Saturday, February 12, 2011

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 11/02/2011




Phishing email and web-borne malware: How to secure your data against blended threats
Malware threats are on the rise and the attacks are growing in sophistication and complexity. This paper discusses how security threats are emerging and the importance of combining protection against blended attacks.
Read More ...

White paper: Building Intelligent Mobile Data Services using Deep Packet Inspection
The introduction of mobile data services has proven to be a great success. Perhaps too great! The subsequent pressure on mobile networks is placing mobile carriers in the same dilemma that fixed-line carriers have already experienced; namely the “revenue gap” or “scissor effect” where traffic and network costs grow faster than revenue.
Read More ...

Consumer devices accelerate the use of smartphones and tablets at work
The mobile industry has been, for many years, overly focused on the consumer, sometimes to the detriment of the business customer, but this has changed.
Read More ...

Vtesse loses final appeal over fibre rates
Vtesse Networks has lost its appeal in the European Court of Justice against a European Commission decision that ruled the UK's business rating system as...
Read More ...

Case study: Salvatore Ferragamo steps into the future with SAP
Italian shoe and other luxury goods maker Salvatore Ferragamo is standardising on SAP ...
Read More ...

Interconnector signs $46m outsourcing deal with HP
Gas pipeline operator Interconnector has signed a $46m (£28m) outsourcing deal with HP.
Read More ...

Government opens up contracts to small businesses
The government has launched a new system designed to simplify public sector procurement for SMEs.
Read More ...

UK SMEs ignoring customer feedback opportunities online
The vast majority of small businesses are still failing to make the most of social media
Read More ...

City University CIO emigrates to Switzerland
Andrew Abboud has left his job as chief information officer at City University to take up a post at Laureate Education Group
Read More ...

Demand for finance sector IT staff falls despite recruitment surge
The demand for finance sector IT staff has fallen 6% in the fourth quarter of 2010, despite industry recruitment levels increasing 21% compared to a year ago.
Read More ...

Department of Health considers scrapping CSC contract for NHS records
The future of one of the main NHS National Programme for IT deals is increasingly uncertain
Read More ...

Nokia, Microsoft unite to fight Apple, Google
Nokia and Microsoft have confirmed a widespread rumour of a strategic partnership that will see Nokia adopt Windows Phone as its primary smartphone strategy...
Read More ...

BMW's Aida project on song with DS's V6 PLM system
BMW has selected Dassault Systèmes' V6 product lifecycle management (PLM) software for its cars' future electrical, electronics, and embedded software (E/E)...
Read More ...

Lloyds Banking Group sheds more IT roles
Taxpayer-backed Lloyds Banking Group is cutting more than 200 roles across its insurance business, in areas including technology and back-office. The...
Read More ...

Mobile hacker attacks will damage business in 2011
Businesses cannot afford to ignore mobile hacking attacks as they are proving extremely lucrative over shorter periods, a study of mobile threats has found.
Read More ...

No comments: