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March 23, 2012 23 Mar'12
Google Chrome more popular than Microsoft Internet Explorer

Google Chrome use overtook Microsoft Internet Explorer last weekend, according to figures from web analytics company StatCounter
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
March 21, 2012 21 Mar'12
Half of education institutions victims of mobile IT theft

According to research, 45% of UK education establishments claim to have had mobile IT equipment stolen during the last three years.
March 21, 2012 21 Mar'12
EDF signs £100m datacentre deal with Atos

Energy company EDF has signed a £100m 10-year deal with outsourcing provider Atos for datacentre services
March 20, 2012 20 Mar'12
Birkbeck College consolidates servers to cut PUE rating to 1.3

Birkbeck College has consolidated four equipment rooms into one £700,000 datacentre with a PUE rating of just 1.3
March 20, 2012 20 Mar'12
CIO interview: Rob Pringle, global IT director, Gazprom

Rob Pringle, director of global IT at Gazprom Marketing and Trading, reveals the secret of rolling out IT quickly
March 19, 2012 19 Mar'12
Study: Shnakule, four other malnets caused most 2011 attacks

Huge global malnets, such as Shnakule, were responsible for most attacks in 2011, and Blue Coat predicts they will trigger 66% of all attacks in 2012.
March 19, 2012 19 Mar'12
Capgemini takes on Rolls Royce service integration role

Rolls Royce has awarded Capgemini a contract to manage its new multi-sourced strategy as it moves away from sourcing everything from HP.

March 19, 2012 19 Mar'12
Case Study: US Xpress deploys hybrid big data with Informatica

US Xpress is using a suite of data tools and integration products from Informatica to boost its fleet management
March 19, 2012 19 Mar'12
UK hacktivist cases should spur business to action, says lawyer

The last of four alleged UK members of hacktivist group LulzSec has appeared in Westminster magistrates court in London
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
March 16, 2012 16 Mar'12
Hampshire and Oxfordshire councils sign SAP ICT partnership

Hampshire County Council and Oxfordshire County Council have signed an ICT partnership to save £1m, focusing on SAP systems for HR and financial services
March 16, 2012 16 Mar'12
SourceForge takes down Anonymous operating system

The open-source collaboration website SourceForge has taken down an Ubuntu Linux OS project purportedly affiliated with online hactivist group Anonymous, after a review by security experts
March 15, 2012 15 Mar'12
IT managers take on more responsibilities with increased job security

A Computer Weekly survey reveals the role of the IT manager expanding to take on more responsibilities, with most feeling more secure in their jobs.

March 15, 2012 15 Mar'12
BBC cyber attacks highlight difficulty of attribution

The BBC has said it is was targeted by cyber attacks following a campaign by Iran against its Persian service, but stopped short of accusing Tehran of ordering the cyber attacks
March 14, 2012 14 Mar'12
VKernel vOPS customers gain Quest integration sooner than anticipated

VKernel vOPS now includes Quest vFoglight and vOptimizer, just months after the merger. Is the knee-jerk integration right for tomorrow’s cloud infrastructures?
March 14, 2012 14 Mar'12
Interview: Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude on open data

Francis Maude, Cabinet Office minister, talks to Computer Weekly about the importance of open data to the UK economy.
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
March 14, 2012 14 Mar'12
NHS trust to use iPads for real-time access to patient records

An NHS trust in the Midlands is planning to equip medical staff and community nurses with iPads to give real-time access to patient records on the move.
March 13, 2012 13 Mar'12
Enterprise software procurement done right can save companies millions

Software procurement is frequently poorly conducted, argues consultant Andy Hayler. Intelligent software evaluation processes and savvy contract management can pay huge dividends, he says.
March 13, 2012 13 Mar'12
Hackers expose weak security on Digital Playground porn site

A hacking group claims to have stolen the details of more than 70,000 users of the Digital Playground porn site
March 13, 2012 13 Mar'12
GlaxoSmithKline adopts digital service in the cloud

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is standardising how it engages online with consumers and healthcare professionals through a cloud-based platform.
March 12, 2012 12 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.
March 09, 2012 09 Mar'12
Apple iOS 5.1 patches 81 vulnerabilities

Alongside its ‘new iPad’ release, Apple Inc. releases iOS 5.1, the latest version of its mobile computing platform with fixes for 81 security holes.
March 08, 2012 08 Mar'12
Councils meet first superfast broadband deadline

All but two local authorities have met government deadlines to submit plans to roll out superfast broadband
March 07, 2012 07 Mar'12
Systems integrators 'charge more in paperwork than SMEs do in delivery’

A systems integrator asked for more money from the government for an IT product proposal than an SME was able to deliver the actual service for.
March 07, 2012 07 Mar'12
John Lewis prioritises IT investment above profit

John Lewis made significant technology investments in 2011, pushing profits down 3.8% to £353.8m
March 07, 2012 07 Mar'12
NIST releases SP 800-153 WLAN security guidelines

The recently released NIST SP 800-153 addresses security of WLANS. Join us, as we take a closer look at the document’s recommendations.
March 07, 2012 07 Mar'12
Government’s shared services strategy failing, says NAO

The government’s £1.4bn shared services centres have failed to achieve value for money, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO)
March 07, 2012 07 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
March 06, 2012 06 Mar'12
SAP boosts ByDesign ecosystem to support small business customisation

SAP is rolling out a partner programme for its ByDesign cloud-based product, to simplify implementation in SMEs
March 06, 2012 06 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
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
March 05, 2012 05 Mar'12
NHS trusts to be freed from CSC contract commitments

The Department of Health has proposed a deal with CSC to release trusts in the National Programme for IT from their contractual obligations to use software from the troubled supplier.
March 05, 2012 05 Mar'12
Rogue IT manager jailed for two years after £123k procurement scam

A rogue IT procurement manager has been jailed for two years after he colluded with two IT suppliers to defraud grocer Nisa Today out of £123,000
March 02, 2012 02 Mar'12
Somerset Council to bring Southwest One services back in house

Somerset County Council is seeking to bring key services back in house from Southwest One , the troubled joint-venture it created with IBM in 2007.
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
March 01, 2012 01 Mar'12
DWP tenders for £25m IDA services

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has tendered for a £25m identity assurance (IDA) framework to create a marketplace of providers across the public sector.
February 29, 2012 29 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
February 29, 2012 29 Feb'12
London Borough of Southwark gets 4G connectivity

Network provider UK Broadband has switched on its first 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) system in the London Borough of Southwark
February 29, 2012 29 Feb'12
Does the PSN need to happen before the cloud?

The deployment of public services networks (PSN) will need to happen before widespread uptake of CloudStore services occur, IT heads said at a roundtable meeting.
February 29, 2012 29 Feb'12
Datacentres and mobile devices drive 7% server shipment rise in 2011

Server shipments rose 7% in 2011 as businesses built datacentres and smartphones and tablets were increasingly used to access web content
February 28, 2012 28 Feb'12
Mobile technology training in demand

A massive 81% of IT professionals are planning to bolster their skills in mobile computing as 84% see this as an area of growth in the market.
February 28, 2012 28 Feb'12
Social media to support business continuity

Three-quarters of organisations will use social media as part of their business continuity management (BCM) strategies by 2015 with communication during crises a key component of its role.
February 27, 2012 27 Feb'12
Post Office reveals plans for identity assurance services

The Post Office is tendering for hardware and software which will enable it to be a provider of the government's Identity Assurance (IDA) services.
February 27, 2012 27 Feb'12
WAN optimisation: improving the performance of business applications

How can WAN optimisation support IT consumerisation and cloud computing?
February 24, 2012 24 Feb'12
Lloyds bank saves £2bn after HBOS IT integration

Lloyds Banking Group says the integration of its multiple brands has saved more than £2bn per year, with IT a major contributor.
February 24, 2012 24 Feb'12
Windows security case study: Controlling Windows 7 user privileges

After migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7, Oxford University Press used Avecto’s Privilege Guard to control Windows 7 user privileges.
February 24, 2012 24 Feb'12
Countryside worst affected by slow broadband

A third of UK homes have broadband speeds well below the national average, but rural areas fare the worst, according to research.
February 23, 2012 23 Feb'12
KPIT leverages VDI solution’s success

In order to reduce refresh cycle costs of 1200 desktops, KPIT Cummins opted for a VDI solution. We take a look at KPIT’s implementation journey.