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June 14, 2012
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BT launches One Voice app to cut roaming costs
The mobile app allows business travellers to cut costs on international calling by routing calls through their corporate VPN
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June 14, 2012
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Microsoft pushes Azure as cloud infrastructure on demand
Microsoft is now offering Azure as on-demand cloud infrastructure, supporting both Windows and Linux workloads
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June 14, 2012
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Jun'12
Nokia slashes 10,000 jobs
The Finnish phone manufacturer makes another round of job cuts, bringing the total in Stephen Elop’s reign to 40,000
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June 13, 2012
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ICANN reveals bidders for top level domain names
The internet organisation names the companies bidding for 1,930 new domains for websites
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June 13, 2012
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SMEs struggling in the face of BYOD and new cyber threats
SMEs are struggling to keep IT infrastructure up to date with cyber threats and new ways of working, a survey shows.
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June 13, 2012
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Deloitte opts for IT service management in the cloud
Business consultancy Deloitte is using cloud-based IT service management to support 13,000 employees in the UK and Switzerland
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June 12, 2012
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Big business at risk from byzantine privacy laws
Privacy laws introduced in Asia, China and Latin America are creating new headaches for multinational companies
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June 12, 2012
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IT must use cloud to improve business processes
The cloud will grow exponentially in business and CIOs must use it to enable business processes and make companies more agile
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June 12, 2012
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Privileged accounts are hacker sweet spot
Businesses are largely failing to block hackers from exploiting privileged IT accounts to access sensitive commercial data, a survey has revealed
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June 12, 2012
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Cisco UCS blade servers integrate Fusion-io PCIe flash cards
Cisco UCS signs an OEM deal with Fusion-io to incorporate PCIe flash cards directly into Cisco servers
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June 12, 2012
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University of Warwick students on competition success and a future in IT
A team of IT undergraduates from the University of Warwick tell Computer Weekly about an energy-saving mobile app they developed
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June 12, 2012
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2012: Will this be the year TPM finally comes of age?
Will 2012 be the year that TPM finally delivers on its potential to provide a hardware-based "root of trust" for enterprise information security?
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June 11, 2012
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Local authorities vie for £24m grant for cities of tomorrow
Government is asking UK cities and urban areas to demonstrate how they could become the city of tomorrow with a £24m grant at stake
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June 11, 2012
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Gartner: Client server returns for mobile apps
Gartner expects CIOs to shift software development towards mobile development by 2015, with an emphasis on HTML 5.0
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June 11, 2012
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Flame malware gets kill command
The controllers of Flame, the most powerful cyber weapon discovered to date, have recently sent a kill command that removes the malware from some infected computers
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June 11, 2012
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UK cyber fraud gang jailed for selling identity theft kits online
Six members of a UK cyber fraud ring have been jailed for selling identity theft kits online after pleading guilty at Southwark crown court
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June 11, 2012
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Jun'12
Vote now: The most influential women in UK IT
Computer Weekly has launched a programme to recognise the most influential women in UK IT – and we want your help in selecting the winners.
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June 08, 2012
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Bugs steeply delay Eveready Industries’ Oracle E-Business upgrade
Eveready Industries’ upgrade of Oracle E-Business suite is stuck due to the vendor’s inability to fix bugs for last one year. Here are the details.
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June 08, 2012
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SMEs up in arms over cookie law
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are up in arms about the last-minute changes made to policy on the newly-enforced cookie law.
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June 08, 2012
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O2 is latest ISP to block The Pirate Bay
O2 is the latest UK internet service provider to block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay in line with a High Court order issued at the beginning of May
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June 08, 2012
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eHarmony, Last.fm join LinkedIn with password leaks
Online dating site eHarmony and Last.fm have joined LinkedIn with password leaks, as hackers focus on social networks
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June 08, 2012
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IDC: Linux drives datacentre server shipments
Linux is growing its share of datacentre servers, according to IDC, although Windows is still the dominant platform
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June 08, 2012
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MobileIron ramps up mobile device management
MobileIron is providing a suite of tools to secure and provision Android and iOS devices in the enterprise
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June 08, 2012
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Apple faces £1.43m fine in Australian 4G iPad case
Apple has agreed to pay a £1.43m fine for misleading Australians about the 4G capacity of its latest iPad in a case brought by the national consumer watchdog
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June 07, 2012
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London increases share of UK IT workforce
London has accounted for over 40% of new UK IT jobs created so far this year taking the capital city’s contribution to new roles above pre-credit crunch levels.
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June 07, 2012
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Microsoft makes Azure open source friendly
Microsoft has taken steps to make its Azure cloud service more like infrastructure as a service, with support for Linux tools
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June 07, 2012
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University black box cuts student visa processing time
Lancaster University is automating record keeping and information cross checking for oversees students that register at the organisation.
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June 06, 2012
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CSC refuses to play ball over NHS Lorenzo deal
Troubled IT supplier CSC is continuing to drag its feet over a proposed deal by the Department of Health to free trusts from contractual obligations to use its Lorenzo software .
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June 06, 2012
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Top 10 tips for IPv6 security
Many organisations are being misled about the complexities surrounding IPv6 security, according to security firm Stonesoft
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June 06, 2012
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UK falling behind in cloud adoption, study shows
In spite of all the hype in the industry around cloud computing, UK IT decision-makers are not prepared to put applications in the cloud
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June 06, 2012
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Flame modules hijack Windows update
Microsoft has released a security update for its Windows operating system to block three fraudulent certificates used by Flame
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June 06, 2012
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Forrester report reveals true cost of cloud
Cloud computing is not as cheap as many think and analyst Forrester warns that some cloud applications may increase costs
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June 06, 2012
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Department of Health forges on with PACS
The continuing take-up of the Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) proves a success story for NHS IT
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June 06, 2012
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Google to warn users of state-sponsored attacks
Google has announced that it will alert users if they are being targeted by suspected state-sponsored attacks.
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June 06, 2012
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Majority of UK websites fail to comply with cookie law
Most UK websites are not yet compliant with the newly enforced cookie law, a study has revealed
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June 06, 2012
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IPv6 launch day raises awareness for web protocol
Numerous technology giants dub 6 June IPv6 launch day and switch to the internet protocol
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June 05, 2012
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Google buys QuickOffice and Meebo
Google boosts its intellectual property holding with the acquisition of QuickOffice and Meebo
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June 01, 2012
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ICO hits NHS Trust with biggest penalty to date
The ICO has fined Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust £325,000 for breaching the Data Protection Act
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June 01, 2012
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Microsoft pushes out Windows 8 Release Preview
Businesses and consumers can now download Windows 8 Release Preview from the Microsoft site
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May 31, 2012
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London Internet Exchange hit by suspected DDoS attack
The internet exchange for the majority of the UK’s ISPs has suffered an outage, which customers report to be down to a distributed denial of service attack
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May 31, 2012
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Intel makes 'long-term commitment' to smartphones
The first smartphone with Intel inside – the San Diego – was launched today with Orange branding
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May 31, 2012
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Key EU parliamentary committees vote on Acta
Three European Parliamentary committees are to vote this week on the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta)
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May 31, 2012
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HP suffers from Oracle Itanium snub
Gartner's latest market share data shows the server market declined, with HP hit by Oracle's decision to drop support for its Itanium servers
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May 31, 2012
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CGI makes £1.7bn offer for Logica
Canadian IT and business process service provider CGI has offered £1.7bn in cash to acquire Anglo Dutch IT services giant Logica in a sign of continued consolidation
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May 30, 2012
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Flame: What are the immediate implications for business?
Security researchers discovered the most powerful cyber weapon to date, but what does the latest threat, dubbed Flame, mean for IT security?
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May 30, 2012
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IT is overrated and underdelivers
Research from Forrester shows that IT and the business still face major cultural differences.
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May 30, 2012
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NFC contactless payments going mainstream
Juniper Research director Windsor Holden explains why there will be strong growth for the contactless payment sector in the UK and Europe
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May 30, 2012
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Google puts Windows on Chromebooks
Google makes Windows run on Chromebooks and offers $150 one-off management fee
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May 30, 2012
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Zurich East datacentre switches on direct current power
The Zurich-West datacentre, built by operator Green, is using direct current (DC) to power HP servers
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May 29, 2012
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Home Affairs Committee slams police IT plans
The Home Affairs Committee has expressed serious concerns over the privatisation of police IT procurement
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May 29, 2012
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IT security linked to saving lives, survey reveals
More than a quarter of companies believe that if their websites go down or they suffer a major security breach it could potentially cost lives, a survey has revealed.
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May 29, 2012
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Fujitsu UK CEO positive about the road ahead
Fujitsu CEO Duncan Tait took the helm at the height of the economic slowdown and all the upheaval it triggered, but revenues and orders are on the rise again
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May 29, 2012
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UK lottery operator keeps eye on cyber threats
UK National Lottery operator Camelot has bolstered its cyber defences in response to an increase in targeted attacks on high-profile organisations
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May 28, 2012
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Security researchers discover powerful cyber espionage weapon 'Flame'
Security researchers have discovered a cyber espionage weapon, dubbed 'Flame', with a functionality greater than any other known threat
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May 28, 2012
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Google Apps for Business wins ISO 27001 certification
Google Apps for Business has earned ISO 27001 certification, a move welcomed by analysts and the UK cloud computing industry
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May 28, 2012
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EC website fails to comply with EU data privacy cookie law
As the UK starts enforcing EU rules on cookies, it emerges that the EC's own website does not comply with the data privacy legislation
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May 28, 2012
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BlackBerry maker RIM to slash thousands of jobs
Research in Motion (RIM) is planning to cut its workforce by at least 2,000 as the troubled maker of the BlackBerry smartphone embarks on a global restructure
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May 28, 2012
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Universal Credit systems go live early in Manchester
Universal Credit systems are to go live in the Greater Manchester and Cheshire region in April 2013, six months before the national roll-out
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May 28, 2012
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Cisco kills off Cius tablet
Despite its belief in the BYOD market, Cisco is stopping development of its own tablet device
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May 28, 2012
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UK regulator PhonepayPlus shuts down Angry Birds smartphone scam
UK users of Android smartphones have been targeted by premium-rate phone scams masquerading as popular apps such as Angry Birds
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May 28, 2012
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ICO criticised for last-minute changes to cookie law
The ICO has come under fire for updating its policy on the newly-enforced cookie law at the last minute
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May 25, 2012
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UK takes slice of $40m Intel university research investment
Intel is to invest more than $40m in a network of university research centres in the UK, Germany and Israel over the next five years
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May 25, 2012
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Video: ICO publishes new guidance on cookie law
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published new guidance on cookie law and revealed the organisations it has approached on the issue
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May 25, 2012
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Last working day before cookie law enforcement
The deadline for compliance with UK cookie law expires this weekend, but there is no need to panic, says data protection lawyer Stewart Room
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May 25, 2012
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Why utility is the new ROI for IT projects
Businesses should measure utility, not return on investment, to choose the best IT projects for their money, says advisory group
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May 24, 2012
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Interview: EMC chief strategy officer Barry Burke
EMC’s head of strategy Barry Burke talks about storage trends and how his company is embracing them
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May 24, 2012
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Huddle gets $24m second-round funding as CIOs wake up to cloud collaboration
UK software firm Huddle has received $24m second-round funding to support its global expansion as CIOs wake up to cloud collaboration
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May 24, 2012
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Analysts attack HP’s decision to axe Lynch
Analysts have attacked HP’s decision to axe Mike Lynch from heading up Autonomy within the company, as part of its restructuring programme which will see 27,000 jobs get canned by 2014.
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May 24, 2012
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Unions will work together to fight HP job cuts
Union Unite said up to 1,600 UK jobs at HP are at risk following the IT giant’s announcement of an 8% reduction in its global workforce
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May 24, 2012
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Collaboration: Working smarter, not harder
Collaboration technology can help you work more effectively. Andrew Buss, director of Freeform Dynamics, guides you through the options
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May 24, 2012
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Google Android does not breach Oracle patents, court finds
A US court has found that Google's Android mobile platform does not infringe Oracle's Java patents
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May 23, 2012
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XtremIO: Costly mistake or genius deal for EMC?
Was spending $430m on XtremIO – a Flash start-up that hasn’t even launched a full beta product – a big risk for EMC or a clever move?
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May 23, 2012
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Overrun in big IT projects leads to one in three failures
One-third of big IT projects are likely to get derailed after they have been running for two years, according to research.
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May 23, 2012
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What are the challenges for the NHS IT strategy?
As the NHS publishes its Information Strategy Computer Weekly examines the challenges and the relevance of a central IT agenda now the structure is devolved to local commissioning groups
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May 23, 2012
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SAP to expand cloud offerings with acquisition of Ariba
SAP strikes $4.3bn deal to acquire cloud-based business commerce network, Ariba
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May 23, 2012
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Dell's quarterly profits take a dive
Dell saw its profits dive 33% in its first financial quarter of 2013 as consumer and large enterprise sales fell 12% and 3% respectively
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May 23, 2012
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Google closes Motorola Mobility acquisition
Google has announced the completion of the acquisition of Motorola Mobility following approval of the deal by regulatory authorities in China
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May 23, 2012
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Virgin Media criticises UK rural broadband subsidy policy
Virgin Media has criticised government broadband subsidy policy, claiming that it favours BT
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May 23, 2012
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EMC gives conference XtremIO teaser
In a future-gazing keynote, EMC gave snippets of information about the all flash-based storage array, codenamed Project X
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May 23, 2012
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Vblocks revenues on track to hit $3bn in 2013
The tie-up between Cisco, EMC and VMware is ramping up revenues from its datacentre-in-a-box product
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May 23, 2012
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IT spending by India Inc. to be Rs 2.67 lakh crore by 2016: Gartner
Get a glimpse of how the Indian enterprise IT market will grow over the next five years and the sectors that will drive the growth. A Gartner report.
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May 22, 2012
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EMC buys Syncplicity
Storage giant EMC confirms the deal for cloud file management firm Syncplicity but keeps the figures behind closed doors
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May 22, 2012
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EMC bags 20PB storage deal with Facebook
A source close to the situation tells Computer Weekly the deal involves scale-out storage technologies
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May 22, 2012
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Salesforce.com has no ERP offering in the pipeline
Cloud provider Salesforce.com claims to have no current plans to move into the enterprise resource planning space currently occupied by incumbents SAP and Oracle
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May 22, 2012
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Tucci: FusionIO ‘darn right foolish’ for Flash attitude
EMC’s CEO hits back at FusionIO as the war of words continues between the two companies
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May 22, 2012
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EMC claims cloud not ready for enterprise back-up
As EMC launches a number of back-up products, the division’s president says cloud back-up faces a lot of challenges.
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May 21, 2012
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EMC pushes for multiple Flash locations in datacentre hardware
EMC’s head of unified storage Rich Napolitano says Flash should reside in multiple locations in datacentre hardware, digging at smaller rivals
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May 21, 2012
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Global software piracy increasing rapidly, study shows
Global software piracy is increasing rapidly in the absence of any effective deterrence, a survey has revealed.
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May 21, 2012
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Google gets Motorola approval from China
Chinese regulators have approved Google's $12.5bn deal to acquire phone maker Motorola Mobility, but under certain conditions.
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May 21, 2012
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HP battles to make its services business work
HP is planning major job cuts and consolidating datacentres in a bid to commoditise enterprise IT services
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May 21, 2012
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Yahoo reaches $7.1bn sell-back deal with Alibaba
Yahoo has reached an agreement with Alibaba Group for a phased sell off of its stake in China's biggest internet group
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May 18, 2012
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Mobile threats demand focus on data protection, says Websense
Business needs to focus on data protection as cyber criminals turn to mobile malware, says Websense.
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May 18, 2012
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Businesses at risk from 'unfair' cloud contracts
Businesses are unwittingly signing cloud computing contracts that could leave them liable for failures by their supplier.
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May 17, 2012
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UK leaps up hacking league table, finds NCC Group
The UK is in the top ten sources of cyber attacks for the first time this year, according to the latest Origin of Hacks report from NCC Group
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May 17, 2012
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The Pirate Bay is latest site to be hit by DDoS attack
The Pirate Bay has become the latest high-profile website to be hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack
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May 17, 2012
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UK government websites miss cookie law deadline
Most UK government websites will fail to comply with the "cookie law" to be enforced from 26 May 2012
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May 16, 2012
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London 2012 Olympic Games IT enters final test
The Atos team controlling the IT for the London 2012 Olympic Games are recreating the environment for a final test before systems go live
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May 16, 2012
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UK business braces for more cyber attacks, survey shows
85% of UK businesses expect cyber attacks to increase in the coming years, a survey shows
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May 16, 2012
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Samsung overtakes Nokia as top mobile phone maker
Samsung sold more mobile phones than Nokia last year, and is larger than Apple in the smartphone market
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May 15, 2012
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Emulex targets HPC with Ethernet partnership
Networking firm Emulex teams with Myricom to boost Ethernet performance for high-performance computing and cloud environments