Thursday, September 9, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 08/09/2010

Salesforce.com launches Chatter Mobile apps for Apple, Android and Blackberry
Cloud computing company Salesforce.com has launched mobile apps for its enterprise social network, Chatter, on Apple, Google Android and RIM Blackberry devices.
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Estate agents risk legal action for not following data rules, warns ICO
Some UK letting and estate agents are failing to notify the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) that they are handling people's personal information....
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Microsoft investigates public report of IE8 zero-day vulnerability
Microsoft is investigating a public report of a data-stealing vulnerability in its Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) web browser.
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Job growth slows as public sector freeze bites
Demand appears robust for jobs in the technology sector, for both permanent and temporary roles, according to the latest survey from KMPG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.
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Zeus threat increases as detection rates fall, warns Trusteer
Secure browsing services firm Trusteer has warned of the rising tide of Zeus Trojan attacks after IT security site TechCrunch Europe unwittingly passed on the infection.
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Government IT austerity is jeopardising healthcare, says Ovum
Government austerity measures are jeopardising urgent reforms in healthcare IT systems, according to Ovum. The analyst firm said the installation of...
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Chatter trumps e-mail for business, says Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is planning to rid the corporate world of email by using social media to improve collaboration.
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Salesforce.com launches Chatter Mobile apps for Apple, Android and Blackberry
Cloud computing company Salesforce.com has launched mobile apps for its enterprise social network, Chatter, on Apple, Google Android and RIM Blackberry devices.
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Microsoft warns of new browser-specific scareware
Microsoft is warning of a new type of scareware that uses bogus virus scans to scare people into buying fake anti-virus software.
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Vodafone gets £4.3bn for its China Mobile stake
Mobile network operator Vodafone has confirmed that it is to sell its entire 3.2% interest in China Mobile for £4.3bn in cash
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HP sues Mark Hurd over move to Oracle
HP has filed a lawsuit against its former chief executive, Mark Hurd, which seeks monetary damages and assurances that HP's secrets are safe.
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SAS A2010 conference: Data explosion teases information away from analysts
Data analytics used to be a job for data miners, statisticians and forecasters who made information accessible to all business users. Now data analytics specialist SAS's strategy aims to bring analytics to the masses.
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Geospatial IT saves councils £230m
Geospatial technology saved councils £230m and boosted GDP by around £323m in England and Wales in 2009, according to a report.
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Can Mark Hurd make a success of Oracle?
Having resigned from HP as CEO, Mark Hurd is now heading to Oracle. The move could boost Oracle's position as a hardware supplier. How will Hurd change Oracle?
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Welsh village gets broadband for 10% of BT quote
Rutland Telecom is to supply a 40Mbps fibre-based broadband service for £50,000 to about 80 homes in the Welsh village of Erbistock...
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Google pays $8.5m to settle Buzz privacy case
Google is to pay $8.5m to settle a private class-action lawsuit that alleged its Buzz social networking service violated users' privacy.
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Extradition review could see hacker McKinnon tried in UK
The government is expected to announce an independent review of extradition agreements between the UK and the US and European nations.
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Dismantle Labour's IT to save £8bn, says Tory advisor report
A think-tank close to the government has proposed dismantling the IT systems and business ecosystem established by Labour's drive to computerise government.
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Government IT cost cutting meets mixed response
The government has received a mixed response to cost-cutting demands from its top IT suppliers, but is on track to make hundreds of millions of initial savings.
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