Wednesday, December 7, 2011

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 07/12/2011





News International provides genius bar for staff
News International is creating an Apple-like genius bar to support users who bring their own devices to work.

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Virgin Media plans mini-masts to overcome Wi-Fi overload
Virgin Media plans to use mini-masts in the home to overcome anticipated Wi-Fi signal overloads as an increasing number of mobile and other devices connect to the internet.

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One in four IT security staff abuse admin rights, survey shows
At least one in four IT security staff use their privileged login rights to look at confidential information, a survey has revealed.

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Poor digital performance at striking councils
Councils made patchy use of digital technology to keep citizens informed during the recent public sector strike.

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CIOs slam Microsoft and Oracle for milking the licence-fee cash cow
Paul Cheesbrough and David Jack, two CIOs who have pioneered cloud computing, have slammed traditional software suppliers for sticking with “cash cow” licensing models.

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Investment firm Investec backs cloud computing take-up
Investment company Investec is investing in IT suppliers that are building cloud delivery models.

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SAP buys SaaS firm SuccessFactors in $3.4bn deal
Enterprise software company SAP announces a $3.4bn deal to acquire software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider SuccessFactors.

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Senator Al Franken gives Carrier IQ two weeks to explain phone snooping
US senator Al Franken has given mobile phone diagnostic software maker Carrier IQ two weeks to explain allegations that its software logs keystrokes on the devices on which it is installed.

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