Saturday, October 12, 2013

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 10/11/2013





Modular datacentre cheaper than ‘bricks and mortar’ datacentre
A modular datacentre may cost an enterprise 14% less than a traditional datacentre, according to a research by DCD Intelligence

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Alcatel-Lucent to axe 10,000 staff
The networking company’s new CEO continues his cost saving plan by wiping almost 14% of its global workforce

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Hybrid IT becomes a reality as cloud goes mainstream in the UK
Over 60% of organisations in the UK have formally adopted at least one cloud-based service

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Actuary gets NetApp, rejects flash drives, Vblocks and FlexPods
Number-crunching actuarial consultants Hymans Robertson opt for spinning disk plus flash cache over flash drives and reject Vblock and FlexPod converged stack products

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UK companies missing from top 100 innovators
UK companies have failed to make it onto a global ranking of the 100 most innovative organisations

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Make a high-performance computing and high-availability datacentre
High performance computing and high availability systems are no longer limited to engineers and scientists. But is your datacentre ready?

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Case study: Coca-Cola embarks on green IT strategy
Coca-Cola is aiming to reduce the carbon footprint of its IT. Kevin Sirjuesingh, director of IT strategic initiatives, discusses the plan

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T600 Series moves Tintri hybrid flash arrays into enterprise class
Tintri T600 Series expands hybrid flash array family into enterprise class with T650 high-end model with room for 2,000 virtual machines, plus the entry-level T620

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Driving Standards Agency updates WAN with MDNX
The government agency has revamped its WAN solution to link its datacentre through the PSN network to its driving test centres across the UK

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Tesco.com uses agile development offshore to roll out internationally
Tesco used agile methodology, co-ordinating a team of 100 offshore developers, to roll out the Tesco.com website internationally

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UK security researcher first to win top Microsoft bounty
A UK security researcher is the first to win $100,000 in one of three new Microsoft bug bounty programmes

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Misys expects payback in 12 months from talent management in the cloud
Financial software company Misys has opted for a cloud based talent management system, after SAP proved wanting.

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US set to ban Samsung products
Some older Samsung devices are set to be banned in the US in the latest round of patent battles with US rival Apple

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Home Office e-borders programme still using pilot IT system from 2004
Home Office yet to replace sacked Raytheon with new supplier for flagship programme to help protect UK borders

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NCA investigates “deep web” after UK Silk Road arrests
The UK National Crime Agency is investigating hidden internet operations after UK Silk Road arrests

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Pro-Palestinian hacktivists hit security sites
Pro-Palestinian hacktivists have attacked the websites of two IT security firms and a mobile messaging service

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IBM interns join ShopDirect to combine gamification and Twitter analysis
Undergraduate ShopDirect interns spent the summer with IBM on a project using gamification and Twitter to engage with customers

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Rugby Football Union uses analytics to educate and engage with users
The RFU is introducing data analytics technologies for public use to encourage engagement with existing fans and education of the sport

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Rural 10% forced to wait for broadband
The most rural areas of the UK may have to wait for BT to complete the BDUK broadband roll-out before they get connected

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UK breaks into ITU’s top 10 for ICT development
UK takes eighth place in International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) league table for ICT deployments and adoption

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Cyber crimes costs UK businesses average of £3m per year
Cyber crime costs UK organisations around £3m a year on average a study has revealed

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FireEye discovers rapidly growing class of mobile threats
FireEye researchers have discovered a rapidly growing class of mobile threats affecting at least 200 million users

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Foreign Office outsources end-to-end IT management
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has outsourced the management of its IT services to BAE Systems Detica with targeted IT savings of 40% over the five year agreement

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After Prism revelation there is nowhere to hide
UK business should not ignore revelations about the US Prism internet surveillance programme.

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Technology advances are main driver to new consumption models
Advances in technology are changing the way consumers buy and use goods and services, but technical complexity is a concern

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