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UK IT staff increasingly seeking work abroad

The majority of UK IT professionals would consider migrating abroad to pursue higher quality work and salaries, a recruitment firm warns. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Infosec 2011: APT attacks a real threat to business, says security panel

Advanced Persistent Threats are a reality and cannot be dismissed as a myth or media hype, according to a panel of experts debating the top threats at Infosecurity Europe 2011 in London. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Infosec 2011: Policy is only way to deal with social media, say security professionals

The best and only way organisations can deal with the use of social media is through robust policies and user aware campaigns Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Infosec 2011: Cisco announces new tools for securing the mobile enterprise

Cisco has introduced new security products to its Borderless Networks portfolio to help IT departments manage mobile devices, changing workforce habits and the impact of video on the network. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Growth of NFC to drive overhaul of Chip and PIN equipment

The growth of near-field communication (NFC) in the UK will drive the replacement of retailers' Chip and PIN point of sale (PoS) equipment, according to an analyst. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Case study: Bell Canada rings up big revenues with Infor CRM

Bell Mobility, a division of Bell Canada Enterprises, implemented an Infor customer relationship management solution, Interaction Advisor, and worked with Infor to transform Bell Mobility’s two call centers - with a combined 550 customer service representatives (CSRs) - into selling centers. Continue Reading

The start of an era

The article below is the editorial leader column from the last ever printed issue of Computer Weekly magazine. If you like nostalgia, you may want to treasure the magazine you hold in your hands ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

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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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Forrester Research: Marketing is an IT spending blackhole

Analyst Forrester Research is holding a roundtable meeting to bring together chief marketing officers and chief information officers, in a bid to bridge the divide between IT and marketing departments. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Infosec 2011: Charity sector shows the way to balance budget and security

Tackling security project by project is an effective way of securing data on a limited budget, says Matt Holland, head of information security at children's charity NSPCC. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Developer renews court battle to claim 50% of Facebook

A New York developer has renewed his court battle in claiming at least a 50% share of Facebook almost a year after his first attempt stalled. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Tesco uses customer data to stride ahead of competition

Fresh insights from customer data allowed Tesco to meet consumers' needs faster and more accurately, growing Tesco's market capitalisation 10-fold in eight years while its chief competitors' market value fell, the retailer's former CEO Sir Terry Leahy said on Tuesday. Continue Reading

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• Ian Grant

ICO slams Cabinet Office and MoD for slow FOI responses

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has criticised the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Defence for failing to reduce the time they take to respond to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Infosec 2011: Compliance the biggest security juggernaut, says security expert

The biggest security compliance juggernaut for businesses is concentrating on achieving compliance rather than changing they way they work, says Des Ward, president of the Cloud Security Alliance UK and Ireland chapter. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Copyright holders formulate ISP piracy website blocking scheme

Copyright holders are urging UK internet service providers to block illegal file-sharing sites. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

CIOs need IT governance rethink

CIOs will need to rethink their IT governance policies as employees turn to social media tools to collaborate at work, according to research from analyst group Gartner. Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Motivated, information security policye-aware employees are the best defence

Keeping employees motivated is the best way to ensure you have satisfied customers, and if it is an employee's responsibility to keep the customers happy,...

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• Chris Parker

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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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Sophisticated cyber thieves behind Epsilon data breach, says parent company

US marketing firm Epsilon was hit by one of the biggest data thefts to date, the work of highly sophisticated cyber thieves, says parent company Alliance... Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Dell set to unveil cloud plans

Dell is due to make a global announcement later today, where it is expected to unveil its plans for cloud computing. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Sex offence technology helps business avoid legal liability

Technology that cross references image hash codes against child sexual abuse material will help businesses avoid legal liability. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

City of York falls foul of data protection act following printer mix-up

The City of York Council has fallen foul of the Data Protection Act after having accidentally disclosed personal data following a printer mix-up. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Immigration cap will not stem flow of IT workers to UK on ICT visas

The immigration cap, which comes into force on 6 April 2011, will have little effect on the number of economic migrants entering the UK because businesses can continue to use the uncapped Intra Company Transfer (ICT) scheme to access skills, according to Migration Watch. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

RSA discloses phishing-attack data breach details

RSA, the security division of EMC, has revealed the firm's data breach in mid March was the result of a spear phishing attack. The spear phishing attack exploited an Adobe Flash vulnerability that was unpatched at the time. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

The power of ICT and its multiplier effect

Meet Michael Hedley, National Policy Manager for the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA). Continue Reading

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• Merri Mack

CSC to acquire troubled NHS supplier iSoft

IT services giant CSC has agreed to acquire troubled healthcare software firm iSoft after the latter suspended shares and put itself up for sale last week. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Sex discrimination rife in IT, says report

Gender discrimination against women is rife in the IT sector, a report says. Continue Reading

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• Ian Grant

Exclusive interview: Deputy government CIO Bill McCluggage on the new government IT strategy

Bill McCluggage, deputy government CIO, talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about the changes in the government's new IT strategy. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Secure your SCADA architecture by separating networks

Many critical national infrastructure systems include supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) functionality. These systems can be viewed as the set of software, computers and networks that provide remote co-ordination of controls systems for tangible infrastructures such as power generation systems, chemical plants, manufacturing equipment and transportation systems Continue Reading

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• Edward Amoroso

Building a business case for a green data centre

New mandatory initiatives have recently come into play in the U.K., pushing the idea of “greening up” the data centre higher on every companies’ priority list. Volume 1 of the Virtual Data Centre e-zine gives an overview of how these environmental regulations affect U.K. businesses and what can happen if they don’t comply. The issue also details how data centre operators can institute energy-saving initiatives and strategies to lower CO2 emissions, reduce their facilities’ carbon footprint, and avoid steep compliance penalties - all while saving their companies a few pounds. Continue Reading

5 data mining techniques for optimal results

Faulty data mining makes seeking of decisive information akin to finding a needle in a haystack. Here are some tips to tweak your data mining exercises. Continue Reading

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• Sunil Dutt Jha

Microsoft publishes report on its Security Development Lifecycle

Microsoft has published a new report that outlines nine years of progress in developing, improving and sharing the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) process. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Dear Phil Pavitt, this one is for you

How often do you, as an IT leader, tell people in other parts of the business what you have achieved? For many IT folk, that sort of self-promotion doesn't always come naturally - and often that ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

SMB IT spending seeing significant growth

Small and medium businesses (SMBs) are increasing IT budgets and recruiting more IT skills Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Communication skills more important than technical know-how for IT jobs, say IT graduates

Most IT graduates think technical skills are the least important for IT jobs, according to a survey. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Troops in danger as outdated systems at the MoD reach meltdown

Outdated IT systems at the The Ministry of Defence (MoD) are reaching meltdown, with the risk of seriously affecting troops' ability to carry out operations, a National Audit Office report has found. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

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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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Marks & Spencer extends Cognizant outsourcing deal

UK retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has expanded its outsourcing relationship with offshore IT service provider Cognizant, which extends a deal signed in 2009. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

MoJ signs £22m shared services deal with Accenture

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has signed a £22m contract with Accenture to implement shared services across its human resources, payroll, finance and procurement operations for the next five years. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Businesses spend over £600k a week on data security abroad

Companies are spending up to £624,000 a week to secure their most sensitive business data abroad, a study has revealed. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

ITC agrees to review patent ruling against Eastman Kodak

The International Trade Commission (ITC) has announced that it will review an earlier ruling in a patent dispute between Kodak Eastman and mobile handset makers Apple and Research in Motion (RIM). Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Facebook Studio woos advertisers with campaign comparison tool

Facebook is to launch a site to enable advertisers to view and comment on advertising campaigns on the social networking site. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

European Commission clears Atos bid for Siemens IT

The European Commission has cleared the proposed €850m acquisition of Siemens' IT Solutions and Service (SIS) by French IT service provider Atos Origin. Continue Reading

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• Ian Grant

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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• Paul Kunert

Announcing the CW500 Club online community

Computer Weekly is pleased to announce the launch of the CW500 Club online community Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

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. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

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. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

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. Continue Reading

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• Ian Grant

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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. Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

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. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

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. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

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. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

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. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

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. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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. Continue Reading

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• Ian Grant

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. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

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. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

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. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

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. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

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 Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

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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• Ian Grant

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. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

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" Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

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. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

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. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Rugby Football Union joins software driven buying group

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has joined an online buying group and is using software to cut an estimated £300,000 of the procurement bill every year. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

When is the new government IT strategy due?

There's plenty of rumour and speculation doing the rounds over the timing and contents of the imminent government IT strategy, due to be released anytime soon by the Cabinet Office. I've been told ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

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. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

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 Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

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. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Intel finalises £5bn acquisition of McAfee

Intel has confirmed the completion of its $7.7bn (£5bn) acquisition of security software giant McAfee. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

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. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

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... Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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 Continue Reading

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• Ian Grant

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. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Government pushes for open standards

Open standards should be sought in all government IT procurement specifications, says the Cabinet Office Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

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. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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... Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

IFRS implementation in India: Steps to follow

After analyzing the impact on IT, IFRS implementation in India involves three key stages. This tip details the three steps to enable a smooth IFRS implementation process. Continue Reading

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• Mandar Joshi

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. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

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%... Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget