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• March 14, 2011 14 Mar'11

  Sky to recruit 100 IT staff in Scotland

  Sky is to create 100 permanent IT roles in Scotland as part of an expansion of its customer business systems team.

• March 14, 2011 14 Mar'11

  Analysts warn over chip supply chain delays after Japan quake

  The earthquake in northern Japan last week, could damage the semiconductor industry and chip supply chain.

• March 11, 2011 11 Mar'11

  Private cloud takes Harris schools higher

  Academy school body the Harris Federation has deployed cloud technology to link its member schools together and provide an IT platform that can scale up as membership grows.

• March 11, 2011 11 Mar'11

  Windows Phone 7 update delayed

  Microsoft is delaying its first major software update to its mobile operating system Windows Phone 7 until the second half of March.

• March 11, 2011 11 Mar'11

  Rural broadband fund triggers technology tussle

  News that the government may be giving serious thought to a "last mile first" approach when it comes to spending public money on broadband projects emerged this week to a cautious response from industry.

• March 10, 2011 10 Mar'11

  IBM targets Oracle customers with free big data training

  IBM plans to train 10,000 Oracle database professionals in IBM software analytics and information management throughout 2011 via free bootcamp training sessions.

• March 10, 2011 10 Mar'11

  Most organisations approach IAM in the wrong way, says Gartner

  Most organisations are approaching identity and access management (IAM) in the wrong way, by planning deployments around technologies, says Gartner.

• March 10, 2011 10 Mar'11

  Advanced persistent threats - are businesses prepared?

  Businesses usually attain adequate levels of IT defences at the point that it becomes more cost effective for cyber criminals to target someone else.

• March 10, 2011 10 Mar'11

  Secure remote access enables virtual desktops, mobility

  St. Richard’s Catholic College in East Sussex implemented secure remote access to allow mobile access to network resources while rolling out virtual desktop learning tools.

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Mobile ticketing users to treble by 2015

  The number of people redeeming travel and entertainment tickets via their mobile phones is set to treble by 2015, according to a report by Juniper Research.

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  DHL launches real-time information to improve supply chain

  DHL Supply Chain has launched a live order tracking system (Lots) to deliver real-time information to its customers.

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Avis CIO hands in the keys after three years at the wheel

  Adam Gerrard is to leave the post of chief information officer of Avis after three and a half years

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  IT fails to curb anti-social behaviour

  Information technology failures are a key reason why efforts to stamp out anti-social behaviour have failed for at least a decade....

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Four risk areas CIOs must consider when contracting cloud services

  CIOs should be aware of four main risks when contracting for cloud services, says analyst firm Gartner.

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Apple and Google top most admired list

  IT companies are considered some of the most admired companies in the world with Apple and Google leading the pack.

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Industry calls on employers to say what security skills are needed

  The National Skills Academy for IT is calling on employers to address the cyber security skills gap by sharing views on the most useful courses and qualifications.

• March 08, 2011 08 Mar'11

  Google buys price comparison website for £37.7m

  Google is to acquire UK price comparison website BeatThatQuote.com for £37.7m.

• March 08, 2011 08 Mar'11

  Exclusive: Free software guru Richard Stallman on government IT and why he hates the cloud

  The founding father of the free software movement tells Computer Weekly why government just doesn't "get it"

• March 08, 2011 08 Mar'11

  Facebook enlists Samaritans to counsel suicidal users

  The Samaritans has teamed up with Facebook to enable users to report friends contemplating suicide.

• March 08, 2011 08 Mar'11

  Adobe extends Flash to Apple devices with free HTML5 conversion tool

  Adobe has released for free download an experimental Flash-to-HTML5 converter to the development community through beta technology site, Adobe Labs.

• March 07, 2011 07 Mar'11

  Intel launches second generation Core vPro processor

  Intel says new chip will increase the speed of business applications by 60%

• March 07, 2011 07 Mar'11

  France's G20 files target of cyber attack

  France's files on the G20 meetings were the target of a cyber attack, the country's finance minister has confirmed.

• March 07, 2011 07 Mar'11

  3UK offers unlimited data service to pay-as-you-go customers

  Mobile phone service 3UK is to launch a £15 per month 'all-you-can-eat' data service for pay as you go customers.

• March 07, 2011 07 Mar'11

  Western Digital bids $4.3 billion for Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

  Western Digital has tabled a bid of $4.25m (£2.6bn) to acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies ending the Japanese HDD vendor's previous preparations for an IPO.

• March 07, 2011 07 Mar'11

  HSBC uses token to secure smartphone banking

  HSBC is sending four million online banking customers a security token which will enable them to log in to their online bank account wherever they are, without using a card reader.

• March 07, 2011 07 Mar'11

  SAP upgrade: 6 factors to consider

  Many Indian companies are likely to opt for SAP upgrade given the business benefits. These 6 factors will help CIOs to plan and execute their SAP upgrades effectively.

• March 07, 2011 07 Mar'11

  Malvertising, pop-up ad virus problems demand more user protection

  A recent pop-up ad infection on the London Stock Exchange's website highlights the growing scourge of malicious advertising, or malvertising.

• March 04, 2011 04 Mar'11

  Azure propels Southampton's Windows Phone 7 balloon above the clouds

  Microsoft Azure is helping Southampton University to reach above the clouds in a first-of-its-kind experiment to probe the stratosphere using an unmanned vehicle.

• March 03, 2011 03 Mar'11

  Government increases pay rates for offshore workers in the UK

  The government has increased the salaries oversees workers must be paid if they are to come to the UK.

• March 02, 2011 02 Mar'11

  Government publishes first contract in transparency drive

  The first contract to be published under the government's new transparency drive has been posted on BusinessLink's Contract Finder website.

• March 02, 2011 02 Mar'11

  Government losing billions by not moving to the cloud

  The public sector could be making unnecessary redundancies due to a reluctance to innovate in IT and shift to the cloud, says former CIO John Suffolk

• March 02, 2011 02 Mar'11

  Government needs radical approach to IT, says Institute for Government

  The government needs to implement a radical new approach to IT projects, according to the recommendations of a report by independent thinktank the Institute for Government.

• March 02, 2011 02 Mar'11

  Download 180-day free trial for Windows Embedded Compact 7 OS

  The latest version of Microsoft's operating system (OS) for embedded devices, Windows Embedded Compact 7 is now available on a 180-day free trial.

• March 01, 2011 01 Mar'11

  Intel finalises £5bn acquisition of McAfee

  Intel has confirmed the completion of its $7.7bn (£5bn) acquisition of security software giant McAfee.

• March 01, 2011 01 Mar'11

  Government spends £9.4bn on top 10 most expensive ICT contracts

  The government's top 10 most expensive IT contracts are worth a combined value of £9.44bn, Computer Weekly has found.

• February 28, 2011 28 Feb'11

  UPDATE: Stolen network equipment causes Vodafone UK network outage

  The theft of specialist equipment has prevented thousands of users from accessing the Vodafone network.

• February 28, 2011 28 Feb'11

  Gmail bug hits 150,000 users

  Around 150,000 Gmail account holders were hit by a system glitch at the weekend which reset their accounts, losing e-mails, attachments and Google Chat logs.

• February 25, 2011 25 Feb'11

  Huawei asks US to investigate it for threats to national interest

  Huawei, the Chinese telecoms equipment maker, has called for the US government to make a formal investigation of the company to lay to rest allegations that it represents a threat to US national interests.

• February 25, 2011 25 Feb'11

  Intel rolls out high speed cable 'Thunderbolt'

  Intel has rolled out a high-speed PC connection technology named Thunderbolt, in collaboration with Apple.

• February 25, 2011 25 Feb'11

  Business intelligence implementation best practices

  Business intelligence implementations are riddled with challenges. Use these best practices to make your business intelligence implementations successful.

• February 25, 2011 25 Feb'11

  nullcon 2011 Day Zero: Photo feature

  Botnet detection, fuzzing intricacies, Zeus MitMo, VoIP attacks, and more. nullcon Day Zero saw considerable action worth the capture.

• February 24, 2011 24 Feb'11

  IT freelancers turn recruiters to cope with SME demand

  Freelance IT workers in the digital services sector are being forced to recruit other freelancers to help them keep up with large volumes of work. IT...

• February 24, 2011 24 Feb'11

  Juniper aims to wrap Cisco with QFabric datacentre management

  Datacentre operators and cloud computing suppliers could slash their power and space requirements while running up to 10 times faster

• February 24, 2011 24 Feb'11

  ISC releases security fix for Bind DoS vulnerability

  The Internet Systems Consortium has published an advisory and an update for the Bind domain name system software versions 9.7.1 to 9.7.2-P3.

• February 24, 2011 24 Feb'11

  Exxon, Shell, BP hacked in Night Dragon attacks

  Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell and BP were among the oil companies targeted by hackers working through internet servers in China, say US reports.

• February 24, 2011 24 Feb'11

  Microsoft fixes security flaw in malware protection engine

  Microsoft has patched a flaw in its malware protection engine that could be exploited to gain control of victim's computer.

• February 24, 2011 24 Feb'11

  Government pushes for open standards

  Open standards should be sought in all government IT procurement specifications, says the Cabinet Office

• February 22, 2011 22 Feb'11

  Legacy kit and lack of skills hold back digital video surveillance

  A huge legacy investment in analogue equipment and a lack of data integration skills are holding back more widespread adoption of fully digital video surveillance systems, according to research just published.

• February 22, 2011 22 Feb'11

  The CIO guide to being headhunted

  Senior technology executives need to be aware of the pitfalls and best practices when dealing with recruitment agents and headhunters to find the best opportunity.

• February 22, 2011 22 Feb'11

  Middle East governments stepping up internet control, study shows

  The internet has proved to be a powerful tool for rallying social and political change, but Middle East governments have also recognised their capability to disrupt communications