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• January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14

  Google Q4 revenues and profits up 17%

  Google reported fourth quarter revenues of $16.86 and profits of $3.38bn, both up 17% compared with the same period in 2012

• January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14

  Is Cisco’s ‘SDN plus’ the best software-defined networking?

  The networking giant has been accused of not embracing software-defined networking, but Cisco claims it offers better SDN than its competitors.

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Information security salaries set to rise in 2014

  Salaries for information security professionals are set to rise across the board in 2014 as demand increases

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Alleged SpyEye mastermind pleads guilty to fraud

  The alleged mastermind of the SpyEye banking Trojan has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud in a US court

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Hacktivists hit Angry Birds website after spying claims

  Hacktivists have attacked the wesbite of Angry Birds maker Rovio over UK and US spying revelations

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Facebook reports record quarter driven by mobile sales

  A record fourth quarter for Facebook has proved the firm can tap into the rapidly growing mobile market

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Lenovo buys Google’s Motorola Mobility in $3bn deal

  Google has announced the sale of its Motorola Mobility unit to Chinese computer maker Lenovo in a $3bn deal

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Are businesses turning to Windows Phone instead of BlackBerry?

  It's been a year since BlackBerry tried to reclaim the smartphone market with the BB10 operating system and the Z10 and qwerty Q10 handsets

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Cisco engineers – an innovative future?

  Will network engineers be given more chances to innovate post-economic crash? We ask those at Cisco Live 2014

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  UK Eurozone suppliers can no longer ignore Sepa standard

  UK suppliers to Eurozone businesses risk losing customers if they cannot take payment using the Single European Payments Area (Sepa) standard

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  Dell delivers cloud streaming via plug-in HDMI gadget

  Dell is now shipping its plug-in cloud computing device, which is built on a gadget no larger than a USB memory stick

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  Cyber security quest strong in UK, says Isaca

  There is a strong interest in cyber security in the UK, says Rob Stroud, international president-elect for Isaca

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  Internet of Things could be held up by physical flaws

  Cisco’s managing director of IoT warns physical issues with sensors and batteries could hamper the effectiveness of connected cities

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  Angry Birds maker wants industry response to mobile app spying

  Angry Birds maker to re-evaluate its relationship with ad networks after revelations that spy agencies can access user data

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  Yahoo shares down after disappointing fourth quarter

  Yahoo’s share price dropped 5% on disappointing fourth quarter financial results

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  UK government courts Brazilian technology companies

  The British Consulate in São Paulo has launched a competition to help 10 Brazilian technology firms generate business in the UK

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  How will Lenovo compete in the PC server market?

  Watch out HP, Lenovo is coming. Following the $2.3bn acquisition of IBM’s x86 business, Lenovo is expected to use aggressive pricing to win customers

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  IT departments need to address complexity, says ZK Research founder

  The founder of ZK Research says if IT departments fail to address their complexity then they are set to fall behind the times when it comes to technology

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  Privacy considered a shared responsibility, survey shows

  Users of online services believe responsibility for privacy is shared by governments, technology suppliers and individuals, a survey has revealed

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  Viviane Reding: I know why the angry birds are so angry

  In a speech to tie in with Data Protection day 2014, the vice-president of the European Commission spoke about mass surveillance of personal data collected from mobile apps

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  UK technology market sees fastest growth for decade

  The final quarter of 2013 saw the fastest increase in UK technology sector for almost a decade and firms in the sector are matching the US

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  Lloyds excuse for IT glitch not plausible, says bank IT expert

  Lloyds Banking Group’s statement that a server problem caused a three hour service disruption for customers is not plausible but problems with failover systems could be at fault

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  Transparency deal fails to meet all surveillance demands

  Tech firms win greater transparency on government data requests, but no reductions in how much is collected

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  FBI cracks down on hacker-for-hire websites

  The FBI has arrested five people in connection with several websites offering hacking services

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  Apple shares down on flat profits

  Apple share fell almost 9% in after-hours trading despite reporting record quarterly revenue of $57.6bn for the quarter ending 28 December 2013

• January 27, 2014 27 Jan'14

  Transform application development for the digital world, says Accenture

  Accenture’s Technology Vision 2014 report urges CIOs to re-engineer application development to support digital disruption

• January 27, 2014 27 Jan'14

  Security basics overlooked, says Heathrow CISO

  Data security is complex, but the basics are often overlooked says Mark Jones, chief information security officer at Heathrow Airports Limited

• January 27, 2014 27 Jan'14

  Google, Samsung sign 10-year technology cross-licensing deal

  Google and Samsung have signed a global patent cross-licensing agreement to reduce "the potential for litigation"

• January 27, 2014 27 Jan'14

  Lloyds is the latest bank to experience major IT outage

  Customers of Lloyds, TSB and HBOS were unable to use their cards for a three-hour period yesterday due to a major IT glitch

• January 27, 2014 27 Jan'14

  Father of European supercomputing: Hans Meuer

  Professor Dr Hans Werner Meuer, 1936-2014

• January 27, 2014 27 Jan'14

  Google acquires UK startup DeepMind

  Google has acquired London-based UK startup DeepMind in a deal reportedly worth $400m

• January 27, 2014 27 Jan'14

  NSA involved in industrial espionage, says Snowden

  The US National Security Agency’s cyber surveillance is not confined to matters of national security, says whistleblower Edward Snowden

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  Government attempts to end big and wasteful IT contracts

  The government has published rules to reduce the dominance of small number of IT suppliers offering inflexible contracts

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  Cloud to drive Cisco Indian mid-market growth in 2014

  Cisco aims for growth in India by targeting the rising mid-market as 65% of India’s currently under-served mid-market firms plan to get more from their networks

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  Qualcomm buys up Palm patents from HP

  Mobile chip maker Qualcomm is to take over almost 2,500 patents from HP, picked up from its acquisition of Palm

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  CNN latest target of Syrian hacktivists

  CNN is the latest western media organisation believed to have been targeted by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) hacktivist group

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  Samsung profits fall in Q4 2013

  Electronics firm Samsung sees profits fall 11% quarter on quarter – the first decline it has seen in two years

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  Target cyber attack not isolated, warns FBI

  The FBI has warned US retailers to prepare for further cyber attacks after linking Target cyber attack to 20 others

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  Microsoft shares up on better than expected results

  Microsoft's shares rose nearly 4% on news of better than expected financial results for the quarter ending 31 December 2013

• January 23, 2014 23 Jan'14

  Nokia ends 2013 in decline

  All of Nokia's divisions see falls in sales and profits, but its CEO remains positive the remaining businesses will flourish in the future

• January 23, 2014 23 Jan'14

  New Snapchat security measure easily by-passed, says researcher

  A new Snapchat security measure to verify users are human is easily by-passed, says researcher

• January 23, 2014 23 Jan'14

  IBM sells x86 server business to Lenovo for $2.3bn

  Long-rumoured deal marks IBM's exit from commodity, Intel-based server market after hardware sales slump

• January 23, 2014 23 Jan'14

  US startup aims to turn tables on hackers

  US startup Shape Security is turning the tables against hackers by using one of their own techniques against them

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  VMware to acquire mobile software firm AirWatch for $1.5bn

  VMware is acquiring mobile device management specialist AirWatch for $1.5bn to boost its end user computing offering

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  Huawei exec named chair at Open Networking Foundation

  In a boost to his company’s reputation, Dr Serge Manning is named the chair of the wireless and mobile working group for the ONF.

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  CERT-UK to drive international cyber security collaboration

  The UK’s new national computer emergency response team (CERT-UK) is set to drive international cyber security collaboration once it becomes operational

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  IBM revenues drop 5% as hardware sales crash

  IBM has reported a small increase in its fourth quarter profit, but revenue declined due to an accelerating slump in its hardware business

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  European experts divided on success of cyber security

  European IT security experts are divided on the success of cyber security, it emerged at the 6th International Forum on Cyber Security in Lille

• January 21, 2014 21 Jan'14

  Global approach vital to fight cyber threats, says French minister

  Only a global approach will be able to counter the global threats in cyberspace, says French interior minister

• January 21, 2014 21 Jan'14

  ISG reports shift in outsourcing to lower value contracts

  A report from sourcing advisor, Information Services Group, has reported a decline in the value of contracts during 2013

• January 21, 2014 21 Jan'14

  HP offers Windows 7 PCs with discount

  HP is offering a $150 saving on new PCs running Windows 7 in the US, although there is no indication yet whether this offer will be available in the UK and the rest of Europe

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  IBM in talks with Dell, Lenovo about offloading x86 server business

  Dell is rumoured to be in talks with IBM about purchasing the x86 server family. Lenovo is also believed to be in discussion with IBM.

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  QLogic buys Brocade’s converged network adapter business

  Brocade sells converged network adapter division to QLogic, as the two firms announce SAN partnership

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  Tech firms lobby to keep open tax avoidance loopholes

  Big US tech firms are lobbying the OECD not to close tax loopholes they exploit to pay less tax in the UK and elsewhere

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  NHS England database raises privacy concerns

  Privacy groups have raised concerns about NHS England’s plans to create a single database of medical data

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  US telecoms companies say proposed NSA reforms fall short

  US telecoms firms are unhappy about president Barack Obama’s proposed reforms to the NSA's mass collection of US phone data

• January 17, 2014 17 Jan'14

  Enterprise can learn from small business security, says Avira

  Businesses needs to rethink their approach to security and focus on people instead of technology in the face of the consumerisation of IT, says security firm Avira

• January 17, 2014 17 Jan'14

  BCS launches cyber awareness initiative

  National cyber awareness that will ultimately support the UK’s digital economy is the aim of the latest initiative by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

• January 17, 2014 17 Jan'14

  Joanna Shields steps down as Tech City UK CEO

  Former Facebook executive Joanna Shields leaves her role as CEO at Tech City UK to join the London Stock Exchange

• January 17, 2014 17 Jan'14

  Google fails in first attempt to block UK privacy case

  Google has failed to block attempts by UK users to sue the company for bypassing privacy settings in Apple’s Safari browser to track online behaviour

• January 17, 2014 17 Jan'14

  Intel grows datacentre business but desktop struggles

  Intel has posted fourth quarter 2013 revenue of $13.8bn, with growth in its datacentre business and a decline in desktop systems

• January 17, 2014 17 Jan'14

  NSA harvested 200 million texts a day, investigation finds

  The NSA is capable of collecting and storing almost 200 million text messages a day from around the world, say reports

• January 16, 2014 16 Jan'14

  IBM boosts memory writes on updated PureSystems server

  For memory-hungry applications, the new X6 server family has been designed to deliver three times the scalable memory of servers, IBM claimed

• January 16, 2014 16 Jan'14

  TCS profits increase by over 30%

  Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) increased its profits by almost 32% and plans to recruit 55,000 people in 2014

• January 16, 2014 16 Jan'14

  European Parliament calls to drop Safe Harbour

  Members of the European Parliament have called for an end to the EU US Safe Harbour agreement covering transfer of citizens’ data from Europe to the US

• January 16, 2014 16 Jan'14

  Ericsson CEO named as possible Ballmer successor

  Hans Vestburg is being considered for the top job at Microsoft, according to people close to the matter

• January 16, 2014 16 Jan'14

  Microsoft extends XP security updates by 15 months

  Microsoft has caved in to user concerns over XP end of support and will now extend security updates by another 15 months

• January 15, 2014 15 Jan'14

  IT decision-makers accept SaaS as the future of software

  Software as a service is set to become mainstream in 2014 as organisations replace on-premise systems with cloud applications.

• January 15, 2014 15 Jan'14

  UK IT spending will outpace rest of Europe in 2014

  UK IT budgets will grow by 3.6% in 2014, second only to Germany

• January 15, 2014 15 Jan'14

  Facebook shares user data with Russian search engine Yandex

  Facebook has announced it intends to share public data from its users with Russian search engine Yandex

• January 15, 2014 15 Jan'14

  CIOs must combine traditional and agile IT projects

  This year represents the beginning of the third age of IT. Gartner urges CIOs to embrace new working practices to avoid being left behind

• January 14, 2014 14 Jan'14

  Capita wins congestion charge deal

  Capita has won back the contract to run Transport for London’s (TFL) congestion charge system and will take over from IBM in November next year

• January 14, 2014 14 Jan'14

  Target to invest $5m in cyber security awareness

  Cyber breach-hit US retailer Target is to invest $5m in a cyber security education campaign

• January 14, 2014 14 Jan'14

  Top European IT initiative to support business in 2014?

  Expanding IT to support business growth is one of the biggest areas of focus for IT departments in 2014, so what does this mean?

• January 14, 2014 14 Jan'14

  US transport chief highlights privacy concerns over car technology

  The increasing use of computer technology in cars raises questions about privacy, says US transportation secretary Anthony Foxx

• January 14, 2014 14 Jan'14

  Google bets on internet of things with Nest acquisition

  Google is betting on the internet of things (IoT) by acquiring smart thermostat maker Nest Labs in a deal worth $3.2bn

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  Desktop strategy in 2014 to focus on mobile business

  A shift in IT strategy in 2014 is expected to lead to a move away from the desktop to supporting mobile technologies in European enterprises

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  4Q13 global PC shipments suffer worst decline in PC market history

  Worldwide PC shipments have declined for the seventh consecutive quarter, according to Gartner. View its figures in this interactive graphic.

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  Neiman Marcus warns that data breach may affect customers

  US retailer Neiman Marcus has warned that cyber attackers may have stolen customers' payment card information in December

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  Syrian hacking group breaches Microsoft Twitter accounts

  Purported members of the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) hacktivist group have hijacked two Microsoft Twitter accounts and a blog

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  Predictions 2014: How CIOs plan to spend their 2014 IT budget

  Computer Weekly asks IT experts what they believe will be the biggest areas of IT investment in 2014, and how different industries will be spending their IT budgets.

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  Government tells UK SMEs to be 'cyber streetwise'

  Government is urging SMEs to become "cyber streetwise," to reduce the risk of cyber attack

• January 10, 2014 10 Jan'14

  SDN still failing to spark interest in Europe

  Research shows just 9% of companies across Europe are planning to implement software-defined networking in the next 12 months

• January 10, 2014 10 Jan'14

  France fines Google for failing to rewrite privacy policy

  France’s privacy watchdog, CNIL, has fined Google €150,000 for failing to conform to EU data laws

• January 10, 2014 10 Jan'14

  £8m competition seeks tech to rejuvenate high street

  A competition has been launched to find new technology that will encourage people to shop on the high street

• January 10, 2014 10 Jan'14

  Network-based security tops European agenda for 2014

  Network-based security is the top security initiative for European companies in 2014, research shows

• January 10, 2014 10 Jan'14

  LinkedIn files lawsuit to identify hackers

  LinkedIn has filed a lawsuit aimed at identifying hackers who by-passed security measures to copy member data

• January 10, 2014 10 Jan'14

  Mass surveillance must end, says EU inquiry

  The European parliament’s civil liberties committee has called for an end to the collection of personal data by UK and US intelligence agencies

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  Sepa deadline extended by six months

  The European Commission has proposed an extension to the deadline for European countries to be compliant with the Single European Payments Area (Sepa) of six months in a final warning to laggards

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  EMC’s David Goulden made storage CEO

  Former CFO Goulden appointed CEO of EMC’s giant storage-focussed information infrastructure division. EMC now has three divisional CEOs ahead of chairman Tucci’s 2015 retirement

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  NIST invested in protest-hit RSA Conference

  The US National Institute of Standards and Technology has paid $16,500 for a booth at the protest-hit RSA Conference 2014, it has emerged

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  Watson powers IBM's $1bn cognitive computing business

  IBM is building a $1bn cognitive computing business unit to monetise its 'Watson' supercomputer programme

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  Facebook acquires Indian startup Little Eye Labs

  Facebook is to acquire Indian startup Little Eye Labs in a deal reportedly worth between $10m and $15m

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  Sky forced to update porn filter

  Sky has been forced to update its porn filter after it was found to be blocking legitimate file-sharing sites

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  Europeans users of Yahoo have PCs turned into Bitcoin miners

  Some malware distributed by Yahoo’s ad servers in the first week of the year, turned victims’ PCs into bitcoin miners

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  Can wearable technology fit the enterprise agenda?

  Over the next few years wearable tech is expected to make an impact both in the consumer and enterprise market. CIOs should consider the implications

• January 08, 2014 08 Jan'14

  Apple calls for removal of antitrust compliance monitor

  Apple has called for the removal of antitrust compliance monitor Michael Bromwich, accusing him of personal bias against the company

• January 08, 2014 08 Jan'14

  Yahoo reveals plans for UK teen’s Summly

  Yahoo has revealed what it plans to do with technology acquired from UK teenage developer Nick D'Aloiso

• January 07, 2014 07 Jan'14

  Oracle enters SDN game with Corente buy

  The software giant buys New Jersey-based startup Corente to take advantage of its software-defined networking technology

• January 07, 2014 07 Jan'14

  Intel phases out McAfee security brand

  Intel has announced that, as it introduces new security products, it will replace the McAfee brand with that of 'Intel Security'