Thursday, November 19, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 19/11/2009



HP helps users back-up laptop data
Hewlett-Packard has released a tool designed to simplify the back-up and recovery of data from laptop PCs. With a growing volume of...
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Video: Opera Mobile 10 browser beta for Windows Mobile smartphones

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White paper: Deploying Citrix XenServer 5.0 with Dell equal Logic PS Series storage
Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage Dellآ® EqualLogicâ„¢ PS Series iSCSI arrays simplify storage deployment by offering high performance, reliability, intelligent automation, and seamless virtualization of a single pool of storage. The foundation of an EqualLogic storage solution is a PS Series Group: an iSCSI SAN including one or more PS Series storage arrays (members) connected to an IP network and managed as a single system.
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EU governments consider open source for contracts
Ministers at the European Ministerial eGovernment Meeting and Conference are poised to commit to putting open-source software on the same footing as Microsoft software when government contracts are awarded.
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Kcom offers managed comms for mid-sized firms
Kcom Group is to offer managed communication services to mid-sized companies following a restructuring exercise. The communication services...
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UK public sector leads the world in online service delivery, claims minister
The UK public sector is leading the world in using technology to deliver services to citizens, says Cabinet Office minister Angela Smith. Smith...
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Weitz outlines Microsoft plans to rival Google's search dominance
Microsoft's director of search Stefan Weitz has outlined how the company hopes to rival...
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Google to reveal Chrome operating system
Google has arranged an event at its headquarters in California which could reveal more details about the operating system it hopes will challenge Microsoft's dominance.
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O2 to build 1,500 more network sites
O2 will build 1,500 network sites across the UK next year, with 200 sites planned for London alone.
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Aviva software fields thousands of HR enquiries
Software used by Aviva to provide immediate answers to HR inquiries has helped the insurance giant answer thousands of questions from staff during its global rebranding excercise.
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Most security products fail initial testing, ICSA reveals
Most security products fail to perform as intended and generally need two or more revisions before they work properly, according to a report by
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HP helps users back-up laptop data
Hewlett-Packard has released a tool designed to simplify the back-up and recovery of data from laptop PCs. With a growing volume of...
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Banks have too many staff in branches, says report
Many banks have too many staff in their branch operations and could save up to آ£50m a year through automation...
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Employees rival malware for data losses
Negligent employees are starting to rival computer virus infections as the biggest cause of data loss in UK businesses.
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Microsoft launches Azure to merge cloud and Windows computing
Microsoft has released Windows Azure, its cloud computing platform for running .net web services.
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Microsoft to reveal Internet Explorer 9
Microsoft is expected to reveal some of the details of its next internet browser.
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Ofcom opens up TV spectrum for rural broadband
Ofcom has cleared the way for spare television spectrum to be used to provide broadband...
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T-Mobile staff sold customer data
The personal data of thousands of mobile phone users has been sold by staff at one of the UK's major mobile phone firms.
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Cloud computing unfamiliar territory for IT heads
IT heads not in the cloud Over half of European IT heads within businesses do not understand cloud...
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Project management key to IT efficiency, says LSE survey
IT organisations should strip costs out of their day-to-day operations by investing in better IT project management, and through greater standardisation of their infrastructure, according to a study published today by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
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HP workers at DWP vote on strike action
More than 1,000 Hewlett-Packard workers are voting on whether to go on strike in a dispute over job losses and pay. Most of the staff voting...
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ID cards on sale in two weeks
ID cards will be available to buy in...
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Twitter vulnerable to SSL attack
A security researcher has identified a flaw in SSL, which could be used to steal users' Twitter credentials.
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Adobe releases Flash 10.1 and Air 2 betas
Adobe Air 2 and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 software are now available as beta downloads...
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