• Microsoft packs a lot into July’s four Patch Tuesday security updates
• Universities offered high-performance computing cloud via Janet
• Steria staff at Identity and Passport Service strike over pay following PCS union ballot
• Google+ users hit by spam glitch as social network announces business feature
• Global critical infrastructure supplier uses Microsoft SDL to reduce cyber attack risk
• Camwood debuts cloud-based application lifecycle management
• IDC says worldwide tablet shipments fell 28% in Q1 but predicts 53.5m to go in 2011
• IT professionals get multiple job offers and double-digit pay increases as demand surges
• Essex college deploys ATA over Ethernet; and more news
• SAP creates 100 jobs in Ireland to expand technical and R&D functions
• Law firm uses RES Software to manage desktop transfer in office move
• Transport for London appoints Steve Townsend to new combined CIO role
• Traditional payment platforms could face competition from Google and Apple
• Apple promises to fix critical iOS flaws in iPhone, iPad and iPod – but won't say when
• Police officers routinely breach Data Protection Act, says civil liberties watchdog
• Systems integrators could take stake in police agency, says IT chief Gordon Wasserman
• Google+ capitalises on privacy concerns to compete with social network rival Facebook
• Communications minister Ed Vaizey says US ISP piracy deal could pave way for UK
• Development firm TTP trials white space technology in wireless broadband link
• Financial services industry eyes social media as law changes IFA fee structures
• Businesses understand social media risks but fail to take precautions, says survey
• Ofcom moots analogue spectrum for rural mobile broadband devices
• Global IT spending in 2011 on BPM to increase - Gartner
• Microsoft plans light patch Tuesday; to fix 22 bugs
• Kaspersky Lab announces sponsorship of Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
• Many private firms decline ICO audit, finds 2011 ICO annual report
• Cloud technology brings scalability to Indian mobile advertising co
• SAP releases SaaS sales tool for Blackberry, iPhone and iPad platforms
• Tech City gets royal endorsement from Kate and Will
• Anonymous attacks Turkish government websites in Antisec campaign protest
• Microsoft Office 365: Could security be the differentiator?
• FireControl project failed because of inadequate EADS contract, MPs told
• Government opens up data on NHS, schools, criminal justice and transport
• Business analyst skills shortage continues as IT job market grows
• Worldwide SaaS sales to grow 21% in 2011 driven by CRM purchases, says Gartner
• Kognitio ships data analysis tool Pablo
• Industrial action will encourage secure home working, SecurEnvoy survey reveals
• ICO calls on UK businesses to open their doors to audits and reduce data breaches
• Oracle releases iPad app for virtual desktop client
• Hackers publish 17,000 e-mail addresses and passwords from US government and military
• Facebook partners with Skype to add video calling to social network infrastructure
• Predictive analytics, data visualisation, player tracking at play at Wimbledon
• URL shortening services abused by clever spammers
• Morgan Stanley loses personal data of 34,000 customers
• CFOs rule the IT budget, survey finds
• Citrix CEO hedges cloud bets on customer demand for web collaboration tools
• Debra Lilley steps down as chairman as UK Oracle User Group votes for major restructure
• International cybersecurity alliance gets business backing
• Apple iPhone and Google Android overtake RIM as Blackberry market share falls
• Ofcom UK broadband speed map shows wide areas of internet underinvestment
• PayPal UK’s Twitter account hacked
• Business intelligence tool to be deployed at Tata AIG Life
• Capgemini launches software development apprenticeships to secure future workforce
• Vaizey says US could boost UK plans to clamp down on piracy
• Birmingham City Council poised to roll out 4G superfast broadband network
• Gloucestershire moves to multi-agency collaboration for children’s services
• Network security case study: College’s NAC virtual appliance makes grade
• phpMyAdmin gets patch for multiple vulnerabilities
• 5 cloud BI considerations for a successful rollout
• Tesco Bank customers back online after migration glitch
• National Audit Office casts doubt on smart meter roll-out cost
• Metering supplier Onstream moves legacy infrastructure to hosted private cloud
• UK government calls on all sectors to play a role in cybersecurity
• Software suppliers must improve e-prescription systems, says Ovum
• Slug and Lettuce rolls out contactless payments in 80 pubs
• Vaizey claims to favour light-touch regulation in the communications sector
• Government IT strategy ‘lacks detail on delivery', say MPs
• ICO issues warning over NHS Data Protection Act breaches
• Server virtualization technology: A pleasant surprise for Godrej
• BCS open letter urges government to adopt Hargreaves report copyright law reform
• Police-led ICT company will replace NPIA, says home secretary
• European mobile roaming charges fall as EC executes plan to harmonise rates by 2015
• Microsoft shares location data source code for review of Wi-Fi information harvesting
• Google could face US wire-tapping charges following Wi-Fi network data harvesting
• Hacker group Anonymous steals user names and passwords in cyber attack on Apple
• Act now to make social media a business success, says Gartner
• Chrome boost as IE and Firefox market share decline
• Hulu withdraws Facebook Connect feature after software glitch leaked users' data
• IT services supplier Capita buys contact centre business Ventura for £65m
• Cambridge researchers bring computers one step closer to future of spintronic computing
• Government signs framework agreement and names suppliers for public sector networks
• Microsoft says Windows Phone shows privacy principle as US inquiry analyses location data
• Overcoming mobile cloud computing challenges with distributed apps
• Symantec smartphone security comparison offers mixed results
• News in Brief: EMC’s digital universe, Synology’s latest, Insentra surges
• Spending watchdog slams £469m wasted on failed FireControl project
• £20m turnover threshold could exclude SMEs and communities from £2bn broadband deals
• DWP adds agile development into IT contracts for £2bn Universal Credit system
• Cyber criminals deploy TDL-4 virus to create indestructible botnet of 4.5m computers
• HSBC cuts in-house software development with 150 IT job losses
• Betfair sees 120% increase in mobile customers
• Case study: Behind the scenes of the IT powering Wimbledon's tennis tournament
• DPA compliance: Tracking changes to Data Protection Act guidelines
• Infosecurity: Information security vendors lag threat vectors
• When digital risk gets physical: Assessing the global cyberthreat
• Apple fixes 39 bugs in Snow Leopard, preps for Lion release
• How's your software asset management?
• Japan earthquake and tsunami provides first real test of high-tech disaster recovery, says Microsoft
• News Corp offloads Myspace to Justin Timberlake-backed company Specific Media
• Back-office staff will be hit in Lloyds Banking Group job cuts
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