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IT suppliers
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April 25, 2012
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Apr'12
Apple overtakes IBM and HP in sales
Apple has posted another remarkable set of financial results, overtaking IT giants IBM and HP in sales during its latest financial quarter.
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April 23, 2012
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Apr'12
UK firms see competitors as greater cyber attack risk than criminals
More than half of UK firms expect a cyber attack in the next six months, but see competitors as a greater risk than criminals
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April 20, 2012
20
Apr'12
Outsourcing in the UK slows down in early 2012
Outsourcing in the UK has slowed considerably in the first three months of 2012 with the value of contracts signed falling well below last year.
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April 19, 2012
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Apr'12
IT staff lack understanding to succeed with big data
IT professionals lack the skills to truly understand the big data opportunity for business and government
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April 19, 2012
19
Apr'12
Supercomputers will reach 'exascale' speeds within decade
Supercomputers will be powerful enough to simulate the human brain within seven years, says founder of Top500 list.
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April 19, 2012
19
Apr'12
Staff at IT services firm CSC protest redundancy policy
Workers at IT services giant CSC in the UK are holding a lunchtime protest today (19 April) to protest at the company’s redundancy policy
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April 16, 2012
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Apr'12
HP losing grip of EDS’s Ministry of Defence contract
HP’s grip on a flagship Ministry of Defence contract could be weakening after CSC took over a key outsourcing deal.
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April 04, 2012
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Apr'12
Microsoft improves virtual desktops but drops inventory software
Microsoft is expanding its desktop virtualisation product family with software that retains user preferences as they switch between devices
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April 04, 2012
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Apr'12
Facebook counter sues Yahoo in escalating patent war
Facebook is counter suing Yahoo in an escalating patent battle between the rival social networking firms
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April 03, 2012
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Apr'12
How the cloud found Mitchells & Butlers
The cloud was found to be a good fit for hospitality company Mitchells & Butlers after it approached IT providers with a set of outcomes
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April 02, 2012
02
Apr'12
UK business fears impact of new EU data protection framework
More than half of senior UK IT managers in large enterprises believe the proposed new EU data protection framework will cost their business more money, a survey has revealed
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March 26, 2012
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Mar'12
Department for Work and Pensions outsources IT for universal credit welfare to India
The government is outsourcing IT development for the universal credit welfare programme to India despite promises to keep data projects in the UK
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March 22, 2012
22
Mar'12
O2 automation cuts offshore dependence and saves millions
O2 is automating business processes to reduce the cost of back office operations and cut its reliance on offshore recruitment
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March 16, 2012
16
Mar'12
Cisco buys UK video company NDS for $5bn
Cisco is paying $5bn for NDS, a UK company which specialises in securing subscription TV services
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March 14, 2012
14
Mar'12
Gartner: Rethink organisation structure to boost business
Businesses must radically rethink how they organise staff and collaborate if they want to make big improvements, according to analyst Gartner
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March 12, 2012
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Mar'12
Cloud and big data to drive BPO benefits
Cloud computing and business analytics are set to inject new life into the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector.
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March 07, 2012
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Mar'12
FBI informer Hector Xavier Monsegur aids in arrest of LulzSec hackers
Authorities in the US, UK and Republic of Ireland have arrested seven suspected members of hacktivist group LulzSec, including Hector Xavier Monsegur, who helped investigators
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March 06, 2012
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Mar'12
Yahoo plans another round of job cuts
Yahoo is planning another round of redundancies as it continues to struggle with competition from rivals Google and Facebook
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March 06, 2012
06
Mar'12
CW500: Getting to grips with big data
Experts from Standard Life, Deloitte and Intelligent Business Strategies share some useful tips for CIOs on understanding big data
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March 01, 2012
01
Mar'12
RSA 2012: IT security experts urge enterprises to ban smartphone BYOD schemes
Enterprises should ban employees from using their own smartphones for work, a panel of IT security practitioners told the RSA Conference 2012
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February 29, 2012
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Feb'12
IT departments risk losing responsibility for IT security
IT security professionals can no longer take it for granted that IT security will continue as part of the IT function
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February 27, 2012
27
Feb'12
WAN optimisation: improving the performance of business applications
How can WAN optimisation support IT consumerisation and cloud computing?
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February 23, 2012
23
Feb'12
OSSIM update enables cyber threat intelligence sharing
The latest update to the Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) base system includes a mechanism for sharing cyber threat intelligence.
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February 21, 2012
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Feb'12
Social media users demand more meaningful interactivity
British people want more from the social media platforms they use as demand for more meaningful user experiences increases.
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February 17, 2012
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Feb'12
Generation Y is a myth, says Corporate Executive Board research
Generation Y – the computer-literate youngsters who need the latest high-tech gadget to work effectively – is a myth, the latest research reveals
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February 17, 2012
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Feb'12
Voltas’ SAP business intelligence (BI) powers move to improve profits
The CFO and IT maven at India’s engineering solutions major Voltas Ltd detail how they worked together on a SAP BusinessObjects BI implementation project.
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February 16, 2012
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Feb'12
Cisco wants EU to reconsider Microsoft Skype deal
Cisco is calling on European Union authorities to reconsider the unconditional approval of Microsoft’s $8.5bn acquisition of Skype.
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February 14, 2012
14
Feb'12
President of European Parliament critical of Acta
After a weekend of public protests against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (Acta), the president of the European Parliament has added his voice to those of critcs.
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February 13, 2012
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Feb'12
IT professionals prioritise Windows 7 upgrade, but cloud takes a back seat
Windows 7 upgrade will drive virtualisation but businesses are slow to take up cloud computing
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February 13, 2012
13
Feb'12
IT services providers sign up to apprentice scheme
UK IT service providers will take on more IT apprentices to help bridge the gap between education and the workplace as part of a government-backed scheme
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February 13, 2012
13
Feb'12
IE update top priority for Patch Tuesday
Microsoft releases nine bulletins addressing 21 vulnerabilities in its monthly Patch Tuesday security update on 14 February
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February 10, 2012
10
Feb'12
Government takes on proprietary software lobby in open standards battle
The government wants to push through open standards against vested interests keen to maintain the dominance of proprietary systems.
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February 10, 2012
10
Feb'12
LinkedIn Q4 revenue more than doubles
Social networking site LinkedIn has reported 2011 fourth quarter revenue of $167.7m, up 105% from Q4 2010; and net income of $6.9m, an increase of 30%
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February 09, 2012
09
Feb'12
Cisco back on acquisition trail after record quarter
Cisco Systems has reported record revenues of $11.5bn for the second fiscal quarter that ended 28 January 2012, up 11% on the year-ago quarter, and profits of $2.6bn or 47 cents a share, up 27%.
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February 02, 2012
02
Feb'12
Ofcom reports UK improvement in broadband
Boris Johnson says people should go to the pub to avoid massive rush-hour delays during the Olympics, but perhaps teleworking would be better for business
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February 02, 2012
02
Feb'12
Cisco unveils product consolidation plan
Cisco has unveiled details of the product line consolidation it hopes will turn around the company after its struggles with poor financial performance.
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January 30, 2012
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Jan'12
Microsoft puts Blackberry service on Office365
Businesses running Microsoft Office 365 can now access Exchange Online on their BlackBerry smartphones.
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January 27, 2012
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Jan'12
Nokia smartphones bomb as sales drop 27%
Nokia’s latest results for Q4 2011 show just how far the company that was once the standard choice for almost every corporate mobile user has fallen.
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January 25, 2012
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Jan'12
UK IT budgets under pressure in 2012
UK IT budgets will remain flat in 2012, a worldwide survey of more than 2,500 IT professionals has revealed.
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January 25, 2012
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Jan'12
EC publishes proposed data protection reforms
European Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, has unveiled the new European data privacy framework that includes new regulation.
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January 19, 2012
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Jan'12
Construction firm extends IT outsourcing
Taylor Wimpey has extended an IT outsourcing agreement with Logica as it embarks on a major change programme.
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January 18, 2012
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Jan'12
Gartner: CIOs must do more to add business value
With no increase in IT budgets for 2012, CIOs will have to balance multiple priorities, according to analyst Gartner.
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January 17, 2012
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Jan'12
Indian outsourcers TCS and HCL see profits boom
Indian outsourcing companies Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and HCL both saw profits grow by more than 20% in their quarterly results.
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January 17, 2012
17
Jan'12
Oracle integrates data management with Sun servers
Oracle is tackling the challenge of data management by providing pre-integrated systems based on Sun hardware.
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January 16, 2012
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Jan'12
Google mortified after staff access competitor's database
Google said it is mortified after people working on a project in Kenya were found to have stolen the details of a competitor’s customers and used them to sell its own products.
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January 16, 2012
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Jan'12
Apple aims to improve working conditions for technology workforce
Apple has published a list of all suppliers for the first time and says it will allow independent observers into its facilities around the world to monitor working conditions.
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January 16, 2012
16
Jan'12
Rupert Murdoch attacks Barack Obama over online piracy legislation
News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch has accused Barack Obama's administration of siding with "Silicon Valley paymasters" as two anti-piracy bills go through US Congress.
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January 12, 2012
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Jan'12
Oracle study shows data demands drive new data centre installations
Research from Oracle across 10 regions has found that an organisation's growth in data is becoming a boardroom issue.
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January 10, 2012
10
Jan'12
Almost a third of BI projects fail to deliver on business objectives
Fewer than 30% of business intelligence projects meet the objectives of the business, according to research from analyst Gartner.
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January 10, 2012
10
Jan'12
Accenture bolsters public sector skills
Services giant Accenture has recruited two former civil servants to its ranks to boost its UK and global public sector services capabilities.