Friday, February 12, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 12/02/2010



Mobile World Congress: Juniper extends 3G bandwidth
With LTE and 4G mobile networks set to be the big theme of Mobile World Congress, Juniper Networks...
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Mobile World Congress: Nujira lowers LTE power barrier
One day 4G networks will enable mobile users to access streaming media in real time over a 100Mbps network. But before the LTE technology on which fourth-generation...
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Home Office unveils three ways to secure mobile phones
The Home Office has unveiled three devices designed to improve security on mobile phones, as part of its Mobile...
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Nokia restructures Salo plant to focus on smartphones
Nokia has announced plans to restructure its Salo manufacturing plant in Finland to ensure production is focused fully on the high-value...
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Photos: Great female technology entrepreneurs
While the arguments over how to get a better gender balance in tech fly back and forth, we’ve highlighted just a few female entrepreneurs working in the UK who founded their own IT companies, or use technology to provide a product or service.
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Cameron vows to publish government contracts
Conservative leader David Cameron has announced plans to publish government contracts, including performance indicators, break clauses and penalty measures
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Emblaze claims iPhone and Windows infringe video streaming patent
Israeli technology firm Emblaze has notified Microsoft and Apple...
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Charities not exempt from data protection laws, says ICO
Charities must not neglect their legal responsibility to protect personal information, says the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO has...
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Businesses can expect better service as SAP puts house in order
In a dramatic turn of events, the SAP advisory board has not renewed Lأ©o Apotheker's contract, forcing him to resign ...
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Parliamentary group forms for Bletchley Park
An All Party Parliamentary Group on Bletchley Park has been set up to help promote the interests of the site in Parliament. Bletchley Park, the...
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How to hide data files in Skype calls
Huge data files can be hidden inside seemingly innocent voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) messages, threatening corporate and national security, say Polish...
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Severn Trent Water uses Macro 4 to boost SAP performance
Severn Trent Water has deployed archiving software from Macro 4 to ensure its new SAP system runs smoothly. The...
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SAP women earn more than men
Women with SAP skills earn more than their male colleagues, research from SAP specialist, Panaya reveals.
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BT earnings rise as it fixes Global Services
BT's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation improved 11% to آ£1.4bn despite a 4% drop in sales to آ£5.2bn in the third quarter, the UK's...
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SAP: Tips to boost your SAP salary
A new study of 430 SAP professionals from Panaya has identified the skills budding SAP experts need to succeed
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Home Office unveils three ways to secure mobile phones
The Home Office has unveiled three devices designed to improve security on mobile phones, as part of its Mobile...
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Alcatel-Lucent posts first net profit
Alcatel-Lucent today posted its first quarterly net profit since its inception in 2006, but its full year figures were blighted by the impact of the recession...
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Iran blocks Gmail
Iran has reportedly blocked Google's Gmail service...
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Nokia restructures Salo plant to focus on smartphones
Nokia has announced plans to restructure its Salo manufacturing plant in Finland to ensure production is focused fully on the high-value...
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Google to build 1Gbps ultra-high-speed broadband networks
Google has announced plans to build a set of experimental high-speed networks that will provide broadband connectivity at speeds 100 times faster than current US broadband connections.
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Richard Branson ditches NTL-Telewest brand and unveils Virgin Media Business
British entrepreneur Richard Branson last night buried the NTL-Telewest brand, replacing it with Virgin Media Business to reflect more accurately the division's...
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Mobile World Congress: Can 4G extend enterprise IT?
Fourth-generation mobile networks based on LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology promise to give handset users fast access to multimedia content and extranet...
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Security professionals must embrace cloud or fail, says ISC2
IT security professionals must work out how to implement cloud computing securely before it is too late, according to information security professionals...
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DWP awards آ£237m contract extension to BT
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has awarded a آ£237m contract...
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Domino's Pizza CIO raises آ£50,000 for cancer charities
Jane Kimberlin, IT director at Domino's Pizza has raised آ£50,000 for cancer charities. Kimberlin raised the money after celebrating her 50th birthday by...
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