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2011 Stories
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August 19, 2011
19Aug2011
Tutorial
Social Engineer Toolkit (SET) tutorial for penetration testers
A social engineering toolkit helps address the human element aspect of penetration testing. Learn how to use Social Engineer Toolkit with this tutorial. Continue Reading
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August 19, 2011
19Aug2011
In Depth
IT and marketing: working together for business success
The IT department builds things that scale and last, while marketing wants the next big thing - and needed it yesterday. How can heads of technology work effectively with marketing? Cliff Saran investigates Continue Reading
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August 19, 2011
19Aug2011
In Depth
Green IT: How to deliver value to your business
IT leaders are under pressure to make sure IT investments are made in the right places and realising that sometimes-elusive goal of measuring tangible value from IT. Continue Reading
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August 19, 2011
19Aug2011
News
What does HP's Autonomy acquisition mean for the UK tech sector?
HP's bombshell announcement that it is to acquire Autonomy has left many questioning where this leaves the UK software industry. Computer Weekly asks the experts what the deal means for UK home-grown tech talent and what HP is likely to achieve with... Continue Reading
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August 19, 2011
19Aug2011
News
Customers may think twice about HP as PC business looks uncertain
As HP announces a major shake-up of its product range and services, analysts warn customers could think twice about HP contracts as a result of uncertainty surrounding its PC business. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2011
18Aug2011
News
Citrix buys RingCube for desktop personalisation: News in brief
Citrix has acquired RingCube, a desktop personalisation software provider, for an undisclosed sum. Citrix will add RingCube’s capabilities to its XenDesktop platform. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2011
18Aug2011
Tip
Application migration to the cloud: Selecting the right apps
Migrating applications to the cloud depends on many parameters. This tip helps you prioritize and carry out application migration correctly and effectively. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2011
18Aug2011
News
NHS trusts already planning a way out of National Programme contracts
NHS trusts in the National Programme for IT's beleaguered southern region have already begun drafting specifications for systems that may replace those supplied under the controversial project. Continue Reading
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August 17, 2011
17Aug2011
News
Cisco hardening guides for IOS, IOS-XR and NX-OS devices
Patching routing and switching infrastructure in any organisation is often delayed, sometimes due to the potential impact on production systems and sometimes because the IT resources are simply too busy fighting fires. Continue Reading
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August 17, 2011
17Aug2011
News
APEJ’s content management software sales grow by 11% in H2-2010:IDC
Content management software sales in APEJ region grew by 11% in second half of 2010. Know the latest trends in content management software space. Continue Reading
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August 17, 2011
17Aug2011
News
UK business should educate internally to get the right IT security skills at lower cost
UK businesses should look to internal training to meet future IT security needs rather than paying high prices by competing to recruit scarce skills externally, warn experts. Continue Reading
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August 17, 2011
17Aug2011
News
Atos employees to be investigated over Facebook remarks about disability benefit applicants
Two Atos Healthcare employees are being investigated over allegations they made inappropriate remarks on Facebook about the people they assess for sickness benefit. Continue Reading
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August 16, 2011
16Aug2011
In Depth
IPv6: The security risks to business
IT security professionals say the security holes that will open up in many business organisations as the world moves over to internet protocol version six (IPv6) constitute a substantial security concern Continue Reading
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August 16, 2011
16Aug2011
News
Information Commissioner calls for more privacy improvements at Google
The Information Commissioner's Office says an audit at Google's London office shows the company has taken reasonable steps to improve its privacy policies, but could do more. Continue Reading
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August 16, 2011
16Aug2011
News
Microsoft to discontinue support for its e-book reader application
Microsoft is to halt support for its e-book reader application in a year's time, with no new content to be released after November this year. Continue Reading
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August 15, 2011
15Aug2011
News
Veeam brings virtual server backup for NHS trust
Storage roundup: Hospital cuts restoration times to minutes using Veeam Backup & Recovery; Buffalo launches Windows NAS family; Coraid partners with The Blueprint IT; Dot Hill appointments; and more. Continue Reading
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August 15, 2011
15Aug2011
Answer
Key steps for a successful SAN migration
For a successful SAN migration, it’s key to understand your current environment and the future state of the SAN, as well as to carry out a testing phase against each platform and migration strategy. Continue Reading
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August 15, 2011
15Aug2011
News
Government must change the way it stores citizens' personal data, calls the EHRC
The government must bring in changes to better protect personal information, calls the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Continue Reading
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August 12, 2011
12Aug2011
News
Data quality improvement impeded by lack of automation
Data quality improvement has boosted revenue at 12% of a sample of UK companies. Progress impeded by poor automation, says research from QAS: 42% use Excel spreadsheets to detect data quality issues. Continue Reading
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August 12, 2011
12Aug2011
News
Parliamentary group of MPs to discuss outsourcing and shared services
A parliamentary group of MPs that will look at how the public sector can get more out of outsourcing and shared services will begin work when it has its first meeting this month. Continue Reading
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August 12, 2011
12Aug2011
News
Gist uses IBM cloud to improve supply chain messaging
Gist, a logistics company specialising in the distribution of chilled, frozen and ambient foods, has implemented IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services. Continue Reading
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August 11, 2011
11Aug2011
News
US woman sues Google over Gmail scanning
A woman has filed a class action suit against Google for scanning all e-mail sent to Gmail account holders to use for targeted advertising campaigns. Continue Reading
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August 11, 2011
11Aug2011
News
IT firm grows business five-fold after hiring apprentices
Computer repair company D&J Henry says its business has grown five-fold after hiring apprentices. Continue Reading
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August 11, 2011
11Aug2011
News
Government moves Alpha.gov.uk one-stop website to beta phase for public testing
The government has moved an alpha version of a pilot website - which could replace all .gov.uk URLs - to beta. Continue Reading
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August 10, 2011
10Aug2011
News
RDBMS now a low focus area for BI pros
Traditional RDBMS technology is incapable of handling the demands of unstructured, big data. BI pros are now going beyond RDBMS and exploring new options. Continue Reading
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August 10, 2011
10Aug2011
News
Adobe issues security updates for Flash, Shockwave, Photoshop and RoboHelp
Adobe has issued fixes for vulnerabilities in Flash, Shockwave, Photoshop, RoboHelp and Flash Media Server in the latest security update. Continue Reading
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
Tip
Private cloud setup in six easy steps
Private cloud setup entails a systematic progression from assessment to optimization. This tip helps smooth your private cloud setup adoption journey. Continue Reading
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
Photo Story
BlackBerry Bold 9780 Features
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
Photo Story
BlackBerry Style 9760 Features
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
Photo Story
BlackBerry Torch 9810 Specifications
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
Photo Story
Photos: BlackBerry unveils its new smartphone range
BlackBerry has unveiled five new smartphones to combat Apple and HTC's dominance in the smartphone market. Continue Reading
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
Photo Story
BlackBerry Torch 9860 Features
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
Photo Story
BlackBerry Torch 9860 Specifications
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
Photo Story
BlackBerry Torch 9810 Features
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
Photo Story
BlackBerry Style 9760 Specifications
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
Photo Story
BlackBerry Bold 9900 Specifications
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
Photo Story
BlackBerry Bold 9900 Features
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
Photo Story
BlackBerry Bold 9780 Specifications
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
News
Ten-year-old hacker exposes exploitable flaws in Apple and Android games
A 10-year-old Californian hacker has exposed a new type of security vulnerability in many mobile games at a hacker conference in Las Vegas. Continue Reading
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
News
Twitter acquires social network site Bagcheck
Social network site Bagcheck has been bought by Twitter for an undisclosed sum. Continue Reading
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
News
Windows 7 deployments delayed by economic uncertainties, says Gartner
Economic uncertainty may cause a slowdown in Windows 7 operating system (OS) deployments in Western Europe, according to research firm Gartner. Continue Reading
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August 09, 2011
09Aug2011
News
Blackberry to co-operate with police after youths used BBM to organise riots
Research in Motion has said that it will co-operate with the police after it was revealed that London rioters used Blackberry Messenger rather than Twitter to organise looting sprees across the capital, with violence later spreading to Birmingham, ... Continue Reading
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August 08, 2011
08Aug2011
News
Customer data privacy program poised to roll out at Airtel
Airtel’s customer data privacy program will roll out in phases. With the pilot almost completed, Airtel is confident of meeting data privacy regulations. Continue Reading
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August 08, 2011
08Aug2011
News
Royal Pharmaceutical Society outsources to cope with restructure
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has outsourced the management of e-mail and storage to support a major restructure. Continue Reading
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August 08, 2011
08Aug2011
Tip
Best practices for audit, log review for IT security investigations
Device logs can be one of the most helpful tools infosec pros have, or they can be a huge waste of space. Continue Reading
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August 08, 2011
08Aug2011
News
US standards body issues warning to energy suppliers over cyber attacks
A US energy industry standards body has warned suppliers to improve their defences against cyber attacks. Continue Reading
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August 08, 2011
08Aug2011
News
Toxic National Programme for IT contracts to be housed under one body
Billions of pounds of toxic IT contract exposures at the Department for Health could be housed under one central unit, according to reports. Continue Reading
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August 08, 2011
08Aug2011
News
Who needs MPLS? A dark fibre network saves York Council
The City of York Council set out to rethink its Internet and voice network services and ended up building a dark fibre network that will support city-wide free wireless. Continue Reading
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August 07, 2011
07Aug2011
News
Maritime museum backs up with HP LeftHand, Microsoft
The Australian National Maritime Museum has revamped its storage infrastructure, selecting HP LeftHand and Microsoft. Continue Reading
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August 05, 2011
05Aug2011
Tip
Water cooling vs. air cooling: The rise of water use in data centres
When comparing water cooling vs. air cooling techniques in data centres, you will find that air cooling is more popular. But water cooling is making its presence felt again. Continue Reading
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August 05, 2011
05Aug2011
News
Is your BI safe in the hands of ERP vendors?
ERP vendors are pitching integration as supreme for BI. But can these ERP vendors hit the ball out of the park? Continue Reading
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August 05, 2011
05Aug2011
News
Microsoft slots 22 patches for August Patch Tuesday
Windows, IE, Visio, .Net, Visual Studio and Report Viewer to get security updates; updated version of Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on charts. Continue Reading
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August 05, 2011
05Aug2011
Tip
MDM tools vendor selection criteria
MDM tools are fast turning into necessities. Start your MDM tools vendor selection process with these helpful tips. Continue Reading
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August 05, 2011
05Aug2011
Tip
NIST SP 800-30 standard for technical risk assessment: An evaluation
Risk assessment with NIST SP 800-30 focuses on securing IT infrastructure. Find out NIST SP 800-30 strengths, and learn how it differs from other standards. Continue Reading
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August 05, 2011
05Aug2011
News
Case Study: Data encryption at the Salvation Army
The Salvation Army in the UK supports flexible working from home using laptops owned by the charity, but says finding a good way of protecting data was a challenge. Continue Reading
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August 05, 2011
05Aug2011
News
US names former Microsoft executive as new Federal CIO
The US has appointed former Microsoft executive Steven VanRoekel as its new government chief information officer. Continue Reading
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August 05, 2011
05Aug2011
News
Energy giant outsources smart meter services to Logica
Scottish and Southern Energy has outsourced some of its smart metering processes to Logica to help support the UK national roll-out. Continue Reading
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August 04, 2011
04Aug2011
News
Missing USB drive, found in pub, contained unencrypted data
The ICO says two housing groups must improve data security after a contractor’s missing USB drive, containing unencrypted data, was found in a pub. Continue Reading
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August 03, 2011
03Aug2011
News
Hotmail makes sign-in changes, can't please everyone
The Hotmail sign-in page is in the news this week, with subtle changes to browser auto-complete behaviour to provide wider browser compatibility. Continue Reading
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August 03, 2011
03Aug2011
News
Sunderland City Council signs multimillion-pound 10-year network deal with BT
BT will deliver a corporate network connecting 188 sites. Continue Reading
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August 03, 2011
03Aug2011
News
eBay boosts virtual servers with 100 terabytes of flash memory
Online auction site eBay has deployed more than 100 terabytes of flash memory to power its VMware virtual server infrastructure. The S-class flash storage from solid state disk provider Nimbus is believed to be among the world's largest consolidated... Continue Reading
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August 03, 2011
03Aug2011
News
Round table: the value of big data
Learn what our round table of experts thinks of the value and significance of “big data.” Continue Reading
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August 02, 2011
02Aug2011
Photo Story
Review of Visual Studio Lightswitch
A review of Visual Studio Lightswitch, Microsoft's simplified self-service development tool. Continue Reading
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August 02, 2011
02Aug2011
Photo Story
Visual Studio Lightswitch is designed to simplify application creation
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August 02, 2011
02Aug2011
Photo Story
Lightswitch relationship manager
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August 02, 2011
02Aug2011
Photo Story
Lightswitch screen designer
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August 02, 2011
02Aug2011
News
NHS trust forced to adopt National Programme patient records system or face £8.8m fine
An NHS trust was forced to buy care records software through the National Programme for IT or face the threat of an £8.8m fine - even though it had a longstanding supplier in place. Continue Reading
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August 02, 2011
02Aug2011
News
Tesco signs eight-year deal to use Microsoft products and services
Tesco has signed a software licensing and services deal with Microsoft aimed at helping improve the retail giant's global productivity and international growth. Continue Reading
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August 02, 2011
02Aug2011
News
Amazon closes Android appstore submissions in Germany after Apple lawsuit
Amazon has closed submissions for its Android app store in Germany following a lawsuit from Apple. Continue Reading
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August 02, 2011
02Aug2011
Photo Story
Starting a project with Lightswitch
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August 02, 2011
02Aug2011
Photo Story
Lightswitch publish wizard
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August 01, 2011
01Aug2011
E-Zine
Virtual infrastructure: Don't skip the small stuff
As more European companies turn to virtualisation to enhance their environments, it is important for them to generate a solid IT roadmap and focus on key areas such as architectural governance, technical design, and how virtualisation fits in with ... Continue Reading
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August 01, 2011
01Aug2011
Tip
6 cloud SLA monitoring tips for better service delivery
Cloud SLA monitoring is essential for better service delivery. These tips on effective cloud SLA monitoring help ensure SLAs from cloud vendors are met. Continue Reading
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August 01, 2011
01Aug2011
News
Bad sectors – Storage news from Dell, Zerowait and Waikato District Health Board
Dell plans to bring its vStart pre-packaged infrastructure stacks to Australia later this year, while ZeroWait has scored an Australian customer for its SimplStor product. Continue Reading
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August 01, 2011
01Aug2011
News
CSC closes acquisition of iSoft ahead of NHS IT contract renegotiations
Outsourcing provider CSC has closed the acquisition of beleaguered healthcare application provider iSoft for $189m (£115m). Continue Reading
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August 01, 2011
01Aug2011
News
CIO interview: Michael Foster, European vice-president of IT, FedEx Express
What role should IT play in business? This is the question Michael Foster, vice-president of IT at Fedex Europe, tackles at the global courier. Cliff Saran reports. Continue Reading
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August 01, 2011
01Aug2011
In Depth
What is big data and how can it be used to gain competitive advantage?
Cliff Saran discovers how big data can deliver big business benefits without excessive IT investment Continue Reading
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August 01, 2011
01Aug2011
News
Former government CIO John Suffolk joins Huawei as head of cybersecurity
Former government CIO John Suffolk has joined China-based IT company Huawei as global head of cybersecurity. Continue Reading
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July 29, 2011
29Jul2011
Blog Post
The PASC report on government IT: a cause for cynicism and optimism
Computer Weekly has to declare a conflict of interest when it comes to writing about yet another report from some branch of Parliament that issues scathing criticisms of government IT. Frankly, if ... Continue Reading
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July 29, 2011
29Jul2011
News
Why the High Court ruling in the Newzbin2 case is such a big deal
The creative industries have welcomed the UK High Court ruling that BT must block access to pirated content aggregator site Newzbin2, but why is the ruling seen as such a game changer? Continue Reading
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July 29, 2011
29Jul2011
News
Government axes 376 more websites
The government has axed nearly half of its websites since June last year, following recommendations that all digital public services should be under one URL. Continue Reading
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July 29, 2011
29Jul2011
News
Apple and Samsung overtake Nokia as worldwide smartphone shipments grow 76%
Nokia's woes continue as Apple and Samsung overtake the Finnish giant to become the largest global smartphone manufacturers, according to analyst figures. Continue Reading
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July 29, 2011
29Jul2011
News
BSkyB wins 174,000 new broadband subscribers
BSkyB has reported a surge in its broadband business in yearly results, taking its subscriber base to 711,000. Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
28Jul2011
News
Starting from scratch - the SMB CIO
The role of CIO is usually associated with large companies with lots of technology and several IT staff. But that's not always the case. Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
28Jul2011
News
Highlights from 'A recipe for rip-offs' - the Select Committee report on government IT
The Public Administration Select Committee has published a scathingly critical report on government's use of IT. We've chosen a selection of the highlights from the report. Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
28Jul2011
News
Managed services spending by SMBs to witness 23% growth: AMI Partners
Indian SMBs are aggressively adopting managed services. Explore how this market segment will shape up in the near future. Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
28Jul2011
News
ElasticStack delivers cloud with SAN-resilient storage on commodity hardware
Cloud platform provider ElasticStack has refined its software to deliver a cloud platform with resilient storage using low-cost commodity hardware... Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
28Jul2011
News
NetApp trials University alliance to tackle skills shortage
NetApp will try to introduce certifications in its products to the curricula of nine Australian universities, to address a shortage of people skilled in operating its products. Continue Reading
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July 28, 2011
28Jul2011
News
KLM deploys RightNow natural language search for mobile website
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has rolled out software-as-a-service provider RightNow's CX Intent Guide on its mobile website. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2011
27Jul2011
Tip
Website secure login: Alternatives to out-of-wallet questions
Learn about alternatives to static knowledge-based authentication and out-of-wallet questions for secure website logins in this tip. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2011
27Jul2011
News
Metasploit Pro 4.0 adds support for cloud, SIEM systems
Rapid7 releases Metasploit Pro version 4 with improved automation features and new SIEM and cloud-based pen-testing support. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2011
27Jul2011
News
Security software market remains fragmented: Gartner
Top five vendors command no more than 44% of security software market. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2011
27Jul2011
News
Computer glitch halts Post Office card transactions
Customers have been unable to complete card transactions at the Post Office after a computer glitch across all branches... Continue Reading
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July 27, 2011
27Jul2011
News
Virgin Media sees small drop in business sales, and loses 18,000 broadband users
Cable telecoms supplier Virgin Media has reported a small drop in business revenue for its second quarter, while the firm also revealed it has lost 18,000 broadband users... Continue Reading
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July 26, 2011
26Jul2011
Tip
Metasploit tutorial part 2: Using meterpreter
Part two of our Metasploit tutorial covers usage details of the meterpreter post-exploitation tool in Metasploit to create exploits that evade detection. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2011
26Jul2011
News
Tate museum group chooses Drupal and cloud hosting for new website
The Tate museum group is scrapping the use of HTML code in favour of open source content management platform Drupal... Continue Reading
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July 26, 2011
26Jul2011
Tutorial
Data deduplication 101
This data deduplication guide presents comprehensive information and tips on available data deduplication solutions. A must-have guide for managers. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2011
26Jul2011
News
UK fails to make world’s top 10 high-speed broadband countries - but Ireland scrapes in
The UK has failed to make it into the top 10 countries with the highest average broadband speed, but neighbouring Ireland scrapes in... Continue Reading
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July 25, 2011
25Jul2011
Blog Post
Computer Club for Girls (CC4G) encourages 84% of school girls to consider IT career
The E-Skills UK Computer Club for Girls (CC4G) aims to encourage more women into technology-related careers by providing school girls with computing classes related to their interests, such as art ... Continue Reading
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July 25, 2011
25Jul2011
News
How to improve storage resources utilisation
Storage hardware vendors’ upgrade offers are leading many mainframe users to buy storage they don’t need, which sends operational expenses through the roof because storage resources’ utilisation rates are low, says an expert. Continue Reading