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News
02 Dec 2024
Dutch chip strategy balances talent and infrastructure in €2.5bn investment
Project Beethoven aims to create complete semiconductor ecosystem through coordinated education and infrastructure investment Continue Reading
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News
10 Sep 2024
Belgium: Researchers at Imec tackle bioconvergence
Several initiatives are underway at Imec to apply semiconductor and related technology to a range of challenges in healthcare Continue Reading
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News
11 Nov 2011
The market landscape for print security
This report is gives an overview of the security risks of the print environment , the market landscape, best practices for a print security strategy. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Nov 2011
Quocirca: The market landscape for print security
This report by Quocirca analyst Louella Fernandes provides an overview of the inherent risks when operating an insecure print environment, best practice and the current market. Continue Reading
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News
03 Nov 2011
HP puts ARM at the heart of energy-efficient datacentres
Hewlett-Packard has introduced a line of servers using the Calxeda EnergyCore ARM Cortex low-energy processors which it claims will enable datacentres to host 2,800 servers in a single rack. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Nov 2011
The consumerisation of IT: it’s a trickle, not a tide, but you still need to be ready
If media headlines and supplier claims are to be believed, organisations today are faced with an unstoppable tide of many different types of personal device connected to the corporate network Continue Reading
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28 Oct 2011
HP announces U-turn to keep PC division after Whitman completes internal review
HP has reversed its decision to spin-off the company's PC division following an internal review by CEO Meg Whitman, who replaced form head Leo Apotheker in September. Continue Reading
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06 Oct 2011
Technology industry figures pay tribute to Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs
Apple's co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs has died, aged 56. Jobs battled with pancreatic cancer, and had liver transplant surgery in 2009. He stepped down as Apple CEO in August 2011 after his second bout of medical leave since the start of the year. Continue Reading
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News
04 Oct 2011
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. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
29 Sep 2011
Photos: The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet
There have been rumours for a long time that Amazon would release a tablet – and now here is the Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet, with minimum specs but maximum content. Continue Reading
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News
29 Sep 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
29 Sep 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
28 Sep 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
28 Sep 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
27 Sep 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
26 Sep 2011
Boots launches mobile site to expand multichannel offering
Retailer Boots has launched a mobile version of its website to expand its multichannel portfolio. Continue Reading
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Feature
26 Sep 2011
Self-encrypting drives: SED the best-kept secret in hard drive encryption security
The SED solves many common data loss problems and is easy to use and manage with minimal impact on system performance – yet relatively few businesses and governments use SEDs. Continue Reading
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News
22 Sep 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
22 Sep 2011
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 America as well as in Asia. Continue Reading
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News
21 Sep 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
20 Sep 2011
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 the labyrinth of VDI licensing. Continue Reading
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News
20 Sep 2011
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. Continue Reading
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14 Sep 2011
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. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
13 Sep 2011
Windows 8: A first look at new features for business users
A first look at Windows 8 from Microsoft's BUILD conference in Anaheim, shows what enterprise users can expect. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
13 Sep 2011
Photos: Sony S and P Tablets unveiled ready to battle the iPad 2
Although they may be similar in terms of their specifications the S and P look completely different. Impressively, Sony have managed to make them both individually distinctive, stylish and attractive. Continue Reading
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News
13 Sep 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
13 Sep 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
12 Sep 2011
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... Continue Reading
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09 Sep 2011
RBS and Natwest launch native Blackberry app for bank transfers
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Natwest have launched a mobile application to allow Research in Motion (RIM) Blackberry device users to transfer funds between bank accounts. Continue Reading
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News
08 Sep 2011
University challenge: using IT to improve services and reduce costs
Universities face a balancing act as they become increasingly expected to improve the experiences of more demanding students while making budgets go further, and IT is a critical tool in finding this balance. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
01 Sep 2011
Server hardware and refresh cycle options
Virtualization has come a long way, and now IT pros are tasked with keeping their virtual machines secure. This expert e-zine follows the evolution of virtualization and offers advice for developing an effective security strategy. Plus, find out what took place at VMworld 2011 within the virtualization and cloud arenas. Continue Reading
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News
01 Sep 2011
Ofcom gives green light to use TV spectrum for rural broadband
Telecommunications regulator Ofcom has given the go-ahead for internet providers to use unused TV spectrum to deliver broadband to rural areas. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
26 Aug 2011
Photos: From launch to loser - the 14 fastest-failing tech products
A year ago HP spent billions buying up Palm with a view to venturing into the world of tablets and smartphones only to announce that it is discontinuing its consumer oriented computer business. The demise of the Touchpad and other WebOS devices has prompted us here at Computer Weekly to compile a list of some other notable gadget failures. Continue Reading
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News
24 Aug 2011
Nokia launches three smartphones running Symbian Belle operating system
Nokia has unveiled three smartphone devices running its new operating system, Symbian Belle. Continue Reading
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News
24 Aug 2011
Durham University upgrades communications infrastructure and adopts IP telephony
Durham University is to upgrade its communications infrastructure after signing a deal with Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEC) which will see the university adopt IP telephony. Continue Reading
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22 Aug 2011
Technology retailers slash Touchpad tablet prices in bid to empty HP inventory
Best Buy in the US is reportedly selling the HP Touchpad for just $99 as the retailer gets rid of its inventory of the soon-to-be-defunct tablet. Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2011
Government must change the way it stores citizens' personal data, calls the EHRC
The government must bring in changes to better protect personal information, calls the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
09 Aug 2011
Photos: BlackBerry unveils its new smartphone range
BlackBerry has unveiled five new smartphones to combat Apple and HTC's dominance in the smartphone market. Continue Reading
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News
09 Aug 2011
Blackberry to co-operate with police after youths used BBM to organise riots
Research in Motion has said that it will co-operate with the police after it was revealed that London rioters used Blackberry Messenger rather than Twitter to organise looting sprees across the capital, with violence later spreading to Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol. Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2011
Case Study: Data encryption at the Salvation Army
The Salvation Army in the UK supports flexible working from home using laptops owned by the charity, but says finding a good way of protecting data was a challenge. Continue Reading
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News
03 Aug 2011
eBay boosts virtual servers with 100 terabytes of flash memory
Online auction site eBay has deployed more than 100 terabytes of flash memory to power its VMware virtual server infrastructure. The S-class flash storage from solid state disk provider Nimbus is believed to be among the world's largest consolidated deployments of network-attached flash storage for virtualisation. Continue Reading
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News
02 Aug 2011
Amazon closes Android appstore submissions in Germany after Apple lawsuit
Amazon has closed submissions for its Android app store in Germany following a lawsuit from Apple. Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Aug 2011
What is big data and how can it be used to gain competitive advantage?
Cliff Saran discovers how big data can deliver big business benefits without excessive IT investment Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2011
Apple and Samsung overtake Nokia as worldwide smartphone shipments grow 76%
Nokia's woes continue as Apple and Samsung overtake the Finnish giant to become the largest global smartphone manufacturers, according to analyst figures. Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2011
BSkyB wins 174,000 new broadband subscribers
BSkyB has reported a surge in its broadband business in yearly results, taking its subscriber base to 711,000. Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2011
ElasticStack delivers cloud with SAN-resilient storage on commodity hardware
Cloud platform provider ElasticStack has refined its software to deliver a cloud platform with resilient storage using low-cost commodity hardware... Continue Reading
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28 Jul 2011
KLM deploys RightNow natural language search for mobile website
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has rolled out software-as-a-service provider RightNow's CX Intent Guide on its mobile website. Continue Reading
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27 Jul 2011
Virgin Media sees small drop in business sales, and loses 18,000 broadband users
Cable telecoms supplier Virgin Media has reported a small drop in business revenue for its second quarter, while the firm also revealed it has lost 18,000 broadband users... Continue Reading
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26 Jul 2011
UK fails to make world’s top 10 high-speed broadband countries - but Ireland scrapes in
The UK has failed to make it into the top 10 countries with the highest average broadband speed, but neighbouring Ireland scrapes in... Continue Reading
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25 Jul 2011
Virgin Media trials 1.5Gbps broadband at London's Silicon Roundabout
Virgin Media has rolled out broadband speeds of up to 1.5Gbps as part of a trial for businesses in the "Silicon Roundabout" area of London... Continue Reading
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25 Jul 2011
Automated web application attacks are the top security threat, study reveals
Websites are attacked about 27 times an hour or once every two minutes on average, peaking at 25,000 attacks a minute or seven a second, according to research... Continue Reading
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21 Jul 2011
IDC blames decline in European PC market on weak consumer demand and high inventories
The west European PC market declined 8.9% compared with the same quarter the year before. A shift in interest and budget towards other products contributed to weak consumer demand and slow stock depletion across Western Europe, according to analyst IDC. Continue Reading
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21 Jul 2011
Nokia reports £429m loss as smartphone revenues drop 32% in first half of 2011
Nokia has reported operating losses of €487m (£429m) in the first half of 2011, fuelled by a decline in smartphone sales. Continue Reading
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06 Jul 2011
Ofcom UK broadband speed map shows wide areas of internet underinvestment
An interactive map of broadband speeds has revealed large sections of the UK need investment in internet connectivity. Continue Reading
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01 Jul 2011
Betfair sees 120% increase in mobile customers
The online gambling firm increased sales via mobile applications by 88% as customer mobile use grows. Continue Reading
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27 Jun 2011
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. Continue Reading
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24 Jun 2011
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 trading. Continue Reading
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22 Jun 2011
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. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
20 Jun 2011
Photos: How Team Lotus uses IT to drive its Formula One racing
Norfolk-based Team Lotus believes its IT environment and eight-strong IT team is crucial to climbing the Formula One grid and making its cars race faster. Continue Reading
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Opinion
17 Jun 2011
What are the opportunities mCommerce offers?
Throughout 2010, a flurry of announcements from players in the mobile value chain placed the spotlight squarely on the potential of the mCommerce market and highlighted it as a valuable revenue driver in a tough and competitive economic environment, writes Suhail Bhat, policies and initiatives director of the Mobile Entertainment Forum. Continue Reading
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News
15 Jun 2011
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. Continue Reading
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15 Jun 2011
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. Continue Reading
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13 Jun 2011
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. Continue Reading
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13 Jun 2011
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. Continue Reading
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09 Jun 2011
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. Continue Reading
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08 Jun 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2011
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 study. Continue Reading
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27 May 2011
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. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
26 May 2011
The computers that won the war: Bletchley Park's codebreaking equipment is rebuilt
The Tunny Gallery, opened at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park on 26 May 2011, tells the incredible story of the interception and decryption of German High Command radio teleprinter messages during World War Two. Continue Reading
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News
20 May 2011
Orange and Barclaycard launch contactless mobile payments in UK
Orange and Barclaycard have introduced the first near-field communication (NFC) mobile payment system in the UK. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 May 2011
Buyer's Guide: HP's Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) put to the test
In the world of datacentres and large-scale enterprise networks there has always been some form of perceived trade-off between performance and resilience. Building in resilience is absolutely essential of course, but it has historically affected service and application ability when brought to play. Continue Reading
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News
18 May 2011
Dell posts 177% profit boost after increasing enterprise sales
Dell has boosted profits by 177% since last year after increasing sales to enterprise customers. Continue Reading
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News
12 May 2011
Government urges councils to accelerate superfast broadband roll-out
The government is calling on local authorities to accelerate broadband roll-out to help it deliver superfast broadband services to 90% of homes and business by 2015. Continue Reading
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News
12 May 2011
Analysis: Will Android dominance increase IT security threats for business?
The Android Market is forecast to become the world's biggest mobile content platform by August 2011, according to research by mobile application research firm Distimo. Continue Reading
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News
03 May 2011
Cloud computing: How to avoid a network bottleneck
Cloud computing can put a huge load on a business's network. Organisations need to ensure network access from the user's browser on the local area network (LAN), to a cloud-based datacentre across on the public internet are fit for purpose. Continue Reading
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News
26 Apr 2011
Global cloud market to reach $240bn by 2020
The global cloud market is set to explode in the next 10 years, growing from $40.7bn in 2011 to more than $241bn in 2020, according to Forrester Research. Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2011
Computer Weekly marks the end of an era as a new one begins
The first issue of Computer Weekly magazine in 1966 marked the start of an era in the UK IT industry - the first ever weekly technology publication. This is the story of how it all began. Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2011
Declining PC market threatened by tablet popularity
The PC market has continued to decline after delays in refresh cycles and increased purchases of tablet devices, according to research. Continue Reading
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News
13 Apr 2011
Building an Olympics network
Preparation is clearly the key to Olympic success, as players on 27 July 2012 will see years of finely honed practice condensed into one gruelling fortnight Continue Reading
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News
11 Apr 2011
Intel unveils Oak Trail Atom processor chipset for tablet market
Intel is introducing a next generation Atom processors, previously codenamed "Oak Trail", aimed at the tablet market. Continue Reading
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News
11 Apr 2011
Manageability issues impede adoption of virtualisation
Virtual infrastructure management challenges are hindering the adoption of virtualisation within businesses, according to research. Continue Reading
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08 Apr 2011
Facebook has launched a project to ‘open source’ its datacentre
In the spirit of open source software, Facebook says it wants to share the innovations in one of its datacentres with the rest of the industry in its Continue Reading
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Photo Story
08 Apr 2011
In 1966 England won the World Cup and Computer Weekly launched the world's first weekly IT newspaper
After 45 years in print, Computer Weekly, the award-winning title for senior IT decision-makers, is to become a 100% online publication. Here is a celebration of 45 years in print. Continue Reading
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04 Apr 2011
How pay-as-you-behave technology could transform car insurance
New IT systems can help calculate unique insurance premiums based on driver behaviour Continue Reading
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News
30 Mar 2011
All for one fibre, one fibre for all, says ECTA
Countries should separate the provision of new fibre networks from their operation, executives from telcos struggling to enter new national markets told the European Commission and major banks on Tuesday. Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2011
Government puts open source at the heart of its new IT strategy
The government has launched its much-anticipated new IT strategy, highlighting open source and a promise that the coalition will do things better. Continue Reading
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News
28 Mar 2011
Spotify hit by malicious ads
Spotify, the popular streaming music service, has been displaying malicious advertisements to users of its Free version. Continue Reading
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News
25 Mar 2011
Police switch to Sprint ii for IT procurement
Police forces in England and Wales are having to switch IT procurement from the Buying Solutions' CITHS framework to the SPRINT ii agreement. Continue Reading
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News
23 Mar 2011
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. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
23 Mar 2011
Photos: The Best iPad 2 alternatives - Tablets you should know about
Tired of hearing about why you should buy the iPad 2? Want more choice? Then have a look at our top ten alternatives. Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2011
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. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
14 Mar 2011
Video gallery: iPhone app helps travellers avoid being Eurotrash
They say there is an app for everything but who would have thought there was one to stop tourists in Europe from offending their hosts. Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
09 Mar 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
09 Mar 2011
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.... Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Mar 2011
Google adds real-time traffic data to Android map app
Google has updated its algorithms to support real-time data for its map application for smartphones running on the Android operating system (OS). Continue Reading
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News
08 Mar 2011
Facebook enlists Samaritans to counsel suicidal users
The Samaritans has teamed up with Facebook to enable users to report friends contemplating suicide. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
08 Mar 2011
Pictures of the Southampton Azure balloon
Southampton University has successfully recovered a instrumentation launched into the stratosphere using a high altitude balloon. Continue Reading
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News
07 Mar 2011
Intel launches second generation Core vPro processor
Intel says new chip will increase the speed of business applications by 60% Continue Reading
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News
07 Mar 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
07 Mar 2011
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. Continue Reading