Thursday, December 1, 2011

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 01/12/2011





Framework accelerates safety-critical defence systems development
Manufacturers and academics are collaborating in a 3.5 million project to create a software modelling framework that will speed up the development and certification of safety-critical systems used in aerospace and defence.

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Standard Life overhauls IT department and cuts jobs
Insurer Standard Life is to axe a number of IT staff following a review of its IT and operations division.

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Financial services firm Irish Life simplifies business intelligence
Life and pensions company Irish Life is using business intelligence (BI) software from Tableau Software to help it better interpret the data it collects.

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UK still in pre-cyber attack mode, says head of UK military cyber security
The UK is still operating in pre-cyber attack mode, but that needs to change before it is hit by a major cyber attack, says Major General Jonathan Shaw, head defence cyber operations group, MoD.

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UK must get its cybersecurity act together, says David Blunkett
Government is paying lip service to cybersecurity, yet cutting essential services at the same time, says David Blunkett, MP and chairman of the International Cyber Security Protection Alliance.

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RIM unveils management software for Android and Apple
Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) has introduced management software for devices running on Google Android and Apple operating systems.

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UK cybersecurity strategy a bit thin on details, say critics
Security suppliers and other industry commentators have generally welcomed the government’s long-awaited new UK cybersecurity strategy, but not without reservation.

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City University London invites entries for 2012 IT leadership scholarship
City University London’s IBM Enterprise Computing scholarship for a place on its Masters of Information Leadership course is open for entries.

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