IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 29-8-2008

29-8-2008

1. Linux sales dip as corporates buy more mainframes
2. Apple’s Steve Jobs wrongly reported dead
3. Microsoft hits XP Professional pirates with Windows Genuine Advantage
4. Dell blames profit drop on 'conservative' IT spending
5. Microsoft buys web comparison site Ciao for search strategy
6. Internet Explorer 8 causes problems for XP users
7. Tech Mahindra buys stake in Servista
8. BT updates botnet protection
9. IBM ‘changes the game’ in solid state storage performance
10. Dead Sea Scrolls to go on web using high-res photography
11. Yahoo web ad deal on track despite anti-trust scrutiny
12. Car rental firm improves online payment security
13. Swedish ERP provider IFS wins £13.9m MoD contract
14. MPs demand explanation from Home Secretary over prisoner data loss
15. Internet Explorer 8 is compliant with web standards
16. Contractor data losses highlight outsourcing risks
17. Ten years of Google - what it means for enterprise IT
18. Mid-level staff win higher salaries as outsourcing grows

28-8-2008 -> 26-8-2008

1. Child database ContactPoint delayed again
2. Credit crunch drives software audits
3. Ofcom seeks accelerator for mobile networks
4. Hacker Gary McKinnon loses extradition appeal
5. Virtual worlds used by cybercriminals to launder cash and steal data
6. Apple iPhone passcode protection can be easily breached
7. Few SMEs prepared for business disruption
8. Oracle links on-demand and in-house CRM for users
9. Poor e-mail management plagues firms
10. Buyer of computer containing bank details decries lack of 'regulatory clout'
11. Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 now out
12. Text to capture mobile consumer interest
13. Cybersquatting plagues pharmaceutical brands
14. Firefox add-on protects against hackers
15. Curriculum needs 'radical review' as pupil numbers fall 50%, says e-skills
16. Manchester Airport improves operations with passenger bus computers
17. CEOs call for greater collaboration - can IT help-
18. Apple iPhone advert misled users over web access, rules ASA
19. Baby kidnap spam spreads Trojan
20. HP EDS deal completed- competition for Big Blue
21. Infosys buys UK-based Axon in £400m deal
22. Police get access to children’s database
23. Intel IDF update
24. Councils opposed to sale of electoral roll to junk mail firms
25. Brazilian charged for leasing out PC botnet to attackers
26. Educated people more likely to have internet access in their home, says ONS
27. Personal details of more than one million bank customers exposed
28. Virtual reality helps stroke victims
29. Mid-level IT pay soars as offshoring grows
30. Best Western Hotel chain hacked
31. Handset makers court software developers to secure enterprise markets
32. Conservatives ask for independent review of NHS IT
33. Tories signal NHS National Programme will be key election issue by commissioning review