Wednesday, October 14, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 14/10/2009



Storage Expo: Lloyds-TSB tackles rising storage costs after HBOS merger
Lloyds-TSB is reviewing the software applications in use across the bank in an attempt to cut the spiralling costs of storage following its merger with...
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Storage Expo: Businesses say cloud computing is a risk too far
Businesses are turning away from storing their critical data in the cloud, due to concerns over security, government regulations, and the risks of doing...
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Cancer all-clear on mobile phones may be based on dodgy data
Mobile phones don't definitely cause cancer, but the research that leads to that conclusion may be flawed, say researchers who have gone through 23 controlled...
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O2 to launch Palm Pre “iPhone killerâ€‌ in UK
Mobile network operator O2 will launch the so-called "iPhone killer" Palm Pre on Friday and plans extend iPhone sales through the Phones 4U retail chain.
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Anti-upgrade demonstration at Storage Expo
Visitor’s to Storage Expo were greeted by a “demonstrationâ€‌ outside London’s Olympia station, organised by Symantec, in a bid to convince users that they do not need to upgrade storage hardware.
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Windows 7 on Nokia Booklet 3G from AT&T
US telco AT&T yesterday launched the Windows 7-based Nokia Booklet 3G through Best Buy outlets for $299.99 on a two year connection plan.
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Acer recalls overheating Aspire laptops
Acer is voluntarily recalling Aspire notebooks that contain a defective microphone cable which may overheat and cause the system to shut down. The...
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Intel posts better than expected Q3 results
Computer chip maker Intel has posted stronger than expected third-quarter financial results, indicating a recovery from the effects of the economic downturn. The...
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Police urge businesses to report e-crime
UK businesses are failing to report cyber fraud and attacks because they are afraid police will take away their computers to investigate the attack, causing...
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Nine out of 10 firms use data leakage prevention tools
Businesses are starting to take the prevention of data leaks more seriously, an survey of IT professionals has revealed. Ninety-three...
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Storage Expo: Lloyds-TSB tackles rising storage costs after HBOS merger
Lloyds-TSB is reviewing the software applications in use across the bank in an attempt to cut the spiralling costs of storage following its merger with...
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Storage Expo: Businesses say cloud computing is a risk too far
Businesses are turning away from storing their critical data in the cloud, due to concerns over security, government regulations, and the risks of doing...
Read More ...

Cancer all-clear on mobile phones may be based on dodgy data
Mobile phones don't definitely cause cancer, but the research that leads to that conclusion may be flawed, say researchers who have gone through 23 controlled...
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Should the UK spend آ£10bn on smart meters?
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is expected to reveal its decision this month on how to implement a...
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O2 to launch Palm Pre “iPhone killerâ€‌ in UK
Mobile network operator O2 will launch the so-called "iPhone killer" Palm Pre on Friday and plans extend iPhone sales through the Phones 4U retail chain.
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Cloud computing could frustrate and irritate finance sector
Cloud computing take up in the financial services sector is by no means a done deal, because business users still do not understand its relevance, according...
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Anti-upgrade demonstration at Storage Expo
Visitor’s to Storage Expo were greeted by a “demonstrationâ€‌ outside London’s Olympia station, organised by Symantec, in a bid to convince users that they do not need to upgrade storage hardware.
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DSGi out in first round of آ£6bn public sector tender
DSGi Business, part of the group that owns Currys and PCWorld, has failed to make the second round of the tender stage for a آ£6bn public sector framework...
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UK goverment may sell of IT and other services
The UK government is considering selling off IT management and other services as commercial companies as part of its fundraising campaign. Prime Minister...
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Google to provide info to hacked websites
Google has announced a new tool that will send samples of malicious code to website administrators in an attempt to help clean up the internet.
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Do not change Twitter passwords
Microblogging website Twitter is warning its millions of users not to change their login details as it investigates a potential problem.
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Call centres are not protecting credit card details
Contact centres are failing to securely store voice recordings that contain personal information including credit card numbers. A survey carried out...
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Cisco goes mobile with $2.9bn Starent buy
Network equipment maker Cisco today said it would...
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Windows 7 on Nokia Booklet 3G from AT&T
US telco AT&T yesterday launched the Windows 7-based Nokia Booklet 3G through Best Buy outlets for $299.99 on a two year connection plan.
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Acer recalls overheating Aspire laptops
Acer is voluntarily recalling Aspire notebooks that contain a defective microphone cable which may overheat and cause the system to shut down. The...
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Swedish court overturns anti-piracy ruling
An appeals court in Sweden has overturned a landmark anti-piracy ruling that forced an internet service provider to identify a subscriber to five publishers. In...
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Intel posts better than expected Q3 results
Computer chip maker Intel has posted stronger than expected third-quarter financial results, indicating a recovery from the effects of the economic downturn. The...
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Oracle OpenWorld: Customers can benefit from cloud, says Benioff
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff took his cloud computing message to Oracle's customers at OpenWorld yesterday, arguing that there was no reason why there...
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Cisco adds IPv6 support for carrier networks
Network equipment maker Cisco today announced support for a carrier-grade...
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Bolton Wanderers finds security in the cloud
Bolton Wanderers FC has moved its web security into the cloud with software-as-a-service provider Scansafe to eliminate maintenance and software updates.
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Andrew Woffindin jailed for selling air traffic computers
An IT contractor was sentenced to 15 months in jail after it was revealed he sold stolen IT equipment from the National Air Traffic Services control centre...
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Oracle OpenWorld: Oracle wants to 'sell cars, not bits of cars'
Oracle wants to sell you cars, not bits of cars. That was the theme of a remarkably low-key presentation by Oracle presidents Safra Catz and Charles Phillips...
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John Lewis aims for single view of customers
Retailer John Lewis is integrating its in-store and web order systems to create a single view of customers to help it cross-sell products. The...
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