Thursday, May 9, 2013

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 10/05/2013






EMC ViPR software-defined storage: Why, and can it succeed?
EMC’s ViPR software-defined storage aims to provide a multi-vendor management layer with cloud and big data capabilities. But can it convince other storage companies to play ball?

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Virtualisation and automation help Jaguar Land Rover increase output
Jaguar Land Rover launched a five-year IT upgrade project including virtualisation and automation and it has already started reaping benefits

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Acer sets sights on SME market amid sales drop
The SME market looks set to be a core strategy for Acer in the UK over the next five years

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SAP readies the Hana-powered enterprise cloud
SAP is making its Hana in-memory database available as a hosted service to power enterprise applications

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BlackBerry 10 and Samsung Knox approved by US military
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has approved BlackBerry and Samsung mobile devices for use on its networks

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University does the maths and dumps HDS for Nexenta storage software
Greenwich university school of computing and maths opts for Nexenta storage software on commodity hardware and gains 20% savings

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Can hyperscale computing eclipse enterprise storage?
Pioneered by Facebook and Google, hyperscale computing and storage is built on cheap commodity parts with redundancy at device level

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Brocade outlines on-demand datacentre strategy
Brocade has developed a strategy for an “on-demand datacentre” which combines physical and virtual networking elements

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Jaguar Land Rover develops in-car firmware updates
Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has developed an open source framework to enable remote firmware to update in-car entertainment systems

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Mixed feelings towards Windows 8 in enterprise
Microsoft has missed a trick or two in the heartland of its business but complex mobile working remains an issue for all in the tablet market.

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O2 hires BT for 4G backhaul
Mobile operator O2 has signed a 10-year contract with BT to build a new high-capacity network for 4G services

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US judge sets FRAND rates for Motorola patents in Microsoft case
A US district judge has ruled that Google’s Motorola Mobility is entitled to $1.8m a year from Microsoft for its use of certain patents in its Xbox and Windows products

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Fusion-io buys NexGen to join hybrid flash array fray
PCIe server flash pioneer Fusion-io has bought itself an array maker; Nexgen and its PCIe flash/SAS hybrid. Is Fusion-io’s next move into all-flash arrays?

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EMC posts record Q1 revenues; VMware and RSA star performers
EMC’s first quarter results include record Q1 revenues. VMware and RSA show stellar growth and storage hardware lags, but COO says, “We’re on course for $30bn in 2016”

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Infosec 2013: Sophos updates free Android security app
Google’s Android mobile operating system is an increasingly popular target for malware and SMS phishing, says security company Sophos

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Juniper Networks gives bleak outlook for 2013
Juniper Networks reports positive results for the first quarter of the year, but predicts tough times ahead for its enterprise division

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Former Olympics CIO Gerry Pennell to take up Manchester University job
Gerry Pennell, the former CIO for the London 2012 Olympics, has a new job – he starts as director of IT at Manchester University on 29 July

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Domino’s Pizza plans to move web services to the cloud
After using cloud for testing and development apps, Domino’s Pizza is now looking to move its web services to the cloud

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Spirit of snoopers’ charter lives on in Queen’s Speech
The draft Communications Data Bill did not make the Queen’s Speech, but there was mention of proposals for investigating cyber crime

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Case study: TKAB adopts mobile for Swedish railways
The winners of cloud innovation of the year in Computer Weekly’s European user awards for networking tell us how they have used the Appear IQ mobile platform to boost efficiency and its transport service

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Cognizant exceeds $2bn with non-linear growth
IT services supplier Cognizant has exceeded $2bn revenues in a single quarter for the first time, with growth in social, mobile, analytics and cloud

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US is real hacking empire, says China
China rejects the first official US accusations of cyber espionage and brands the US the “real hacking empire”, accusing it of sowing discord

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Sainsbury’s outsources banking following £248m deal with Lloyds
Sainsbury's Bank is embarking on a project to move its customers off the systems of Lloyds Banking Group

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Virgin Media tentatively names new CEO
Liberty Global – the US firm buying out Virgin Media – has named Tom Mockridge as CEO, if the merger is approved by shareholders

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Is antivirus worth the investment?
Antivirus is at best a sticking plaster – we need a better approach to dealing with malware

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Adobe moves to cloud-based subscription model
Adobe has announced that it is to introduce a cloud-based subscription model for popular applications, including Photoshop

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Syria hit by another apparent internet blackout
Monitoring services have reported that internet access to Syria appears to have been cut off, and Google says traffic has dropped off

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What IT managers need to know about risky file-sharing
Business professionals must share files regularly to be collaborative, but there are issues that IT managers should be aware of

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Microsoft to bring back the Start button in Windows 8?
Amid lacklustre take-up of Windows 8 and a declining PC industry, Microsoft may be set to reintroduce the much-loved Start button in Windows 8

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SME Arcus brings AWS IaaS and PaaS to public sector with G-Cloud
UK SME Arcus Global has become the first certified Amazon Web Services reseller on the government’s third G-Cloud framework

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