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March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 News

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. Continue Reading

March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 News

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. Continue Reading

March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 Answer

SAN troubleshooting: What are the key steps and best practices when troubleshooting a SAN?

Learn which tools you need to perform SAN troubleshooting, which metrics point to a sign of trouble, and why granular and regular data collection is important. Continue Reading

March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 Photo Story

Cortado Workplace - iPad 2 for business

March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 Photo Story

Photos: iPad 2 apps for business

In this photo story we look at the apps that make the iPad 2 a business tablet. Continue Reading

March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 Photo Story

Roambi Visualizer - iPad 2 for business

March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 Photo Story

SAP BusinessObjects Explorer - iPad 2 for business

March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 Photo Story

MobileIron Sentry - iPad 2 for business

March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 Photo Story

Gusto - iPad 2 for business

March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 Photo Story

GoodReader - iPad 2 for business

March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 Photo Story

Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite - iPad 2 for business

March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 Photo Story

Keynote - iPad 2 for business

March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 Photo Story

SharePlus Office Mobile Client - iPad 2 for business

March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 News

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. Continue Reading

March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 Photo Story

GoToMyPC - iPad 2 for business

March 07, 2011 07Mar2011 News

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. Continue Reading

March 04, 2011 04Mar2011 News

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. Continue Reading

March 04, 2011 04Mar2011 Photo Story

Cash savings

March 04, 2011 04Mar2011 Photo Story

Compleat – Powerful online reporting queries

March 04, 2011 04Mar2011 Photo Story

Spend control dashboard

March 04, 2011 04Mar2011 Photo Story

Computer says "No"

March 04, 2011 04Mar2011 Photo Story

Twickenham stand

March 04, 2011 04Mar2011 Photo Story

Stationary

March 04, 2011 04Mar2011 Photo Story

Compleat main menu

March 04, 2011 04Mar2011 Photo Story

Rugby players

March 04, 2011 04Mar2011 Photo Story

Simple workflow configuration

March 04, 2011 04Mar2011 Photo Story

Twickenham... home of rugby

March 04, 2011 04Mar2011 Photo Story

Rugby Football Union joins software driven buying group

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has joined an online buying group and is using software to cut an estimated £300,000 of the procurement bill every year. Continue Reading

March 03, 2011 03Mar2011 News

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. Continue Reading

March 03, 2011 03Mar2011 Tip

Test data deduplication tools with these five guidelines

Here is a list of five critical aspects to reflect on while testing data deduplication tools for actual results after your rollout. Continue Reading

March 03, 2011 03Mar2011 Photo Story

Display - Apple iPad 2

March 03, 2011 03Mar2011 Photo Story

Slimmer design - Apple iPad 2

March 03, 2011 03Mar2011 Photo Story

A5 dual core processor - Apple iPad 2

March 03, 2011 03Mar2011 Photo Story

HDMI output - Apple iPad 2

March 03, 2011 03Mar2011 Photo Story

FaceTime - Apple iPad 2

March 03, 2011 03Mar2011 Photo Story

Gaming - Apple iPad 2

March 03, 2011 03Mar2011 Photo Story

iMovie - Apple iPad 2

March 03, 2011 03Mar2011 Photo Story

Smart cover - Apple iPad 2

March 03, 2011 03Mar2011 Photo Story

Photo booth - Apple iPad 2

March 03, 2011 03Mar2011 Photo Story

Photos: iPad 2 - Ten things that make it so special

The release of the iPad 2 has taken the world by storm, here we look at ten new features that make it stand out. Continue Reading

March 03, 2011 03Mar2011 Photo Story

Airplay - Apple iPad 2

March 02, 2011 02Mar2011 Blog Post

When is the new government IT strategy due?

There's plenty of rumour and speculation doing the rounds over the timing and contents of the imminent government IT strategy, due to be released anytime soon by the Cabinet Office. I've been told ... Continue Reading

March 02, 2011 02Mar2011 News

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. Continue Reading

March 02, 2011 02Mar2011 News

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 Continue Reading

March 02, 2011 02Mar2011 News

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. Continue Reading

March 02, 2011 02Mar2011 News

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. Continue Reading

March 02, 2011 02Mar2011 Tip

Employee information awareness training: PCI policy templates

To comply with PCI DSS -- and keep cardholder data secure -- organisations must train their employees on data handling best practices. This tip explains how. Continue Reading

March 01, 2011 01Mar2011 News

Intel finalises £5bn acquisition of McAfee

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

March 01, 2011 01Mar2011 News

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. Continue Reading

March 01, 2011 01Mar2011 E-Zine

Data dedupe: A natural fit with backup

The Spring edition of Storage Europe featured articles and the lastest information on data deduplication, backup, and cloud technologies. Download it now for all this and more. Sponsored by: Hewlett-Packard Company, EMC and Dell Compellent. Continue Reading

March 01, 2011 01Mar2011 Tutorial

Networking tutorials

SearchNetworking.co.UK's tutorials provide in-depth resources on networking, mobile, and telecommunications technology and strategy in the UK. Core coverage areas include network design and administration, data centre networking, mobile enterprise ... Continue Reading

March 01, 2011 01Mar2011 Photo Story

Burnt computer - University of Southampton fire data recovery

March 01, 2011 01Mar2011 Photo Story

Internal components - University of Southampton fire data recovery

March 01, 2011 01Mar2011 Photo Story

University of Southampton fire data recovery

March 01, 2011 01Mar2011 Photo Story

Mountbatten building fire damage - University of Southampton fire data recovery

March 01, 2011 01Mar2011 Photo Story

Storage room - University of Southampton fire data recovery

March 01, 2011 01Mar2011 Photo Story

Melted internal components - University of Southampton fire data recovery

March 01, 2011 01Mar2011 Tip

10 identity and access management (IAM) implementation mistakes

An overview of the common issues organizations overlook while deploying an identity and access management (IAM) solution. Continue Reading

March 01, 2011 01Mar2011 Photo Story

Photos: Fire at University of Southampton data recovery

Following a severe fire at one of Southampton University’s buildings, Kroll Ontrack was brought in to help recover as much critical data as possible from the damaged hardware. Continue Reading

March 01, 2011 01Mar2011 Photo Story

Mountbatten building - University of Southampton fire data recovery

March 01, 2011 01Mar2011 Photo Story

Disk drive damage - University of Southampton fire data recovery

March 01, 2011 01Mar2011 Photo Story

The renovated Mountbatten University building - University of Southampton fire data recovery

February 28, 2011 28Feb2011 News

UPDATE: Stolen network equipment causes Vodafone UK network outage

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

February 28, 2011 28Feb2011 News

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. Continue Reading

February 28, 2011 28Feb2011 Tutorial

VMware certification in India: A guide

Growing virtualization deployments are fueling the need for manpower with virtualization skill sets. Get insights on VMware certification in India. Continue Reading

February 25, 2011 25Feb2011 News

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. Continue Reading

February 25, 2011 25Feb2011 News

Intel rolls out high speed cable 'Thunderbolt'

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

February 25, 2011 25Feb2011 News

Business intelligence implementation best practices

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

February 25, 2011 25Feb2011 News

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. Continue Reading

February 24, 2011 24Feb2011 News

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... Continue Reading

February 24, 2011 24Feb2011 News

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 Continue Reading

February 24, 2011 24Feb2011 News

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. Continue Reading

February 24, 2011 24Feb2011 News

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. Continue Reading

February 24, 2011 24Feb2011 News

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. Continue Reading