Thursday, March 17, 2011

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 16/03/2011




Computer Weekly buyers guide: Mobile technology
With next-generation mobile promising to provide fast internet right to the palm of your hand, organisations are working at break-neck speeds to roll out mobile apps and mobile commerce.
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Internet must be developed on democratic principles, says Alun Michael
The development of the internet should be based on "people-centric" principles, says MP Alun Michael, who represents the UK at the UN's Internet Governance Forum (IGF).
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Ofcom grants Gigaclear powers to build 1Gbps broadband network
Businesses and residents of the Thames valley may soon have access to a 1Gbps broadband network, following Ofcom's decision to grant fibre provider Gigaclear powers to dig up roads and other public assets to lay fibre.
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Olympic ticket sales website glitch affects Visa cardholders
As applications for tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games opened, some Visa card users were unable to register after a payment system glitch on the ticket website
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Google Docs adds multi-user collaboration function
Google is adding more collaborative functionality to Google Docs, allowing multiple users to share notes and edit shared documents simultaneously.
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Big business plagued by missing encryption keys and digital certificates, survey reveals
Businesses are deploying increasing numbers of digital certificates and encryption technologies, but these security assets are also becoming lost, stolen...
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One million homes get 100Mbps broadband, says Virgin
A million homes can now get 100Mbps broadband via Virgin Media's cable network, the company said on Wednesday.
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Trusteer debuts no-software malware protection
Secure web access firm Trusteer has announced a web login and transaction monitoring service to detect malware without installing software.
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EC scraps talks over online access to copyright material
The European Commission has ended secret talks to agree a pan-European deal on online copyright protection, according to a leaked letter from the EC's internal market and services division, DG Markt, which was co-ordinating the negotiations.
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Wolverhampton City Council breaches DPA with document skip dump
Wolverhampton City Council breached the Data Protection Act when staff put personal information in a skip, says the Information Commissioner's Office.
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RIM urges Blackberry users to disable Javascript after web browsing vulnerability revealed
Research in Motion (RIM) is advising Blackberry smartphone users to disable Javascript to protect against a security vulnerability in its web browser.
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Has IAM reached the end of the road, or is it about to turn a corner?
Compliance is the main reason why organisations have invested in identity and access management (IAM) systems, although they still fail to derive any real value beyond that.
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Google expected to trial NFC mobile payment system with VeriFone
Google plans to start testing a mobile-payment service using near-field communication (NFC) technology by July, according to US reports.
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Deutsche Bank uses social CRM to fine-tune corporate banking
Social media is driving product development at Deutsche Bank. The banking giant is using web 2.0 technologies to engage with 1,000 of its corporate customers, to find out how it can make corporate banking run more smoothly.
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