Saturday, February 26, 2011

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 25/02/2011




White paper: Leveraging mobile applications to stay connected
The latest cold snap grounded planes, stranded trains and closed roads. It also potentially cost billions of pounds to the British economy and highlighted the growing importance of mobile working, which is being driven by advancements in mobile technology.
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White paper: Global Security Insight for Mobile
The AdaptiveMobile Global Security Insight for Mobile (GSIM) report looks at some of the biggest changes to the mobile security market, a significantly changed landscape for the network operator and consumer alike. 7 years on from what is recognised as the first mobile virus, Cabir, in 2004, the GSIM report provides for the first time, a detailed insight into and analysis of the new breed of threats facing mobile networks today.
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Video: Highlights from Mobile World Congress 2011
Windsor Holden, principal analyst at Juniper Research reports on the highlights from Mobile World Congress 2011.
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Global server market grows 13% in 2010
The global market for server sales saw double-digit growth last year as companies recovered from the economic downturn, according to Gartner.
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Regional development agency delays آ£150,000 community broadband project
A regional development agency has withdrawn at least آ£150,000 in funding for a community broadband project and is refusing to disclose the reasons for the delay, citing commercial confidentiality.
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Huawei asks US to investigate it for threats to national interest
Huawei, the Chinese telecoms equipment maker, has called for the US government to make a formal investigation of the company to lay to rest allegations that it represents a threat to US national interests.
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Government seeks chief procurement officer
The government is recruiting a chief procurement officer. The position will combine the role of CEO of the procurement agency, Buying Solutions, and the head of procurement in the Cabinet Office's Efficiency and Reform Group.
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Government crowdsources open standards review
The government has launched a crowdsourcing review of elements of public sector IT with an online survey to determine which open standards should be supported in its IT systems.
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Global server market grows 13% in 2010
The global market for server sales saw double-digit growth last year as companies recovered from the economic downturn, according to Gartner.
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Salesforce.com sales rise 29% as profit drops in fiscal Q4 2010
Salesforce.com's subscription-based CRM has grown to over 92,000 users during 2010, an increase of over 27% compared to the previous year.
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Lloyds Banking Group IT underpins recovery
Lloyds Banking Group returned to profit in 2010 with its IT strategy central to the bank's cost cutting and service delivery HBOS.
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Update: London Stock Exchange resolves technical problems
The London Stock Exchange has fixed the technical glitch it has been experiencing with market data
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Alan Turing's papers stay in UK with آ£200,000 donation
The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) has stepped in to provide last-minute funding of آ£213,437 to keep papers written by computer science pioneer Alan...
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London Stock Exchange halts trading after technical problems
The London Stock Exchange is experiencing technical problems and has halted trading on all UK equity markets.
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Intel rolls out high speed cable 'Thunderbolt'
Intel has rolled out a high-speed PC connection technology named Thunderbolt, in collaboration with Apple.
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Can the government really move to open source IT?
The government has started making serious noises about using open source products.
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Government IT suppliers claim procurement system excludes open source
Systems integrators took on a disapproving audience of open source advocates this week after the government told its biggest suppliers to explain why its open source policy has been thwarted for so long.
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