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News Archive
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December 05, 2012
05
Dec'12
Unilever prepares for global HANA roll-out
Consumer goods giant Unilever is looking at how it can optimise its global operations using SAP’s HANA in-memory database
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December 04, 2012
04
Dec'12
iPads get IT into the boardroom
Deutsche Börse, Standard Life and Resolution are three finance firms that have transformed board meetings using Apple iPads
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December 03, 2012
03
Dec'12
HMRC slammed for 'undue complacency' on RTI systems
Report labels HMRC “unduly complacent” about the roll-out of the Real Time Information (RTI) system crucial to the Universal Credit programme
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November 30, 2012
30
Nov'12
G-Cloud success depends on champions and a change in attitude
G-Cloud director Denise McDonagh has called for public sector champions to push forward adoption of the service.
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November 29, 2012
29
Nov'12
British Film Institute to launch version of the iPlayer
The British Film Institute (BFI) is to launch its own version of the BBC's iPlayer in digitisation plans to give millions access to its film archive
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November 28, 2012
28
Nov'12
G-Cloud ramps up for next generation of government IT procurements
The G-Cloud has a new framework and calls for it to become a blueprint for all government IT procurement, but what challenges lie ahead?
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November 28, 2012
28
Nov'12
Whiptail promises four million IOPS all-flash array performance
All-flash array maker Whiptail has upgraded its Racerunner operating system so Invicta arrays can scale to four million IOPS and 360TB of capacity
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November 28, 2012
28
Nov'12
Capita set to win £1.7bn Staffordshire outsourcing deal
Capita has been named preferred bidder in an educational support services joint venture with Staffordshire County Council, in a deal worth £1.7bn over 20 years.
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November 28, 2012
28
Nov'12
Apple sacks head of maps
Apple has sacked Richard Williamson, the executive in charge of Apple Maps, after months of embarrassment over application’s performance
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November 27, 2012
27
Nov'12
Poor design hampers gamification in the enterprise, says Gartner
By 2014, 80% of current gamified applications will fail to meet business objectives, primarily because of poor design, according to Gartner
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November 27, 2012
27
Nov'12
Zero-day exploit for Yahoo Mail goes on sale
Hacker sells $700 zero-day exploit for Yahoo Mail that allows attacker to use cross-site scripting vulnerability to steal cookies and hijack accounts
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November 27, 2012
27
Nov'12
Google pushes infrastructure-as-a-service into Europe
Google is expanding its infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud computing platform into Europe and cutting storage prices by 20%
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November 26, 2012
26
Nov'12
Security needs to be integral part of life, says McAfee
The world is becoming increasingly connected and security and privacy are integral to modern society, says Raj Samani, CTO of McAfee Europe
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November 26, 2012
26
Nov'12
Ineffective computer system missed £1.4bn UBS fraud
The £1.4bn losses caused by a rogue trader at UBS could have been avoided, according to the Financial Services Authority (FSA)
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November 26, 2012
26
Nov'12
Competing firms jockey for position in mobile payments gold rush
While mobile payments is still in its infancy, the promise of the rewards is substantial and competition for market dominance is gathering pace
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November 23, 2012
23
Nov'12
Barclays Bank to give thousands of staff iPads
Barclays is rolling out 8,500 Apple iPads across branches to improve interaction with customers
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November 23, 2012
23
Nov'12
IET awards £200,000 in scholarships and awards for computer science and engineering students
IET rewarded students that choose to study computer science and engineering subjects
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November 23, 2012
23
Nov'12
Samsung adds iPad mini to patent battle with Apple
Samsung has filed papers at a US court alleging that Apple’s iPad mini infringes eight of its patents in the latest clash between the two companies.
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November 23, 2012
23
Nov'12
UKtech50 winner: Warren East, CEO of ARM
ARM CEO and UKtech50 winner Warren East talks to Computer Weekly about fostering the market innovation necessary for the digital age
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November 22, 2012
22
Nov'12
UKtech50 2012 - The most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly has announced the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT
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November 22, 2012
22
Nov'12
Orange launches free call and text app
Orange takes on the ‘over the top’ providers with its own application, called Libon, enabling users to make calls and send texts for free
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November 21, 2012
21
Nov'12
Firms must measure overall environmental impact of datacentres
IT must move beyond just measuring a datacentre’s power consumption to assessing its overall environmental impact to make it truly sustainable
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November 20, 2012
20
Nov'12
Deception, proactive defenses can better protect IP, says expert
Deceptive environments, phony data in the enterprise can fool attackers and increase the cost of hacking, says noted cybersecurity expert Paul Kurtz.
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November 20, 2012
20
Nov'12
HP writes down Autonomy by $8.8bn
HP blames Autonomy for misleading the firm before acquisition and refers former management to the Serious Fraud Office
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November 20, 2012
20
Nov'12
Cloud computing IT outsourcing contracts triple
Global IT outsourcing deals with a cloud computing element have tripled in number since 2010, according to Information Services Group (ISG)
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November 19, 2012
19
Nov'12
Emirates takes Windows 8 HP ElitePad 900 to the sky
Airline Emirates is rolling out in-flight Windows 8 tablets to enable cabin crew to access core IT
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November 19, 2012
19
Nov'12
Why Cisco chooses acquisition over R&D
As networking giant Cisco buys its ninth company in less than a year, Computer Weekly asks, why the focus on acquisitions?
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November 19, 2012
19
Nov'12
Cyber criminals target Skype, Facebook and Windows users
Cyber criminals targeted users of Skype, Facebook and Windows using multiple Blackhole exploits in October, according to security firm GFI Software
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November 16, 2012
16
Nov'12
WiFox claims 700% boost in Wi-Fi performance
New software created by researchers at North Carolina State University claims to boost performance of Wi-Fi by up to 700%
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November 16, 2012
16
Nov'12
Government wants suppliers to reveal UK taxes
Government officials are considering the viability of ordering suppliers bidding for contracts to disclose the tax they pay relative to UK sales
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November 16, 2012
16
Nov'12
London Stock Exchange technology sales up
The growth of the London Stock Exchange’s MillenniumIT software has outstripped the wider business, with a 19% increase in sales of its trading software
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November 16, 2012
16
Nov'12
Birmingham Metropolitan College cuts IT procurement time and cost
Birmingham Metropolitan College uses cloud-based procurement to reduce the cost and time it takes to buy IT equipment
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November 16, 2012
16
Nov'12
Nasa to encrypt data after latest breach
Nasa is to encrypt all its mobile computers after the loss of a laptop containing personal information about more than 10,000 staff
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November 15, 2012
15
Nov'12
First departmental sites move to Gov.uk
Two government departments have migrated onto the Gov.uk site, as part of the first moves to bring all departmental information under a single domain.
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November 14, 2012
14
Nov'12
Cisco profits jump 18% thanks to datacentre strategy
Cisco reports an 18% rise in profits, hitting $2.1bn for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2013, on the back of its integrated datacentre systems
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November 14, 2012
14
Nov'12
NHS reiterates commitment to digitise patient records by 2015
The Department of Health has reiterated its commitment to get all patient records online by 2015
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November 13, 2012
13
Nov'12
DWP CIO Philip Langsdale oversees Universal Credit overhaul
The Department for Work and Pensions CIO Philip Langsdale oversees an overhaul of the DWP’s flagship Universal Credit programme
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November 13, 2012
13
Nov'12
Hillarys Blinds rolls out custom sales app using SAP Afaria
Blinds and curtains supplier Hillarys Blinds has developed an Android app for sales agents that synchronises with its back-end SAP ERP system
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November 13, 2012
13
Nov'12
Many UK firms underestimate cost of data breaches, study finds
Many UK organisations are still failing to understand the implications and costs of data breaches, a study has revealed
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November 12, 2012
12
Nov'12
Hacking attempts to top one billion in Q4, predicts NCC Group
One billion hacking attempts will be made globally in the final quarter of 2012, according to information assurance firm NCC Group
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November 12, 2012
12
Nov'12
Royal Free Hospital uses SAP BusinessObjects dashboards to fathom data
The Royal Free Hospital has implemented SAP’s Business Objects dashboard technology to fathom complex data more efficiently
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November 12, 2012
12
Nov'12
Software issues risk delaying Universal Credit by one year, according to reports
The IT underpinning the government’s flagship £2.2bn Universal Credit programme is again being called into question
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November 12, 2012
12
Nov'12
Gartner: BYOD will encourage self-support
Self-support communities will offset the cost and manpower of providing a helpdesk for staff who use their own devices, according to Gartner
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November 09, 2012
09
Nov'12
DataDirect Networks takes aim at clustered NAS with SFA7700
DataDirect Networks (DDN) makes a play for clustered NAS customers with big data needs on its journey from HPC to scale-out supplier
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November 09, 2012
09
Nov'12
Twitter apologises for unnecessary hacking warnings
Twitter has apologised after telling members their accounts had been hacked and forcing them to reset their passwords
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November 09, 2012
09
Nov'12
German retailer Otto invests in neural software to net future sales
German retail giant Otto improves demand forecasting with neural network technology from Blue Yonder, a predictive analytics start-up
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November 09, 2012
09
Nov'12
Stuxnet hit Chevron’s systems, the energy giant admits
US energy giant Chevron has revealed that it was hit by the Stuxnet virus in 2010
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November 08, 2012
08
Nov'12
Oracle buys cloud services provider Instantis
Oracle is buying Instantis, a cloud and on-premise project portfolio management company, to boost its cloud portfolio
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November 08, 2012
08
Nov'12
Microsoft launches Get On IT training initiative
Apprentices met with David Cameron and Steve Ballmer at the launch of Microsoft’s Get On skills initiative
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November 08, 2012
08
Nov'12
British Airways deploys iTrinegy to test improved check-in
The British Airways network infrastructure is being emulated at its new testing centre using ITrinegy