Wednesday, October 27, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 27/10/2010

RIM launches Adobe AIR developer kit for Blackberry Playbook
Research in Motion (RIM) has launched an Adobe Air software development kit (SDK) for the Blackberry Tablet operating system (OS) to allow developers to...
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ARM posts 29% sales increase for Q3
Cambridge-based UK chip designer, ARM, has posted sales of £100.4m compared to £75.2m in 2009, an increase of 29%, for the third quarter of this year.
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How PC makers are reinventing the laptop
As tablet computers look set to dominate the computing market in the coming year, driving PC makers to make laptops more mobile, what does the future holds for the corporate laptop?
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Cloud adoption outpacing security controls, survey reveals
While Forrester Research predicts the cloud security market will grow to $1.5bn by 2015, cloud adoption is outpacing security controls, a global survey has revealed.
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What future for young people seeking a career in IT?
Computer Weekly talks to two digital natives who are leaving the Department for Work and Pensions' IT apprenticeship scheme as the government swings the axe
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RIM launches Adobe AIR developer kit for Blackberry Playbook
Research in Motion (RIM) has launched an Adobe Air software development kit (SDK) for the Blackberry Tablet operating system (OS) to allow developers to...
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Online identity fraud hits 10% of UK users
Ten per cent of UK adults who use the internet have been victims of online...
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MySpace joins Facebook in info-sharing shame
MySpace has been found to be sharing user data with third parties just days after similar revelations at larger rival Facebook. As was the case with...
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easyJet IT boss to retire
The IT director at budget airline easyJet is to retire towards the end of the year and former Homeserve chief information officer (CIO) Trevor Didcock has...
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Social CRM puts MySpace back in the social network ring
As Facebook basks in the publicity surrounding The Social Network Hollywood blockbuster, rival MySpace hopes to win back users with superior customer service. Jenny Williams investigates.
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Business analytics give retailers an edge in loyalty card war
Business analytics is driving the development of loyalty programmes in terms of what prices, services and products suppliers use to tempt customers to stay with them, says the grandson of one of the founders of Shoprite, a famous north-east United States retailer.
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ARM posts 29% sales increase for Q3
Cambridge-based UK chip designer, ARM, has posted sales of £100.4m compared to £75.2m in 2009, an increase of 29%, for the third quarter of this year.
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US sets up internet privacy committee
The White House has announced a new sub-committee of the National Science and Technology Council to help balance online economic opportunities with consumers' rights to privacy.
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Infor snaps up ex-Oracle president Charles Phillips
Former Oracle president Charles Phillips has joined business applications provider Infor as the company's new chief executive officer.
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How IT can help prevent another banking meltdown
The banking crisis of 2008 could have been prevented, except that no-one in authority could believe the information they were getting, according to an expert in financial risk management
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How PC makers are reinventing the laptop
As tablet computers look set to dominate the computing market in the coming year, driving PC makers to make laptops more mobile, what does the future holds for the corporate laptop?
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Using pictures to explain software requirements could save billions, says Deloitte
Using interactive pictures rather than text to set out the business requirements of software applications could save billions of pounds, according to business...
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T-systems boosts system integration resources with Vamosa IP
IT services firm T-Systems has bought the Intellectual property of Glasgow-based company Vamosa, which went into administration.
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Poor communication costs firms £70bn a year, claims study
Businesses are failing to respond to new customer enquiries, potentially losing £70bn of business a year across the UK, a report has found. According...
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Deloitte reveals top 50 fastest growing IT firms
Consultancy Deloitte has released its latest annual ranking of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK. The Technology Fast 50, as it is...
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