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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.
June 09, 2011 09 Jun'11
Nessus Android application extends vulnerability scanner’s mobile reach

Free Android app for Nessus Vulnerability scanner released by developers, Tenable Network Security Inc; extends Nessus’s existing support for iOS devices.
June 08, 2011 08 Jun'11
Data governance framework seen as bedrock of airline MDM strategy

Data governance emerges as a prerequisite for a sustainable, long-term master data management strategy.

June 08, 2011 08 Jun'11
Open Data Center Alliance publishes IT user requirements for cloud services

The Open Data Center Alliance has published its first set of IT user requirements for cloud computing in a bid to accelerate adoption.
June 08, 2011 08 Jun'11
TfL makes real-time information available for ‘Boris Bikes’ apps

Transport for London (TfL) has made real-time information available on its "Boris Bikes" scheme for developers seeking to create mobile apps.
June 07, 2011 07 Jun'11
Adobe patches Flash to fix zero-day XSS vulnerability

‘Important’ cross-site scripting vulnerability in Flash Player on all platforms mitigated to combat zero-day attacks in the wild.
June 07, 2011 07 Jun'11
UK government to propose national website blocking list

The UK government is considering setting up a national blocking list of violent and unlawful websites in plans to tackle radicalisation to be unveiled by Home Secretary Theresa May.
June 07, 2011 07 Jun'11
Skype suffers second outage as users locked out

Some Skype users have been unable to sign into accounts after the service suffered a second outage in as many weeks.
June 07, 2011 07 Jun'11
Tata AIG General Insurance’s business continuity planning strategies

With13,00,000 active policies, non-stop ops are a must for Tata AIG general insurance. A detailed look at its business continuity planning (BCP) strategy.
June 06, 2011 06 Jun'11
Outsourcing in the Ukraine: benefits and drawbacks

The Ukraine offers highly skilled IT specialists at a low cost for companies looking to develop projects within Europe. But while the honesty of its people appears to be a key selling point, problems of corruption and the possibility of social ...
June 06, 2011 06 Jun'11
Service providers battle to reduce carbon footprint as datacentres expand

IT service providers are united in their attempt to reduce carbon footprints on paper, with corporate targets to support them, but despite putting a lot of energy into the cause, their power consumption is rising, according to a major benchmarking ...
June 06, 2011 06 Jun'11
HP plans to offshore 200 DWP jobs as PCS union considers industrial action

Up to 200 IT jobs at the Department of Work and Pensions could be moved to India later this year by IT service provider HP.
June 03, 2011 03 Jun'11
Hacker group Anonymous steals 10,000 Iranian government e-mails

Hacking group Anonymous has hacked into Iranian government servers and stolen more than 10,000 e-mail messages from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, say US reports.
June 02, 2011 02 Jun'11
Birmingham Council's offshore move could trigger public sector outsourcing exodus

Birmingham City Council is planning to offshore 100 jobs to India as part of an HR and IT services joint venture with Capita.
June 02, 2011 02 Jun'11
E-mail accounts of senior US officials targeted in Chinese hack attack

Chinese hackers have accessed the accounts of hundreds of Gmail users, including senior US officials, Chinese political activists, military personnel, journalists and officials in several Asian countries, Google has said.
June 02, 2011 02 Jun'11
Using network management and monitoring systems across IT and buildings

Bolton College linked its buildings facilities to the campus network and is using a network monitoring and management system that sees both buildings and IT resources.
June 01, 2011 01 Jun'11
Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple locked in platform war, says Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt has outlined a "gang of four" companies - Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple - locked in a platform war.
June 01, 2011 01 Jun'11
World IPv6 Day coming June 8 - what should you be doing?

On 8 June, 2011, a number of large networks will offer their content over IPv6 for a 24-hour “test flight”.
June 01, 2011 01 Jun'11
DHL uses product-level track and trace system for high-value air cargo

Logistics company DHL is one business that uses product level track and trace for high value cargo. OnAsset Intelligence provides sensors and data.
May 31, 2011 31 May'11
Case study: Invensys saves £546,000 with SMS tokens for 150,000 users

Engineering firm Invensys is embarking on a global roll-out of software-based tokens from SecurEnvoy to replace physical token-based authentication.
May 31, 2011 31 May'11
Google Chrome OS keeps focus on notebooks despite tablet explosion

Google will keep the focus of its Chrome operating system on notebooks rather than tablets for now, according to a senior executive at the search company.
May 27, 2011 27 May'11
DWP prepares alternative to identity cards for Universal Credit

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is grooming a British tech start-up to play a key role in its £2bn Universal Credit benefits system.
May 27, 2011 27 May'11
UK government announces next wave of rural broadband deployment

Consumers and businesses in Wiltshire, Norfolk, Devon and Somerset are to benefit from the next phase of the UK government's drive to roll out superfast broadband connections to rural areas.
May 27, 2011 27 May'11
Skype users locked out as internet telephony service works on fix

Skype was forced to issue a workaround for users unable to sign into their accounts while the internet telephony service worked on a permanent fix.
May 27, 2011 27 May'11
From the Editors: Master Data Management journeys never-ending, but still worth it

Master data management is like the quest for the Holy Grail -- elusive, yet well worth the journey. See how MDM has demonstrated value within the private and public sectors.
May 26, 2011 26 May'11
CIO interview: NHS IT chief Christine Connelly on the National Programme for IT

As director general for informatics at the Department of Health, Christine Connelly has had one of the least enviable jobs in public sector IT: defending the much- maligned NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT). But despite a fiercely critical ...
May 26, 2011 26 May'11
Data warehouse and business intelligence projects fail to meet companies' requirements

Over half of businesses gave their business intelligence and data warehouse projects a rating of "average" when asked how well they met business objectives.
May 26, 2011 26 May'11
Twinfield offers mileage accounting on iPhone

Online accounting services provider Twinfield has created an iPhone application that will enable users to automatically record time and mileage. Available as a free download from the Apple AppStore, the app uses global positioning to track mileage.
May 26, 2011 26 May'11
Cross-site scripting attack on Hotmail highlights personal e-mail risk to business

A vulnerability in the Hotmail site has enabled hackers to steal an unknown number of messages from users' accounts, according to security firm Trend Micro.
May 26, 2011 26 May'11
For cloud automation, think flat networks and Ethernet fabric

For cloud automation, vendors are preaching flat cloud networks based on Ethernet fabrics and open network software that enable engineers to build in cloud management tools.
May 25, 2011 25 May'11
Retailers fail to meet demand for mobile loyalty schemes

Retailers are failing to meet customers' demands for mobile technology as part of loyalty scheme programmes, according to a YouGov survey.
May 25, 2011 25 May'11
BT and Everything Everywhere trial 800MHz 4G LTE broadband in Newquay

BT and mobile operator Everything Everywhere are seeking 200 volunteers in South Newquay, Cornwall to trial a joint high-speed 4G broadband initiative.
May 25, 2011 25 May'11
Apple issues Max OS X update to remove fake AV MacDefender malware

Apple is to release a Mac OS X update to tackle fake antivirus software or "scareware" known as MacDefender, MacSecurity and MacProtector.
May 25, 2011 25 May'11
Virtual desktop benefits include tighter security, hot desking

With the help of hot desking and other virtualisation technologies, the Basildon Borough Council was able to centralise its security administration and reduce its number of desks by more than 30%.
May 24, 2011 24 May'11
CIO interview: Keep Britain Tidy head of IT Rich Kavanagh on social media strategy

Keep Britain Tidy's head of ICT, Rich Kavanagh, tells Computer Weekly how the charity is successfully using social networking tools to interact with citizens and supporters.
May 23, 2011 23 May'11
Demand for e-commerce skills spikes 158% as retailers expand multi-channel services

Retail sector demand for IT professionals with e-commerce skills has more than doubled in the past year.
May 23, 2011 23 May'11
Twitter opens London office amid Premier League footballer super-injunction storm

Microblogging site Twitter is preparing to open an office in London as it faces potential legal sanctions after users flouted a UK super-injunction granted to a Premier League footballer.
May 23, 2011 23 May'11
SharePoint BI tool deployment underway at Lowe Lintas

For Lowe Lintas, BI module of Microsoft SharePoint has been a pleasant discovery. With SharePoint BI, Lowe hopes to maximize profits and save costs. Find out more.
May 20, 2011 20 May'11
Salesforce.com gains 5,400 customers but profit slumps by 97%

Salesforce.com posted a 97% profit slump since last year despite its subscription-based CRM software growing to be used by over 97,000 companies.