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October 11, 2012
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RSA Europe: Thousands of unprotected virtual servers exposed to the web
Organisations are failing to protect data in virtual environments, says Jason Hart, vice-president cloud solutions, SafeNet
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October 11, 2012
11
Oct'12
Patchy uptake hinders Public Service Network roll-out
Key players involved in deploying the Public Service Network (PSN) say progress is being made, but different approaches are slowing it down
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October 11, 2012
11
Oct'12
VMworld 2012: Shift in cloud use says Lufthansa Systems
Lufthansa Systems chief information officer Jorg Liebe shares his views on cloud computing and a shift in use of public, private and hybrid cloud
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October 11, 2012
11
Oct'12
RSA Europe: Security concerns whole supply chain, says Misha Glenny
Targeted attacks affect the whole supply chain, not just big corporations, author Misha Glenny tells RSA Conference Europe 2012 attendees
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October 10, 2012
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Oct'12
RSA Europe: Cloud key to future information security, says Qualys
Cloud computing is an opportunity information security professionals should not miss, says Philippe Courtot, CEO of security firm Qualys
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October 10, 2012
10
Oct'12
DWP to announce identity assurance suppliers
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is to announce the first providers in the government’s identity assurance (IDA) scheme at the end of October
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October 10, 2012
10
Oct'12
Case study: End of BMC sponsorship a blessing for Toyota Motorsport IT
Toyota Motorsport went to the market for a new ITSM system when a sponsorship deal with BMC came to an end, and has been reaping the benefits ever since
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October 10, 2012
10
Oct'12
VMworld Europe: Horizon Suite to help IT manage corporate assets on Apple iOS
VMware is launching a suite of products to help IT executives manage workspace apps on consumers’ mobile devices including on Apple iPhones securely
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October 10, 2012
10
Oct'12
VMworld Europe 2012 kicks off in Barcelona
VMworld Europe 2012 opens with updates from VMware on the cloud and new management suites
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October 10, 2012
10
Oct'12
Complex and non-transparent Oracle licensing costing firms millions
Companies virtualising Oracle databases with VMware platforms face millions in penalties over non-compliance
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October 09, 2012
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Maths neglect will decimate IT skills, says ANS founder Scott Fletcher
Neglecting school maths education will precipitate a skills decline in the UK’s IT industry, according to Scott Fletcher, founder of the ANS Group
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October 09, 2012
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Case study: How to virtualise SAP and migrate from IBM onto x86
At VMworld Europe Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores gave an overview of how it virtualised an SAP environment and migrated from an IBM mainframe to x86
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October 09, 2012
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Case study: Syngenta multi-sourcing key to business growth
Agri-business giant Syngenta has put multi-sourced IT at the heart of its ambitious plan to double its revenues in the next 8 years
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October 09, 2012
09
Oct'12
UKtech50 2012 - Vote now for the most influential person in UK IT
Computer Weekly's third annual list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT is open for reader voting - tell us who you think should win
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October 09, 2012
09
Oct'12
Telefónica launches business to sell mobile data
O2 parent company Telefónica is to offer user data from customer's mobile phones to organisations who want to analyse customer activity
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October 08, 2012
08
Oct'12
Lamborghini slashes web costs with Amazon Web Services
Supercar maker Lamborghini has revamped and accelerated the performance of its website by running it on Amazon Web Services
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October 08, 2012
08
Oct'12
UK needs more ambition for fibre broadband strategy
With less than 1% of UK households served with fibre-to-the-home broadband, the FTTH Council calls on the government to be more ambitious with its schemes
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October 08, 2012
08
Oct'12
How French Connection automated stock replenishment to cut costs
Fashion retailer French Connection cut costs by deploying a stock replenishment automation system
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October 05, 2012
05
Oct'12
Storage briefs: Tape library just the ticket for car park firm
Tape library for car park firm; IT departments fail on email compliance; Record HDD shipment after Thai floods; Veeam supports Hyper-V
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October 05, 2012
05
Oct'12
Security firm warns against Samsung Galaxy Tab for enterprise use
Security specialist Context Information Security says vulnerabilities in the Samsung Galaxy Tab make it unsuitable for use in the enterprise
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October 05, 2012
05
Oct'12
Cisco acquires vCider
Cisco has acquired vCider, a provider of virtual network overlay technology to boost its cloud strategy and SDN capabilities
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October 05, 2012
05
Oct'12
Payment errors could undermine Sepa advantages
European firms might lose billions of Euros through payment errors when the Single European Payments Area comes into force in 2014
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October 04, 2012
04
Oct'12
Edinburgh Airport outsources IT infrastructure
Edinburgh Airport’s new owner plans to grow the business, with a multi-million pound IT outsourcing deal the first of many investments
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October 04, 2012
04
Oct'12
Meg Whitman unveils HP turnaround plan
HP CEO Meg Whitman has unveiled a five-year plan for the troubled enterprise, admitting the turnaround would take longer than expected
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October 04, 2012
04
Oct'12
Big data advice from big names, Coca-Cola and Lastminute.com
Coca-Cola's chief privacy officer and Lastminute.com's innovation head offer advice on data privacy at Big Data Europe
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October 04, 2012
04
Oct'12
Skype launches customer Wi-Fi service
The video calling company teams with Wicoms to offer a service for businesses wanting to provide free Wi-Fi to their customers
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October 03, 2012
03
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Case study: How WorldPay built its IT from scratch after RBS split
Former RBS payment processing division WorldPay will reach a major IT milestone this month on its journey to stand on its own since it was sold in 2010
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October 03, 2012
03
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4G victory was technical, not political
Speedy execution of the digital television switchover and clearing of spectrum improved the 4G timetable, not negotiations by central government
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October 03, 2012
03
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UKtech50 2012: Who are the most influential people in UK IT?
Computer Weekly is this week launching the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT
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October 02, 2012
02
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Rolls-Royce signs outsourcing deal with HP
Rolls-Royce has awarded a five-year contract to HP to host its applications, as part of the company’s multi-vendor IT strategy.
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October 02, 2012
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Oct'12
HMRC deploys Becrypt off-the-shelf encryption
HMRC will use Becrypt Disk protect, which has recently been certified under the government’s Commercial Product Assurance (CPA) Scheme.
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October 02, 2012
02
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Toyota uses Microsoft for global communications
Toyota Motor Corporation is globally deploying Microsoft software through a mix of cloud and on-premise software for its 200,000 staff
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October 02, 2012
02
Oct'12
Hackers target White House military network
Hackers using computers in China have infiltrated an “unclassified” network in the US White House, believed to be used for issuing nuclear commands.
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October 01, 2012
01
Oct'12
We need European datacentres to 'be successful' says Box CEO
Computer Weekly speaks to founder and CEO of cloud storage firm Box about why enterprises are embracing this type of technology and what his firm has to do to keep them happy
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October 01, 2012
01
Oct'12
London gets another finance technology hub
Canary Wharf Group is opening a centre for start-ups to work on financial services technology and services early next year
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September 28, 2012
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Google opens €75m energy-efficient datacentre facility in Dublin
Google’s new €75m Dublin datacentre facility that that uses air-cooling for energy efficency is now operational
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September 27, 2012
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EC sets out strategy for EU cloud data and standards
The European Commission (EC) has unveiled a strategy for standards and a legal framework for cloud computing in European Union (EU) states
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam hackers launch cyber attack on US bank Wells Fargo
A hacker group connected to Hamas says it attacked US bank Wells Fargo in reaction to the video 'Innocence of Muslims' posted on YouTube
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September 26, 2012
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HMRC becomes first major department to use G-Cloud
HMRC is the first major government department to procure through the G-Cloud in a deal with Skyscape for centralised data storage.
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September 26, 2012
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Need for increased network bandwidth is IT's biggest datacentre pain-point
A majority of IT executives have said that a growing demand for increased network bandwidth is one of the most critical issues facing their datacentres
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September 25, 2012
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How agile is Universal Credit?
The DWP claims the IT for its flagship Universal Credit project is developed using agile principles. But how agile is a seven-year £2.2bn project?
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September 25, 2012
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BYOD: IT must tackle printer security
With more staff bringing their own devices to work, IT needs to rethink its printing and scanning policies
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September 25, 2012
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Security concerns hold back mobile banking adoption
More than two-thirds of smartphone owners have not yet adopted mobile banking apps because of security concerns, a survey has revealed
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September 25, 2012
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Gartner: Businesses need to prepare now for HTML5
Businesses have been urged to prepare for the arrival of HTML5, the technology that underpins the next generation of the web
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September 21, 2012
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Facebook engineer builds heatmap tool for datacentre troubleshooting
A Facebook engineer has built a server-monitoring tool using heatmaps to assess the status of cache systems and fix datacentre problems
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September 21, 2012
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Sep'12
UK faces BlackBerry outage again
People in the UK, Middle East and Europe are again facing disruption to the BlackBerry email messaging service
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September 21, 2012
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Suffolk County Council rolls out app design tool in schools
Suffolk County Council is to roll out an app development tool that will enable students across the region to design their own smartphone apps
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September 21, 2012
21
Sep'12
Microsoft wins third German patent victory over Google Motorola technology
Microsoft has won a third victory in Germany over Google's Motorola unit in the ongoing patent wars between the two companies
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September 20, 2012
20
Sep'12
Dell SecureWorks uncovers cyber espionage targeting energy firms
Dell SecureWorks researchers have discovered a cyber espionage campaign targeting several companies, including two in the energy sector
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September 20, 2012
20
Sep'12
Ten cities receive £114m for 100Mbps broadband infrastructure
Ten cities in the UK are to receive £114m government funding for broadband infrastructure of 80-100Mbps and wireless internet access