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March 08, 2011
08
Mar'11
Google buys price comparison website for £37.7m
Google is to acquire UK price comparison website BeatThatQuote.com for £37.7m.
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March 08, 2011
08
Mar'11
Exclusive: Free software guru Richard Stallman on government IT and why he hates the cloud
The founding father of the free software movement tells Computer Weekly why government just doesn't "get it"
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March 08, 2011
08
Mar'11
Facebook enlists Samaritans to counsel suicidal users
The Samaritans has teamed up with Facebook to enable users to report friends contemplating suicide.
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March 08, 2011
08
Mar'11
Adobe extends Flash to Apple devices with free HTML5 conversion tool
Adobe has released for free download an experimental Flash-to-HTML5 converter to the development community through beta technology site, Adobe Labs.
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March 07, 2011
07
Mar'11
Intel launches second generation Core vPro processor
Intel says new chip will increase the speed of business applications by 60%
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March 07, 2011
07
Mar'11
France's G20 files target of cyber attack
France's files on the G20 meetings were the target of a cyber attack, the country's finance minister has confirmed.
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March 07, 2011
07
Mar'11
3UK offers unlimited data service to pay-as-you-go customers
Mobile phone service 3UK is to launch a £15 per month 'all-you-can-eat' data service for pay as you go customers.
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March 07, 2011
07
Mar'11
Western Digital bids $4.3 billion for Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Western Digital has tabled a bid of $4.25m (£2.6bn) to acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies ending the Japanese HDD vendor's previous preparations for an IPO.
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March 07, 2011
07
Mar'11
HSBC uses token to secure smartphone banking
HSBC is sending four million online banking customers a security token which will enable them to log in to their online bank account wherever they are, without using a card reader.
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March 07, 2011
07
Mar'11
SAP upgrade: 6 factors to consider
Many Indian companies are likely to opt for SAP upgrade given the business benefits. These 6 factors will help CIOs to plan and execute their SAP upgrades effectively.
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March 07, 2011
07
Mar'11
Malvertising, pop-up ad virus problems demand more user protection
A recent pop-up ad infection on the London Stock Exchange's website highlights the growing scourge of malicious advertising, or malvertising.
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March 04, 2011
04
Mar'11
Azure propels Southampton's Windows Phone 7 balloon above the clouds
Microsoft Azure is helping Southampton University to reach above the clouds in a first-of-its-kind experiment to probe the stratosphere using an unmanned vehicle.
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March 03, 2011
03
Mar'11
Government increases pay rates for offshore workers in the UK
The government has increased the salaries oversees workers must be paid if they are to come to the UK.
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March 02, 2011
02
Mar'11
Government publishes first contract in transparency drive
The first contract to be published under the government's new transparency drive has been posted on BusinessLink's Contract Finder website.
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March 02, 2011
02
Mar'11
Government losing billions by not moving to the cloud
The public sector could be making unnecessary redundancies due to a reluctance to innovate in IT and shift to the cloud, says former CIO John Suffolk
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March 02, 2011
02
Mar'11
Government needs radical approach to IT, says Institute for Government
The government needs to implement a radical new approach to IT projects, according to the recommendations of a report by independent thinktank the Institute for Government.
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March 02, 2011
02
Mar'11
Download 180-day free trial for Windows Embedded Compact 7 OS
The latest version of Microsoft's operating system (OS) for embedded devices, Windows Embedded Compact 7 is now available on a 180-day free trial.
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March 01, 2011
01
Mar'11
Intel finalises £5bn acquisition of McAfee
Intel has confirmed the completion of its $7.7bn (£5bn) acquisition of security software giant McAfee.
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March 01, 2011
01
Mar'11
Government spends £9.4bn on top 10 most expensive ICT contracts
The government's top 10 most expensive IT contracts are worth a combined value of £9.44bn, Computer Weekly has found.
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February 28, 2011
28
Feb'11
UPDATE: Stolen network equipment causes Vodafone UK network outage
The theft of specialist equipment has prevented thousands of users from accessing the Vodafone network.
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February 28, 2011
28
Feb'11
Gmail bug hits 150,000 users
Around 150,000 Gmail account holders were hit by a system glitch at the weekend which reset their accounts, losing e-mails, attachments and Google Chat logs.
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February 25, 2011
25
Feb'11
Huawei asks US to investigate it for threats to national interest
Huawei, the Chinese telecoms equipment maker, has called for the US government to make a formal investigation of the company to lay to rest allegations that it represents a threat to US national interests.
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February 25, 2011
25
Feb'11
Intel rolls out high speed cable 'Thunderbolt'
Intel has rolled out a high-speed PC connection technology named Thunderbolt, in collaboration with Apple.
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February 25, 2011
25
Feb'11
nullcon 2011 Day Zero: Photo feature
Botnet detection, fuzzing intricacies, Zeus MitMo, VoIP attacks, and more. nullcon Day Zero saw considerable action worth the capture.
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February 25, 2011
25
Feb'11
Business intelligence implementation best practices
Business intelligence implementations are riddled with challenges. Use these best practices to make your business intelligence implementations successful.
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February 24, 2011
24
Feb'11
IT freelancers turn recruiters to cope with SME demand
Freelance IT workers in the digital services sector are being forced to recruit other freelancers to help them keep up with large volumes of work. IT...
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February 24, 2011
24
Feb'11
Juniper aims to wrap Cisco with QFabric datacentre management
Datacentre operators and cloud computing suppliers could slash their power and space requirements while running up to 10 times faster
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February 24, 2011
24
Feb'11
ISC releases security fix for Bind DoS vulnerability
The Internet Systems Consortium has published an advisory and an update for the Bind domain name system software versions 9.7.1 to 9.7.2-P3.
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February 24, 2011
24
Feb'11
Exxon, Shell, BP hacked in Night Dragon attacks
Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell and BP were among the oil companies targeted by hackers working through internet servers in China, say US reports.
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February 24, 2011
24
Feb'11
Microsoft fixes security flaw in malware protection engine
Microsoft has patched a flaw in its malware protection engine that could be exploited to gain control of victim's computer.
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February 24, 2011
24
Feb'11
Government pushes for open standards
Open standards should be sought in all government IT procurement specifications, says the Cabinet Office
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February 22, 2011
22
Feb'11
Legacy kit and lack of skills hold back digital video surveillance
A huge legacy investment in analogue equipment and a lack of data integration skills are holding back more widespread adoption of fully digital video surveillance systems, according to research just published.
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February 22, 2011
22
Feb'11
The CIO guide to being headhunted
Senior technology executives need to be aware of the pitfalls and best practices when dealing with recruitment agents and headhunters to find the best opportunity.
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February 22, 2011
22
Feb'11
Middle East governments stepping up internet control, study shows
The internet has proved to be a powerful tool for rallying social and political change, but Middle East governments have also recognised their capability to disrupt communications
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February 22, 2011
22
Feb'11
Toyota takes dealer application to the cloud
Toyota Australia's Divisional Manager for Information Systems explains why he's placed an application in Fujitsu's cloud, instead of a "pure play" public cloud.
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February 22, 2011
22
Feb'11
SAP BW aids enterprise-wide data management, reporting at Essar Steel
SAP BW helps Essar Steel form a common platform to stage and integrate data from all systems and present users with a one-stop solution to their data needs.
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February 22, 2011
22
Feb'11
UK cloud computing trends: Are IT shops buying in?
UK cloud computing trends show that IT shops are buying into the technology to complement in-house applications and that security is not the most pressing challenge.
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February 21, 2011
21
Feb'11
RSA 2011: Microsoft promotes co-ordinated vulnerability disclosure
Software producers remain largely unresponsive to input from security researchers, according to Aaron Portnoy, manager of the security research team HP TippingPoint.
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February 21, 2011
21
Feb'11
RSA 2011: Top attacks business will face in 2011
Social networking will be the attacker platform of choice in 2011, says Ed Skoudis, founder and senior security consultant with InGuardians.
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February 21, 2011
21
Feb'11
Sales management tool on public cloud at Kotak Mahindra Bank
Institutional Equities Unit of Kotak Mahindra Bank deploys Oracle CRM on Demand, a sales management tool on public cloud. Project yields benefits galore.
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February 20, 2011
20
Feb'11
Hero Honda upgrades SAP R3 to ECC6
The SAP R3 to ECC6 upgrade came about because the auto company wanted to use SAP for IFRS implementation
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February 17, 2011
17
Feb'11
New SMB vulnerability identified in Windows XP and Server 2003
A new SMB vulnerability discovered in Windows could open systems to DoS attacks and remote access. The vulnerability, tagged as CVE-2011-0654, has been rated "critical" and confirmed on Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Microsoft Windows XP SP3.
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February 17, 2011
17
Feb'11
Government makes changes to immigration scheme
The government has announced the details of changes it will make to the Intra Company Transfer (ICT) scheme, which has been criticised for being open to...
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February 17, 2011
17
Feb'11
RSA 2011: RSA, EMC and VMWare advise on defending against advanced persistent threats
Security leaders have outlined ways organisations can better defend against advanced persistent threats (APTs) in a paper published by RSA, the security division of EMC.
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February 17, 2011
17
Feb'11
Optus email rejects shortened URLs
Optus has adjusted its email security regime to repel incoming emails that use URLs shortened by services like bit.ly or TinyURL.
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February 16, 2011
16
Feb'11
Overhaul A-levels and improve teaching to boost science and tech student uptake, says Royal Society
An overhaul of A-levels and better teaching are needed to boost the numbers of young people progressing to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in higher education, according to an influential new study.
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February 16, 2011
16
Feb'11
Atos Origin boosts profit despite fall in sales
IT services company Atos Origin has announced full-year profits of €337m (£283m), a 6.7% year-on-year increase. However, overall sales fell by 3.5%...
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February 16, 2011
16
Feb'11
Apple adds digital subscription service to app store
Apple has extended its digital subscription billing service used for Rupert Murdoch's iPad-only newspaper to all magazines, newspapers, videos and music on its application store.
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February 15, 2011
15
Feb'11
TCS targets SME market with cloud computing
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has set its sites on the SME market, with the launch of a new product designed specifically for small businesses.
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February 15, 2011
15
Feb'11
Barclays Bank boosts IT staff and project spending
Barclays has boosted its technology staff and budget, according to the bank's full-year results released today.