UK BPO resources
Capita has acquired the UK private sector operation of customer management specialist Vertex for £40m.
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
Warwickshire County Council signs Google to pilot G-Cloud e-mail service
Warwickshire County Council is piloting a G-Cloud e-mail service with Google, in a scheme expected to save £250,000.
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September 16, 2011
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Sep'11
Unions give go-ahead to one strike against Fujitsu, and call off another
Unite members working for Fujitsu in Crewe and Manchester are to strike, while members of the Public and Commercial Services union called off strike action against the Japanese outsourcing giant.
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September 16, 2011
16
Sep'11
IDF: Intel and McAfee announce DeepSafe hardware-based security
Intel-owned McAfee has unveiled a new hardware-based security technology called DeepSafe at the 2011 Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco.
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September 16, 2011
16
Sep'11
Government sends GCSE IT back to school
The GCSE IT curriculum is to be given a dramatic overhaul to make the subject more focused on the needs of business, science minister David Willets has announced.
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September 16, 2011
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Sep'11
Kaspersky Lab vows to remain independent
Kaspersky Lab said it will remain independent in the face of continued acquisitions by IT services companies and other consolidation within the security industry.
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September 16, 2011
16
Sep'11
EBay’s PayPal gives retailers preview of virtual wallet and barcode payment options
EBay's PayPal service has given retailers a preview of several new features about how they sell goods and accept payments including mobile payments, barcode scanning using handheld devices, store inventory lookup, virtual wallet and location-based ...
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September 16, 2011
16
Sep'11
£12m Royal Courts eWorking system has ‘virtually collapsed’
Only 11 documents were electronically submitted to the Royal Courts of Justice eWorking system in the second quarter of 2011 - fewer than 0.5% of all files entered on the system.
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September 16, 2011
16
Sep'11
Insiders increasingly linked to data breaches in the financial sector
Employees are increasingly responsible for data breaches at financial institutions, according to the US Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT).
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September 15, 2011
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Sep'11
US companies hire more UK IT consultants
US firms are hiring UK IT consultants in the digital sector with online business marketplace PeoplePerHour.com reporting a 275% increase in the number of US firms hiring UK IT consultants over the last year.
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September 15, 2011
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Sep'11
Report reveals concerns over consumerisation of IT
A lack of mobile device management among SMEs is holding back the introduction of schemes where employees can use their own devices to replace company supplied computers.
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September 15, 2011
15
Sep'11
Comet web operations hit by restructuring
The owner of electrical goods retailer Comet said sales at the chain's internet arm were hit because of a decision to fully align web and store prices.
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September 15, 2011
15
Sep'11
European Commission buys Microsoft for 20 years without competition
The European Commission has been buying Microsoft software since 1993 without an open and public competition to assess alternative products, Computer Weekly has learned.
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September 15, 2011
15
Sep'11
Soca's online child protection centre beefs up data encryption following ICO investigation
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre of the Serious Organised Crime Agency has improved security around data sent from its website after the Information Commissioner's Office received a tip-off that data submitted using an online form...
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September 15, 2011
15
Sep'11
UK business and government dangerously out of tune with cyber threats, says Chatham House
Business and public sector organisations lack understanding of the nature and gravity of cyber threats and the UK government lacks vision and leadership in dealing with cyber attacks, according to a report by Chatham House.
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September 15, 2011
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Sep'11
Cyber attacks are becoming lethal, warns US cyber commander
Cyber attacks are escalating from large-scale theft and disruption of computer operations to more lethal attacks that destroy systems and physical equipment, according to the head of the US Cyber Command.
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September 15, 2011
15
Sep'11
Rogue trader who cost UBS £1.3bn points to failure to monitor unauthorised dealing
Another case of the unauthorised activity of a trader at an investment bank has highlighted the need for real-time monitoring and control in the investment banking sector.
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September 15, 2011
15
Sep'11
Groupon to float as Facebook puts off IPO until late 2012
Online discount site Groupon is reported to be planning a flotation, while Facebook is rumoured to be delaying its IPO until the end of 2012.
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September 15, 2011
15
Sep'11
Mid-size company resource Knowledge Peers uses Mvine for resilience and security
Chris Dines founded a company, Knowledge Peers, to develop a forum where executives would feel comfortable sharing ideas with their peers.
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September 15, 2011
15
Sep'11
Cashless future: VocaLink demos mobile payment gateway
Payment processing company Vocalink will be showing the future of cash next week at the Sibos financial conference in Toronto.
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September 14, 2011
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Sep'11
Internet giants must be more conscious of datacentre greenhouse gas, says report
A major benchmarking report into the carbon reduction and energy strategies of internet and social networking giants has revealed a major lack of transparency which will have to be addressed as carbon reporting becomes mandatory.
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September 14, 2011
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Sep'11
Security update: Light Microsoft Patch Tuesday with low application impact plus critical Adobe fixes
Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday security update is relatively light with only five security updates.
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September 14, 2011
14
Sep'11
Firms need to collaborate for mobile wallets to become the norm
Consumers, retailers, advertisers and banks must work more closely together if mobile phones are to replace wallets in an era of mobile commerce.
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September 14, 2011
14
Sep'11
IT spend continues to fall in UK as companies prepare for possibility of double-dip recession
IT spend in UK private and public sector organisations has fallen since last year, with average expenditure dropping 0.6% per user to £3,275, 2.48% of total spend, research has shown.
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September 14, 2011
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Sep'11
IT development underpinning Universal Credits comes under fire from MPs and experts
The delivery of Universal Credits is coming under fire as observers are casting an increasingly critical eye on the IT systems underpinning the politically sensitive project.
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September 14, 2011
14
Sep'11
PricewaterhouseCoopers takes 40 graduate IT interns on security and testing teams
Consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers has selected 40 graduate interns for its IT department. The trainees will work with PwC's information security and testing teams.
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September 14, 2011
14
Sep'11
HP gets serious about IT security, but is it too little too late?
Hewlett-Packard has announced several new and improved security products and the establishment of an enterprise security products business unit that unifies a string of security-related acquisitions in the past two years, but is the move too little ...
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September 14, 2011
14
Sep'11
Business leaders must prepare for digital industrial revolution
Business leaders have been urged to prepare for a digital industrial revolution as new technologies overturn traditional business models and markets.
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September 14, 2011
14
Sep'11
Banks' IT leaders await details of reform but change is certain
Financial services IT departments are on high alert after the Independent Banking Commission recommended that banks separate their retail and investment operations.
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September 14, 2011
14
Sep'11
Mobile security demands comprehensive approach, IDC conference told
Securing mobile devices is one of the biggest challenges facing IT security professionals as cyber criminals turn their attention to this platform, according to James Lyne, director of technology strategy at security firm Sophos.
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September 14, 2011
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Sep'11
IT security should be about good management, not tech performance, says IDC
IT security in an increasingly complex threat environment needs to be more about management than technology performance, according to Eric Domage, program manager for IDC in Europe.
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September 13, 2011
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Sep'11
UK public trusts financial services sector to keep personal data safe, survey reveals
The UK financial services sector is the most trusted, ahead of the public sector and online retailers, according to Symantec’s inaugural UK Trust Index.
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September 13, 2011
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Sep'11
Jeremy Hunt calls on Google to downgrade piracy website search return listings
Jeremy Hunt will call on online companies to take reasonable steps against websites that openly infringe copyright in a speech to the Royal Television Society's Cambridge Convention.
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September 13, 2011
13
Sep'11
Sabre develops apps marketplace for travel industry
Sabre, the global distribution system for reserving hotels, airlines, cruise ships, rail tickets and car hire, has taken the concept of the app store and applied in to its own travel market.
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September 13, 2011
13
Sep'11
SpyEye Trojan variant attacking Google Android smartphones
SpyEye Trojan variant SpitMo is attacking mobile devices running the Google Android operating system, warns security firm Trusteer.
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September 13, 2011
13
Sep'11
FBI probes hack into NBC News Twitter account after Ground Zero attack hoax
The FBI is probing a hacking into the NBC News Twitter account after hackers calling themselves "The Script Kiddies" posted bogus Tweets about a hijacked civilian airliner crashing into Ground Zero in New York.
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September 13, 2011
13
Sep'11
Identity assurance - how it will affect public services and your personal data
Computer Weekly examines some of the key issues around the government's identity assurance project for accessing public sector services.
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September 13, 2011
13
Sep'11
IT Works: Interview with founder of web design start-up, Blosh
Cliff Saran speaks to Josh Antwi, a 31-year-old IT entrepreneur who was given support and mentoring by The Prince's Trust.
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September 13, 2011
13
Sep'11
Privacy report urges government prevent data breaches in move to transparency
The government must improve its understanding of technology to prevent the identity and personal information of individuals being revealed in datasets, a privacy expert has warned.
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September 13, 2011
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Sep'11
Retailer Aurora gives iPads to shopfloor sales staff to check stock and shorten queue times
Fashion retailer Aurora is providing iPads to sales staff at London branches of Coast, Oasis, Warehouse and Karen Millen.
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September 13, 2011
13
Sep'11
'Creative destruction' should drive your 2012 IT budget, says Gartner
With the planning season for many companies' 2012 budgets under way, Gartner's Dave Aron urges CIOs to tear up the rule book, or risk being sidelined.
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September 13, 2011
13
Sep'11
IT Works: Interview with Fiona Timothy, chair of the Prince's Trust Technology Leadership Group
Fiona Timothy, chair of The Prince's Trust Technology Leadership Group and chief executive of Calyx Group Companies, speaks to Cliff Saran about why IT offers a great opportunity.
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September 13, 2011
13
Sep'11
GlobalSign web certificate authority back online after breach by hacker
Belgian web certificate authority (CA) GlobalSign is back online after investigating claims by the hacker who breached the Dutch DigiNotar CA that its systems had also been breached.
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September 13, 2011
13
Sep'11
EU cybersecurity agency Enisa publishes report on app store security
European Union cybersecurity agency Enisa has published a report on app store security that advocates a baseline set of five lines of defence against malware.
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September 12, 2011
12
Sep'11
SAP focuses on education to spur business growth
German enterprise software maker SAP plans to invest heavily in education to support strategic technology innovation and spur business growth.
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September 12, 2011
12
Sep'11
Mobile malware up 273% in first half of 2011
Malware for smartphones and tablets rose 273% in the first half of 2011 as researchers recorded an average of one new malware strain every twelve seconds.
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September 12, 2011
12
Sep'11
Low-cost business intelligence for the masses
Computer Weekly has reviewed two different tools - Jaspersoft's open source Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition and QlikTech's commercial business intelligence platform QlikView - to see how they compare.
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September 12, 2011
12
Sep'11
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong dusts off plans for Yahoo merger after board sacks Bartz
Yahoo and AOL are discussing a merger following the sacking of Yahoo chief executive Carol Bartz. AOL chief executive officer Tim Armstrong is returning to proposals for a merger rebuffed by Bartz last year.
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September 09, 2011
09
Sep'11
Twitter plans to expand advertising business as investment raises value to $8bn
Twitter has outlined plans to increase advertising revenue and avoid an initial public offering (IPO) after reaching more than 100 million active users.