Thursday, November 12, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 12/11/2009



Polycom Telepresence: Transport Anywhere, Anytime
Renowned leadership expert and best-selling author Dr. Stephen R. Covey addressed an audience of leading CIOs at the CIO 100 Symposium in August through a new model for telepresence-enabled lecture services.
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Council official promotes greater freedom of information
A senior council officer says that public bodies should make more information freely available rather than wait for requests under the Freedom of Information...
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UK wants technology included in Copenhagen climate talks
Officials campaigning to get IT addressed at the Copenhagen climate talks in December are writing proposals...
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آ£500K fines for data protection breaches - consultation begins
The government has started a consultation on the possibility of levying penalties of آ£500,000 for serious breaches of data protection principles.
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Council redirects used PCs from landfill to residents
A council has ended a contract for the disposal of its used computers and plans to make the machines available to local residents, particularly the disadvantaged. Details...
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Blackberry launches tools for easier development
Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has announced new software tools to make it easier to develop applications and graphical user interfaces for its mobile handsets.
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UK mobile web surfers top 10m
UK mobile web surfers now top 10m, research has revealed.
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EC gets tough on spammers, data breachers and snoopers
People whose personal details are exposed in a data breach will have to be told, according to a new privacy regulation passed by the European Commission.
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DNA database to hold samples of innocents for six years
The DNA of thousands of innocent people aged 16 and over are to be held on a national database for up to six years, under new government plans.
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Adobe to slash hundreds of jobs
Adobe has announced plans to cut 680 jobs - 9% of its workforce - to cut costs, despite signs of an upturn for technology companies. The software...
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Armed forces charity SSVC deploys Astaro security
Armed forces charity Services, Sound and Vision Corporation has deployed an appliance-based system to secure its networks around the world.
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Google to pay Rubens Barrichello $500K damages
Google will have to pay formula one driver Rubens Barrichello half a million dollars in damages because it hosted fake profiles of him on social networking site Orkut.
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