Friday, April 2, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 02/04/2010



Spoofing Server-Server Communication: How You Can Prevent It
Advances in attacks on network security over the last few years have led to many high-profile compromises of enterprise networks and breaches of data security.
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Video: Apple iPad review
Computer Weekly has managed to get its hands on an Apple iPad before its UK release and we've put together a review of all the fantastic new features.
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Anti-piracy notices could cost ISPs £15m
Internet service providers (ISPs) may have to serve "several million" copyright infringement notices (CIRs) a year at a cost of up to £15m if provisions...
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Dassault Systèmes buys IBM's PLM business for $600m
French computer-aided design and engineering software house Dassault Systèmes has bought IBM's Product Lifecycle Management...
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Ordnance Survey data released for free on web
Ordnance Survey data is being published on the internet today, making it available to developers and the public for free. The move is part of the government's...
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Gnome Project releases Gnome 2.3
The Gnome free-software project for developing graphical user interfaces for Linux has released a new version of the Gnome...
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MPs fear mismanagement of FiReControl project could hit Olympics
MPs have criticised the Fire and Rescue Service's FiReControl...
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Is CSC 'on brink of dismissal' from NHS IT delivery?
CSC, which has £3bn worth of contracts under the NHS IT programme, is "on the brink of being fired from a key part of its contract after failing to meet a deadline to install systems at hospitals in the north-west", according to the Financial Times.
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Twitter links safer than Google, says security researcher
Contrary to popular belief, most short links on Twitter are not malicious, according to Zscaler Security Research.
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Mobile calls to get much cheaper, Ofcom says
Ofcom plans to cut the price charged by mobile network operators for connecting calls from other network operators to 0.5p from 4.3p by 2015. The regulator...
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Google business in China hit by service disruptions
Google's business in China is taking a beating after the company experienced service disruptions in the wake of announcing that it had stopped...
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Internet addresses to void in 30 days
ICANT, the organisation responsible for allocating internet addresses, will switch off the present IPv4 addressing system in 30 days, leaving only websites...
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Internet attack breaks network security
Security researchers have uncovered a major flaw in the internet fabric, which could circumvent network security and allow rogue users to access any computer...
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