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July 05, 2011
05
Jul'11
Tesco Bank customers back online after migration glitch
Tesco Bank has confirmed its online services are now fully operational after some customers were unable to log into their savings accounts.
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July 05, 2011
05
Jul'11
Government IT strategy ‘lacks detail on delivery', say MPs
The government's IT strategy is hugely ambitious but lacks detail about how it will be delivered, a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report has found.
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July 04, 2011
04
Jul'11
Police-led ICT company will replace NPIA, says home secretary
Home Secretary Teresa May has announced plans to create a police-led ICT company to replace the National Police Improvement Agency.
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July 04, 2011
04
Jul'11
Chrome boost as IE and Firefox market share decline
Microsoft's share of the worldwide internet browser market continued to decline as Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox stole market share over the past 12 months.
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July 04, 2011
04
Jul'11
BCS open letter urges government to adopt Hargreaves report copyright law reform
The British Computer Society and The Coalition for a Digital Economy are among the signatories of an open letter to the Prime Minster, urging the government to change UK copyright law to support the digital economy.
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July 04, 2011
04
Jul'11
Google could face US wire-tapping charges following Wi-Fi network data harvesting
A US district court judge has dismissed some elements of a class action lawsuit against Google over its Wi-Fi harvesting practices, but says the company is still liable for prosecution.
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July 04, 2011
04
Jul'11
Hacker group Anonymous steals user names and passwords in cyber attack on Apple
Hacker group Anonymous claims to have stolen 25 internal user names and passwords from Apple in the latest of a series of attacks on government and corporate websites around the world.
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July 04, 2011
04
Jul'11
Hulu withdraws Facebook Connect feature after software glitch leaked users' data
US online video service Hulu has withdrawn its Facebook Connect integration because of security problems discovered soon after launch.
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July 04, 2011
04
Jul'11
Act now to make social media a business success, says Gartner
Social networking will radically change the way businesses work as sites such as Twitter and Facebook take over in the workplace, analyst group Gartner predicts.
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July 04, 2011
04
Jul'11
Microsoft shares location data source code for review of Wi-Fi information harvesting
Microsoft is sharing source code used for location-based services to allow its collection of Wi-Fi access point data to be reviewed.
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July 04, 2011
04
Jul'11
IT services supplier Capita buys contact centre business Ventura for £65m
Capita has bought contact centre business Ventura for £65m in a further sign of IT and BPO consolidation.
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July 04, 2011
04
Jul'11
Microsoft says Windows Phone shows privacy principle as US inquiry analyses location data
Windows Phone and Kinect are both examples of Microsoft's principle of privacy by design the software firm applies to all products and services, it said.
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July 01, 2011
01
Jul'11
£20m turnover threshold could exclude SMEs and communities from £2bn broadband deals
Smaller network operators and local communities could be excluded from taking part in the government's rural broadband roll-out, according to leaked documents.
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July 01, 2011
01
Jul'11
Betfair sees 120% increase in mobile customers
The online gambling firm increased sales via mobile applications by 88% as customer mobile use grows.
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July 01, 2011
01
Jul'11
HSBC cuts in-house software development with 150 IT job losses
HSBC plans to shed around 150 UK IT jobs as it prepares for major regulatory reforms.
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July 01, 2011
01
Jul'11
Spending watchdog slams £469m wasted on failed FireControl project
National Audit Office cites comprehensive failure of plan to reduce number of Fire Service control rooms where no IT system was ever delivered.
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July 01, 2011
01
Jul'11
DWP adds agile development into IT contracts for £2bn Universal Credit system
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has modified contracts governing the supply of its £2bn Universal Credit system by adding clauses encouraging agile development.
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July 01, 2011
01
Jul'11
Cyber criminals deploy TDL-4 virus to create indestructible botnet of 4.5m computers
Over 4.5 million computers around the world have been infected by the TDL-4 virus, creating an indestructible botnet.
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July 01, 2011
01
Jul'11
Case study: Behind the scenes of the IT powering Wimbledon's tennis tournament
As the IT partner at Wimbledon for the last 21 years, IBM has experienced more flying rackets, rain and strawberries than Roger Federer has had grand slams. Computer Weekly took a look behind the scenes at the technology powering Britain's biggest ...
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June 30, 2011
30
Jun'11
Japan earthquake and tsunami provides first real test of high-tech disaster recovery, says Microsoft
Japan's earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 15,000 people and left 11,000 missing in March 2011 was the first real test of disaster recovery and business continuity plans on a large scale in a high-tech country, according to Microsoft.
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June 30, 2011
30
Jun'11
Secure software development key to business, says Microsoft
Software security and comprehensive development practices are becoming a competitive differentiator, according to Microsoft.
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June 30, 2011
30
Jun'11
News Corp offloads Myspace to Justin Timberlake-backed company Specific Media
News Corporation has sold Myspace to digital media company Specific Media and singer Justin Timberlake, who will take an ownership stake and develop the creative strategy for the company.
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June 30, 2011
30
Jun'11
Back-office staff will be hit in Lloyds Banking Group job cuts
Lloyds Banking Group will make about 15,000 job cuts, including back-office jobs, as part of an overhaul of its business following a major review.
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June 30, 2011
30
Jun'11
Worldwide IT spend set to grow 7% in 2011, reaching $3.67trn
Worldwide IT spend is poised to grow 7.1% in 2011, reaching $3.67trn (£2.29trn), according to Gartner's quarterly outlook.
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June 29, 2011
29
Jun'11
Smart grid security challenge highlighted in report
Government plans to create a smart grid for energy networks will require a coordinated focus on cybersecurity as communication networks play a key role, according to a report from The Energy Networks Association (ENA).
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June 29, 2011
29
Jun'11
Cleveland Police Authority extends Steria shared services deal and saves £10m
Cleveland Police Authority is set to save almost £10m on top of £50m already identified through an extension of Cleveland Police's ten-year £175m share service deal with Steria.
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June 29, 2011
29
Jun'11
Report predicts IT skills shortage crisis as data growth set to outstrip staff numbers
The availability of IT staff to manage big data will fail to keep pace with information growth rates over the next decade, according to analyst figures.
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June 29, 2011
29
Jun'11
Update software to reduce risk of cyber attack, top suppliers tell business
Businesses are unnecessarily exposing themselves to cyber attack simply by failing to update to the latest versions of the software they are running, according to Microsoft and Adobe.
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June 29, 2011
29
Jun'11
Cambridgeshire County Council signs PSN deal with Virgin for £30m
Cambridgeshire County Council has signed a seven-year public sector network (PSN) contract with Virgin Media Business, estimated to be worth £30m.
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June 28, 2011
28
Jun'11
Training for IT professionals rather than pupils needed to plug skills gap, say experts
Improving training and qualifications for senior IT professionals is more important than attracting school leavers into IT careers, according to industry experts.
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June 28, 2011
28
Jun'11
Experts warn of growth of 'shadow IT' use outside IT department control
Industry experts have warned of an increase in unauthorised IT systems within organisations as IT departments fail to keep pace with employees' technology demands and the consumerisation of IT.
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June 28, 2011
28
Jun'11
GPs will need £1.7bn to invest in IT for commissioning
GPs will need up to £1.7bn to invest in data analytics, business intelligence tools and a platform to join up systems if they are to deliver commissioning under the government's controversial NHS reforms.
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June 28, 2011
28
Jun'11
Royal Mail appoints third CIO in 18 months
Royal Mail is set to get another CIO, its third in less than 18 months, when former Network Rail corporate development director Catherine Doran takes over the role from 1 September.
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June 28, 2011
28
Jun'11
Google complies with 89% of UK government content removal requests
Google said it complied with more than 89% of the content removal requests it received from the UK government in the second half of last year.
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June 28, 2011
28
Jun'11
Microsoft launches cloud-based Office 365 aimed at small businesses
Microsoft has launched Office 365, a cloud-based version of its office productivity suite which combines communications and collaboration for smaller businesses.
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June 28, 2011
28
Jun'11
Android Market infested by rogue apps, says Symantec mobile device security report
About 60 rogue applications were found on Android Market over a couple of days in March according to Symantec's Response Center.
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June 28, 2011
28
Jun'11
Tory technology advisor Liam Maxwell appointed to government IT advisory post
Top technology advisor to the Conservative Party, Liam Maxwell, has been appointed to a key IT advisory role in the Cabinet Office.
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June 28, 2011
28
Jun'11
Telcos increase investment in IT
Mobile and fixed line telecoms companies are stepping up their spending on IT following the downturn, but only slowly, the latest research from analyst group Ovum reveals.
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June 28, 2011
28
Jun'11
Security is key issue for mobile payment adoption
Mobile security will be increasingly important as mobile payment adoption increases over the next four years, according to research.
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June 27, 2011
27
Jun'11
Queen Victoria Hospital signs deal with Mastek to anonymise patient data
Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH) NHS Foundation Trust in West Sussex has signed a deal with IT services company Mastek to pseudonymise its data.
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June 27, 2011
27
Jun'11
Lulz Security announces it is to disband following 50-day hacking spree 'cruise'
Lulz Security – a group of hackers claiming responsibility for hacking Sony and Nintendo and taking down the websites of the Serious Organised Crime Agency and the US Senate – has announced it is to disband.
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June 27, 2011
27
Jun'11
Buyer's guide: Does IT need its own ERP?
Increasingly, there is a need to be able to manage the whole of an IT platform, not only at the server, storage and network levels, but also at the software, performance and even the datacentre facility level, writes Clive Longbottom (pictured).
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June 27, 2011
27
Jun'11
Unite members at Fujitsu’s Crewe site to strike
Members of the Unite union at Fujitsu's site in Crewe have voted to take strike action over the alleged unfair treatment of a trade union activist.
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June 24, 2011
24
Jun'11
Twelve nations collaborate to shut down international scareware cyber crime rings
Twelve countries have collaborated in an anti-cybercrime effort to shut down two crime rings that caused more than £46m in losses to over 900,000 people through sales of fake security software known as "scareware".
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June 24, 2011
24
Jun'11
Travelodge UK confirms no financial data has been breached
Travelodge has confirmed that a "small number" of customers have received a spam e-mail via a third party, but insists that no financial data is at risk.
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June 24, 2011
24
Jun'11
Travelodge UK investigates customer database hack following spam attack
The Travelodge UK hotel chain has issued a warning to users of its online service to watch out for spam e-mails.
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June 24, 2011
24
Jun'11
Federal Trade Commission investigates Google charges of abusing its position
Google is to be investigated by the Federal Trade Commission as to whether it abuses its position in search dominance to steer users to its own sites and services.
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June 24, 2011
24
Jun'11
Many organisations lack adequate cyber protection, survey reveals
Organisations lack the correct strategy to prevent cyber attacks against networks and enterprise systems, a study has revealed.
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June 24, 2011
24
Jun'11
Government cancels SME contracts and hands IT services deals to Capita
Government departments have been cancelling freelance IT contractors supplied through SMEs and giving their interim staff business to Capita under orders from the Cabinet Office's Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG), in apparent contradiction of ...
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June 24, 2011
24
Jun'11
Intellect leads IT sector's involvement in SmartGrid GB smart metering project
The IT sector will contribute to a smart grid for the UK after the launch of cross-industry organisation SmartGrid GB.
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June 24, 2011
24
Jun'11
Yahoo shareholders vote against Roy Bostock and Carol Bartz at board elections
Nearly 20% of Yahoo's shareholders voted against re-electing to the board the company's chairman, Roy Bostock, and chief executive, Carol Bartz, at the annual investor meeting.
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June 24, 2011
24
Jun'11
LulzSec hacks Arizona police in protest at controversial immigration legislation
Hacker group Lulz Security has published documents stolen from Arizona police in protest at the state's controversial new immigration law.
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June 23, 2011
23
Jun'11
Financial services regulations holding banks back from public cloud, says UBS IT security chief
Regulations are holding back adoption of public cloud services in financial institutions, according to Chris Swan, CTO of security at UBS.
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June 23, 2011
23
Jun'11
Five key challenges to be tackled by the next NHS CIO
Christine Connelly's departure as CIO from the Department of Health comes as the NHS faces huge challenges. We talked to experts in NHS IT to identify the top five challenges facing the new health CIO.
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June 23, 2011
23
Jun'11
SQS embarks on software testing expansion in India
Hot on the heels of some major customer wins, managed software testing service provider SQS is boosting its offshore resources in India.
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June 23, 2011
23
Jun'11
Tesco Bank customers remain locked out of accounts following migration glitch
Tesco Bank customers are still unable to log into accounts following a migration glitch.
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June 23, 2011
23
Jun'11
Swiss bank UBS axes 500 IT jobs in outsourcing drive to cut costs
Swiss bank UBS plans to cut 500 technical jobs worldwide as part of an internal IT department re-organisation and outsourcing initiative.
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June 23, 2011
23
Jun'11
Suspected teen hacker faces five charges under the Computer Misuse Act
Ryan Cleary, who was arrested in connection with cyber attacks claimed to have been carried out by hacker group LulzSec, is facing five charges under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
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June 23, 2011
23
Jun'11
Winklevoss twins call off battle against Facebook
Twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who claim Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea for the social networking site Facebook, have abandoned legal attempts to renegotiate the original $65m settlement.
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June 23, 2011
23
Jun'11
How to avoid regulatory action by the ICO
Civil Monetary Penalties imposed by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for data breaches are helping to increase awareness and spur action by UK companies worried about damage to their brand, even if they are able to afford to write off up ...
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June 23, 2011
23
Jun'11
CIO interview: Dave Benson, ex-CIO of News Corp
Dave Benson has been in IT for the past 30 years, where he has seen every revolution from the PC to the iPhone. Now CIO at Progress Software, he talks to Cliff Saran about the evolution of IT.
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June 23, 2011
23
Jun'11
Office for National Statistics denies UK Census 2011 data hacked by LulzSec
The Office for National Statistics has confirmed the UK Census 2011 data is secure and was not stolen by hacker group Lulz Security. Census director...
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June 22, 2011
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Jun'11
UK banks unaffected by European data breach crackdown
A crackdown on businesses which will make it mandatory to report security breaches will have little impact on UK banks, according to the British Bankers Association (BBA).
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June 22, 2011
22
Jun'11
Survey shows UK firms at risk from inadequate social media policies
Most UK employees have not been given clear guidance on using social media networking sites, a study has revealed.
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June 22, 2011
22
Jun'11
Christine Connelly quits as NHS CIO
NHS CIO Christine Connelly has resigned and will leave her post at the end of the month.
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June 22, 2011
22
Jun'11
European Commission gives green light to CSC acquisition of beleaguered iSoft
The European Commission (EC) has approved CSC's acquisition of healthcare software maker iSoft.
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June 22, 2011
22
Jun'11
Mozilla releases final version of Firefox 5 for download
Mozilla has released a fifth version of its web browser, Firefox, available to download for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android.
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June 22, 2011
22
Jun'11
Oxygen Accelerator offers £75,000 prize for top tech start-up
The Birmingham-based Oxygen Accelerator tech start-up support programme is to give £75,000 to the top participant in the 13-week intensive mentor-led training programme.
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June 22, 2011
22
Jun'11
NS&I begins service procurement
NS&I has informed the IT sector that it will begin the procurement process to replace its current back office services contract.
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June 22, 2011
22
Jun'11
Bitcoin will recover from hack losses, claims developer
The virtual currency Bitcoin will recover after a hack attack caused its value to drop from $17.50 a unit to almost nothing in minutes, according to one of its senior developers.
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June 22, 2011
22
Jun'11
Lulz Security publishes informants' identities following arrest of UK teenager Ryan Cleary
Hacker group Lulz Security has published the identities of two informants after the arrest of a UK teenager police believe to be affiliated to the group.
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June 22, 2011
22
Jun'11
Web publishers warn online businesses could leave Holland if strict EU cookies law adopted
Web publishers could leave Holland if the country's parliament adopts a strict internet privacy law in response to the European Union's internet privacy directive.
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June 22, 2011
22
Jun'11
Wellcome Trust puts ITSM in the cloud
Biomedical research charity Wellcome Trust has replaced two legacy IT service management systems (ITSM) with a cloud-based alternative and has cut £600,000 annual costs and improved service levels.
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June 21, 2011
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Jun'11
Smart meter project lacks public support due to concerns about rising energy costs
Fears of initial price rises and a lack of evidence on future savings could de-stabilise government plans to reduce energy consumption through smart metering, according to a survey of 1,000 consumers.
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June 21, 2011
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Jun'11
SOCA first casualty of anti-government campaign hack by Lulzsec and Anonymous
The UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency appears to be one of the first targets of a joint anti-government campaign by hacking groups Lulz Security (Lulzsec) and Anonymous.
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June 21, 2011
21
Jun'11
Cyber criminals adapt techniques to follow business technology innovation, says AVG
Cyber criminals are following business technology innovation, adapting traditional techniques to steal and monetise data from new technology platforms, says security firm AVG.
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June 21, 2011
21
Jun'11
Business spending on public cloud to rocket by 2015, says IDC
Spending on public cloud services will grow four times faster than the entire IT market over the next four years, according to the research firm.
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June 21, 2011
21
Jun'11
Bank app store part of community cloud developments
Community-based cloud services for banks, including an app store for financial services organisations, are being incubated on the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) network.
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June 21, 2011
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Jun'11
Germany opens cyber defence centre in response to critical infrastructure attacks
Germany has launched a national cyber defence centre in Bonn aimed mainly at protecting critical national infrastructure from cyber attacks.
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June 21, 2011
21
Jun'11
Westminster City Council CIO David Wilde leaves for Essex County Council
Westminster City Council chief information officer David Wilde is leaving at the end of this week to take up the equivalent role at Essex County Council.
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June 21, 2011
21
Jun'11
UK Census 2011 database hack by LulzSec under investigation
The Office for National Statistics is investigating reports that hacker group LulzSec may have succeeded in hacking into the database of the UK's 2011 Census.
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June 21, 2011
21
Jun'11
Thousands of Australian websites wiped out by hacking of domain registrar
More than 4,800 Australian websites have been wiped out with no chance of recovery following a break-in by hackers at Australian domain registrar and web host Distribute.IT.
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June 21, 2011
21
Jun'11
Ministry of Justice signs security deal with Detica
The Ministry of Justice has signed a contract with BAE Systems Detica to provide security services through a managed service arrangement.
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June 21, 2011
21
Jun'11
EC lawyers declare EU/US passenger name record unlawful on data protection grounds
Lawyers for the European Commission (EC) have warned that a US-European agreement to store the personal data of air passengers for 15 years is unlawful.
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June 20, 2011
20
Jun'11
British Library joins Google to digitise 250,000 books for search and download
The British Library and Google have signed a partnership to digitise 250,000 out-of-copyright books from the Library's collections.
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June 20, 2011
20
Jun'11
Royal College of Nursing uses SaaS disaster recovery after on-premise contact centre hardware fails
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) used its cloud-based disaster recovery (DR) software-as-a-service (SaaS) for almost two weeks after its on-premise contact centre hardware failed.
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June 20, 2011
20
Jun'11
Anonymous joins forces with Lulz Security to steal classified government information
Hacking groups Anonymous and Lulz Security (Lulzsec) are joining forces to steal and leak classified government information
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June 20, 2011
20
Jun'11
Hackers steal personal data of 1.3m Sega Pass users – Lulz Security vows revenge
Sega has confirmed hackers stole the personal information of nearly 1.3 million users of an online service operated by a European subsidiary.
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June 20, 2011
20
Jun'11
Icann expands scope of web domain suffixes to include all languages and scripts
The global organisation that oversees the internet address system has voted to expand the number of website domain suffixes called generic top-level domains (gTLDs) from the current 22.
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June 20, 2011
20
Jun'11
Microsoft wins Federal Trade Commission approval to buy Skype Technologies
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has granted Microsoft approval to buy Skype Technologies in a deal worth $8.5bn.
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June 20, 2011
20
Jun'11
US to use virtual internet to test defensive and offensive technologies
Organisations in the US are building a virtual model of the internet to enable security researchers to simulate attacks by foreign powers and from hackers based inside the US.
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June 17, 2011
17
Jun'11
Square Kilometre Array radio telescope project bidders prepare for huge IT requirements
South Africa has presented its bid for the Square Kilometre Array, which will be the world's biggest radio telescope.
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June 17, 2011
17
Jun'11
Chinese software flaw makes infrastructure vulnerable, warns report
China's public infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber attack because of vulnerabilities in software used to run weapons systems, utilities and chemical plants, according to Reuters.
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June 17, 2011
17
Jun'11
Citigroup Bank confirms only US customers affected by data breach but raises estimate
Citigroup has confirmed only US-issued Citi credit card accounts were affected by a breach of Citigroup Bank data by hackers in May, but has revised upwards the number of accounts involved.
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June 17, 2011
17
Jun'11
CIOs should review IT strategies monthly to achieve most for their business, says Ovum
CIOs should review their IT strategies every month if they really want to help the business, says IT analyst firm Ovum.
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June 17, 2011
17
Jun'11
Internet Explorer will not support insecure WebGL 3D graphics spec, says Microsoft
Microsoft says Internet Explorer will not support the WebGL specification designed to give web applications access to 3D graphics processing power for security reasons.
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June 17, 2011
17
Jun'11
Can the Chromebook change enterprise desktop IT?
Can Google's Chromebook shift traditional IT spending to thin client computing? Cliff Saran reports.
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June 17, 2011
17
Jun'11
CIO interview: Chris Chant, UK government director of G-Cloud
Chris Chant, the government's interim director of digital and director of the G-Cloud programme, speaks exclusively to Computer Weekly's Kathleen Hall about the future of the cloud in the public sector.
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June 17, 2011
17
Jun'11
Virgin Media the first ISP to warn customers of SpyEye trojan following tip-off from Soca
Virgin Media is the first UK internet service provider to warn customers their PCs are infected with a virus.
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June 17, 2011
17
Jun'11
NHS Scotland deliberates over open standard policy for IT services framework agreement
NHS Scotland is to set up a framework agreement for IT services, including consulting, software development, internet provision and support for its desktops.