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• July 05, 2011 05 Jul'11

  ICO issues warning over NHS Data Protection Act breaches

  Following five more NHS Data Protection Act violations, the Information Commissioner’s Office will redouble efforts to help NHS improve security.

• July 04, 2011 04 Jul'11

  Hacker group Anonymous steals user names and passwords in cyber attack on Apple

  Hacker group Anonymous claims to have stolen 25 internal user names and passwords from Apple in the latest of a series of attacks on government and corporate websites around the world.

• July 04, 2011 04 Jul'11

  Hulu withdraws Facebook Connect feature after software glitch leaked users' data

  US online video service Hulu has withdrawn its Facebook Connect integration because of security problems discovered soon after launch.

• July 04, 2011 04 Jul'11

  Microsoft shares location data source code for review of Wi-Fi information harvesting

  Microsoft is sharing source code used for location-based services to allow its collection of Wi-Fi access point data to be reviewed.

• July 04, 2011 04 Jul'11

  IT services supplier Capita buys contact centre business Ventura for £65m

  Capita has bought contact centre business Ventura for £65m in a further sign of IT and BPO consolidation.

• July 01, 2011 01 Jul'11

  Betfair sees 120% increase in mobile customers

  The online gambling firm increased sales via mobile applications by 88% as customer mobile use grows.

• July 01, 2011 01 Jul'11

  Cyber criminals deploy TDL-4 virus to create indestructible botnet of 4.5m computers

  Over 4.5 million computers around the world have been infected by the TDL-4 virus, creating an indestructible botnet.

• July 01, 2011 01 Jul'11

  DWP adds agile development into IT contracts for £2bn Universal Credit system

  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has modified contracts governing the supply of its £2bn Universal Credit system by adding clauses encouraging agile development.

• July 01, 2011 01 Jul'11

  Overcoming mobile cloud computing challenges with distributed apps

  Mobile cloud computing solutions are challenged by network latency and delay, but distributing mobile cloud applications so they're closer to users may be an answer to the problem.

• July 01, 2011 01 Jul'11

  Case study: Behind the scenes of the IT powering Wimbledon's tennis tournament

  As the IT partner at Wimbledon for the last 21 years, IBM has experienced more flying rackets, rain and strawberries than Roger Federer has had grand slams. Computer Weekly took a look behind the scenes at the technology powering Britain's biggest ...

• June 30, 2011 30 Jun'11

  Apple fixes 39 bugs in Snow Leopard, preps for Lion release

  Releases final non-security update - v10.6.8- for Snow Leopard OS, which fixes 39 flaws. More details inside.

• June 30, 2011 30 Jun'11

  Japan earthquake and tsunami provides first real test of high-tech disaster recovery, says Microsoft

  Japan's earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 15,000 people and left 11,000 missing in March 2011 was the first real test of disaster recovery and business continuity plans on a large scale in a high-tech country, according to Microsoft.

• June 29, 2011 29 Jun'11

  Update software to reduce risk of cyber attack, top suppliers tell business

  Businesses are unnecessarily exposing themselves to cyber attack simply by failing to update to the latest versions of the software they are running, according to Microsoft and Adobe.

• June 28, 2011 28 Jun'11

  Tory technology advisor Liam Maxwell appointed to government IT advisory post

  Top technology advisor to the Conservative Party, Liam Maxwell, has been appointed to a key IT advisory role in the Cabinet Office.

• June 27, 2011 27 Jun'11

  Lulz Security announces it is to disband following 50-day hacking spree 'cruise'

  Lulz Security – a group of hackers claiming responsibility for hacking Sony and Nintendo and taking down the websites of the Serious Organised Crime Agency and the US Senate – has announced it is to disband.

• June 27, 2011 27 Jun'11

  Unite members at Fujitsu’s Crewe site to strike

  Members of the Unite union at Fujitsu's site in Crewe have voted to take strike action over the alleged unfair treatment of a trade union activist.

• June 24, 2011 24 Jun'11

  SAS CEO offers analytics over BI, reveals use cases for text analytics

  In an interview, SAS CEO Jim Goodnight advocates analytics over BI query and reporting, explains text analytics use cases and touches on predictive asset management.

• June 24, 2011 24 Jun'11

  Government cancels SME contracts and hands IT services deals to Capita

  Government departments have been cancelling freelance IT contractors supplied through SMEs and giving their interim staff business to Capita under orders from the Cabinet Office's Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG), in apparent contradiction of ...

• June 24, 2011 24 Jun'11

  Oracle Q4 revenues climb 36% but decline in hardware sales drops share price 7.5%

  Oracle's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings climbed 36% to $3.2bn and total revenues were up 13% to $10.8bn. But a decline in hardware sales and a forecast of only 10% to 20% growth in licence sales sent Oracle shares down by as much as 7.5% in late ...

• June 23, 2011 23 Jun'11

  Cisco introduces AnyConnect to mobile devices

  The benefits of enabling your workforce with mobile access to enterprise applications, regardless of whether those applications are in the cloud or in the corporate data centre, are clearly recognised. The ease of providing secure remote access to ...

• June 23, 2011 23 Jun'11

  Interactive crime maps allow victims to track cases

  The government will extend its interactive crime maps site to enable victims to track their cases online, according to Nick Herbert, minister of state for policing and criminal justice.

• June 23, 2011 23 Jun'11

  Tesco Bank customers remain locked out of accounts following migration glitch

  Tesco Bank customers are still unable to log into accounts following a migration glitch.

• June 22, 2011 22 Jun'11

  McAfee releases Android end point security solution

  McAfee have announced McAfee Mobile Security software, available for both smartphones and tablets, which according to a recent press release provides a comprehensive mobile security solution by combining three leading McAfee mobile security products...

• June 22, 2011 22 Jun'11

  European Commission gives green light to CSC acquisition of beleaguered iSoft

  The European Commission (EC) has approved CSC's acquisition of healthcare software maker iSoft.

• June 22, 2011 22 Jun'11

  Mozilla releases final version of Firefox 5 for download

  Mozilla has released a fifth version of its web browser, Firefox, available to download for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android.

• June 22, 2011 22 Jun'11

  Police National Database launched containing details of 15 million UK citizens

  A national database to allow police forces to share locally held information across the country has been launched by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA).

• June 22, 2011 22 Jun'11

  Security awareness tips: Making programmes more effective

  Several information security pros, via LinkedIn, share their best security awareness tips with SearchSecurity.co.UK.

• June 21, 2011 21 Jun'11

  Westminster City Council CIO David Wilde leaves for Essex County Council

  Westminster City Council chief information officer David Wilde is leaving at the end of this week to take up the equivalent role at Essex County Council.

• June 20, 2011 20 Jun'11

  Ofcom grants mobile phone operators right to trade radio spectrum to expand capacity

  Telecoms regulator Ofcom has given mobile phone operators rights to trade radio spectrum holdings to help increase mobile network capacity for consumers.

• June 17, 2011 17 Jun'11

  Demystifying IT Rules 2011: What it means for you

  The first of a two-part series on the IT Rules 2011 notification under IT Act 2000, looking into its stipulations and their implications for businesses.

• June 17, 2011 17 Jun'11

  Chinese software flaw makes infrastructure vulnerable, warns report

  China's public infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber attack because of vulnerabilities in software used to run weapons systems, utilities and chemical plants, according to Reuters.

• June 17, 2011 17 Jun'11

  Most enterprises plan cloud move but data location concerns the bottleneck, says Dell

  Most large enterprises are still only considering the cloud and less than a third are currently using cloud services, according to Dell.

• June 16, 2011 16 Jun'11

  Case study: New Look builds social media platform to extend e-commerce site

  New Look has launched a social media platform to extend its e-commerce website and multi-channel offering. New Look Daily is a cloud-based customer hub that aggregates social media feeds from Twitter and Facebook and allows customers to upload photo...

• June 16, 2011 16 Jun'11

  NHS pays £200m advance to CSC as contract renegotiation nears conclusion

  The NHS has paid £200m to troubled supplier CSC as an advance while awaiting the conclusion of discussions on amendments to the controversial deal.

• June 15, 2011 15 Jun'11

  E-Skills National Skills Academy for IT launches training subscription service for SMEs

  E-Skills UK's National Skills Academy for IT has set up a training subscription service aimed at small businesses and self-employed IT professionals.

• June 15, 2011 15 Jun'11

  Analysts voice doubts over Blackberry Playbook price, app choice and e-mail

  As Research in Motion (RIM)'s Blackberry Playbook goes on sale in the UK, analysts remain sceptical of the prospects of RIM's first tablet among business users.

• June 15, 2011 15 Jun'11

  Government to create market for personal identity data

  The government is preparing to create a marketplace for citizens' personal data to be used for accessing online public services, according to documents that were issued to industry in preparation for the coalition's next-generation identity scheme.

• June 15, 2011 15 Jun'11

  Pizza Express rolls out Wi-Fi for smartphone connectivity

  Pizza Express has rolled out Wi-Fi across its 384 stores to meet growing customer demand for mobile internet connectivity.

• June 14, 2011 14 Jun'11

  VDI technology rollout at Sterlite Technologies reaps rich dividends

  Sterlite Technologies deployed virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) technology, and was rewarded with cost and energy gains. Here’s how they went about it

• June 14, 2011 14 Jun'11

  IBM celebrates 100th birthday as workers send video calling for improved conditions

  International Business Machines (IBM) is celebrating its 100th birthday, founded as the Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation through a merger of four companies in 1911.

• June 14, 2011 14 Jun'11

  Facebook IPO rumoured to value company at $100bn

  Facebook is rumoured to be gearing up for an IPO in the first quarter of 2012, which could see the social networking site reach a valuation of $100bn (£60bn).

• June 14, 2011 14 Jun'11

  HP CIO Randy Mott leaves amid company management restructure

  Hewlett-Packard's CIO, Randy Mott, has left the company amid an organisational restructure.

• June 13, 2011 13 Jun'11

  Dell and EMC "Still get together when the kids are around"

  EMC and Dell have reached an "amicable separation rather than a nasty divorce" and still get together when it's important, says EMC's marketing CTO Chuck Hollis.

• June 13, 2011 13 Jun'11

  Busy Patch Tuesday sees 16 Microsoft fixes coincide with Adobe security update release

  IT administrators will find their hands full this month with Microsoft planning 16 security updates to fix 34 vulnerabilities on the same day as security updates from Adobe.

• June 13, 2011 13 Jun'11

  Government locked into £342m rental costs for empty FireControl premises until 2033

  The government is locked into spending £342m on rent for empty premises originally intended to house the £1.4bn FiReControl project, abolished last year.

• June 13, 2011 13 Jun'11

  Citrix ‘buy your own computer’ scheme cuts costs

  A pilot scheme introduced by Citrix to enable employees to choose the computing device they use at work has been formalised after successful take-up.

• June 13, 2011 13 Jun'11

  Tesco launches Groceries Android app with voice searching feature

  Tesco has launched a free mobile application for Google's Android operating system (OS) to provide shopping and delivery services.

• June 10, 2011 10 Jun'11

  Former T-Mobile employees ordered to pay nearly £80,000 for data theft

  The Chester Crown Court has ordered two former employees of UK mobile operator T-Mobile to pay a total of £73,700 after stealing and selling customer data from the company in 2008.

• June 09, 2011 09 Jun'11

  Visa predicts 20 million contactless payment cards in UK by 2012

  Visa Europe expects the number of contactless cards being used in the UK to reach 20 million by the end of 2011.

• June 09, 2011 09 Jun'11

  Plan International moves global systems to SAP

  International child welfare charity Plan International is rolling out SAP globally and in doing so is embarking on its first ever major application outsourcing project.