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• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  Callcentre workers steal £400k from TUI Travel

  Four callcentre workers stole over £400,000 from their employer TUI Travel by paying customer refunds to themselves when processing claims.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  Universal Credit deadline forced DWP to use “unproven” agile development

  Tight deadlines left the Department for Work and Pensions with little choice but to use "unproven" agile methods to develop its £2bn Universal Credit (UC) system, said the Cabinet Office Major Projects Authority (MPA) in a confidential report ...

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  GPU cracks six-character password in four seconds

  A £30 nVidia GeForce GT220 graphics card is capable of cracking strong passwords in a matter of hours.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  IT supplier CSC repays £170m as NHS complains of Lorenzo record progress

  IT supplier CSC has repaid £170m after the NHS said it was unhappy with the progress of CSC's Lorenzo patient care records contract. The NHS paid a £200m advanced payment to CSC for the 2011 project costs when a memorandum of understanding was ...

• October 03, 2011 03 Oct'11

  Legislation helps SMEs protect intellectual property rights in Patents County Court

  A law has come into force to make it easier for SMEs to protect intellectual property, ensuring lower-value cases will be dealt with at the less costly Patents County Court and introducing a damages cap of £500,000 for all claims to the PCC.

• October 03, 2011 03 Oct'11

  Identifying the business value of SAM best practice frameworks and standards

  Businesses are cautious when it comes to taking up best practice frameworks and standards that could help them manage their software assets more effectively.

• September 29, 2011 29 Sep'11

  IBM signs £525m DWP contract to provide Universal Credit systems

  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has signed a seven-year contract with IBM worth £75m per year to provide systems, which will include the delivery of its flagship Universal Credit programme.

• September 29, 2011 29 Sep'11

  The impact of the Olympics power drain on London-based datacentres

  Power shortages and costs are becoming an increasing concern for companies with datacentres in London as the Olympics approaches.

• September 29, 2011 29 Sep'11

  Security firm selects Fujitsu IT services

  Security company G4S has outsourced its IT infrastructure and services to Fujitsu and has agreed a £32.9m seven-year contract.

• September 28, 2011 28 Sep'11

  Amazon launches Kindle Fire tablet but experts doubt its use as a business device

  Amazon has confirmed its much-anticipated entry into the tablet market with the US launch of its Kindle Fire device - but analysts doubt it will appeal to corporate IT buyers.

• September 28, 2011 28 Sep'11

  Microsoft starts roll-out of Mango update for Windows Phone 7

  Microsoft has started rolling out the next major version of its Windows Phone 7 operating system, codenamed Mango.

• September 27, 2011 27 Sep'11

  Power protection for the data centre

  All the servers in the world are useless without electricity. And securing the supply of power has become a key challenge for data centre managers. Swinburne University faced this challenge in the solution design for their data centres.

• September 27, 2011 27 Sep'11

  How BP made its supplier ecosystem work

  Oil and gas giant BP spent 65% of its $3bn annual IT budget with 3,000 suppliers in 2008, but now it outsources to only seven and has reduced its annual IT budget by $800m as a result.

• September 27, 2011 27 Sep'11

  Bristol Council's open source plan thwarted by security clearance problems

  Bristol City Council's open source push has suffered another series of set-backs that point a finger of blame at CESG, the cyber security arm of GCHQ.

• September 27, 2011 27 Sep'11

  Mitchells & Butlers continues to drive down IT costs

  Pub group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is continuing an IT cost-cutting plan to respond to pressure on its operating margins.

• September 27, 2011 27 Sep'11

  Cognizant acquires Zaffera

  Outsourcing company Cognizant has acquired Zaffera, an SAP retail consulting and software development firm, for an undisclosed sum.

• September 26, 2011 26 Sep'11

  Businesses must invest in ICT to boost economy, finds research

  The European economy could be boosted by billions of euros over the next decade if businesses increase investment in information and communication technology.

• September 26, 2011 26 Sep'11

  Boots launches mobile site to expand multichannel offering

  Retailer Boots has launched a mobile version of its website to expand its multichannel portfolio.

• September 23, 2011 23 Sep'11

  Police IT not fit for purpose, police-led ICT company needs a lot of work, says Home Office report

  A Home Office report into policing has labelled police IT as not being fit for purpose and made recommendations to shake up a mess of different IT systems across 43 forces which is hindering police attempts to fight crime.

• September 23, 2011 23 Sep'11

  Anti-piracy group FAST applauds government business guide to navigating UK IP law

  The government has published a guide to UK intellectual property law for businesses, providing information on IP policies; procurement of goods and services; reporting IP crime; and auditing IP. The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) said it ...

• September 23, 2011 23 Sep'11

  Burying the NHS National Programme for IT

  The government's decision to accelerate the dismantling of the NHS National Project for IT (NPfIT) came as little surprise to those who have followed the terminally ill project since 2002. But what is the prognosis for the NHS's badly needed ...

• September 22, 2011 22 Sep'11

  Government pulls plug on ailing £11bn NHS IT programme

  The troubled £11bn NHS National Programme for IT is to be axed, the government is expected to announce later today.

• September 22, 2011 22 Sep'11

  Researchers claim to have broken SSL/TLS encryption

  Two security researchers claim to have found a way of breaking the SSL/TLS encryption that is widely used to guarantee the reliability and privacy of data exchanged between web browsers and servers.

• September 22, 2011 22 Sep'11

  BASF extends BT network contract

  Chemical group BASF has signed a €200m deal with BT for networking 900 BASF sites in more than 80 countries. The contract includes the provision of IP telephony and local network services (managed LAN services) at 300 sites in North and South ...

• September 22, 2011 22 Sep'11

  SQL injection attacks increasing in number, sophistication and potency, researchers find

  The prevalence and intensity of SQL injection attacks are increasing, according to Imperva.

• September 21, 2011 21 Sep'11

  Gartner: Best defence against social media threats is monitoring and education

  Blocking social media in the enterprise encourages bad behaviour by employees but does not prevent access, warns Gartner.

• September 21, 2011 21 Sep'11

  Adobe releases Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 for video and enterprise apps

  Adobe's Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 software support HD video quality across devices, such as Apple's iPhone and iPad. Other features include captive runtime for independent application updates, video content protection and 64-bit support on Linux, ...

• September 21, 2011 21 Sep'11

  HP webOS lay-offs could affect European employees

  Hewlett-Packard could lay off European employees as part of the company's decision to discontinue its webOS hardware division, including the Touchpad tablet range.

• September 21, 2011 21 Sep'11

  RightMove renders property maps with Google

  RightMove is the UK's biggest user of Google Maps and one of the largest users of the mapping software in the world.

• September 21, 2011 21 Sep'11

  Global BPO sales to reach £60bn in 2015

  The world market for business process outsourcing (BPO) will be worth $93.4bn (£59.7bn) in 2015 compared with $72bn last year, according to Ovum.

• September 20, 2011 20 Sep'11

  How to justify the business case for virtual desktop infrastructure licensing

  Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) technology can cut energy bills, increase business agility and improve mobile working flexibility. But licensing cost and complexity can wipe off the financial savings of VDI deployment. Jenny Williams explores ...

• September 20, 2011 20 Sep'11

  Gartner: Keep encryption simple and standardised to cut cost and complexity

  Businesses should consider self-encrypting drives (SEDs) for new installations that hold significant volumes of sensitive data, says Gartner.

• September 19, 2011 19 Sep'11

  Richard Gere loves EMC, so it probably isn’t worried about NetApp haters

  Our monthly wade through the slime of the storage blogosphere has found an EMC Symmetrix making Richard Gere look animated, and some rather odd Spam in NetApp’s back yard

• September 19, 2011 19 Sep'11

  Defense in depth a dying philosophy: Eddie Schwartz

  The approach to information security needs to evolve, says Edward Schwartz, CISO at RSA. Agility, dynamism, and fresh security paradigms a need of the hour.

• September 19, 2011 19 Sep'11

  Visa Europe opens its doors to IT trainees on Higher Apprenticeship programme

  Visa Europe has recruited 14 IT apprentices through its Higher Apprenticeship programme, launched in April 2011. Most will study for a foundation degree and "level 4" diploma while working in the company's technology division.

• September 19, 2011 19 Sep'11

  New Look increases sales by 45% after mobile site launch

  Fashion retailer New Look has increased sales by 45% three months after the launch of its mobile commerce site.

• September 16, 2011 16 Sep'11

  Legacy application modernization benefits revealed

  Legacy application modernization can make COBOL reusable. Discover what modernizing legacy applications can do for you.

• September 15, 2011 15 Sep'11

  Cyber attacks are becoming lethal, warns US cyber commander

  Cyber attacks are escalating from large-scale theft and disruption of computer operations to more lethal attacks that destroy systems and physical equipment, according to the head of the US Cyber Command.

• September 15, 2011 15 Sep'11

  Groupon to float as Facebook puts off IPO until late 2012

  Online discount site Groupon is reported to be planning a flotation, while Facebook is rumoured to be delaying its IPO until the end of 2012.

• September 14, 2011 14 Sep'11

  From the Editors: Bleeding edge in natural language processing, mobile BI and Big Data

  Natural language processing, mobile BI and Big Data are on the leading edge of technology innovation--but should you believe the hype?

• September 14, 2011 14 Sep'11

  IT development underpinning Universal Credits comes under fire from MPs and experts

  The delivery of Universal Credits is coming under fire as observers are casting an increasingly critical eye on the IT systems underpinning the politically sensitive project.

• September 14, 2011 14 Sep'11

  PricewaterhouseCoopers takes 40 graduate IT interns on security and testing teams

  Consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers has selected 40 graduate interns for its IT department. The trainees will work with PwC's information security and testing teams.

• September 14, 2011 14 Sep'11

  Security update: Light Microsoft Patch Tuesday with low application impact plus critical Adobe fixes

  Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday security update is relatively light with only five security updates.

• September 14, 2011 14 Sep'11

  Cisco halves sales forecast as CEO John Chambers eyes Huawei market share

  Following Cisco Systems' warning it is to halve its sales forecast as it struggles with reduced demand and increased competition, CEO John Chambers said he intends to battle with Chinese network provider Huawei.

• September 13, 2011 13 Sep'11

  Retailer Aurora gives iPads to shopfloor sales staff to check stock and shorten queue times

  Fashion retailer Aurora is providing iPads to sales staff at London branches of Coast, Oasis, Warehouse and Karen Millen.

• September 13, 2011 13 Sep'11

  Sabre develops apps marketplace for travel industry

  Sabre, the global distribution system for reserving hotels, airlines, cruise ships, rail tickets and car hire, has taken the concept of the app store and applied in to its own travel market.

• September 13, 2011 13 Sep'11

  Openreach expands fibre to 114 more exchanges

  BT Openreach has unveiled 114 exchanges that will be upgraded to deliver fibre broadband as part of its plan to deliver fibre to two-thirds of the UK by the end of 2015.

• September 13, 2011 13 Sep'11

  GlobalSign web certificate authority back online after breach by hacker

  Belgian web certificate authority (CA) GlobalSign is back online after investigating claims by the hacker who breached the Dutch DigiNotar CA that its systems had also been breached.

• September 12, 2011 12 Sep'11

  Windows 8: Microsoft hibernates the operating system for faster boot-up

  This week developers get a chance to try out Windows 8, the latest version of Microsoft's desktop operating system. Windows 8 offers a new graphical user interface using tiles rather than the start menu, which is optimised for touch.

• September 12, 2011 12 Sep'11

  HP refunds Touchpad owners

  Anyone who purchased an HP Touchpad prior to the price crash can now obtain a refund. Users who purchased the 16Gb version will be eligible for a refund...