Saturday, February 5, 2011

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 04/02/2011




CW+: Analyst's take: Sterling Fax Conversion Services boost productivity and reduce headcount
Sterling Fax Conversion Services automate the processing of faxed and paper-based purchase orders and invoices, resulting in improved productivity and reduced headcount, while increasing data accuracy and reducing cycle times, according to Nucleus Research.
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Hotmail debuts alias feature to foil spammers
Hotmail has introduced an alias feature which Microsoft said would enable users to manage their online identities.
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Lancaster City Council scraps broadband funding bid
Lancaster City Council has scrapped support for a "digital village pump" pilot project that would have provided at least seven remote Lancashire villages with fibre to the home (FTTH) for £92 a year.
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Barclays offshores back-office and call centre jobs to India
Barclays is cutting almost three hundred UK back-office jobs and sending the roles to India.
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Google’s Chrome 9 points to cloud environment
Google's latest stable version of the Chrome browser introduces features such as Chrome Instant, WebGL and a Chrome Web Store. Access to the Chrome...
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Vodafone protests Egyptian government propaganda on network
Vodafone has described the Egyptian authorities' use of its network to send pro-government texts as unacceptable.
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Hacker steals virtual poker chips from online gaming firm
A UK-based hacker stole 7.4m worth of virtual poker chips after gaming firm Zynga failed to monitor key database tables.
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East-West Institute draws up proposals for cyberwar rules of engagement
Cyber experts at the annual Munich Security Conference are to propose that global rules of engagement are established to cope with cyber weapons.
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Wikileaks cables reveal Acta negotiators avoided official scrutiny
US negotiators wanted to make the Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta) a "freestanding agreement" to avoid scrutiny from international groupings such as the G-8 or OECD, according to diplomatic cables revealed by Wikileaks.
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Multinationals save costs with centralised managed mobile deals, says Ovum analyst
Multinational companies are signing global and regional sourcing deals to manage their mobile devices, but only gradually, according to research from analyst group Ovum.
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