Saturday, June 19, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 19/06/2010



Microsoft to invest in enterprise handheld devices
Microsoft said it is making several key investments in the enterprise handheld device market, at at the launch of Motorola's ES400 enterprise digital assistant in New York.
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Martha Lane Fox to continue as UK Digital Champion
Martha Lane...
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Cabinet Office announces senior IT team
The team in charge of central government IT has been announced by the Cabinet...
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Worshipful Company of IT receives Royal Charter
The Worshipful Company of IT, the City of London's 100th livery company, celebrated its receipt of a Royal Charter at a ceremony in St Paul's Cathedral last night.
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Most web attacks come via compromised legitimate wesites
About 90% of web attacks take place through legitimate, compromised websites, up from 80% in 2009, according to Symantec Hosted Services (SHS).
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CIOs need to think politically
Chief information officers will have to become "political animals" with strong advocacy and negotiation skills, according to Rose Crozier, CIO at Belfast City Council and non-executive director of Socitm.
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IT security pros must enable business to win support
Business has traditionally tackled the problem of data security by spending money on technology, but a growing number of security experts say this approach is misguided.
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Internet Fraud Alert service to help rescue stolen account credentials
Microsoft, eBay, PayPal, Citizens Bank and several US regulators, consumer organisations and security groups have set up an online...
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Confidential personal information stolen from Kent Police
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found Kent Police in breach of the Data Protection Act. Documents containing confidential personal...
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Banks rank cable TV firms less risky than telcos for broadband roll-out
Banks see cable TV companies as better bets than telecommunications companies in the race to deliver national high-speed broadband, it emerged last night. Jeffrey...
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CWU issues ballot papers to BT staff as pay row rumbles on
Ballot papers are being sent to over 50,000 BT workers today as the Communication Workers Union (CWU) asks them to vote for strike action.
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Top five UK retail bank websites
Co-operative Bank is the UK retail bank with the best content and functionality on its website, according to independent research firm, Forrester Research. The...
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Microsoft to invest in enterprise handheld devices
Microsoft said it is making several key investments in the enterprise handheld device market, at at the launch of Motorola's ES400 enterprise digital assistant in New York.
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FCC moves closer to internet regulation
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to move toward giving itself the authority to regulate the transmission component of broadband internet service.
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Google faces legal action on Wi-Fi interception in US and France
Three US states and France are considering action against Google over the company's interception of private Wi-Fi data by its Street View vehicles as they collected images in 30 countries.
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