Friday, August 27, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 27/08/2010



Dell beats HP to win $1.6bn 3Par acquisition
Dell has rebuffed HP's attempt to hijack its acquisition of 3Par, after the storage specialist accepted an increased bid of $24.30 per share in cash, valuing the firm at $1.6bn.
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Interview: IBM UK chief executive Stephen Leonard
Stephen Leonard took over as UK CEO in January this year, and in his first press interview the 20-year IBM veteran told Computer Weekly that things are going to change…
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What would be the first thing to load onto your new Amazon Kindle?
The Kindle is arriving in the UK. Computer Weekly. checks out the must-have books and MP3s that should be on your Kindle.
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Dell beats HP to win $1.6bn 3Par acquisition
Dell has rebuffed HP's attempt to hijack its acquisition of 3Par, after the storage specialist accepted an increased bid of $24.30 per share in cash, valuing the firm at $1.6bn.
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BT Redcare provides telemetry data for Buy As You View
BT Redcare's machine-to-machine...
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Retail CIOs collaborate to keep innovating through recession
CIOs in the cash-strapped retail sector are starting to collaborate and work together to enable them to keep innovating in difficult economic times.
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New HP jobs are 'public subsidy merry-go-round', says Unite
HP's plans to create 700 new jobs at its Erskine site in Renfrewshire, Scotland, has received...
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Infected USB drive 'significantly compromised' Pentagon computers
US defence officials have admitted for the first time that malware on a USB stick "significantly compromised" classified Pentagon computers in 2008.
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Late movers will pay a premium for Windows 7 migration skills, warns Gartner
Organisations delaying migration to Microsoft Windows 7 face a skills shortage and may pay a premium for migration experts, research firm Gartner has warned.
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Google chases Skype with free voice and video calls
Google is gearing up to take on Skype for free internet phone and video calls, but UK users may have a long wait for the facility.
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Interview: IBM UK chief executive Stephen Leonard
Stephen Leonard took over as UK CEO in January this year, and in his first press interview the 20-year IBM veteran told Computer Weekly that things are going to change…
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Technology sales keep UK retail afloat
Consumer spending on technology and communications has supported UK retail sales to the tune of £50bn, as shoppers overcame fear, uncertainty and doubt about the economy, says market researcher Mintel.
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DSG credit agreements found in skip
Electronics retailer DSG breached the Data Protection Act when eight completed credit agreements containing customers' personal and financial data were found...
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Why a quarter of the UK's top retailers don't do e-business
Big name fashion brands such as H&M and Gap are only just going live with their transactional websites, and 35 out of the UK's top 142 retailers still do not have an e-commerce site…
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