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October 25, 2012 25 Oct'12
ICO hits Stoke-on-Trent City Council with £120,000 fine

Stoke City Council has breached the Data Protection Act, for the second time in two years, after details of a child protection legal case were emailed to the wrong person.
October 25, 2012 25 Oct'12
UK public sector contracts keep Atos Origin Q3 results buoyant

Large public sector contracts buoy IT services company Atos Origin, which has reported double-digit growth in the UK for its third quarter
October 25, 2012 25 Oct'12
European outsourcing spend up 14% in three months

Mega-deals are driving increased spending on outsourcing in Europe, which had the highest total spend of all global regions in the third quarter
October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12
McAfee Focus 2012: One fifth of corporate network devices unknown

At least 20% of the devices on corporate networks are not known to the organisation, says security company McAfee

October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12
McAfee Focus 2012: McAfee evolves to enable orchestrated defence

Today’s security systems are not ready for an always-on, always-connected world, says McAfee CTO Michael Fey
October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12
Juniper Networks profit collapses by 80%

Juniper Networks blames restructuring costs, along with cautious customer spending, for plummet in profits shown in Q3 results
October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12
McAfee Focus 2012: Xerox, McAfee partner on embedded security threat

Only around 13% of organisations are aware that printers and multi-function devices represent a threat to information security, says Xerox
October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12
McAfee Focus 2012: Endpoint security key to Security Connected strategy

Security firm McAfee has announced four enhancements of endpoint security as part of its Security Connected strategy at McAfee Focus 2012
October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12
Apple launches iPad Mini and fourth generation tablet

Apple announces 7.9-inch iPad Mini and fourth generation iPad, which launches just over six months after its predecessor
October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12
McAfee Focus 2012: Brighter future for cyber defenders, says DeCesare

The security industry looks to the future with a sense of hope, says Michael DeCesare, co-president of Intel-owned security firm McAfee

October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12
McAfee Focus 2012: NAC supplier ForeScout joins McAfee SIA scheme

McAfee does not want to be all things to all people when it comes to security, but its leadership is aiming to provide the platform that will enable better data protection
October 23, 2012 23 Oct'12
CSC struggling to make a profit from Royal Mail outsourcing deal

CSC has stemmed losses in its 10-year outsourcing deal with Royal Mail through job cuts, tax breaks and relief payments, according to accounts
October 23, 2012 23 Oct'12
CIO interview: Gavin Walker chief information officer at NATS

Gavin Walker, CIO of NATS, talks about how a vendor-neutral approach is key to successful IT, and why huge outsourcing contracts are the enemy
October 23, 2012 23 Oct'12
Cornwall Council puts outsourcing move on hold after landslide vote

Cornwall Council has frozen a plan to outsource public services after a near-unanimous vote to suspend the authority's outsourcing programme
October 23, 2012 23 Oct'12
Smaller companies use IT to drive business in downturn

Almost half of small businesses will use IT to become more efficient according to an Economist Intelligence Unit Study
October 23, 2012 23 Oct'12
ARM profits grow 22%

UK chip maker ARM saw pre-tax profits grow 22% to £68m in its third quarter, compared with the same period last year
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
Renegotiating outsourcing contracts to fit new reality

Organisations in many sectors seek to renew the terms in their contractual agreements as they adjust to the economic climate
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
XSS attacks remain top threat to web applications

Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks remain the top threat to web applications, databases and websites, a study from FireHost reveals
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
Attackers besiege Google Android OS, Trend Micro reveals

Google’s Android mobile OS is under siege by attackers, as malware and data-stealing adware rose 483% in the last quarter, says Trend Micro
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
Interview: Dries Buytaert, founder of Drupal

Dries Buytaert, founder of open source content management system Drupal and distributor Acquia, on ambitions to run a $100m business
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
Windows 8 security: how does it measure up?

Microsoft's Windows 8 is seen by many as representing an evolutionary jump for the operating system, but what about security?
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority upgrades storage for database

Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority upgrades its storage infrastructure for web-based data-management system Philis
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
Tech City names Facebook executive Joanna Shields as CEO

Joanna Shields has resigned as European boss of Facebook to become CEO of the Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO)
October 19, 2012 19 Oct'12
Lost devices access work email, says Sophos

A fifth of lost electronic devices have access to work email, exposing confidential corporate data, a survey from Sophos has revealed
October 19, 2012 19 Oct'12
BCS co-sponsors DfE scholarships to attract computer science teachers

The British Computer Society (BCS) and IT companies will fund DfE scholarships for graduates to train as computer science teachers
October 18, 2012 18 Oct'12
Oracle pushes proprietary systems to avoid expensive IT consultants

Oracle is pushing its combined hardware and software product range as a way for CIOs to avoid costly consultant fees
October 18, 2012 18 Oct'12
Citrix debuts mobile virtual apps as analysts warn of obsolescence

Citrix debuts cloud and mobility releases, but analysts warn they may soon be left behind in an increasingly competitive and evolving market
October 17, 2012 17 Oct'12
Case Study: Disaster recovery boosts business continuity

A review of disaster recovery capabilities has made multinational recruitment firm Hudson more resilient in its day-to-day business
October 17, 2012 17 Oct'12
ZTE targets local government for UK growth

Despite security controversy, Chinese firm ZTE’s UK head of sales tells Computer Weekly one of its first targets will be local government
October 17, 2012 17 Oct'12
Mike Lynch: Firms happy with 95% IT functionality should move to cloud

Former CEO and founder of Autonomy, Mike Lynch, believes cloud is right for a number of applications, but says ERP will always stay in house
October 17, 2012 17 Oct'12
IBM reports flat net profits for third quarter

IBM has reported flat net profits of $3.8bn as demand for its software services and tight cost management offset the effect of a stronger dollar
October 17, 2012 17 Oct'12
Intel sales and profits fall in third quarter

Computer chip maker Intel has reported falls in both sales and profits in the third quarter due to the "tough economic environment”
October 17, 2012 17 Oct'12
Draft Communications Bill will be ineffective, says ICO

The Draft Data Communications Bill will only catch the most incompetent criminals, says Information Commissioner Christopher Graham
October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12
Interoute switches on 100GbE network

Network provider Interoute is using Infinera technology to bring bigger bandwidth to enterprise and service provider customers
October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12
Telefonica Digital saves 40% with cloud HR platform

Telefonica Digital is investing in a cloud-based HR system to manage its 6,500 worldwide workforce, saving 40% on the cost of non-cloud HR
October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12
Security remains a barrier to mobility, study finds

Security, potential loss of data and compliance remain key concerns in using mobile enterprise apps, a study has revealed
October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12
Organisations need alternative data protection as security models fail

Organisations' security models are failing - so could it be time to adopt an intelligence-led approach to data protection and fighting cyber crime?
October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12
EU advises Google to rethink privacy policy

The EU is to tell Google to change the way it gathers information on users to reduce the risk of infringing on their privacy
October 15, 2012 15 Oct'12
Cookie law needs more than ‘do not track’, says Neelie Kroes

Website owners still need consent to use cookies even if web users' browsers offer 'do not track' (DNT), says EC vice-president Neelie Kroes
October 15, 2012 15 Oct'12
AMD cuts 20% of workforce

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to cut as many as 2,340 jobs, or about 20% of its workforce
October 15, 2012 15 Oct'12
US prepares cyber offensive capability

The US admits to preparing cyber offensive capabilities amid growing evidence that Iran conducted cyber attacks on the Saudi oil industry
October 12, 2012 12 Oct'12
CIO interview: Frank Modruson, Accenture

Accenture’s CIO Frank Modruson on providing IT to 250,000 people who think they could do your job and why video is the next big thing
October 12, 2012 12 Oct'12
Finance CIOs reveal plans to recover from recession

Research among bank CIOs reveal how financial services companies ravaged by recession are investing in IT to help them emerge stronger
October 12, 2012 12 Oct'12
Mozilla fixes security flaw in latest Firefox

Mozilla has released a fix for the latest version of its Firefox browser after withdrawing it the day before after identifying a security flaw
October 12, 2012 12 Oct'12
US lifts ban on Samsung Galaxy Nexus

The US Court of Appeals has overturned a ban on sales of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus phone
October 12, 2012 12 Oct'12
Draft Data Communications Bill a security risk, says Jimmy Wales

The UK’s Draft Data Communications Bill will be useless and quite dangerous, says Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales
October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12
CERN sees surge in job applicants after turning to social media

CERN, home of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), has seen a surge in job applicants for hard-to-fill vacancies, after using social media to recruit
October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12
Lenovo swipes top spot from HP

Lenovo has become the world's top supplier of PCs according to the latest market data from Gartner, as HP sees a 16.4% decline
October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12
Job prospects improving for IT graduates, says HECSU report

Job prospects for IT graduates have improved for the first time during the recession, says the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU)
October 10, 2012 10 Oct'12
RSA Europe: Cloud key to future information security, says Qualys

Cloud computing is an opportunity information security professionals should not miss, says Philippe Courtot, CEO of security firm Qualys
October 10, 2012 10 Oct'12
Shell plans to save 100s of millions with 'semantic' search

Royal Dutch Shell aims to cut training time for engineers with technology to identify and deliver information from databases, blogs and social media
October 10, 2012 10 Oct'12
Huawei kicks off £1.3bn investment with new headquarters

Chinese networking company Huawei to take 140,000ft² in Reading as part of its £1bn investment into its UK business over the next five years
October 10, 2012 10 Oct'12
CIOs to ditch BlackBerry for iPhone by 2017

A survey from Virgin Media Business shows most CIOs intend to substitute BlackBerrys in the enterprise with the Apple iPhone
October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12
RSA Europe: Free cloud security readiness tool from Microsoft

Microsoft has announced a free tool for organisations to assess their security readiness for cloud computing.
October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12
The latest tech preserving Bletchley Park's past

Bletchley Park is embracing a range of modern technologies in order to boost visitor numbers, Iain Standen, CEO, tells Computer Weekly
October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12
Case study: Syngenta multi-sourcing key to business growth

Agri-business giant Syngenta has put multi-sourced IT at the heart of its ambitious plan to double its revenues in the next 8 years
October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12
Case study: Old Mutual’s mutually beneficial multi-sourcing model

Old Mutual has been able to get more out of its IT suppliers, increase IT effectiveness and hit cost-cutting targets through a mutually beneficial sourcing strategy
October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12
Three million employees lose corporate mobile data

Survey highlights security and privacy flaws as one in eight UK employees admit to losing corporate data on mobile devices
October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12
VMware tools up for software-defined datacentres

At VMworld Europe in Barcelona, VMware addressed how it would tackle greater IT complexity through management and automation
October 08, 2012 08 Oct'12
Cyber crime costs UK organisations £2.1m a year

Ponemon Institute's 2012 Cost of Cyber Crime Study estimates cyber crime costs UK organisations an average of £2.1m a year each
October 08, 2012 08 Oct'12
Swedish government sites targeted by Anonymous

The websites of several Swedish government agencies were knocked offline on Friday after being targeted by hacktivist collective Anonymous
October 08, 2012 08 Oct'12
Microsoft encryption key deadline approaching

Any organisations that have not yet replaced outdated security certificates will have to act quickly to meet the Microsoft deadline
October 08, 2012 08 Oct'12
China’s Huawei and ZTE a security threat, says US committee

China’s leading technology firms pose a threat to national security, warns a US Congressional committee
October 05, 2012 05 Oct'12
Cisco acquires vCider

Cisco has acquired vCider, a provider of virtual network overlay technology to boost its cloud strategy and SDN capabilities
October 05, 2012 05 Oct'12
Cisco appoints two new presidents

The appointment of new executives raises further questions as to when Cisco’s long-serving CEO, John Chambers, will step down
October 05, 2012 05 Oct'12
Samsung promises profit despite Apple patent battle

Samsung claims its profits will almost double this quarter, despite its high-profile court case with Apple over iPhone and Galaxy S3 patents
October 04, 2012 04 Oct'12
Google’s Motorola job cuts to cost $300m

Google will take a further blow of $90m for ‘charges related to facility and market exits’ following its acquisition of Motorola Mobility
October 04, 2012 04 Oct'12
Edinburgh Airport outsources IT infrastructure

Edinburgh Airport’s new owner plans to grow the business, with a multi-million pound IT outsourcing deal the first of many investments
October 04, 2012 04 Oct'12
Meg Whitman unveils HP turnaround plan

HP CEO Meg Whitman has unveiled a five-year plan for the troubled enterprise, admitting the turnaround would take longer than expected
October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12
Indian IT giant set to win Home Office contract

Indian IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services is being awarded a contract to support the government’s Disclosure and Barring Service.
October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12
Case study: How WorldPay built its IT from scratch after RBS split

Former RBS payment processing division WorldPay will reach a major IT milestone this month on its journey to stand on its own since it was sold in 2010
October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12
HP revamps portfolio for software-defined networking

Supplier claims additions will bring capabilities of software-defined networking to infrastructure, control software and application layers
October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12
UKtech50 2012: Who are the most influential people in UK IT?

Computer Weekly is this week launching the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT
October 02, 2012 02 Oct'12
Rolls-Royce signs outsourcing deal with HP

Rolls-Royce has awarded a five-year contract to HP to host its applications, as part of the company’s multi-vendor IT strategy.
October 02, 2012 02 Oct'12
Condor Ferries moves business applications into co-location datacentre

Condor Ferries has outsourced its business intelligence and collaboration services to a co-location datacentre
October 02, 2012 02 Oct'12
Businesses to face tougher penalties for data breaches

Businesses will face tougher penalties for failing to secure personal data under new European legislation
October 01, 2012 01 Oct'12
Adobe makes collaboration and reuse a priority for PDF documents

Adobe is aiming to make document collaboration more straightforward with the latest version of its PDF software
October 01, 2012 01 Oct'12
Internships help graduates land better paid jobs, study finds

Graduates with internships command a starting salary of £1,500 more than those who choose to go straight into full-time employment, a survey reveals
October 01, 2012 01 Oct'12
London gets another finance technology hub

Canary Wharf Group is opening a centre for start-ups to work on financial services technology and services early next year
October 01, 2012 01 Oct'12
O2 to expand BYOD scheme

Mobile phone group O2 is to introduce its bring-your-own-device scheme to operations in Europe and South America, following successful UK roll-out
September 28, 2012 28 Sep'12
Phishing attacks cast wider nets in businesses

Phishing attacks are moving from targeting a few key employees to much wider groups, says security awareness training company PhishMe
September 28, 2012 28 Sep'12
New processor designs boost graphics to speed up Windows

New x86 processors will provide the horsepower for next-generation desktop applications
September 28, 2012 28 Sep'12
Buro Happold adopts Polycom video conferencing

Engineering firm Buro Happold cut costs and travel time with video conferencing facilities using Polycom RMXs and Microsoft Lync
September 27, 2012 27 Sep'12
ICO publishes cloud data guidelines

The ICO has published new guidelines that underline businesses’ sole responsibility for the protection of data
September 27, 2012 27 Sep'12
Information security: Technical skills highest in demand

Salaries for most information security professionals are continuing to trend upward as demand increases, particularly for technical skills.
September 27, 2012 27 Sep'12
Cisco buys Wi-Fi data specialist ThinkSmart

Cisco has confirmed it is to buy location analytics technology company ThinkSmart for its wireless networking division, for an undisclosed sum
September 27, 2012 27 Sep'12
UK ranks only eighth in world internet freedoms

The UK has fewer internet freedoms than seven other countries, including Estonia and the Philippines a report has revealed
September 26, 2012 26 Sep'12
Research reveals mobile engagement investment

Businesses are spending millions on engaging customers with their mobile phones in a trend set to grow over the next three years
September 26, 2012 26 Sep'12
Move to cloud still all about security for UK firms, survey shows

Security and data privacy are still the top concerns for UK businesses adopting cloud-based services, research shows
September 26, 2012 26 Sep'12
Samsung faces call for Galaxy S3 security update

Samsung is facing calls to issue a security update for the Galaxy S3 smartphone to address a serious vulnerability
September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12
How agile is Universal Credit?

The DWP claims the IT for its flagship Universal Credit project is developed using agile principles. But how agile is a seven-year £2.2bn project?
September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12
BYOD: IT must tackle printer security

With more staff bringing their own devices to work, IT needs to rethink its printing and scanning policies
September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12
Mid-market companies are outsourcing more

Mid-sized companies are increasing their outsourcing at a faster rate than large enterprises and using a more diverse range of suppliers
September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12
Remote working cuts employee desk space

As the trend for working remotely grows, a Citrix survey claims it will erode the need for desk space in business premises
September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12
Adobe unveils Edge tools for mobile development

Adobe has unveiled a new platform, dubbed Edge, to offer web developers an alternative to programming in Flash
September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12
Gartner: Businesses need to prepare now for HTML5

Businesses have been urged to prepare for the arrival of HTML5, the technology that underpins the next generation of the web
September 24, 2012 24 Sep'12
Microsoft urges business to update IE security

Microsoft has released an out-of-cycle patch for the latest zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that affects versions IE6 to IE9
September 24, 2012 24 Sep'12
Gartner: Stick with Windows 7 migration, Windows 8 is too risky

Businesses migrating from Windows XP should upgrade to Windows 7 rather than risk deploying Windows 8, says analyst organisation Gartner
September 24, 2012 24 Sep'12
Accenture opens finance technology lab in London

Banks and investors have joined forces with outsourcing giant Accenture to help start-ups develop technology for the financial services sector
September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
Buckinghamshire County Council awards PSN contract

Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC) has signed a four-year deal with Updata for a public services network worth up to £100m