Tuesday, February 24, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 24/02/2009



Jobs to miss Apple shareholder meeting
Apple has confirmed that founder and CEO Steve Jobs will miss tomorrow's annual shareholder meeting for the first time since he returned...
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Video: Minority report-style computing with fingers
The computer from the film Minority Report now looks like it could soon become a reality following the development of a new device called Sixth Sense created by the fluid interfaces research group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Government ICT policy confused and distorted, says CMA chairman
The government's policies on high-tech communications have failed UK plc, the body that represents the UK's business communications users, said this morning. Launching...
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CMA chairman's speech
CJ Kimber, CMA Chairman Conference Speech, 1245 24th February My Lords, ladies and gentlemen We live in interesting times. •Last...
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CMA manifesto
Communications - Life-blood of Enterprise Communications Services for the Public and Private Sectors - 2010 and beyond: CMA's Manifesto for the next...
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White House web team announced
The White House has officially announced the members of its new...
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Still room for debate on shape of Digital Britain, admits Lord Carter
Lord Carter has acknowledged that there is room for further debate before he publishes his final report on the future of digital communications in the UK.
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Microsoft allows axed staff to keep excess severance pay
Microsoft has reversed its decision in calling for axed...
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Broadband for all is top priority, says Ofcom chief
Obliging communication providers to supply a broadband...
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Google mail collapses
Google is scrambling to identify what caused its global...
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Border Agency IT to monitor movement in and out of UK
The...
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BAT signs Parity IT contract for آ£2m a year
British American Tobacco has signed a new آ£2m a year IT services contract with Parity. The deal, until 2011, extends...
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60% of US workers 'steal' company data when they leave
Research shows that 60% of US staff who left their job last year "stole" company data when they went. The Ponemon...
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MPs reluctant to use social networking to engage constituents
MPs are increasing their use of technology to communicate with constituents, but the focus is still on top-down instead of interactive communication, a new...
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Vertical market IT spend feels impact of recession
Worldwide vertical market IT spending is projected to total $2.7 trillion in 2009, a 0.5% increase from 2008, according...
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Vodafone axes 500 UK jobs
Mobile phone operator Vodafone is axing 500 jobs in the UK to cut costs, with a number of the jobs to go in IT.
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Blunkett concerned about government data sharing powers
Former home secretary David Blunkett is to call on the government to...
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Socitm: Cloud computing revolutionary to public sector
Cloud computing could be more revolutionary than...
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Accenture and Cisco form enterprise agility group
Accenture and Cisco are today launching the Accenture and Cisco Business Group to help large enterprises increase business agility by embedding collaboration...
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Yahoo to launch controversial behaviour-based advertising tools
Online search engine Yahoo is today expected to launch tools to make it easier for advertisers to target consumers based on their online behaviour.
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BCS urges MPs to kill the Coroners & Justice Bill
The British Computer Society (BCS) has added its voice to a growing chorus of concern about the data sharing provisions in the Coroners & Justice Bill now going through parliament.
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Growth in social computing in CRM in 2009, says Gartner
There will be a massive growth in companies' use of online communities to interact with their customers over the next year, according to analyst...
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Microsoft demands redundancy overpayments from axed staff
Employees made redundant by Microsoft...
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Exclusive: Computer Weekly publishes 'secret' gateway review
This is the first publication of an entire gateway review by an online news service.
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Wanted: آ£120,000 government Facebook director
The government is looking for a director of digital engagement to improve its use of
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Government spends آ£140,000 to keep ID card review secret
The Office of Government Commerce has spent at least آ£140,000 on legal fees to keep secret two early Gateway reviews on the national ID cards scheme.
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