Tuesday, March 22, 2011

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 21/03/2011




How tablets are transforming how SAP runs SAP
Unwiring the enterprise can pay huge dividends for workers and the corporate bottom line, writes Oliver Bussmann, global CIO at SAP. I've seen firsthand proof of that. Since joining SAP as global CIO in late 2009, I have made mobile adoption one of the cornerstones of our SAP runs SAP strategy.
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Visa rolls out mobile and e-mail payment system
Visa has rolled out a service that will enable its customers to transfer money using e-mail, phone or visa account numbers.
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Demand for IT staff in media sector grows 25%
Demand for IT staff in the media sector increases 25.2% in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.
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US scrutinises Google following allegations of unfair business practice
A US senator has called for closer scrutiny of Google's business practices in response to claims by rival e-commerce websites they are being treated unfairly. The...
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Lessons from the library: Behind the UK's web archive
Anyone unfamiliar with the British Library might imagine it to be a stuffy old organisation that's full of dusty books and documents – the last vestige of a bygone age, writes Dale Vile, managing director of Freeform Dynamics.
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BAA signs آ£100m outsourcing deal with Capgemini
Airport company BAA is outsourcing its IT services to Capgemini in a five-year contract valued at آ£100m. Capgemini will be responsible for BAA's core...
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Cisco defers IOS patch until September
Cisco has deferred the release of its March 23 patch update to the Cisco IOS operating system, as used on its switches and routers, due to the earthquake in Japan. Users will have to wait six months for the update.
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Data retention useless for tackling crime, says German pressure group
The benefits of retaining communications data have been called into question following the release of German police statistics that show internet crime detection fell but the number of internet crimes solved rose after data retention was discontinued.
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Visa rolls out mobile and e-mail payment system
Visa has rolled out a service that will enable its customers to transfer money using e-mail, phone or visa account numbers.
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Winner of Computer Weekly Step-Up scholarship announced
Peter Swingewood from Cass Business School is the winner of the Computer Weekly Step-Up scholarship to study for City University London's Master of Information Leadership (MIL).
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Google accuses China of blocking Gmail service
Google has accused China of blocking Gmail after weeks of disruptions to the firm's e-mail service to users in the country.
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Facebook expands mobile user reach with Snaptu acquisition
Facebook is to acquire Snaptu, a company which provides access to social networking sites for non-smartphone users.
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Website aims to improve IT projects in New Zealand
An entrepreneur in New Zealand has set up a website aimed at helping the local IT and business community to work together to improve IT practices.
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Budget business concessions unlikely to benefit IT
The government is poised to offer businesses concessions to stimulate research and development in the budget on 23 March, but the IT industry will have little to celebrate, an analysis by accounting and consultancy firm Grant Thornton reveals.
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Average cost of data breaches to UK firms hits آ£1.9m in 2010
The cost of a data breach has risen for the third consecutive year to an average of آ£1.9m according to an annual study by the Ponemon...
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London Olympic Games to create 5,000 new IT jobs
The 2012 London Olympic Games will create thousands of new IT and telecoms jobs, pumping آ£250m into the IT recruitment industry, according to a report
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