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• July 18, 2011 18 Jul'11

  Government shelves Co-ordinated Online Record of Electors database to save £11m

  The government has shelved plans to create a database of electoral information, in a move estimated to save £11m.

• July 18, 2011 18 Jul'11

  Cloud network design: Your apps are ready, but is your infrastructure?

  Cloud network design means creating a flat infrastructure for horizontal virtual machine traffic flow along with distributed applications for bandwidth optimisation.

• July 14, 2011 14 Jul'11

  CIO interview: Phil Pavitt, HM Revenue & Customs

  HM Revenue & Customs CIO Phil Pavitt talks to Computer Weekly about the biggest and most challenging tasks in public sector IT. Pavitt discusses his overhaul of the department's IT; tackling spending cuts; public sector IT strategy and the role of ...

• July 14, 2011 14 Jul'11

  Gartner urges IT departments to support end-user application development

  Business IT users are increasingly looking outside the IT department for application development and in many cases are building applications themselves,...

• July 13, 2011 13 Jul'11

  Managing iPads in enterprise networks

  These days users expect to be able to use their iPads inside the business and as thousands of software vendors release applications for the iOS platform which provide data mobility and usability benefits to employees, the prospect of the iPad as a ...

• July 13, 2011 13 Jul'11

  Vendor evaluation criteria: Is your ERP vendor good with BI?

  If your business is big on ERP, you may want to consider these vendor evaluation criteria when adopting a business intelligence solution.

• July 13, 2011 13 Jul'11

  Central government staff lack skills in IT

  A significant proportion of civil servants lack skills in areas such as IT, a National Audit Office report has found.

• July 13, 2011 13 Jul'11

  HMRC saves £21m with first centralised government procurement contract

  The government has awarded its first centrally managed contract for print services at HMRC with outsourcing company Williams Lea. The deal is expected to save £21m, replacing 140 contracts with one.

• July 12, 2011 12 Jul'11

  Cisco to axe 10,000 jobs

  Cisco Systems may cut as many as 10,000 jobs, roughly 14% of its workforce, to combat weak profit growth, according to Bloomberg.

• July 12, 2011 12 Jul'11

  Disaster recovery management: Kale Consultants’ ten-year journey

  Kale Consultants’ disaster recovery management and business continuity planning journey makes for interesting reading in this comprehensive case study.

• July 12, 2011 12 Jul'11

  Cyber terrorism set to increase after al-Qaeda calls for more cyber attacks, says government

  Cyber terrorism will become an increasing problem as the tools and techniques needed for cyber attacks become more widely available, according to a report on the government's new counter-terrorism strategy.

• July 12, 2011 12 Jul'11

  Twitter uses Acquia to provide Drupal-based development community site

  Twitter has launched a new developer community site using open source content management system (CMS) Drupal, provided by Acquia.

• July 12, 2011 12 Jul'11

  Infosys changes name and splits into four vertical sector divisions

  Infosys has split itself vertically to enable it to do more work in specific business sectors, while a change of name reflects its broader remit.

• July 11, 2011 11 Jul'11

  EMC’s caveman creed, HP says FAST is its idea, Pillar crumbles

  The storage blogosphere has thrown up a fascinating EMC video explaining how cave painting is like social media. Seriously. Also HP says EMC’s FAST is its idea.

• July 11, 2011 11 Jul'11

  IT professionals get multiple job offers and double-digit pay increases as demand surges

  Demand for IT skills has increased as businesses begin to re-invest in IT and professionals with particular IT skills are receiving multiple job offers and double-digit pay increases if they switch employers.

• July 11, 2011 11 Jul'11

  Microsoft packs a lot into July’s four Patch Tuesday security updates

  Microsoft is to release only four security updates in this month's Patch Tuesday security update, but these will cover 22 vulnerabilities in Windows and Office.

• July 11, 2011 11 Jul'11

  Law firm uses RES Software to manage desktop transfer in office move

  UK-based international law firm Stephenson Harwood used RES Software to retain and manage user desktop settings as well as upgrade desktop software during an office move.

• July 08, 2011 08 Jul'11

  Communications minister Ed Vaizey says US ISP piracy deal could pave way for UK

  The top five US internet service providers (ISPs) have agreed with film and music producers to issue warnings to customers suspected of online piracy and to take action against repeat offenders.

• July 08, 2011 08 Jul'11

  Businesses understand social media risks but fail to take precautions, says survey

  Businesses are using social media without taking adequate measures to monitor staff activity, which could open them up to security attacks and create compliance risks.

• July 07, 2011 07 Jul'11

  Business analyst skills shortage continues as IT job market grows

  Business analysts are the IT staff most in demand for permanent and contract roles, according to KPMG.

• July 07, 2011 07 Jul'11

  FireControl project failed because of inadequate EADS contract, MPs told

  The failure of the canned £469m FireControl project was due to an inadequate IT contract, MPs were told at a Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

• July 07, 2011 07 Jul'11

  ICO calls on UK businesses to open their doors to audits and reduce data breaches

  Private enterprises make up a third of data security breach claims, but despite this, many continue to resist the offer of an audit by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), according to the privacy watchdog's latest annual report.

• July 07, 2011 07 Jul'11

  Oracle releases iPad app for virtual desktop client

  Oracle has released a virtual desktop client app for the Apple iPad to provide mobile access to server-hosted desktops and enterprise applications.

• July 07, 2011 07 Jul'11

  Kognitio ships data analysis tool Pablo

  Data analytics company Kognitio is now shipping Pablo, a product that allows users to build and query virtual OLAP (online analytical processing) cubes without data warehouse specialists.

• July 06, 2011 06 Jul'11

  Business intelligence tool to be deployed at Tata AIG Life

  One of India’s largest private sector insurers, Tata AIG Life plan to deploy a business intelligence tool. Learn what it wants from the new BI tool.

• July 06, 2011 06 Jul'11

  5 cloud BI considerations for a successful rollout

  Migrating an end-to-end business intelligence (BI) solution to the cloud can be complicated. Consider these five points for successful cloud BI migration.

• July 06, 2011 06 Jul'11

  Predictive analytics, data visualisation, player tracking at play at Wimbledon

  IBM provided predictive analytics, player tracking and data visualisation at Wimbledon.

• July 06, 2011 06 Jul'11

  Ofcom UK broadband speed map shows wide areas of internet underinvestment

  An interactive map of broadband speeds has revealed large sections of the UK need investment in internet connectivity.

• July 06, 2011 06 Jul'11

  Network security case study: College’s NAC virtual appliance makes grade

  Wellington College’s network security case study explains how a NAC virtualization appliance blocks malware and provides increased capacity on demand.

• July 05, 2011 05 Jul'11

  ICO issues warning over NHS Data Protection Act breaches

  Following five more NHS Data Protection Act violations, the Information Commissioner’s Office will redouble efforts to help NHS improve security.

• July 04, 2011 04 Jul'11

  Hulu withdraws Facebook Connect feature after software glitch leaked users' data

  US online video service Hulu has withdrawn its Facebook Connect integration because of security problems discovered soon after launch.

• July 04, 2011 04 Jul'11

  Microsoft shares location data source code for review of Wi-Fi information harvesting

  Microsoft is sharing source code used for location-based services to allow its collection of Wi-Fi access point data to be reviewed.

• July 04, 2011 04 Jul'11

  Hacker group Anonymous steals user names and passwords in cyber attack on Apple

  Hacker group Anonymous claims to have stolen 25 internal user names and passwords from Apple in the latest of a series of attacks on government and corporate websites around the world.

• July 04, 2011 04 Jul'11

  IT services supplier Capita buys contact centre business Ventura for £65m

  Capita has bought contact centre business Ventura for £65m in a further sign of IT and BPO consolidation.

• July 01, 2011 01 Jul'11

  DWP adds agile development into IT contracts for £2bn Universal Credit system

  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has modified contracts governing the supply of its £2bn Universal Credit system by adding clauses encouraging agile development.

• July 01, 2011 01 Jul'11

  Cyber criminals deploy TDL-4 virus to create indestructible botnet of 4.5m computers

  Over 4.5 million computers around the world have been infected by the TDL-4 virus, creating an indestructible botnet.

• July 01, 2011 01 Jul'11

  Betfair sees 120% increase in mobile customers

  The online gambling firm increased sales via mobile applications by 88% as customer mobile use grows.

• July 01, 2011 01 Jul'11

  Case study: Behind the scenes of the IT powering Wimbledon's tennis tournament

  As the IT partner at Wimbledon for the last 21 years, IBM has experienced more flying rackets, rain and strawberries than Roger Federer has had grand slams. Computer Weekly took a look behind the scenes at the technology powering Britain's biggest ...

• July 01, 2011 01 Jul'11

  Overcoming mobile cloud computing challenges with distributed apps

  Mobile cloud computing solutions are challenged by network latency and delay, but distributing mobile cloud applications so they're closer to users may be an answer to the problem.

• June 30, 2011 30 Jun'11

  Apple fixes 39 bugs in Snow Leopard, preps for Lion release

  Releases final non-security update - v10.6.8- for Snow Leopard OS, which fixes 39 flaws. More details inside.

• June 30, 2011 30 Jun'11

  Japan earthquake and tsunami provides first real test of high-tech disaster recovery, says Microsoft

  Japan's earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 15,000 people and left 11,000 missing in March 2011 was the first real test of disaster recovery and business continuity plans on a large scale in a high-tech country, according to Microsoft.

• June 29, 2011 29 Jun'11

  Update software to reduce risk of cyber attack, top suppliers tell business

  Businesses are unnecessarily exposing themselves to cyber attack simply by failing to update to the latest versions of the software they are running, according to Microsoft and Adobe.

• June 28, 2011 28 Jun'11

  Tory technology advisor Liam Maxwell appointed to government IT advisory post

  Top technology advisor to the Conservative Party, Liam Maxwell, has been appointed to a key IT advisory role in the Cabinet Office.

• June 27, 2011 27 Jun'11

  Lulz Security announces it is to disband following 50-day hacking spree 'cruise'

  Lulz Security – a group of hackers claiming responsibility for hacking Sony and Nintendo and taking down the websites of the Serious Organised Crime Agency and the US Senate – has announced it is to disband.

• June 27, 2011 27 Jun'11

  Unite members at Fujitsu’s Crewe site to strike

  Members of the Unite union at Fujitsu's site in Crewe have voted to take strike action over the alleged unfair treatment of a trade union activist.

• June 24, 2011 24 Jun'11

  SAS CEO offers analytics over BI, reveals use cases for text analytics

  In an interview, SAS CEO Jim Goodnight advocates analytics over BI query and reporting, explains text analytics use cases and touches on predictive asset management.

• June 24, 2011 24 Jun'11

  Government cancels SME contracts and hands IT services deals to Capita

  Government departments have been cancelling freelance IT contractors supplied through SMEs and giving their interim staff business to Capita under orders from the Cabinet Office's Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG), in apparent contradiction of ...

• June 24, 2011 24 Jun'11

  Oracle Q4 revenues climb 36% but decline in hardware sales drops share price 7.5%

  Oracle's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings climbed 36% to $3.2bn and total revenues were up 13% to $10.8bn. But a decline in hardware sales and a forecast of only 10% to 20% growth in licence sales sent Oracle shares down by as much as 7.5% in late ...

• June 23, 2011 23 Jun'11

  Cisco introduces AnyConnect to mobile devices

  The benefits of enabling your workforce with mobile access to enterprise applications, regardless of whether those applications are in the cloud or in the corporate data centre, are clearly recognised. The ease of providing secure remote access to ...

• June 23, 2011 23 Jun'11

  Tesco Bank customers remain locked out of accounts following migration glitch

  Tesco Bank customers are still unable to log into accounts following a migration glitch.