Thursday, April 8, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 08/04/2010



New banks set to stimulate IT investment
The government's plan to increase competition in the banking sector is taking shape as Tesco, the Post Office and Virgin Money set themselves up to take...
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IBM 'shows true colours' against open source Hercules mainframe emulator
Florian Mueller, founder of the NoSoftwarePatents campaign, has attacked IBM for stifling open source innovation. Writing...
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Blackberry gets Java and Eclipse plug-ins
Research In Motion (RIM) has updated its Java and web-based development tools for the Blackberry platform to help developers build smartphone...
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Green Grid joins forces to standardise PUE
The Green Grid datacentre efficiency organisation has joined a global consortium to develop datacentre efficiency...
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Cisco ramps up datacentre consolidation
Cisco has boosted its datacentre product line with Data...
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Wyse turns iPad into Windows 7
Thin client specialist Wyse Technology has released a version of its PocketCloud App for Apple's iPad, which allows users to connect to Windows 7 applications.
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Five iPad apps for busy IT people
With the imminent UK launch of Apple's much-hyped iPad, Computer Weekly has identified five ways IT people could use it.
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News review: Budget, CERN and the iPad
Hermione Way looks over the last week's top tech news, including Budget tax breaks for video gaming, the latest events at the Large Hadron Collider, and, of course, the iPad, in ComputerWeekly.com's light-hearted news round-up video.
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Android gains on iPhone in US mobile market
Smartphone sales in the US grew 21% in the three months to February, and 45.4 million American now own a smartphone. ComScore,...
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iPad launch marred by poor Wi-Fi experience
Apple sold more than 300,000 iPads on the day of its launch in the US, and new owners downloaded more than three applications and "almost a book" within hours of acquiring it.
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CA to cut 1,000 jobs
Software company CA is to reduce its worldwide workforce by 1,000. In a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, CA said it would lose...
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Comcast decision casts a long shadow on UK net neutrality
The US government's plans to provide 90%...
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Cambridge University in drive to attract young computer scientists
The University of Cambridge has launched a recruitment drive and website to find talented young computer scientists. It says it is "stepping up its...
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New banks set to stimulate IT investment
The government's plan to increase competition in the banking sector is taking shape as Tesco, the Post Office and Virgin Money set themselves up to take...
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How the costs of the Digital Economy Bill add up for ISPs
Internet service providers face a host of extra costs that could add up to £15m a year if provisions in the Digital Economy Bill become law.
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ICO slaps three councils for data breaches
Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has accepted undertakings to do better from three councils...
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IBM 'shows true colours' against open source Hercules mainframe emulator
Florian Mueller, founder of the NoSoftwarePatents campaign, has attacked IBM for stifling open source innovation. Writing...
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Labour ditches 50p broadband tax in wash-up
Government plans to fund high-speed broadband networks were in disarray after ministers admitted there was not enough time to debate the proposed...
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GroundWork provides open source systems management for private clouds
Commercial open source network...
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Blackberry gets Java and Eclipse plug-ins
Research In Motion (RIM) has updated its Java and web-based development tools for the Blackberry platform to help developers build smartphone...
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Chinese hackers attack Dalai Lama and India High Commission
Security researchers have discovered a complex ecosystem of cyber espionage which they claim systematically compromised computer networks in India, the Offices of the Dalai Lama, the United Nations and several other countries.
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Election 2010: The main parties' technology policies
All three parties have pushed technology-related issues up the agenda for 2010's General Election. Here's our round-up of the main policies…
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Former Fujitsu president sues
The former president of IT services firm Fujitsu' intends to file a suit against the company unless its auditors act to resolve his claim that he was improperly...
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More organisations adopt secure coding practices
Organisations are adopting secure programming practices, a report from Errata Security has...
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Green Grid joins forces to standardise PUE
The Green Grid datacentre efficiency organisation has joined a global consortium to develop datacentre efficiency...
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AOL to offload struggling Bebo
AOL is planning to sell or close down Bebo, the social networking site it purchased...
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Tories to veto key clauses in Digital Economy Bill - but not anti-piracy measures
The Tories will veto Clauses 1, 29 and 43 of the controversial Digital Economy Bill when it comes to a third reading in the House of Commons later today
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Consensus needed to pass Digital Economy Bill
The controversial Digital Economy Bill will...
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Infosec 2010: Businesses can do more to stay out of court for data breaches, says top UK lawyer
Data breaches are fast becoming one of the biggest reasons that businesses could find themselves in court as the government tightens up data protection legislation....
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IT professionals top growing recruitment wish lists
Last month saw the fastest growth in permanent jobs for almost 13 years, with IT workers most in demand.
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Take care of data or face ICO fines
From today, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) can serve a Monetary Penalty Notice with fines up to £500,000 for a serious data breach.
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Cisco ramps up datacentre consolidation
Cisco has boosted its datacentre product line with Data...
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Wyse turns iPad into Windows 7
Thin client specialist Wyse Technology has released a version of its PocketCloud App for Apple's iPad, which allows users to connect to Windows 7 applications.
Read More ...

Five iPad apps for busy IT people
With the imminent UK launch of Apple's much-hyped iPad, Computer Weekly has identified five ways IT people could use it.
Read More ...

Android gains on iPhone in US mobile market
Smartphone sales in the US grew 21% in the three months to February, and 45.4 million American now own a smartphone. ComScore,...
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MPs debate Digital Economy Bill today
MPs go to the Commons today for the second reading of the controversial Digital Economy Bill. The bill will allow websites to be blocked and internet users to be cut off for alleged online copyright infringements.
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iPad launch marred by poor Wi-Fi experience
Apple sold more than 300,000 iPads on the day of its launch in the US, and new owners downloaded more than three applications and "almost a book" within hours of acquiring it.
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