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News Archive
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August 24, 2012
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Aug'12
Enterprise network kit continues to boom in recession
New research from IDC shows revenues for both Ethernet switches and routers are growing regardless of the economic climate
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August 24, 2012
24
Aug'12
VMware users can protect against virtual machine malware, says Trend Micro
New malware that attacks VMware virtual machines is no cause for undue concern, but users can take basic steps to protect data, says Trend Micro
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August 24, 2012
24
Aug'12
Samsung to power 3’s 4G network
The company’s European network operations team will provide the LTE Radio Access Network and core infrastructure
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August 24, 2012
24
Aug'12
GDS rolls out Drupal
The Government Digital Service is rolling out open source content management system Drupal.
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August 23, 2012
23
Aug'12
How did EDS lose $8bn in value in four years?
HP is writing off $8bn after the drop in value of EDS, which was acquired in 2008 - how did the outsourcing business fall so far so fast?
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August 23, 2012
23
Aug'12
Facebook gets green light for Instagram acquisition
The US Federal Trade Commission has approved the social network's proposed acquisition of mobile photo-sharing service Instagram
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August 22, 2012
22
Aug'12
SCC becomes first supplier to win G-Cloud security accreditation
IT infrastructure company SCC has become the first supplier on the government’s CloudStore to win pan-government security accreditation.
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August 22, 2012
22
Aug'12
Rigorous software testing gets Curiosity off to a good start
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) has used static code analysis from Coverity to maximise the quality of the code running on the Curiosity rover
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August 22, 2012
22
Aug'12
Dell expects tough next quarter
Dell expects third-quarter revenue to be down between 2% and 5% on second-quarter levels due to the “uncertain economic environment”
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August 21, 2012
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Aug'12
Technology companies expand despite economic concerns, says Intellect
UK technology companies are set to expand despite misgivings over the wider UK economy, according to a survey from IT industry body Intellect
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August 21, 2012
21
Aug'12
At least 9 out of 10 top mobile apps hacked, study shows
An average of 96% of the top 100 paid mobile apps have been hacked, a study has revealed
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August 21, 2012
21
Aug'12
Interview: David Weymouth, operations director at RSA
David Weymouth, group director of operations and risk at insurance giant RSA, talks to Computer Weekly about the key changes affecting finance technology, and why government intervention to force an overhaul of banks’ IT systems would not work
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August 20, 2012
20
Aug'12
Hunt: Ofcom 'beset by threats of litigations'
Culture secretary calls on mobile operators to call off the lawyers and focus on the future of 4G to help government achieve broadband targets by 2015
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August 20, 2012
20
Aug'12
Specsavers upgrades IT service management
Specsavers moved to an IT service management system from BMC Software when it wanted to become ITIL-compliant
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August 20, 2012
20
Aug'12
More than 1,000 school application details leaked on the internet
Personal information about more than 1,000 children has been published on the UK Independent Schools Guide website after an alleged cyber attack
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August 17, 2012
17
Aug'12
Cyber security boot camp to educate potential cyber spooks
A group of about 30 young people will attend a cyber security boot camp announced by the organisations responsible for the Cyber Security Challenge next month.
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August 16, 2012
16
Aug'12
IBM acquires Texas Memory Systems
IBM buys flash storage specialist Texas Memory Systems for an undisclosed sum and promises to invest in further product development
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August 16, 2012
16
Aug'12
Gartner: Prepare for hybrid cloud pain
Hybrid clouds are set for a big fall as businesses feel the pain of implementation
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August 15, 2012
15
Aug'12
Virtualisation, backup and recovery tool helps firm beat data woes
Virtualising IT was only half a battle won for an advertising agency. Selecting an apt data backup and recovery tool to optimise its virtual infrastructure was equally important.
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August 15, 2012
15
Aug'12
John Linwood, BBC CTO, on the Olympics output and digitisation
The BBC’s chief technology officer John Linwood talks about managing record-breaking Olympics online viewing and the digital future of the BBC
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August 14, 2012
14
Aug'12
Beaverbrooks extends Wi-Fi to support mobile tills
Jewellery chain Beaverbrooks is extending its in-store wireless network to support its mobile till strategy
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August 13, 2012
13
Aug'12
The Olympics in technology stats
Computer Weekly takes a look at how we experienced “the most connected Games ever” with our round-up of key technology stats
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August 09, 2012
09
Aug'12
NHS sees £100m reduction in exposure to CSC contracts
The Department for Health’s financial exposure to its contracts with troubled supplier CSC have decreased by £100m in just three months.
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August 08, 2012
08
Aug'12
Good data protection can be cheap and easy, says ICO
The ICO says charities and third sector organisations stand to benefit most from a data protection check-up.
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August 08, 2012
08
Aug'12
Facebook to launch virtual bingo in UK
Facebook is to launch a virtual bingo game in the UK that offers cash prizes
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August 07, 2012
07
Aug'12
Interview: Warren East, CEO of chip designer ARM
ARM chief discusses the growth of machine to machine technology, patent wars and why he hopes the company will stay independent
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August 07, 2012
07
Aug'12
UK Top 50 IT Training Providers revealed
Top 50 IT training providers are announced by consultancy Pardo Fox, with QA topping the list
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August 07, 2012
07
Aug'12
Smartphones drive Tesco's UK virtual supermarket
Tesco has launched a smartphone-friendly virtual supermarket online shopping system at Gatwick airport.
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August 06, 2012
06
Aug'12
Putting innovation on the outsourcing menu
Cliff Saran investigates what happens when systems integrators are asked to innovate
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August 06, 2012
06
Aug'12
Regulators must force banks to overhaul IT infrastructure
Regulators must force banks to overhaul complex IT infrastructures which risk causing further large-scale system outages, says IT trade body Intellect
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August 06, 2012
06
Aug'12
LinkedIn data breach costs more than $1m
LinkedIn says the forensic investigation and other recovery costs of the data breach in June could have topped $1m.
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August 03, 2012
03
Aug'12
Multiple automation technologies cause problems
Almost all IT workers that use multiple automation technologies are having serious problems as a result of the need to process more jobs, according to a Forrester survey.
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August 03, 2012
03
Aug'12
RBS computer problem costs £125m
Royal Bank of Scotland will pay £125m in costs related to computer problems in June that meant customers could not access funds
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August 02, 2012
02
Aug'12
Atos and Capita win £540m in controversial DWP disabilities testing contract
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been slammed by disabled charities for awarding £540m in contracts to Atos and Capita to test the eligibility of disabled people receiving benefits.
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August 01, 2012
01
Aug'12
Lack of cloud standards and interoperability hinders cloud adoption
IT uses private cloud services to overcome data centre space/energy issues, but poor cloud standards lower cloud quality.
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August 01, 2012
01
Aug'12
Samsung rejects Apple claim that it copied iPhone
Samsung has rejected Apple's claim that it copied the iPhone during the first court clash before a US jury
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August 01, 2012
01
Aug'12
Microsoft to revamp and rename Hotmail
Microsoft has announced it is revamping and renaming its free webmail service, which analysts say may be aimed at winning over users of Google's rival Gmail service
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July 31, 2012
31
Jul'12
Lords Select Committee slams government broadband plans
A report from the Communications Committee claims the government is ‘preoccupied with speed’ rather than focusing on the roll-out of broadband to more areas
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July 31, 2012
31
Jul'12
Cisco BIG Awards finalists announced
Cisco has announced the six UK start-ups that have made it through to the BIG Awards finals
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July 31, 2012
31
Jul'12
Interview: Denise McDonagh, government G-cloud director
Denise McDonagh talks about the challenges of the G-cloud programme and how the government is reducing dependence on large outsourcers.
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July 31, 2012
31
Jul'12
Cyber threats affect banks worldwide
Nearly a quarter of the world's banks were hit by security breaches in the past year, a study shows
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July 30, 2012
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Jul'12
From the Editor: Advanced analytics full of promise, but hard to do
Advanced analytics technology adoption has been slow, but sports analytics has been brought to the fore with the London 2012 Olympics.
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July 30, 2012
30
Jul'12
Apple acquires AuthenTec for $356m
Apple is to acquire finger print sensor technology company AuthenTec for $356m in a move to enter the mobile payments space
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July 30, 2012
30
Jul'12
Olympic Games 2012: Preparing for a mobile data deluge
How mobile operators and the Olympic Delivery Authority prepared for the huge demand for mobile traffic expected during London 2012
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July 30, 2012
30
Jul'12
UK public sector sales drive Steria growth
French outsourcer Steria has posted steady growth in the UK for its second quarter, driven by an improvement in public sector sales.
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July 30, 2012
30
Jul'12
Vodafone appoints new CEO of Cable & Wireless Worldwide
Following the acquisition of C&WW, Vodafone has transferred its head of global enterprise to run the new venture
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July 30, 2012
30
Jul'12
CGI sees profits fall 30% amid Logica takeover
CGI, the Canadian IT firm that is acquiring UK outsourcer Logica, has announced a fall in net income of 30% following the takeover announcement.
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July 27, 2012
27
Jul'12
CW500: The technology behind the BBC's Olympics coverage
BBC CTO John Linwood told Computer Weekly’s CW500 Club about the “terrifying” challenge of providing live coverage of all events at the Olympics
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July 27, 2012
27
Jul'12
Twitter users targeted by Blackhole malware
Twitter users are being targeted by tweets containing malicious links that claim recipients are pictured in an online photo
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July 27, 2012
27
Jul'12
Twitter apologises for outage ahead of Olympics
Twitter has apologised for the two-hour micro-blogging service outage on the day before the official opening of the London 2012 Olympics