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May 02, 2012 02 May'12
IT managers struggle with virtual back-ups

IT managers find backing up virtual infrastructure too difficult, according to a study from data back-up and recovery company Quantum
May 01, 2012 01 May'12
Interview: Oracle president Mark Hurd

Eighteen months after leaving HP in controversial circumstances, Mark Hurd discusses what cloud, mobile and big data mean to Oracle
May 01, 2012 01 May'12
Network company Enterasys offers BYOD network management

Network company Enterasys is to provide network management for bring your own device (BYOD) deployments
May 01, 2012 01 May'12
Advertising Standards Authority investigates Apple iPad 4G claims

Apple's 4G claims for the new iPad have led to complaints, with renewed scrutiny from UK regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)

May 01, 2012 01 May'12
Gartner: Businesses forge on with middleware despite downturn

CIOs continue with application infrastructure and middleware technologies to prepare for hybrid clouds despite economic conditions
May 01, 2012 01 May'12
Microsoft challenges Amazon with $300m investment

Microsoft is challenging Amazon's dominance of the e-book market by investing $300 in Barnes & Noble's Nook reader and university textbook businesses.
May 01, 2012 01 May'12
Economic conditions suppress European tablet sales

Difficult economic conditions in Europe have suppressed demand for tablet computers
May 01, 2012 01 May'12
Open Data Center Alliance focuses on big data collaboration

The Open Data Center Alliance, a group of 12 major IT users, is collaborating with industry on big data architectures
April 30, 2012 30 Apr'12
Half of UK networks vulnerable to APTs

Many UK corporate networks are vulnerable to advanced persistent threats (APTs), a survey has revealed.
April 30, 2012 30 Apr'12
EC asks for help to cut costs of high-speed networks

The European Commission is asking for help on ways to cut the cost of setting up new networks for high-speed internet.

April 27, 2012 27 Apr'12
Oracle Secure Cloud to launch in the summer, says Mark Hurd

Oracle will release its Oracle Secure Cloud offering in an official launch this summer, according to company president Mark Hurd.
April 27, 2012 27 Apr'12
Microsoft conflict forces Cabinet Office to extend open standards consultation

The Cabinet Office has extended its ICT strategy public consultation on open standards after learning its facilitator was being paid by Microsoft.
April 27, 2012 27 Apr'12
Amazon results demonstrate commitment to cloud

Amazon's AWS cloud business made $500m in sales in the first quarter of 2012, comprising 3.79% of Amazon's Q1 business
April 26, 2012 26 Apr'12
Train firm replaces bespoke software off-the-shelf

Angel Trains is preparing itself for massive changes to the rail industry by replacing bespoke applications with Oracle software.
April 26, 2012 26 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Organisations need new approach to defending networks

Networks cannot be defended against advanced attacks, which demand a new response from business, say security experts at Infosec 2012
April 26, 2012 26 Apr'12
Alexander Mann Solutions uses nearshore cloud services

Recruitment services firm Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) has moved its global IT onto a private cloud supported in Eastern Europe
April 26, 2012 26 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Unscrubbed hard drives a threat to business, says ICO

Unscrubbed hard drives on computers that are decommissioned and sold on represent a significant risk to business
April 26, 2012 26 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Information commissioner Christopher Graham lashes out at critics

Information commissioner Christopher Graham has lashed out at critics in his keynote speech at Infosec Europe 2012 taking place in London
April 26, 2012 26 Apr'12
Google puts 5GB free Drive storage in the cloud

Google is providing 5GB of free storage with its Google Drive cloud storage product
April 25, 2012 25 Apr'12
Conficker remains big malware threat to business

The Conficker worm is still one of the biggest malware threats to business, according to the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report
April 25, 2012 25 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Internet security body to tackle SSL problems

The Trustworthy Internet Movement (TIM) is to tackle implementation and governance internet communication protocol (SSL) as its first project.
April 25, 2012 25 Apr'12
SAP reports double-digit growth

SAP has continued where it left off last year with an 11% increase in sales in the first three months of 2012.
April 25, 2012 25 Apr'12
Apple overtakes IBM and HP in sales

Apple has posted another remarkable set of financial results, overtaking IT giants IBM and HP in sales during its latest financial quarter.
April 25, 2012 25 Apr'12
1 in 5 Macs harbours malware, report reveals

One fifth of Mac computers are carrying one or more instances of Windows malware and one in 36 are carrying Mac OS X malware.
April 24, 2012 24 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Record security breaches cost UK firms billions

UK firms are suffering a record number of security breaches, costing billions of pounds a year, a survey of more than 400 businesses shows.
April 24, 2012 24 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Government committed to raising cyber security awareness, says Willetts

The UK is facing the challenge of deriving economic and social value from the internet, says Universities and Science Minister David Willetts.
April 24, 2012 24 Apr'12
IT suppliers struggle to meet customers' cloud expectations

IT suppliers are struggling to transform their business models to meet customers' expectations of cloud
April 24, 2012 24 Apr'12
European PC channel sales rise 7.6% in Q1

Sales of PCs into distribution channels increased 7.6% in the first three months but end user demand remained low
April 24, 2012 24 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Hackers harness automation for website attacks

Hackers are using automated tools to compromise websites and plunder company databases, security researchers have found.
April 23, 2012 23 Apr'12
India’s biggest IT services firm just gets bigger

Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) continues to defy the economic slowdown.
April 23, 2012 23 Apr'12
What is the future of open source in government?

While the pace of the move to open source in the public sector has been slow so far, a number of factors are converging to determine the blueprint for its future use in government IT.
April 23, 2012 23 Apr'12
IT professionals fear for the UK’s digital future

IT professionals lament the exhaustive drive to outsource as well as inadequate IT training.
April 23, 2012 23 Apr'12
Adobe gears up for Flash to HTML5 migration

The new Creative Suite 6 product aims to connect web and mobile development and bridge Flash programming to HTML5
April 23, 2012 23 Apr'12
640 more UK jobs to go at CSC

CSC shocked workers with an announcement of a further 640 job cuts on top of about 400 losses on its NHS IT project.
April 23, 2012 23 Apr'12
Intel launches next-generation quad-core Ivy Bridge Tri-Gate chips

Intel is set to release the much-anticipated quad-core Ivy Bridge processor, based on the chip-maker's 3D Tri-Gate technology
April 23, 2012 23 Apr'12
UK firms see competitors as greater cyber attack risk than criminals

More than half of UK firms expect a cyber attack in the next six months, but see competitors as a greater risk than criminals
April 20, 2012 20 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Firms leaving cloud data security to chance, study shows

UK businesses are failing to check the security controls surrounding their data in the cloud, a study has revealed.
April 20, 2012 20 Apr'12
Outsourcing in the UK slows down in early 2012

Outsourcing in the UK has slowed considerably in the first three months of 2012 with the value of contracts signed falling well below last year.
April 20, 2012 20 Apr'12
Microsoft beats analyst Q3 estimates with $17.41bn revenues

Microsoft has reported $17.41bn third quarter revenues, beating analyst estimates
April 19, 2012 19 Apr'12
Nokia loses €3bn as Windows Phone partnership struggles

Nokia has reported a €3bn loss, due to what it describes as greater than expected competitive challenges and seasonality
April 19, 2012 19 Apr'12
IT staff lack understanding to succeed with big data

IT professionals lack the skills to truly understand the big data opportunity for business and government
April 19, 2012 19 Apr'12
Banks and SAP collaborate on cloud platform

Citibank and the Royal Bank of Scotland are working with SAP to develop a cloud platform businesses can link their systems to directly
April 19, 2012 19 Apr'12
Supercomputers will reach 'exascale' speeds within decade

Supercomputers will be powerful enough to simulate the human brain within seven years, says founder of Top500 list.
April 19, 2012 19 Apr'12
Twitter spam used to spread rogue security software

A new spam campaign is promoting fake antivirus software through hundreds of fake or compromised Twitter accounts and thousands of tweets, warn security researchers.
April 19, 2012 19 Apr'12
Amazon launches software marketplace on AWS

Amazon claims its new online store will make it easy for customers to find, compare, and start using cloud software.
April 19, 2012 19 Apr'12
Staff at IT services firm CSC protest redundancy policy

Workers at IT services giant CSC in the UK are holding a lunchtime protest today (19 April) to protest at the company’s redundancy policy
April 18, 2012 18 Apr'12
IBM grows cloud and Smarter Planet business, but services struggle

IBM has reported its Smarter Planet and cloud business achieved double digital growth in 2011
April 18, 2012 18 Apr'12
Digital TV switch over finally frees up UK airwaves for 4G

The digital TV switch over is almost complete, paving the way to UK migration to 4G mobile networking
April 18, 2012 18 Apr'12
UK organisations unprepared for EU data breach disclosure law

UK businesses admit they would be unable to identify individuals affected by a data breach within the EU's proposed 24 hour time frame
April 18, 2012 18 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Poor mobile security exposes UK firms to massive risk, study shows

UK organisations are running IT security risks by failing to respond to the trend of employees using their own mobile devices for work
April 18, 2012 18 Apr'12
UK websites still riddled with undisclosed cookies, study finds

Many UK organisations still have work to do to comply with the so-called "cookie law" that comes into force on 26 May
April 17, 2012 17 Apr'12
Supercomputers: Q&A guide

Hans Werner Meuer, co-founder of the Top 500 supercomputer list, discusses the latest trends in high performance computing.
April 17, 2012 17 Apr'12
Gartner: CIOs not cut out for the board

CEOs view CIOs as itinerant technology specialists rather than leadership material, research from Gartner shows.
April 17, 2012 17 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Trust in 3rd party suppliers takes planning, says compliance officer

The most important thing to ensure third-party suppliers are trusted, is knowing who they.
April 17, 2012 17 Apr'12
Microsoft readies Windows 8

Users will have a choice of Windows and Windows Pro with the new version of Windows 8 due out later this year.
April 16, 2012 16 Apr'12
Gartner: CEOs want to use IT to boost business growth

Gartner's CEO study shows businesses leaders favour CRM as the tool to grow the business, but fail to think radically
April 16, 2012 16 Apr'12
HP losing grip of EDS’s Ministry of Defence contract

HP’s grip on a flagship Ministry of Defence contract could be weakening after CSC took over a key outsourcing deal.
April 16, 2012 16 Apr'12
Team Poison hacking highlights need for phone security

The recording of conversations on Scotland Yard’s anti-terror hotline by hacktivist group Team Poison highlights the importance of security for telecommunications, say security experts.
April 16, 2012 16 Apr'12
Apple takes novel approach to killing Flashback Trojan on Mac OS X 10.7 and 10.6

Apple has released a version of Java for Mac OS X 10.7 and 10.6 to tackle the Flashback Trojan believed to have infected over 600,000 Macs
April 16, 2012 16 Apr'12
Oracle sues Google for $1bn over Android OS

Oracle sues Google for $1bn over claimed copyright infringement in the Java programming of the Android mobile operating system (OS)
April 13, 2012 13 Apr'12
Financial companies leading race to digitisation

Financial companies are embracing digitisation faster than other sectors of the economy, says Booz&Co.
April 13, 2012 13 Apr'12
UK technology firms shunning emerging markets

UK technology firms are shunning the expanding BRIC countries in favour of expanding in Western Europe, says Grant Thornton.
April 13, 2012 13 Apr'12
Gordon Frazer leaves Microsoft UK for China

Microsoft managing director Gordon Frazer is moving to China as the new chief operating officer for Microsoft GCR.
April 13, 2012 13 Apr'12
Infosys sees double digit growth for the year

Indian IT services company Infosys has increased sales by almost 16% in its latest financial year and expects the next year to see growth of about 10%.
April 13, 2012 13 Apr'12
Google makes sales worth $1.2bn in UK

Google reported sales in the UK worth $1.15bn, which was 11% of its total.
April 13, 2012 13 Apr'12
Portsmouth council benefits from digital telephones

Portsmouth City Council has replaced its analogue telephones with a digital system which will run on the council’s data infrastructure
April 12, 2012 12 Apr'12
Amazon offers pay-per-use search for cloud applications

Amazon has introduced CloudSearch to integrate search functionality into cloud applications.
April 11, 2012 11 Apr'12
Government CIOs and IT suppliers 'hiding behind a comfort blanket'

Outgoing G-Cloud director Chris Chant has slammed those in government IT who are resisting change in the way IT is procured and managed.
April 11, 2012 11 Apr'12
Schools need to be convinced about educational value of technology

Risk averse schools must share their experiences of IT if the education sector is to benefit from the opportunities it offers
April 11, 2012 11 Apr'12
SAP takes on Oracle in database war

SAP is making Sybase its core relational database technology in a move towards challenging Oracle's dominant market position
April 11, 2012 11 Apr'12
Mining company AngloGold Ashanti hosts global ERP in UK

Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti is moving to a single global SAP ERP system, based in the UK and managed by Fujitsu
April 11, 2012 11 Apr'12
People want to know actual, not theoretical, broadband speeds

Nearly half of broadband users want internet service providers to be more open about connection speeds
April 10, 2012 10 Apr'12
Tablet computer sales to double in 2012

Tablet computer sales are expected to nearly double to 119 million units this year, according to Gartner.
April 10, 2012 10 Apr'12
Microsoft bolsters patent arsenal in $1bn deal with AOL

Microsoft is to acquire most of AOL's patents in a deal worth $1.06bn that covers more than 800 technological innovations
April 05, 2012 05 Apr'12
Gartner: $44bn less spending on IT in 2012

Gartner has revised down its IT spending forecast by $44.4bn due to global currency issues, but still expects spending to increase
April 05, 2012 05 Apr'12
London businesses under-prepared for Olympics, study shows

Only 23% of businesses in London and surrounding regions are fully prepared for the potential disruption caused by the 2012 Olympic Games, a YouGov survey has revealed
April 04, 2012 04 Apr'12
Microsoft improves virtual desktops but drops inventory software

Microsoft is expanding its desktop virtualisation product family with software that retains user preferences as they switch between devices
April 04, 2012 04 Apr'12
Facebook counter sues Yahoo in escalating patent war

Facebook is counter suing Yahoo in an escalating patent battle between the rival social networking firms
April 04, 2012 04 Apr'12
Government puts brakes on web snooping plans

In a U-turn over plans to allow security services to spy on e-mails, phone calls and web browsing, the legislation will be published only in draft
April 03, 2012 03 Apr'12
ICT companies form largest group on Investec Hot 100 list

ICT companies comprised the largest group of the fastest growing, privately owned companies in the UK on the Investec Hot 100 list
April 03, 2012 03 Apr'12
HMRC awards IE6 upgrade contract to SME and saves £50m

HMRC has cut the cost of an IT project by nearly £50m after awarding the contract to a start-up, rather than a traditional systems integrator
April 03, 2012 03 Apr'12
How the cloud found Mitchells & Butlers

The cloud was found to be a good fit for hospitality company Mitchells & Butlers after it approached IT providers with a set of outcomes
April 02, 2012 02 Apr'12
Dell boosts desktop virtualisation with Wyse acquisition

Dell completes desktop virtualisation portfolio with thin client hardware and software from Wyse Technology
April 02, 2012 02 Apr'12
English primary healthcare leads world in IT use, says Accenture

While GPs in England lead the world in using IT, hospital doctors lag behind, undermining the drive to create joined up healthcare
April 02, 2012 02 Apr'12
UK business fears impact of new EU data protection framework

More than half of senior UK IT managers in large enterprises believe the proposed new EU data protection framework will cost their business more money, a survey has revealed
April 02, 2012 02 Apr'12
ICICI Lombard’s IT project plan recipe

Making an IT project plan is a Two-Way Street at ICICI Lombard. The company’s CIO and Investment Head describe how the duo plans strategic IT projects.
April 02, 2012 02 Apr'12
Gartner: Business intelligence still highest priority for CIOs

Analytics and business intelligence is the number one technology priority for CIOs in 2012, according to analyst firm Gartner
March 30, 2012 30 Mar'12
Biggest upgrade to PAYE system to go live in April

The biggest upgrade to the UK's PAYE system since the 1950s goes live within two weeks.
March 30, 2012 30 Mar'12
RIM kills off consumer business following Q4 losses

Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) announced it will exit the consumer business after posting large Q4 losses
March 29, 2012 29 Mar'12
Cloud computing seen as key to business success

Financial decision makers believe that cloud computing will be important to the success of their businesses over the next couple of years
March 29, 2012 29 Mar'12
EC vice-president Viviane Reding calls on MEPs to hasten EU data protection reform

EC vice-president Viviane Reding has urged MEPs to hasten reforms to EU Data Protection law, saying it can't wait two years for adoption
March 28, 2012 28 Mar'12
Collaborative strike takes down second Hlux/Kelihos botnet

A security industry collaborative strike has taken down the second Hlux or Kelihos botnet
March 28, 2012 28 Mar'12
Millions of internet users trust weak passwords, research reveals

Online passwords are so insecure that 1% can be cracked within 10 guesses, according to a researcher at Cambridge University.
March 28, 2012 28 Mar'12
750,000 more jobs will be offshored by 2016

Businesses in Europe and the US will transfer about 750,000 jobs, including IT, to lower-cost locations over the next four years
March 28, 2012 28 Mar'12
Forrester: Balancing custom and packaged apps

George Lawrie, vice-president and principal analyst of Forrester Research, advises on when to deploy custom applications
March 28, 2012 28 Mar'12
Twitter and Google reject UK calls for censorship

Google and Twitter have rejected calls by a UK parliamentary committee to introduce measures to stop users breaking privacy injunctions, saying it would be impossible to censor content effectively
March 28, 2012 28 Mar'12
Apple offers to refund iPad owners in Australia over 4G disappointment

Apple has offered to refund Australian customers who felt misled about the 4G capabilities of the new iPad, which can access the ultra-fast wireless network only in North America
March 27, 2012 27 Mar'12
EU to set up cyber crime centre

The European Commission (EC) is proposing a European Cybercrime Centre in efforts to tackle rising levels of online crime across Europe
March 27, 2012 27 Mar'12
Companies expand IT outsourcing functions

Companies are expanding the range of services they outsource, with app development at the top of businesses function list, says KPMG
March 27, 2012 27 Mar'12
Online profiling and tracking important to business, says AVG

Profiling and tracking of website visitors is important to businesses and consumers, says security firm AVG Technologies