Friday, March 18, 2011

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 17/03/2011




Industry veteran Jim Norton takes over as BCS president
The BCS has appointed its new president for the next 12 months.
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Tougher EU data protection laws likely to create 'right to be forgotten'
Plans to reform European Union (EU) data protection rules to include the "right to be forgotten" will affect social network sites and search engines.
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Tests show Android is 50% faster than Apple iOS for web browsing
The latest version of Google's Android operating system (OS) is 50% faster at loading web pages than Apple's iOS, according to research.
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Government Digital Service launched to oversee Whitehall websites
Whitehall has set up a new organisation to oversee moves to improve the digital delivery of public services.
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Public sector will recoup آ£11bn through efficiency savings, says Maude
The public sector can expect to save آ£11bn per year as a result of the government's efficiency savings, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude told delegates...
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Hasty move to shared services risks inflexibility, says Socitm's Jos Creese
A hasty move to shared services driven by a need to slash budgets could lead to greater inflexibility in certain areas of the public sector, says Jos Creese,...
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DWP cancelled آ£300m Fujitsu deal over transition deadline failures
The decision by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to cancel a آ£300m desktop support deal with Fujitsu before it even began will lead many in the public sector to question some IT suppliers' ability to deliver on their sales pitch.
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Twitter increases security with HTTPS encrypted tweets setting
Twitter has added a new profile setting to increase the level of security when accessing the mobile blogging site over an unsecured Wi-Fi connections.
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Ban threat looms for Blackberry services as India demand corporate data access
India could block Research in Motion (RIM) from 31 March 2011 after government officials expressed dissatisfaction with access to Blackberry services.
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Complex business structures damage IT suppliers' performance
Corporate complexity at Apple, HP and Samsung, may be hitting their profits and damaging their ability to respond quickly to changing markets, a new study claims.
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