Wednesday, July 14, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 14/07/2010



Instantly boost PC performance
Even a new PC will eventually slow down. A solid state disk can be a relatively easy upgrade to boost boot time and performance of the operating system.
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Photos: MoD Taranis - unmanned combat aircraft
A prototype unmanned combat aircraft of the future, Taranis, has been unveiled by the MOD for the first time today. Named after the Celtic god of thunder, the concept demonstrator will test the possibility of developing the first ever autonomous stealthy Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) that would ultimately be capable of precisely striking targets at long range, even in another continent.
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Video: RIM shows off more of Blackberry 6 user interface
Research in Motion has posted a YouTube video which provides more details of the up and coming Blackberry 6, software release due out later this summer.
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Suppliers could lose £3.7bn in schools IT cutbacks
The government's decision to cut the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme could cost IT suppliers about £3.7bn in lost business, according to research.
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EC pushes for umbrella data protection agreement with the US
The European Commission is planning to set up a single data protection agreement to cover all data transfers between the EU and US.
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Cambridge village gets fibre to the home
Villagers in Broughton, a Cambridgeshire hamlet near Huntingdon, will have access to superfast broadband through a fibre...
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Microsoft shares source code with Russian government
Microsoft has signed an agreement with Russia to share the source code of multiple products, according to US...
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Infosys reports solid growth as customers move to fixed-priced contracts
Infosys has reported a boost in profits in its Q1 2010 results, with revenue for the quarter up 4.3% to $6.2bn. Net income after tax was $326m.
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Facebook appeals Ceglia claim asset freeze at Federal court
Facebook is trying to overturn an order temporarily blocking any transfer of the company's assets as the social networking firm responds to a website developer's...
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Northern Foods boosts IT investment
Northern Foods is pressing ahead with technology-driven automation, despite falling sales and predictions of challenging trading ahead.
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Google tool lets anyone develop apps for Android
Google has announced a web-based visual software development tool to make it easy to create applications for mobile devices running the Android operating...
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Burberry announces digital growth strategy
Burberry has said it will forge on with investment plans for its web strategy. Capital expenditure...
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CSF to launch IT security support programme for UK non-profit sector
The Charities Security Forum (CSF) has announced a mentoring programme to enhance IT security knowledge and practice in the UK non-profit sector. The programme was developed because many in the UK non-profit sector lack dedicated information security resource and access to expertise.
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Computacenter profits rally in first half
UK IT services firm Computacenter said it expected overall profitability for the first half of 2010 to be in excess of 10% ahead of the previous year. The...
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Microsoft builds Dynamics Marketplace
Microsoft has unveiled Dynamics Marketplace for its latest Dynamics CRM product at its worldwide partner conference in Washington. The company said the new online catalogue, which is due to be available in September 2010, would provide a way for software companies that build applications based on Dynamics to distribute their products to Microsoft Dynamics customers.
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BT wins more time to fight £42m overcharge case
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has granted BT extra time to prepare its appeal against an Ofcom finding that it overcharged other network operators almost £42m for partial private circuits for five years
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Microsoft partners HP, Dell, Fujitsu and Ebay for Azure appliances
Microsoft has teamed up with HP, Dell and Fujitsu to develop certified, optimised hardware platforms to deliver Azure cloud-based applications from their...
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Microsoft integrates Facebook and Windows Live Messenger with Outlook
Microsoft has integrated Facebook and Windows Live Messenger into its Outlook e-mail application. The move follows on from Microsoft's release last year of the Outlook Social Connector plug-in to synchronise social networking feeds with Outlook contact, according to Mashable.
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NHS National Programme for IT set for major changes
The controversial £12bn NHS IT project looks set for an overhaul as a result of a major reorganisation of the health service
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