Thursday, September 23, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 22/09/2010



Apple acquires Polar Rose face recognition software firm
Apple is to acquire Swedish face recognition software firm Polar Rose for an undisclosed amount.
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Government plans procurement overhaul to slash IT spend
Bill McCluggage, deputy government CIO and director of ICT strategy and policy at the Office of the Government CIO, has outlined how the government will reduce IT spend by revamping how IT is procured and operated.
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Over half enterprise software insecure, study reveals
More than half the software commonly used by businesses fails to meet acceptable levels of security, a study of 2,900 applications has revealed.
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British Library considers its future as digital material takes over
The British Library has one of the digital world's biggest challenges ahead: as technology evolves at breakneck speed, how does it collect, manage and analyse the huge amount of digital content produced by publishers, and how does it keep that information for generations to come?
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Oracle reveals plans for Java
Oracle has announced plans for advancing the Java Platform at the JavaOne conference, which is running alongside Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco. The...
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Blackberry maker RIM to announce iPad rival soon
The announcement of a RIM tablet could be as soon as next week at a developers' conference in San Francisco…
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Apple acquires Polar Rose face recognition software firm
Apple is to acquire Swedish face recognition software firm Polar Rose for an undisclosed amount.
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Sort your broadband spectrum by 2012, says EU
The European Commission is to consult on a revised spectrum plan to encourage the development of access to mobile broadband networking at a minimum of 30Mbps...
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Google tightens security with two-step sign-in for cloud apps
Google has introduced a two-step sign-in capability for Google Apps accounts aimed at increasing...
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Twitter users hit by viral hack attack
Twitter users were victims of a cross-site scripting...
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Poor call centre voice quality loses customers
Companies are failing customers due to poor voice quality in call centres. Seventy nine percent of consumers report they have experienced inadequate lines,...
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