Sunday, January 30, 2011

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 29/01/2011


Microsoft disappoints investors despite strong quarter
Microsoft has announced record revenue of $20bn (£12.6bn) for the quarter ended 31 December 2010, with Kinect exceeding expectations and Windows falling short.
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Global smartphone shipments rocket 75%
Global shipments of smartphones reached 94 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010, an increase of 75% compared to the same period in 2009, according to Strategy Analytics.
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SMEs still lack data backup
Many small business lack data recovery plans, despite a recent uptake in cloud adoption, according to a survey.
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Virtualisation software boosts sales at Citrix to $1.87bn
Citrix saw its overall sales boosted by 16% last year, reaching $1.87bn (£1.17bn) compared to 2009, as demand for its online virtualisation software increased.
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Ecosystem war in mobile market, says Nokia CEO
The game has changed from a battle of devices to a war of ecosystems, Nokia CEO Steve Elop said, as Nokia, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, reported a 9% decline in operating profits to €3.2bn from €3.5bn, despite a 4% rise in sales to €42.5bn for 2010.
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Tesco rolls out in-store mobile phone network
Supermarket Tesco is rolling out a converged fixed and mobile voice network across its stores based on GSM technology. Cliff Saran finds out how the rollout is progressing.
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Egypt faces internet blackout
The Egyptian internet has experienced a near blackout following an eruption of protests across the country this week
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RIM unable to provide India with Blackberry email monitoring
Research In Motion (RIM) has said it cannot give the Indian government a means of monitoring its corporate mail service running on the firm's Blackberry handsets.
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Lenovo and NEC agree PC joint venture
Chinese PC maker Lenovo and Japan's NEC have formed a joint venture to become the largest PC group in Japan.
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Has the UK IT profession reached the point of no return?
The IT profession in the UK needs to change if it is to be a leader in the global economy as a confluence of technological and economic factors look set to change the role of the UK IT professional.
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Verizon to acquire Terremark
Verizon has announced a $1.4bn (£880m) deal to acquire global managed IT and cloud services providers Terremark.
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LinkedIn reveals plans for an IPO
Professional networking site LinkedIn has revealed plans to raise up to $175m (£110m) in an initial public offering (IPO).
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Microsoft disappoints investors despite strong quarter
Microsoft has announced record revenue of $20bn (£12.6bn) for the quarter ended 31 December 2010, with Kinect exceeding expectations and Windows falling short.
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Tougher compliance rules will force data security improvements
Businesses need to raise their game on the security of their web sites, as regulators and industry bodies begin to take a tougher line on compliance, a leading analyst has warned.
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