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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
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
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 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 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 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
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
March 26, 2012 26 Mar'12
Department for Work and Pensions outsources IT for universal credit welfare to India

The government is outsourcing IT development for the universal credit welfare programme to India despite promises to keep data projects in the UK
March 22, 2012 22 Mar'12
O2 automation cuts offshore dependence and saves millions

O2 is automating business processes to reduce the cost of back office operations and cut its reliance on offshore recruitment

March 16, 2012 16 Mar'12
Cisco buys UK video company NDS for $5bn

Cisco is paying $5bn for NDS, a UK company which specialises in securing subscription TV services
March 14, 2012 14 Mar'12
Gartner: Rethink organisation structure to boost business

Businesses must radically rethink how they organise staff and collaborate if they want to make big improvements, according to analyst Gartner
March 12, 2012 12 Mar'12
Cloud and big data to drive BPO benefits

Cloud computing and business analytics are set to inject new life into the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector.
March 07, 2012 07 Mar'12
FBI informer Hector Xavier Monsegur aids in arrest of LulzSec hackers

Authorities in the US, UK and Republic of Ireland have arrested seven suspected members of hacktivist group LulzSec, including Hector Xavier Monsegur, who helped investigators
March 06, 2012 06 Mar'12
Yahoo plans another round of job cuts

Yahoo is planning another round of redundancies as it continues to struggle with competition from rivals Google and Facebook
March 06, 2012 06 Mar'12
CW500: Getting to grips with big data

Experts from Standard Life, Deloitte and Intelligent Business Strategies share some useful tips for CIOs on understanding big data
March 01, 2012 01 Mar'12
RSA 2012: IT security experts urge enterprises to ban smartphone BYOD schemes

Enterprises should ban employees from using their own smartphones for work, a panel of IT security practitioners told the RSA Conference 2012
February 29, 2012 29 Feb'12
IT departments risk losing responsibility for IT security

IT security professionals can no longer take it for granted that IT security will continue as part of the IT function
February 27, 2012 27 Feb'12
WAN optimisation: improving the performance of business applications

How can WAN optimisation support IT consumerisation and cloud computing?
February 23, 2012 23 Feb'12
OSSIM update enables cyber threat intelligence sharing

The latest update to the Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) base system includes a mechanism for sharing cyber threat intelligence.
February 21, 2012 21 Feb'12
Social media users demand more meaningful interactivity

British people want more from the social media platforms they use as demand for more meaningful user experiences increases.
February 17, 2012 17 Feb'12
Generation Y is a myth, says Corporate Executive Board research

Generation Y – the computer-literate youngsters who need the latest high-tech gadget to work effectively – is a myth, the latest research reveals
February 17, 2012 17 Feb'12
Voltas’ SAP business intelligence (BI) powers move to improve profits

The CFO and IT maven at India’s engineering solutions major Voltas Ltd detail how they worked together on a SAP BusinessObjects BI implementation project.
February 16, 2012 16 Feb'12
Cisco wants EU to reconsider Microsoft Skype deal

Cisco is calling on European Union authorities to reconsider the unconditional approval of Microsoft’s $8.5bn acquisition of Skype.
February 14, 2012 14 Feb'12
President of European Parliament critical of Acta

After a weekend of public protests against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (Acta), the president of the European Parliament has added his voice to those of critcs.
February 13, 2012 13 Feb'12
IT professionals prioritise Windows 7 upgrade, but cloud takes a back seat

Windows 7 upgrade will drive virtualisation but businesses are slow to take up cloud computing
February 13, 2012 13 Feb'12
IT services providers sign up to apprentice scheme

UK IT service providers will take on more IT apprentices to help bridge the gap between education and the workplace as part of a government-backed scheme
February 13, 2012 13 Feb'12
IE update top priority for Patch Tuesday

Microsoft releases nine bulletins addressing 21 vulnerabilities in its monthly Patch Tuesday security update on 14 February
February 10, 2012 10 Feb'12
Government takes on proprietary software lobby in open standards battle

The government wants to push through open standards against vested interests keen to maintain the dominance of proprietary systems.
February 10, 2012 10 Feb'12
LinkedIn Q4 revenue more than doubles

Social networking site LinkedIn has reported 2011 fourth quarter revenue of $167.7m, up 105% from Q4 2010; and net income of $6.9m, an increase of 30%
February 09, 2012 09 Feb'12
Cisco back on acquisition trail after record quarter

Cisco Systems has reported record revenues of $11.5bn for the second fiscal quarter that ended 28 January 2012, up 11% on the year-ago quarter, and profits of $2.6bn or 47 cents a share, up 27%.
February 02, 2012 02 Feb'12
Ofcom reports UK improvement in broadband

Boris Johnson says people should go to the pub to avoid massive rush-hour delays during the Olympics, but perhaps teleworking would be better for business
February 02, 2012 02 Feb'12
Cisco unveils product consolidation plan

Cisco has unveiled details of the product line consolidation it hopes will turn around the company after its struggles with poor financial performance.
January 30, 2012 30 Jan'12
Microsoft puts Blackberry service on Office365

Businesses running Microsoft Office 365 can now access Exchange Online on their BlackBerry smartphones.
January 27, 2012 27 Jan'12
Nokia smartphones bomb as sales drop 27%

Nokia’s latest results for Q4 2011 show just how far the company that was once the standard choice for almost every corporate mobile user has fallen.
January 25, 2012 25 Jan'12
UK IT budgets under pressure in 2012

UK IT budgets will remain flat in 2012, a worldwide survey of more than 2,500 IT professionals has revealed.
January 25, 2012 25 Jan'12
EC publishes proposed data protection reforms

European Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, has unveiled the new European data privacy framework that includes new regulation.
January 19, 2012 19 Jan'12
Construction firm extends IT outsourcing

Taylor Wimpey has extended an IT outsourcing agreement with Logica as it embarks on a major change programme.
January 18, 2012 18 Jan'12
Gartner: CIOs must do more to add business value

With no increase in IT budgets for 2012, CIOs will have to balance multiple priorities, according to analyst Gartner.
January 17, 2012 17 Jan'12
Indian outsourcers TCS and HCL see profits boom

Indian outsourcing companies Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and HCL both saw profits grow by more than 20% in their quarterly results.
January 17, 2012 17 Jan'12
Oracle integrates data management with Sun servers

Oracle is tackling the challenge of data management by providing pre-integrated systems based on Sun hardware.
January 16, 2012 16 Jan'12
Google mortified after staff access competitor's database

Google said it is mortified after people working on a project in Kenya were found to have stolen the details of a competitor’s customers and used them to sell its own products.
January 16, 2012 16 Jan'12
Apple aims to improve working conditions for technology workforce

Apple has published a list of all suppliers for the first time and says it will allow independent observers into its facilities around the world to monitor working conditions.
January 16, 2012 16 Jan'12
Rupert Murdoch attacks Barack Obama over online piracy legislation

News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch has accused Barack Obama's administration of siding with "Silicon Valley paymasters" as two anti-piracy bills go through US Congress.
January 12, 2012 12 Jan'12
Oracle study shows data demands drive new data centre installations

Research from Oracle across 10 regions has found that an organisation's growth in data is becoming a boardroom issue.
January 10, 2012 10 Jan'12
Almost a third of BI projects fail to deliver on business objectives

Fewer than 30% of business intelligence projects meet the objectives of the business, according to research from analyst Gartner.
January 10, 2012 10 Jan'12
Accenture bolsters public sector skills

Services giant Accenture has recruited two former civil servants to its ranks to boost its UK and global public sector services capabilities.
January 10, 2012 10 Jan'12
CES 2012: Intel demos Windows 8 touchscreen ultrabooks

Intel used its keynote presentation at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to demonstrate the merits of ultrabooks from Acer, Toshiba, Asus and LG.
January 09, 2012 09 Jan'12
Tim Berners-Lee supports campaign against US PIPA and SOPA

Father of the web Berner-Lee, latest to support senator Ron Wyden's initiative against PIPA and SOPA.
January 06, 2012 06 Jan'12
Why CIOs must get a handle on their data woes

Businesses are only making use of 5% of the data they collect, according to Forrester Research.