Thursday, April 28, 2011

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 28/04/2011





Sony takes on Apple's iPad with tablet launch
Sony has become the latest player to take on Apple's iPad, as the firm unveils its tablet-style computer codenamed S1.

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Global cloud market to reach $240bn by 2020
The global cloud market is set to explode in the next 10 years, growing from $40.7bn in 2011 to more than $241bn in 2020, according to Forrester Research.

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Mobile is a top threat to business but security is lagging, says Sophos
Mobile devices are one of the biggest security threats and challenges to organisations, says security firm Sophos.

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US to examine location-tracking issue after allegations about Apple devices
The US Congress is to hold a hearing about mobile phones and privacy after claims that Apple devices have been secretly tracking users' location data.

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Can Oracle kill off Itanium?
At the end of March, Oracle announced it would no longer be developing its software for the Intel Itanium chip.

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CW+: Fujitsu: Computer Weekly Special Report
Fujitsu has been an insular company, with a market centred in Japan. Does it have what it takes to reinvent itself as a well-represented global player, with cloud computing at its heart?

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Half a billion people set to use mobile ticketing by 2015
The deployment of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology will lead to half a billion people worldwide using their mobile devices as travel tickets by 2015, according to research from Juniper Research.

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Video Buyer's Guide
This Video Buyer’s Guide will help you put together the right elements of a video conferencing solution

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Moving to the cloud 'could increase energy costs'
Deploying cloud technology could increase organisations' overall energy costs rather than reduce them, according to experts.

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Two years of growth in IT jobs
There has been seven consecutive quarters of growth in the UK IT jobs market with contract IT positions available increasing fastest.

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Detection-evading targeted malware attacks on the increase, says Symantec
Although targeted attacks using bespoke malware sent to specifically selected email addresses are still rare, the number of attacks is rising rapidly, says Symantec.cloud.

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Millions apply for Olympic tickets despite site crash
Around 20 million last-minute ticket applications were made for the London 2012 Olympics despite a surge in demand causing the website to crash.

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Union slams 700 UK job losses at Nokia
The Unite union has slammed plans by Nokia to slash 700 jobs in the UK as part of a 7,000 worldwide job shedding exercise...

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Wipro latest Indian IT supplier to reveal spending trends
Wipro has announced its sales and profit figures for its final financial quarter of 2011 showing steady growth. India's third...

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Zeus Trojan adds investment fraud to its arsenal
A new variation of the Zeus Trojan is targeting victims through credible looking adverts on major websites that offer high rates of return on investments.

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MoD spends £6.6m on mobile phones
The Ministry of Defence spent £6.6m on mobile phones and contract charges for ministers, members of the armed forces and civil servants last year.

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Sony takes on Apple's iPad with tablet launch
Sony has become the latest player to take on Apple's iPad, as the firm unveils its tablet-style computer codenamed S1.

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Amazon profit down despite increased revenues
Amazon has reported that its quarterly profit slipped despite revenue climbing 38% compared with the same period a year ago to $9.86bn (£5.99bn), beating...

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Sony warns millions of PlayStation Network users to be on the look out for fraud
Sony has admitted that hackers have accessed the personal details of millions of PlayStation Network users that may include credit card details.

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HSBC Insurance works with IBM to solve Solvency II
HSBC Insurance in the UK is using IBM Global Services to support its European Solvency...

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CIO interview: BAA chief information officer Philip Langsdale
The chief information officer at the airport operator talks exclusively with Computer Weekly about making the move to an outsourcing provider, handling disruptions and keeping IT running smoothly.

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How IT consultancy consolidation can benefit customers
The consolidation of the IT advisory sector has signalled the intent of some of the biggest companies in the sector, but will it benefit customers?

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Technology boosts savings at WHSmith
Retailer WHSmith says it has delivered savings thanks to IT improvements and tight cost management.

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UK SMEs lag behind European counterparts in cloud adoption
UK SMEs are lagging behind their continental counterparts in their adoption of cloud computing, according to research.

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Bradford in top 100 fast internet cities
The city of Bradford has made it into Akamai's top 100 list of fast internet cities, coming in at 99th.

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WIPO raises awareness of intellectual property issues on World IP Day
Many people still view intellectual property (IP) rights as business or legal concepts with little relevance to them, says the World IP Organisation.

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Adobe patches critical vulnerabilities in Reader and Acrobat
Adobe has released special out-of-cycle security updates to patch critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat X (10.0.2) and earlier 10.x and 9.x versions for Windows and Mac.

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Sony admits its PlayStation Network was hit by a hacking attack
After repeated claims by Sony that its PlayStation Network was undergoing maintenance, the company has admitted that it was hit by a hacking attack.

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Iran claims to have been targeted by more malware in the wake of Stuxnet
Iran claims to have found computer malware designed to target government institutions.

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