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July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
Cisco loses 1,300 jobs in another round of cost-cutting

Cisco Systems is to cut around 1,300 jobs – or 2% of its workforce – in continued efforts to cut costs and streamline decision making
July 23, 2012 23 Jul'12
CIO interview: Sally Howes, National Audit Office

Sally Howes, CIO at the National Audit Office, talks about how the NAO hopes to perform more IT health checks and fewer project post mortems
July 23, 2012 23 Jul'12
Amazon to open London development centre

Amazon today announced a new hub in central London to focus on the development of digital media products
July 23, 2012 23 Jul'12
Heads of business bank on IT to boost business

Top-level business managers regard IT as a competitive advantage, according to Gartner

July 20, 2012 20 Jul'12
Eurozone crisis hits IT outsourcing

IT outsourcing contract values hit their lowest in five years as fears over the stability of the Euro restrain European business spending
July 20, 2012 20 Jul'12
Google results: $774m spent on IT, with more to come

Google has reported a 10% increase in net income in the second quarter of 2012 and is continuing its datacentre expansion.
July 20, 2012 20 Jul'12
Microsoft reports first loss since 1986

The software giant recorded an operating loss of $492m in the fourth quarter of its 2012 fiscal year
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Will Microsoft turn things around for Nokia?

With more disappointing results, Nokia is pinning its hopes on Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 launch, but can the Redmond giant save the day?
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Electrical power grids prime targets for cyber attack, says McAfee

Legacy electrical power grids are a prime target for cyber attack and security needs to be built into these critical systems, a study has found
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Imperial College London moves ITSM to the cloud

Imperial College London is moving IT service management (ITSM) into the cloud after it grew out of its eight-year-old system

July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Lack of IT investment could prolong recession

Research suggests the UK economy could continue to suffer economically as businesses fail to invest in technology and innovation
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
IBM experiences cloud growth, but traditional business areas suffer

IBM's second-quarter revenues remained relatively flat, although the company reported strong growth in its cloud, analytics and Smarter Planet initiatives
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Many global firms unaware of online risk, finds KPMG

Many global organisations could do a lot more to protect their private data and reduce exposure to attacks by hackers, according to KPMG
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Cisco secures virtual machines with Virtuata buy

Details of the deal remain scarce but Cisco is keen to build up its cloud offerings by bringing Virtuata on board
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
BP rolls out first global cloud for workforce

BP is putting its global messaging infrastructure into a private cloud to benefit from pay-per-use functionality and scalability
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Europol leads initiative to pool cyber crime intelligence

Europol is to lead an initiative pooling cyber crime intelligence from business, government, law enforcement and security agencies
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Amazon offers cloud-based SSDs for low-latency applications

Amazon Web Services is offering SSDs in the cloud to support low-latency applications
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Security researchers join forces to bring down Grum botnet

Security researchers have collaborated to take down Grum, the world’s third-largest botnet of hijacked computers
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Apple ordered to run 'Samsung did not copy iPad' ads

A UK judge has ordered Apple to publish adverts that say Samsung did not copy the design of its iPad
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Government-sponsored hackers target commercial secrets

Government-sponsored organisations are increasingly turning to hacking techniques to steal commercial secrets from businesses, KPMG has warned
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Microsoft reveals 26 October launch for Windows 8

Microsoft has updated announcements that Windows 8 will be available in October, by revealing an exact launch date
July 18, 2012 18 Jul'12
UK Cyber Security Challenge zeroes in on software developers

The UK national Cyber Security Challenge has launched another competition aimed at finding software developers to defend critical national infrastructure.
July 18, 2012 18 Jul'12
Intel warns of slowdown amid falling PC sales

Chip maker Intel warned of a slowdown over the next quarter as it announced its sales and profit for its latest three-month period.
July 18, 2012 18 Jul'12
CEO Paul Maritz hands VMware reins to EMC COO Pat Gelsinger

VMware CEO Paul Maritz takes a job at parent company EMC as EMC COO Pat Gelsinger moves over to head up the virtualisation firm
July 18, 2012 18 Jul'12
Microsoft faces substantial EC fine over browser rules breach

Microsoft faces a large fine for failing to offer Windows users a choice of web browser despite apologising to the European Commission (EC)
July 17, 2012 17 Jul'12
UK cyber protection should be more aggressive, say MPs

The UK should declare cyber war on states and cyber criminals who target the country, say MPs
July 17, 2012 17 Jul'12
CSC wins deal to transform datacentres for engineer firm Alstom

Engineering company Alstom has outsourced the transformation of its datacentres to systems integrator CSC in a five-year contract
July 17, 2012 17 Jul'12
Google revises proposals to EC competition authorities

Google has submitted a revised set of proposals to address the concerns of European Commission (EC) competition authorities
July 17, 2012 17 Jul'12
Yahoo lands Google's Marissa Mayer as CEO

Yahoo has appointed leading Google executive Marissa Mayer as CEO, ending months of speculation
July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
DCLG sticks with same old system integrators for IT refresh

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) will contract a single outsourcing giant for its desktop management services
July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
Polycom releases open APIs for RealPresence

The telecoms firm boosts mobile capabilities for its video as a service platform, with new developer kits and further compatibility with tablets
July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
Sophos combines endpoint security and UTM

Security firm Sophos combines endpoint protection and unified threat management (UTM) products into a single physical or virtual appliance
July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
CIO interview: Antoine Shagoury, London Stock Exchange

London Stock Exchange CIO Antoine Shagoury – who recently added COO to his job title – talks about his balancing act at the LSE
July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
Olympics media centre set to become datacentre

The Olympics media centre looks set to become a datacentre after the London 2012 Games, with technology company iCITY one of two remaining bidders
July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
Hacker gets eight years for role in $3m hacking spree

A trio of US cybercriminals has been given stiff sentences in a case that netted $3m and has important lessons for businesses
July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
Court orders RIM to pay $147m to Mformation in software patent dispute

A court has ordered Research in Motion (RIM) to pay $147.2m damages to Mformation Technologies for server software patent infringement
July 13, 2012 13 Jul'12
SAP expects strong second quarter

Software provider SAP expects a strong second quarter, with revenues up 18% on last year to €3.9bn (£3bn).
July 13, 2012 13 Jul'12
Yahoo Voices breach highlights basic security failings

The data breach of the details of more than 450,000 Yahoo account holders highlights common enterprise security failings, say experts
July 12, 2012 12 Jul'12
SME uses cloud to meet FSA regulations

When the Financial Services Authority (FSA) introduces new rules, companies under its jurisdiction often have to invest in IT to adhere to new rules.
July 12, 2012 12 Jul'12
£1m competition opens to find tech start-up with the X factor

A global competition with a £1m prize has opened with the aim of finding and funding an entrepreneur with a good idea for a start-up business in London
July 11, 2012 11 Jul'12
IT cost-cutting slashes legacy budget

Almost 60% of IT executives have a plan in place to retire applications, according to a UK study by Accenture
July 11, 2012 11 Jul'12
Global enterprises utilising Malaysia infrastructure

Businesses are increasingly taking advantage of the economic and political benefits of setting up operations in Malaysia
July 11, 2012 11 Jul'12
Websense launches cyber security intelligence services

Security firm Websense is to launch cyber security intelligence services to enable businesses to tap into the resources of its research teams
July 10, 2012 10 Jul'12
Websense takes aim at modern hacker attack methods

Defenders need to know themselves as well as their enemy and this can be applied to defending information security, says security firm Websense
July 10, 2012 10 Jul'12
Strong leadership essential to shared services strategy, warns PAC

The Cabinet Office must show strong leadership if it is to make shared services work, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Microsoft confirms Windows 8 OS release in October

Microsoft's latest operating system (OS), Windows 8, will be released to manufacturing in August, with full release due three months later
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Businesses rein in spending on hardware and software

Businesses are reining in spending on hardware and software amid continued uncertainty in the global economy, according to analyst Gartner
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Riba saves £100,000 with move to IaaS

The Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) hopes to save £100,000 with an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Orange Business Services touts internet offload service

Orange Business Services (OBS) claims business applications can excel on VPNs by pushing non-critical applications onto local ISP networks
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Cloud mobile device management key to BYOD, says Lambeth IT head

Cloud mobile device management will be key to enabling bring your own device (BYOD) policies, says Lambeth council IT chief Rob Miller
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Atos staff could walk out during Olympics

Over 1,500 workers in Atos’s IT services and healthcare units could go on strike during the Olympics after a below-inflation pay rise was offered
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Google Android OS Trojan virus hits 100K devices in China

Trojan malware has hit 100,000 devices using the Google Android operating system (OS) in China, say security researchers
July 06, 2012 06 Jul'12
Ultrabook sales suffer as consumers feel the squeeze

Ultrabooks are failing to take off in western Europe because consumers are not prepared to spend a premium on expensive devices
July 06, 2012 06 Jul'12
Kaspersky Lab finds first malware on Apple's App Store

An app known as “Find and Call” has been targeting users of the Apple iPhone App Store and Google’s Play market, says Kaspersky Lab
July 05, 2012 05 Jul'12
HTC wins victory over Apple in patent battle

HTC claimed a patent victory over Apple in the latest legal battle in the ongoing smartphone patent turf war
July 05, 2012 05 Jul'12
Insurance giant Aegon selects Serco for BPO

Serco’s fledgling global BPO business has landed a 10-year business process outsourcing contract with insurance giant Aegon’s UK business
July 05, 2012 05 Jul'12
Bank network group Bian calls for SOA for move to commercial software

Bank network group Bian calls for service-oriented architecture (SOA) across banks to support the industry shift toward off-the-shelf software
July 04, 2012 04 Jul'12
Tech sector faces a decade of recession

The UK IT industry will decline in real terms until at least 2016 and there is a real risk of the sector reaching a decade of downturn, according to research from analyst firm TechMarketView
July 03, 2012 03 Jul'12
Cloud computing underpins Uefa business strategy

Uefa outsourced its IT infrastructure to a supplier-built private cloud to cope with demand and free up in-house resources for contingency action
July 03, 2012 03 Jul'12
Microsoft takes $6.2bn hit as ad network stalls

Microsoft is taking a massive $6.2bn hit in its fourth quarter revenues, following poor performance in its online business
July 03, 2012 03 Jul'12
Exeter University automates overseas student processing for UKBA compliance

The University of Exeter is using IT to replace manual processing overseas students in compliance with UK Border Authority (UKBA) rules
July 03, 2012 03 Jul'12
Gartner survey tracks consumer email preference shift from PCs to tablets

Users are increasingly turning to tablets instead of PCs to check email and social networking sites, a study of consumers from Gartner has found
July 02, 2012 02 Jul'12
Dell buys Quest Software for $2.4bn to boost enterprise family

Following its acquisition of Wyse earlier this year, Dell is to buy Quest Software to bolster its software virtualisation portfolio
July 02, 2012 02 Jul'12
Analysis: Businesses are not securing virtual environments. Why?

Virtualisation is the norm, yet a third of companies admit they have not invested in security for their virtual computing environments. Why not?
July 02, 2012 02 Jul'12
Apple pays $60m to settle iPad trademark dispute in China

Apple is to pay $60m to Chinese electronics firm Proview Technology to settle a long-running dispute over rights to the "iPad" name
June 29, 2012 29 Jun'12
Companies fail to secure virtual environments

A third of companies admit they have not invested in security for their virtual computing environments, a survey has revealed
June 29, 2012 29 Jun'12
Security firm LogRhythm lands $15m investment

Cyber security and compliance firm LogRhythm has secured $15m investment funding for product innovation and international expansion
June 28, 2012 28 Jun'12
Microsoft ramps up Windows 8 security for IT consumerisation

Microsoft is building antivirus and secure, role-based authentication into Windows 8 to make the OS enterprise-ready
June 28, 2012 28 Jun'12
Google unveils Nexus 7 tablet

Google's Nexus 7 tablet is built by Asus, powered by Nvidia and will go on sale from just £159
June 28, 2012 28 Jun'12
MoD signs £17m IT services deal with HP

The Ministry of Defence is the first department in government to sign up for a new flexible service level agreement from HP for desktop IT
June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12
UK fails to impress in technology innovation league

The UK ranks only 11th in KPMG’s global survey asking where the top technological innovations will come from in the next four years
June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12
White House cyber security coordinator Howard Schmidt joins Qualys

Former White House cyber security coordinator Howard Schmidt is to join the board of security and compliance company Qualys
June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12
Cisco’s chief strategy officer steps down

Ned Hooper leaves the networking colossus to form his own investment company as Padmasree Warrior takes the helm
June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12
Apple blocks US sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Apple wins a court order blocking the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the US until the patent dispute between the firms is resolved
June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12
Network security: Is new technology bypassing traditional controls?

Network security practices are among the most mature, but can businesses be sure network traffic is not sneaking past traditional controls?
June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12
FTC sues Wyndham Worldwide hotel group over data breaches

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing hotel group Wyndham Worldwide over claims it failed to secure customer data
June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12
Six arrested in the UK in worldwide FBI-led credit card data sting

Six people in the UK and 12 in the US arrested in an FBI-led sting operation that netted a total of 24 credit card cyber fraudsters in 13 countries
June 26, 2012 26 Jun'12
F5 and Webroot partner for security in the network

F5 and Webroot bring together products from their portfolios to offer a single solution for application security
June 26, 2012 26 Jun'12
Cambridge University turns to computer games to unlock secrets of the universe

Cambridge University is turning to technology developed for computer gaming to help it solve some of the fundamental problems of science
June 26, 2012 26 Jun'12
Cambridge University targets businesses with commodity supercomputer services

The University of Cambridge is offering businesses supercomputer services built on commodity Intel chips
June 26, 2012 26 Jun'12
Amazon delivers high-performance computing applications from Ireland datacentre

Amazon debuts a computer cluster at its facility in Ireland to support European high-performance computing (HPC) applications
June 26, 2012 26 Jun'12
Microsoft to acquire Yammer in $1.2bn deal

Microsoft has announced that it is to acquire enterprise social networking firm Yammer for $1.2bn in cash.
June 25, 2012 25 Jun'12
Businesses fail to prepare for travel chaos during London 2012 Olympic Games

With just one month before the London 2012 Olympic Games, most employees are unaware of plans to allow them to work from home
June 25, 2012 25 Jun'12
Two UK teenagers plead guilty to hacking charges

Two UK teenage members of hacktivist group LulzSec have pleaded guilty to charges linked with attacks on several high-profile websites
June 25, 2012 25 Jun'12
Senior managers unaware of data locations, survey reveals

Two thirds of senior managers do not know where all their company data resides, according to a survey conducted by governance firm Varonis
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
ROP mitigations top contenders for Microsoft's BlueHat Prize

Microsoft has announced the three finalists of its inaugural BlueHat innovative security protections competition
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
NHS Trusts tender for £300m clinical systems

Some 29 NHS Trusts across London and south England have issued a framework tender, worth £300m, for clinical information systems
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
BT suffers broadband outages due to to ‘equipment failures’

London, Sheffield and Glasgow are among the cities to be hit by the BT broadband outage caused by separate hardware crashes in the network
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
The future of Autonomy – one year on

Recent moves to subsume Autonomy into HP have lent increasing irony to the name. Nearly a year after the £7.1bn acquisition, we examine Autonomy's future
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
CompTIA targets CFOs for IT education programme

Supplier trade body CompTIA is targeting CFOs and other senior executives with an IT education programme
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
Forrester: The costs and benefits of BYOD

People are willing to spend more than £1,200 to buy their own devices, which questions the need for IT departments to continue purchasing and supporting PCs
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
Banks break with in-house software in move to commercial systems

Increased regulation, reduced profits and customer demands are driving banks to replace home-grown software with off-the-shelf alternatives
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
Microsoft uses disruption strategy to tackle botnets

Disruption is the best way of tackling botnet-based cybercrime, says Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit
June 20, 2012 20 Jun'12
European aeronautical supplier hit by Microsoft zero-day exploit

A European aeronautical supplier's website has been infected with zero-day exploit, say security researchers
June 20, 2012 20 Jun'12
Interview: GDS head Mike Bracken on Estonia's digital services

UK government IT could learn much from Estonia’s open source model, says head of Government Digital Services (GDS), Mike Bracken
June 20, 2012 20 Jun'12
Q&A: Why do we need exascale computers ?

Europe, the US, Japan and China are racing to develop the next generation of supercomputer – exascale machines - capable of a million trillion calculations a second.
June 20, 2012 20 Jun'12
Supercomputers running up against the barriers of Moore's Law

The next generation of supercomputer will require a radical re-think, as computer design begins to run up against the limits of Moore's law.
June 19, 2012 19 Jun'12
Microsoft updates free mitigation tool for enterprises

Software mitigation techniques are an important element of layered security for enterprises, says Microsoft
June 19, 2012 19 Jun'12
Metadata could better control personal data, says Microsoft

In an increasingly data-centric world, we need to focus on the use of data, says Microsoft's Scott Charney
June 19, 2012 19 Jun'12
Forrester: Prepare for digital disruption in your business

The digital revolution will impact every business sector. CIOs must adapt to support digital products