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March 25, 2011 25 Mar'11
Announcing the CW500 Club online community

Computer Weekly is pleased to announce the launch of the CW500 Club online community
March 25, 2011 25 Mar'11
Hackers steal member email details from TripAdvisor site

A number of TripAdvisor members may receive spam after hackers stole email details from the travel website.
March 25, 2011 25 Mar'11
UK wireless technology trends: Enterprise tablets take hold

What's next in wireless technology trends? IMS Research analysts predict enterprise tablet adoption, as well as growth in Near Field Communication, Wi-Fi Direct and M2M communication for businesses.
March 23, 2011 23 Mar'11
SAP combines GRC and BI in new platform

SAP has launched a new governance, risk and compliance platform that combines and integrates existing GRC and business intelligence technologies.
March 23, 2011 23 Mar'11
Budget 2011: UK public worried spending cuts will impact data security

A large proportion of the UK public is worried that government spending cuts will have a negative effect on data security, a survey has revealed.
March 22, 2011 22 Mar'11
What is the cost of developing apps for mobile marketplaces?

Targeting consumers through smartphone apps is proving to be a good business bet. Jenny Williams reports on the costs of creating apps for different mobile marketplaces.
March 22, 2011 22 Mar'11
Dundee BI masters programme takes BI practitioners to next level

Dundee University’s business intelligence masters programme is training practitioners to take a step back, focus on user requirements and think about wider applications to science.
March 22, 2011 22 Mar'11
High performance networking: How NYSE Euronext trimmed latency

In financial trading even a microsecond of latency can lose a deal, so NYSE Euronext worked with Force10 Networks to build high-performance networking with collapsed tiers and super-speed Ethernet to avoid any loss.

March 22, 2011 22 Mar'11
What is OpenID? How to use OpenID SSO in your organisation

An OpenID SSO system allows organisations to simplify website user authentication management. But is OpenID security an issue? Expert Michael Cobb explains.
March 21, 2011 21 Mar'11
When data goes bad: how data quality analysis can fix problems

How can data quality be improved for business benefit? Data quality is complex, and thrown into relief by the pressing requirement for analysis. Learn how to clean it up through data quality analysis.
March 18, 2011 18 Mar'11
Tim Berners-Lee to help protect net neutrality in UK

Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee is to work with the Broadband Stakeholders Group to ensure the UK works towards a more open internet.
March 18, 2011 18 Mar'11
RSA hit by advanced persistent threat attacks

RSA, the security division of EMC, has revealed that attackers have stolen information from the company's IT systems
March 17, 2011 17 Mar'11
Tests show Android is 50% faster than Apple iOS for web browsing

The latest version of Google's Android operating system (OS) is 50% faster at loading web pages than Apple's iOS, according to research.
March 17, 2011 17 Mar'11
Government Digital Service launched to oversee Whitehall websites

Whitehall has set up a new organisation to oversee moves to improve the digital delivery of public services.

March 17, 2011 17 Mar'11
DWP cancelled £300m Fujitsu deal over transition deadline failures

The decision by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to cancel a £300m desktop support deal with Fujitsu before it even began will lead many in the public sector to question some IT suppliers' ability to deliver on their sales pitch.
March 17, 2011 17 Mar'11
Twitter increases security with HTTPS encrypted tweets setting

Twitter has added a new profile setting to increase the level of security when accessing the mobile blogging site over an unsecured Wi-Fi connections.
March 17, 2011 17 Mar'11
Ban threat looms for Blackberry services as India demand corporate data access

India could block Research in Motion (RIM) from 31 March 2011 after government officials expressed dissatisfaction with access to Blackberry services.
March 16, 2011 16 Mar'11
Trusteer debuts no-software malware protection

Secure web access firm Trusteer has announced a web login and transaction monitoring service to detect malware without installing software.
March 16, 2011 16 Mar'11
RIM urges Blackberry users to disable Javascript after web browsing vulnerability revealed

Research in Motion (RIM) is advising Blackberry smartphone users to disable Javascript to protect against a security vulnerability in its web browser.
March 16, 2011 16 Mar'11
Deutsche Bank uses social CRM to fine-tune corporate banking

Social media is driving product development at Deutsche Bank. The banking giant is using web 2.0 technologies to engage with 1,000 of its corporate customers, to find out how it can make corporate banking run more smoothly.
March 15, 2011 15 Mar'11
CIO interview: Marcus East, Comic Relief

In the run-up to Comic Relief's Red Nose Day on Friday 18 March, head of future media and technology Marcus East is having a frantic week - but we managed to take a few minutes of his time to get an update on IT preparations for the event.
March 15, 2011 15 Mar'11
Highlands and Islands Enterprise moves to shared services

The Scottish government's Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) economic and community development agency has signed a deal with Atos Origin to move to a shared services model.
March 15, 2011 15 Mar'11
Department for Work and Pensions cancels £300m Fujitsu contract

The DWP cancelled its desktop support contract with Fujitsu before it passed to the supplier from incumbent HP.
March 15, 2011 15 Mar'11
IT failures blamed for immigration system faults

IT failures have been blamed for failures of the points based immigration system in a National Audit Office (NAO) report.
March 15, 2011 15 Mar'11
Adobe warns of zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash

Adobe has published a security advisory for a critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash that can be used to take control of an attacked machine.
March 14, 2011 14 Mar'11
US presses punitive copyright deal on trade partners

The US is continuing its secret efforts to secure tougher copyright laws, even though its Hollywood-sponsored anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (Acta) has still to be validated, a leaked document has revealed.
March 14, 2011 14 Mar'11
Sky to recruit 100 IT staff in Scotland

Sky is to create 100 permanent IT roles in Scotland as part of an expansion of its customer business systems team.
March 14, 2011 14 Mar'11
Analysts warn over chip supply chain delays after Japan quake

The earthquake in northern Japan last week, could damage the semiconductor industry and chip supply chain.
March 11, 2011 11 Mar'11
Private cloud takes Harris schools higher

Academy school body the Harris Federation has deployed cloud technology to link its member schools together and provide an IT platform that can scale up as membership grows.
March 11, 2011 11 Mar'11
Windows Phone 7 update delayed

Microsoft is delaying its first major software update to its mobile operating system Windows Phone 7 until the second half of March.
March 11, 2011 11 Mar'11
Rural broadband fund triggers technology tussle

News that the government may be giving serious thought to a "last mile first" approach when it comes to spending public money on broadband projects emerged this week to a cautious response from industry.
March 10, 2011 10 Mar'11
IBM targets Oracle customers with free big data training

IBM plans to train 10,000 Oracle database professionals in IBM software analytics and information management throughout 2011 via free bootcamp training sessions.
March 10, 2011 10 Mar'11
Most organisations approach IAM in the wrong way, says Gartner

Most organisations are approaching identity and access management (IAM) in the wrong way, by planning deployments around technologies, says Gartner.
March 10, 2011 10 Mar'11
Advanced persistent threats - are businesses prepared?

Businesses usually attain adequate levels of IT defences at the point that it becomes more cost effective for cyber criminals to target someone else.
March 10, 2011 10 Mar'11
Secure remote access enables virtual desktops, mobility

St. Richard’s Catholic College in East Sussex implemented secure remote access to allow mobile access to network resources while rolling out virtual desktop learning tools.
March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11
Mobile ticketing users to treble by 2015

The number of people redeeming travel and entertainment tickets via their mobile phones is set to treble by 2015, according to a report by Juniper Research.
March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11
DHL launches real-time information to improve supply chain

DHL Supply Chain has launched a live order tracking system (Lots) to deliver real-time information to its customers.
March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11
Avis CIO hands in the keys after three years at the wheel

Adam Gerrard is to leave the post of chief information officer of Avis after three and a half years
March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11
IT fails to curb anti-social behaviour

Information technology failures are a key reason why efforts to stamp out anti-social behaviour have failed for at least a decade....
March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11
Four risk areas CIOs must consider when contracting cloud services

CIOs should be aware of four main risks when contracting for cloud services, says analyst firm Gartner.
March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11
Apple and Google top most admired list

IT companies are considered some of the most admired companies in the world with Apple and Google leading the pack.
March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11
Industry calls on employers to say what security skills are needed

The National Skills Academy for IT is calling on employers to address the cyber security skills gap by sharing views on the most useful courses and qualifications.
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.
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"
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.
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.
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%
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.
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.
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.