Wednesday, March 23, 2011

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 22/03/2011




Computer Weekly Buyer's Guide to SME IT
Managers in small and medium sized businesses used to treat IT as a luxury they could only just afford. Now they are as IT-savvy as the CIOs and senior IT professionals of their larger counterparts and can take their pick of the technologies that were originally developed for multinational corporations. This seven-page Buyer's Guide to SME IT includes top IT tips from successful small businesses plus a review of open source office suite Openoffice 3.3.
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What is the cost of developing apps for mobile marketplaces?
Targeting consumers through smartphone apps is proving to be a good business bet. Jenny Williams reports on the costs of creating apps for different mobile marketplaces
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Ofcom proposes cap to amount of spectrum for 4G licensees
Ofcom has released long-awaited proposals for the 2012 auction of 800MHz and 2.6GHz frequencies, the so-called 4G or LTE spectrum, to create more capacity on the UK's mobile networks and possibly extend high-speed mobile broadband to more rural areas.
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What is the cost of developing apps for mobile marketplaces?
Targeting consumers through smartphone apps is proving to be a good business bet. Jenny Williams reports on the costs of creating apps for different mobile marketplaces
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Play.com: security breach leads to rise in spam
A number of Play.com customers have received spam, following the website's credit card security...
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Ofcom proposes cap to amount of spectrum for 4G licensees
Ofcom has released long-awaited proposals for the 2012 auction of 800MHz and 2.6GHz frequencies, the so-called 4G or LTE spectrum, to create more capacity on the UK's mobile networks and possibly extend high-speed mobile broadband to more rural areas.
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Budget must support IT sector to create economic growth, warns industry body
Chancellor George Osborne's Budget announcement on Wednesday must recognise the IT industry's crucial role in economic growth creation, Intellect has warned.
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IT directors shun public sector staff in private sector recruitment, says report
IT directors are reluctant to hire IT staff from the public sector for private sector roles, a report shows. According to a survey of 66 IT directors...
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Business wastes millions on unnecessary applications, says Capgemini report
European and US corporations are wasting millions of pounds supporting applications they do not need and 85% of global IT chiefs say the excess needs to be cut.
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Play.com issues credit card breach warning
Online retailer Play.com has e-mailed customers warning of a security breach that could compromise credit card details.
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