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2011 Stories
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October 13, 2011
13Oct2011
Photo Story
1Password Pro
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October 13, 2011
13Oct2011
Photo Story
Junos pulse
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October 13, 2011
13Oct2011
Photo Story
Network Utility Pro
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October 13, 2011
13Oct2011
Photo Story
SharePoint
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October 13, 2011
13Oct2011
Photo Story
iWork Pages by Apple
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October 13, 2011
13Oct2011
Photo Story
LogMeIn Ignition
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October 13, 2011
13Oct2011
Tip
Big data storage management challenges and how to deal with them
Big data storage management is becoming an important concern. This tip will help you deal with your big data storage management challenges. Continue Reading
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October 13, 2011
13Oct2011
News
Best of VMworld Europe 2010 winner adopts Cisco UCS
An Italian bank expands its virtual infrastructure to meet growing needs after winning the “Best virtualisation and server consolidation project” award at VMworld Europe 2010. Continue Reading
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October 12, 2011
12Oct2011
Tip
ISDN implementation: Part 2 -- Protocols, components and router options
ISDN provides for digital transmission over ordinary telephone copper wire as well as over other media uses. In this continuation of his tip on ISDN implementation, Chris Partsenidis discusses the OSI Layers, protocols, components and router options... Continue Reading
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October 12, 2011
12Oct2011
News
New batch of IDS, IPS evasion techniques are hitting their targets
Stonesoft has discovered 163 new advanced evasion techniques (AET), claiming these AETs can pass below the radar of some IDS, IPS products. Continue Reading
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October 12, 2011
12Oct2011
Tutorial
The Metasploit Framework Tutorial PDF compendium: Your ready reckoner
Get our Metasploit Framework tutorial installments in one place, with the aid of this Metasploit tutorial PDF collection. Continue Reading
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October 11, 2011
11Oct2011
News
Aviva reduces costs by 30% with cloud-based HR system
Aviva claims to have saved over £1m a year in reduced software licence fees after completing the first stage of a project to replace its Oracle-based HR systems with a cloud-based service. Continue Reading
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October 11, 2011
11Oct2011
News
CIO interview: Adam Gerrard, chief technology officer, LateRooms
The new IT chief at travel firm LateRooms talks about his plans for IT transformation to support a period of intense international business growth. Continue Reading
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October 11, 2011
11Oct2011
News
Moving from in-house IT to third-party hosting services: Case study
A supplier of civil engineering and building materials moved its IT infrastructure to a third-party data centre to resolve its in-house IT problems, including cooling and flooding issues. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2011
10Oct2011
News
CW500: Martin Taylor, head of infrastructure and service delivery, Mitchells & Butlers
In this CW500 Club video, Martin Taylor talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick to share his practical advice on how to move to the cloud. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2011
10Oct2011
News
BI software migration to give IndusInd Bank a leg up
IndusInd is undertaking BI software migration to consolidate data and make most of customer information. Read more about the software migration project. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2011
10Oct2011
In Depth
Project management process challenges: Lessons from SBI, M&M, & NCDEX
Project management process is usually riddled with challenges. Use these insights from India’s largest enterprises to effectively manage your projects. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2011
10Oct2011
News
Google previews new Dart web programming language
Google has introduced a new programming language, Dart , for building web applications. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2011
10Oct2011
Video
CW500: Martin Taylor, head of infrastructure and service delivery, Mitchells & Butlers
In this CW500 Club video, Martin Taylor talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick to share his practical advice on how to move to the cloud. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2011
10Oct2011
Video
CW500: Peter Ransom, chief information officer, Oxfam
In this CW500 Club video, Peter Ransom talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick to share his practical advice on how to move to the cloud. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2011
10Oct2011
News
London 2012 Olympics opens Technology Operations Centre
The IT powering the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics has passed a major milestone with the formal opening of the Technology Operations Centre. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2011
10Oct2011
News
Symantec uses visual maps to identify e-mail-based targeted attacks
Symantec has developed a way of detecting targeted attacks through mapping e-mail patterns to identify single gang activity. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2011
10Oct2011
Video
CW500: Andy Beale, technology director, Guardian News & Media
In this CW500 Club video, Andy Beale talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick to share his practical advice on how to move to the cloud. Continue Reading
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October 07, 2011
07Oct2011
News
High Court finds for Halliburton drill-bit software design patent claim
The High Court has overturned a decision of the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), explicitly confirming that technical design methods are patentable. The ruling has a direct bearing on the IP standing of software algorithms. Continue Reading
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October 07, 2011
07Oct2011
News
Bristol Council gets open source go-ahead after CESG discussions
Bristol City Council has been cleared to build an IT infrastructure using open source software after a visit from CESG, the cyber security arm of the UK intelligence services. Continue Reading
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October 07, 2011
07Oct2011
News
Computer Weekly wins prestigious journalism award
Computer Weekly has won a prestigious award for its journalism. Freelance contributor and Computer Weekly blogger Mark Ballard won the Best Cybercrime Feature of the Year prize at this year's BT Information Security Journalism Awards. ... Continue Reading
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October 07, 2011
07Oct2011
News
85 sub-postmasters seek legal support in claims against Post Office computer system
Over 80 sub-postmasters are interested in taking legal action against the Post Office in relation to an allegedly faulty computer system. Continue Reading
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October 06, 2011
06Oct2011
News
Video is future of communication, claims Cisco CEO John Chambers
Video will be the future for all forms of communication, claims John Chambers, CEO of networking company Cisco. Continue Reading
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October 06, 2011
06Oct2011
News
UBS systems detected $2bn rogue trader fraud, admits CEO Sergio Ermotti
UBS interim CEO Sergio Ermotti has admitted systems in the banks IT infrastructure detected the unauthorised trading of the rogue trader who cost UBS over $2bn, but nothing was done about the warning signals. Continue Reading
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October 06, 2011
06Oct2011
News
Salesforce chief Marc Benioff compares Larry Ellison to 'oppressive dictator'
Marc Benioff, head of Salesforce.com, has given his swan song speech at Oracle Open World, comparing Larry Ellison to an oppressive dictator. He expressed disappointment at Ellison's decision to reschedule Benioff's talk for after the conference ... Continue Reading
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October 06, 2011
06Oct2011
News
Oracle announces public cloud to host long-awaited Fusion applications
Oracle's Fusion applications comprise around 100 products from Oracle's JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft and Siebel systems, with business intelligence embedded into them. Continue Reading
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October 06, 2011
06Oct2011
News
Technology industry figures pay tribute to Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs
Apple's co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs has died, aged 56. Jobs battled with pancreatic cancer, and had liver transplant surgery in 2009. He stepped down as Apple CEO in August 2011 after his second bout of medical leave since the start of the ... Continue Reading
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October 06, 2011
06Oct2011
News
UBS systems detected $2bn rogue trader fraud, admits CEO Sergio Ermotti
UBS interim CEO Sergio Ermotti has admitted systems in the banks IT infrastructure detected the unauthorised trading of the rogue trader who cost UBS over $2bn, but nothing was done about the warning signals. Continue Reading
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October 06, 2011
06Oct2011
News
Technology industry figures pay tribute to Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs
Apple's co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs has died, aged 56. Jobs battled with pancreatic cancer, and had liver transplant surgery in 2009. He stepped down as Apple CEO in August 2011 after his second bout of medical leave since the start of the ... Continue Reading
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October 05, 2011
05Oct2011
News
Apple unveils iPhone 4S, iOS 5 and iCloud
Apple has launched its latest smartphone device, iPhone 4S, an updated version of its operating system (OS), iOS 5 and the new iCloud service. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
CW500: Andy Beale, technology director, Guardian News & Media
In this CW500 Club video, Andy Beale talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick to share his practical advice on how to move to the cloud. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
Jerry Yang in talks with equity investors about taking Yahoo private
Yahoo co-founder and former chief executive Jerry Yang is talking to private equity firms about taking the internet company private. Talks have so far been informal, but Yahoo's advisors are expected to send financial information this week to ... Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
Halliburton appeal boosts industry lobby for CAD patents and erodes IPO 'mental' stance
Halliburton has won an appeal hearing on software patentability. The decision is further evidence that the industry lobby - opposed to the stance taken by the UK Intellectual Property Office on software patentability - is beginning to win. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
In Depth
Bombay Stock Exchange’s server consolidation journey
BSE recently consolidated its servers and began its cloud computing journey. Find out more about BSE’s server consolidation initiative in this case study. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
IT companies dominate global brand index as Apple leads top 100 companies' growth
According to Interbrand's Top 100 Best Global Brands report, Apple saw the biggest rise in brand value while HTC became the one to watch. Interbrand's index places over 20 IT companies in the top 100 index, six of which are in the top 10. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
GPU cracks six-character password in four seconds
A £30 nVidia GeForce GT220 graphics card is capable of cracking strong passwords in a matter of hours. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
Warwick University enters final phase of three-step IT transformation programme
Warwick University has started the last phase of its three-year IT transformation, introducing small, user-driven IT projects to transform its IT operation into one that offers services users need, rather than merely supporting technology. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
IT supplier CSC repays £170m as NHS complains of Lorenzo record progress
IT supplier CSC has repaid £170m after the NHS said it was unhappy with the progress of CSC's Lorenzo patient care records contract. The NHS paid a £200m advanced payment to CSC for the 2011 project costs when a memorandum of understanding was ... Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
Back-up datacentre challenge - to build or to host?
The Royal College of General Practitioners has built its own back-up datacentre using a private cloud architecture, rather than use an external provider. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
Kindle Fire could send tablet prices into nose dive, says market researcher YouGov
Tablet devices must drop in price to £250 to remain viable in the UK according to market research firm YouGov, which said the Amazon Kindle Fire could undercut rivals to create a two-horse race between Amazon and Apple. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
Callcentre workers steal £400k from TUI Travel
Four callcentre workers stole over £400,000 from their employer TUI Travel by paying customer refunds to themselves when processing claims. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison debuts flagship analytics system of 'parallel architecture'
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has showcased an in-memory database engine for big data applications and a processor to rival IBM, combined in a strategy of engineering hardware and software together under a "parallel architecture" approach, similar to ... Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
HP completes £7.1bn Autonomy acquisition
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has completed its acquisition of software company Autonomy for £7.1bn. HP said the acquisition positioned it as a leader in the large and growing enterprise information management space. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
Tip
BackTrack 5 tutorial Part I: Information gathering and VA tools
Our BackTrack 5 tutorial covers information gathering and vulnerability assessment using BackTrack 5. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
Cisco patches IOS in major rollout, releases 10 security advisories
19 bugs and 10 security advisories released to address flaws in Cisco’s IOS network OS, Unified Communication Manager and Series 10000 routers. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
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IT in Europe: Data Management & BI Edition Ezine Archive
The IT in Europe: Data Management & BI Edition Ezine offers practical information and strategic advice around BI and data warehousing, database strategies and data integration, quality and governance. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
HP completes £7.1bn Autonomy acquisition
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has completed its acquisition of software company Autonomy for £7.1bn. HP said the acquisition positioned it as a leader in the large and growing enterprise information management space. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
Callcentre workers steal £400k from TUI Travel
Four callcentre workers stole over £400,000 from their employer TUI Travel by paying customer refunds to themselves when processing claims. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
Universal Credit deadline forced DWP to use “unproven” agile development
Tight deadlines left the Department for Work and Pensions with little choice but to use "unproven" agile methods to develop its £2bn Universal Credit (UC) system, said the Cabinet Office Major Projects Authority (MPA) in a confidential report ... Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
GPU cracks six-character password in four seconds
A £30 nVidia GeForce GT220 graphics card is capable of cracking strong passwords in a matter of hours. Continue Reading
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October 04, 2011
04Oct2011
News
IT supplier CSC repays £170m as NHS complains of Lorenzo record progress
IT supplier CSC has repaid £170m after the NHS said it was unhappy with the progress of CSC's Lorenzo patient care records contract. The NHS paid a £200m advanced payment to CSC for the 2011 project costs when a memorandum of understanding was ... Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
03Oct2011
Blog Post
The day Cisco tried to drown me
The London 2012 Olympics is a test not only for the athletes taking part, but also for the IT suppliers whose technologies help to make it all happen. Last week, I was given an opportunity by ... Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
03Oct2011
News
Legislation helps SMEs protect intellectual property rights in Patents County Court
A law has come into force to make it easier for SMEs to protect intellectual property, ensuring lower-value cases will be dealt with at the less costly Patents County Court and introducing a damages cap of £500,000 for all claims to the PCC. Continue Reading
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October 03, 2011
03Oct2011
News
Identifying the business value of SAM best practice frameworks and standards
Businesses are cautious when it comes to taking up best practice frameworks and standards that could help them manage their software assets more effectively. Continue Reading
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October 02, 2011
02Oct2011
Answer
test CW eoc answer
summary text for test CW eoc answer. Continue Reading
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October 01, 2011
01Oct2011
E-Zine
Break free with open source storage
In this edition of IT in Europe, discover how to break free of vendor lock-in with open source storage. Read how IT departments are using open source storage to gain cost-saving advantages. Today's disk systems cost people the largest chunk of their... Continue Reading
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October 01, 2011
01Oct2011
E-Zine
Cloud computing: Data security outlook
Cloud computing is spreading over the UK as enterprises move aggressively to cloud platforms, turning many IT staff into heroes in their companies. The autumn edition of IT in Europe: Information Security e-zine forecast a cloudy future for security... Continue Reading
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September 29, 2011
29Sep2011
News
IBM signs £525m DWP contract to provide Universal Credit systems
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has signed a seven-year contract with IBM worth £75m per year to provide systems, which will include the delivery of its flagship Universal Credit programme. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2011
29Sep2011
Photo Story
Photos: The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet
There have been rumours for a long time that Amazon would release a tablet – and now here is the Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet, with minimum specs but maximum content. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2011
29Sep2011
News
The impact of the Olympics power drain on London-based datacentres
Power shortages and costs are becoming an increasing concern for companies with datacentres in London as the Olympics approaches. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2011
29Sep2011
Photo Story
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet - e-mail
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September 29, 2011
29Sep2011
Photo Story
Amazon Kindle fire tablet - Cloud
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September 29, 2011
29Sep2011
Photo Story
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet specifications
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September 29, 2011
29Sep2011
Photo Story
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet - Whispersync
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September 29, 2011
29Sep2011
Photo Story
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet - Silk browser
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September 29, 2011
29Sep2011
Photo Story
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet - Android
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September 29, 2011
29Sep2011
Photo Story
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet - Music
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September 29, 2011
29Sep2011
Photo Story
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet - Movies
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September 29, 2011
29Sep2011
Photo Story
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet - Books
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September 29, 2011
29Sep2011
Photo Story
Amazon Kindle fire tablet - Apps
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September 29, 2011
29Sep2011
News
Security firm selects Fujitsu IT services
Security company G4S has outsourced its IT infrastructure and services to Fujitsu and has agreed a £32.9m seven-year contract. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2011
28Sep2011
Tip
8 power usage effectiveness (PUE) best practices for your data center
Power usage effectiveness (PUE) is a measure of power efficiency in data center IT equipment. Use these best practices to learn how to tweak PUE levels. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2011
28Sep2011
News
Amazon launches Kindle Fire tablet but experts doubt its use as a business device
Amazon has confirmed its much-anticipated entry into the tablet market with the US launch of its Kindle Fire device - but analysts doubt it will appeal to corporate IT buyers. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2011
28Sep2011
News
Microsoft starts roll-out of Mango update for Windows Phone 7
Microsoft has started rolling out the next major version of its Windows Phone 7 operating system, codenamed Mango. Continue Reading
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September 27, 2011
27Sep2011
News
Power protection for the data centre
All the servers in the world are useless without electricity. And securing the supply of power has become a key challenge for data centre managers. Swinburne University faced this challenge in the solution design for their data centres. Continue Reading
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September 27, 2011
27Sep2011
Blog Post
How BP got its IT suppliers to collaborate and perform after massive vendor consolidation
Oil and Gas giant BP spent 65% of its $3bn annual IT budget with 3000 suppliers in 2008 but now it outsources to only seven and has reduced its annual IT budget by $800m as a result. Vital to the ... Continue Reading
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September 27, 2011
27Sep2011
News
How BP made its supplier ecosystem work
Oil and gas giant BP spent 65% of its $3bn annual IT budget with 3,000 suppliers in 2008, but now it outsources to only seven and has reduced its annual IT budget by $800m as a result. Continue Reading
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September 27, 2011
27Sep2011
News
Bristol Council's open source plan thwarted by security clearance problems
Bristol City Council's open source push has suffered another series of set-backs that point a finger of blame at CESG, the cyber security arm of GCHQ. Continue Reading
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September 27, 2011
27Sep2011
News
Mitchells & Butlers continues to drive down IT costs
Pub group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is continuing an IT cost-cutting plan to respond to pressure on its operating margins. Continue Reading
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September 27, 2011
27Sep2011
News
Cognizant acquires Zaffera
Outsourcing company Cognizant has acquired Zaffera, an SAP retail consulting and software development firm, for an undisclosed sum. Continue Reading
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September 26, 2011
26Sep2011
News
Businesses must invest in ICT to boost economy, finds research
The European economy could be boosted by billions of euros over the next decade if businesses increase investment in information and communication technology. Continue Reading
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September 26, 2011
26Sep2011
News
Boots launches mobile site to expand multichannel offering
Retailer Boots has launched a mobile version of its website to expand its multichannel portfolio. Continue Reading
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September 26, 2011
26Sep2011
In Depth
Self-encrypting drives: SED the best-kept secret in hard drive encryption security
The SED solves many common data loss problems and is easy to use and manage with minimal impact on system performance – yet relatively few businesses and governments use SEDs. Continue Reading
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September 23, 2011
23Sep2011
Tutorial
Understanding the UID Aadhaar project and IT's role in its success
The success of the Aadhaar project (UID) will solely rely on its IT infrastructure. Know the role that IT plays in success of Aadhaar project. Continue Reading
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September 23, 2011
23Sep2011
Tip
Build an MDM hub with this step by step guide
Building a master data management (MDM) hub can be baffling. Use this step by step manual to build your own efficient MDM hub. Continue Reading
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September 23, 2011
23Sep2011
News
Police IT not fit for purpose, police-led ICT company needs a lot of work, says Home Office report
A Home Office report into policing has labelled police IT as not being fit for purpose and made recommendations to shake up a mess of different IT systems across 43 forces which is hindering police attempts to fight crime. Continue Reading
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September 23, 2011
23Sep2011
News
Anti-piracy group FAST applauds government business guide to navigating UK IP law
The government has published a guide to UK intellectual property law for businesses, providing information on IP policies; procurement of goods and services; reporting IP crime; and auditing IP. The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) said it ... Continue Reading
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September 23, 2011
23Sep2011
News
Burying the NHS National Programme for IT
The government's decision to accelerate the dismantling of the NHS National Project for IT (NPfIT) came as little surprise to those who have followed the terminally ill project since 2002. But what is the prognosis for the NHS's badly needed ... Continue Reading
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September 22, 2011
22Sep2011
News
Government pulls plug on ailing £11bn NHS IT programme
The troubled £11bn NHS National Programme for IT is to be axed, the government is expected to announce later today. Continue Reading
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September 22, 2011
22Sep2011
News
Researchers claim to have broken SSL/TLS encryption
Two security researchers claim to have found a way of breaking the SSL/TLS encryption that is widely used to guarantee the reliability and privacy of data exchanged between web browsers and servers. Continue Reading
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September 22, 2011
22Sep2011
News
BASF extends BT network contract
Chemical group BASF has signed a €200m deal with BT for networking 900 BASF sites in more than 80 countries. The contract includes the provision of IP telephony and local network services (managed LAN services) at 300 sites in North and South ... Continue Reading
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September 22, 2011
22Sep2011
News
SQL injection attacks increasing in number, sophistication and potency, researchers find
The prevalence and intensity of SQL injection attacks are increasing, according to Imperva. Continue Reading
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September 21, 2011
21Sep2011
News
Gartner: Best defence against social media threats is monitoring and education
Blocking social media in the enterprise encourages bad behaviour by employees but does not prevent access, warns Gartner. Continue Reading
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September 21, 2011
21Sep2011
News
Adobe releases Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 for video and enterprise apps
Adobe's Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 software support HD video quality across devices, such as Apple's iPhone and iPad. Other features include captive runtime for independent application updates, video content protection and 64-bit support on Linux, ... Continue Reading
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September 21, 2011
21Sep2011
News
HP webOS lay-offs could affect European employees
Hewlett-Packard could lay off European employees as part of the company's decision to discontinue its webOS hardware division, including the Touchpad tablet range. Continue Reading