IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 25-8-2008

1. Colt completes datacentre postmortem
2. How effective is the Government's data security- CW bloggers speak out
3. Tories signal NHS National Programme will be key election battleground by commissioning BCS review
4. IT GCSE uptake falls again
5. Business instant messaging and social network users make catalogue of errors
6. Update- Home Office contractor loses memory stick containing personal details of UK criminals
7. CIOs are split three ways on budget expectations
8. Microsoft unveils free photo management technology
9. Apple’s iTunes blocked in China over Tibet protest songs
10. Proposed e-border trial at Manchester Airport raises security concerns
11. HP gears up to convince CIOs to buy its products
12. CIOs who understand business in a strong position amid downturn
13. Police get £40m biometric fingerprinting kit
14. Mobile workforce management technology meets Olympics challenge
15. Guernsey signs Northgate to improve public health
16. Data security breaches at HMRC continue to rise
17. Government launches research project to combat identity theft
18. Fujitsu Services staff will not get bonuses this year
19. Police probe international link in chip and Pin fraud
20. Linux integration deal
21. Fringe Festival announces review of IT after box office glitches
22. Linux integration deal for customers
23. Lib Dems call for data guardians in public and private sector to protect information rights
24. IKEA uses business analyser app to improve ERP roll-out
25. Palm promises lower mobile deployment costs with new Treo Pro smartphone
26. Army uses MoD Grand Challenge winning technology
27. Microsoft's Clayton is Computer Weekly's top blogger
28. HP targets biggest IT buyers
29. GCHQ targets IT specialists with recruitment website
30. Goldfish sends out wrong credit card statement
31. Online shoppers spend £4.8bn in wet summer
32. HP enjoys strong third quarter despite fears of downturn
33. British firm develops RFID security technology to prevent ‘skimming’
34. IBM opens cloud computing disaster recovery centres
35. Testing firm uses SaaS social network of testers to offer firms cheaper application testing
36. Bank IT systems under constant pressure
37. Scotland could be outsourcing centre, says think tank
38. Lack of 'sexy appointments' reduces IT jobs churn
39. Microsoft eases virtualisation with license changes
40. Spammers prepare new anti-Georgia botnet onslaught
41. UK in talks over Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
42. British Olympic success puts strain on bandwidth
43. Bluecoat Wan accelerator speeds up Kettering NHS' Pacs
44. Best IT blogs 2008- Preview the best of ComputerWeekly.com's IT Blog Awards 2008
45. Government strengthens UK border technology systems
46. Aberdeen University unveils IT degree completed entirely online
47. Homeserve switches to O2 for VPN links
48. Inmarsat completes global satellite broadband network
49. O2 wins awards for top broadband speed and customer satisfaction
50. Printer and copier market slows says Gartner
51. IPv6 10 years away from becoming mainstream, says Arbor
52. Road tax satellite tracking system trials planned
53. Apple battles iPhone 3G glitch that drops calls and kills battery life
54. Police warn of security threat to every chip-and-Pin terminal
55. Interview- Ten-year-old plans career in IT after passing AS level computing
56. London Olympics- webcam view of stadium progress