Tuesday, April 23, 2013

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 24/04/2013






Lenovo reported to be in talks to purchase IBM Server X business
Lenovo is believed to be in talks with IBM to buy its x86 server business

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Blackstone pulls out of bidding for Dell over financial concerns
Private equity group Blackstone has pulled out of the bidding for Dell due to falling sales and financial concerns

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Industry needs to address security poverty line, says analyst
A lack of security expertise is one of the biggest and broadest problems in information security, says Wendy Nather, enterprise security research director at 451 Research

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UK online businesses neglect mobile strategy
Online businesses are failing to implement mobile strategies, according to a report from Barclays bank

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Security spend misaligned with threats, says security veteran
Security budget allocations have remained the same for the past 15 years, but threats have changed, says Shlomo Kramer, chief executive at security firm Imperva

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Government reveals ecommerce scheme for SMEs
The department for business, innovation and skills admits a programme to help SMEs take advantage of digital will launch later this year

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CIO interview: Mike Croucher, head of IT architecture and delivery, British Airways
After changes in IT leadership two years ago, the IT strategy at BA is focusing on infrastructure modernisation and smarter use of customer data

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UK outsourcing plunges in first quarter of 2013
UK IT and business process outsourcing sector drops 30% in the first three months of 2013 as renegotiations dominate the market

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Embedding security: Simply does it, says Channel 4 CISO
The best way to demonstrate the value of information security to board members is simply and concisely, says Brian Brackenborough, CISO at Channel 4

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Brake-maker Eurac chooses Logi Analytics for more agile BI
European brake manufacturer Eurac chose Logi Analytics to combine with its Infor ERP system to gain a more agile view of its operations

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Government small business initiative exceeds £100m in deals
A Technology Strategy Board’s initiative to help small businesses create technologies to support the public sector has generated over £100m worth of contracts since its launch in 2009

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London schools offered superfast Wi-Fi
Virgin Media Business and London Grid for Learning team up to offer affordable Wi-Fi to 2,000 of the capital’s schools

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Business skills key to CISO’s survival
Business skills are key components of any CISO says Paul Swarbrick, CISO at aeronautical information service, NATS

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The internet of things is set to change security priorities
IT leaders must protect against the security risks introduced by the growing interaction between technology and the physical world.

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US jails LulzSec hacker Cody Kretsinger
The US has jailed a member of hacktivist group LulzSec for a year for his role in breaching computer systems at Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2011

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Google is tax law compliant and key to UK growth, says Eric Schmidt
Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt says the company is tax law compliant and key to electronic commerce expansion in the UK

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