Sunday, September 15, 2013

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 9/16/2013





After virtualising IT estate, Jaguar Land Rover now eyes cloud computing
Jaguar Land Rover's IT team takes its newly virtualised infrastructure to the next stage of IT evolution by adopting cloud-based services

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Will the iPhone 5S’s fingerprint technology help enterprise security?
A fingerprint sensor has been built into Apple's latest iPhones. Computer Weekly looks at what this means for enterprise security

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Huawei bets on European talent with mobile R&D
Putting a cellular research centre in the homeland of Ericsson is a great idea for scouting talent, but will Huawei opening its doors win over the sceptics?

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Businesses hit digital roadblock due to paper processes
A survey of business and IT leaders has found that paper-based processes are creating inefficiencies

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European datacentre uptake slows in first half of 2013, but London bucks trend
Uptake of colocation datacentre facilities in the first half of 2013 was down 31%, according to CBRE

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Dell goes private in $25bn buyback deal
Michael Dell has won his battle to privatise the company he founded in 1984, with shareholders voting in favour of the buyback.

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Quantum upgrades big data storage to StorNext 5
Quantum’s StorNext big data tiered architecture operating software gets a boost to five billion files and a claimed 10x performance jump via multi-threaded CPU ops

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Intel powers next-generation Chromebooks
Intel debuts a range of Chromebooks, using processors based on its new Haswell microarchitecture, including HP, Acer, Asus and Toshiba devices

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Android will be ‘top priority’ for Huawei
Huawei reaffirms its commitment to Android, but promises to remain a strategic partner with Microsoft, despite the Nokia acquisition

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Cyber insurance: Understanding the legal language
CIOs worried about cyber risk are increasingly turning to cyber insurance to offset risk. But is the cover as black and white as it first seems?

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Can Dell boost its enterprise credibility?
Michael Dell remains committed to the PC business.But where will the company go next now that it is private?

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Bank takes outsourcing to extreme with appstore
French banking giant Credit Agricole has created an app store to provide banking apps to customers and get ideas for new apps

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Police foil bespoke cyber theft at Santander
London police have arrested 12 men in connection with a foiled attempt to steal millions of pounds from Santander

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Vodafone appoints new UK CEO
After five years in charge, Vodafone veteran Guy Laurence is leaving his role to head up Canadian firm Rogers Communications and will be replaced by Jeroen Hoencamp

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Twitter to go public
After years of speculation, Twitter has finally announced that it has applied for an initial public offering

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Video: Undergraduate team builds Fantasy Fashion app for Shop Direct
In this interview, Computer Weekly’s Cliff Saran speaks to Thomas Elm, a management student at London School of Economics, about a retail project for Shop Direct

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TSB’s reliance on Lloyds IT could impair new bank's competitiveness
New high street bank TSB might struggle to compete as a result of its reliance on the IT systems of Lloyds Banking Group, says OFT

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Security Think Tank: Four steps to using public cloud storage
How can businesses make use of free or low-cost cloud storage services aimed at consumers, but ensure that their data is safe and secure?

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EU plans an end to high roaming charges
EU Commissioner for the digital agenda Neelie Kroes has proposed an end to exorbitant mobile voice and data charges when abroad

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Wick Hill and Guidance Software partner to help UK businesses with security
Value-added distributor Wick Hill and security firm Guidance Software have joined forces to help UK business address cyber threats

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US protectionism lends Europe opportunity for Chinese investment, says HSBC vice-chairman
HSBC global banking vice-chairman Kevan Watts says US ‘protectionist tendencies’ lend Europe an opportunity to win investment from China

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Facebook and Yahoo call for greater NSA transparency
Yahoo and Facebook have called on the US government for greater transparency over the National Security Agency’s (NSA) data requests

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Google to face claims over Wi-Fi snooping
Google is to face damages claims for privacy violations after a US judge ruled the firm broke the law when its Street View vehicles harvested unsecured Wi-Fi data

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