Tuesday, October 15, 2013

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 10/16/2013





Italian university reduces costs by 23% with cloud platform
Italy’s first open university, Marconi University, has launched an IT project to host its e-learning services on a cloud platform

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VMworld 2013: Hertz deploys thin clients using VMware across Europe
Car rental firm Hertz International is using VMware to virtualise 4,000 PCs across its European operations

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Scottish Government pilots Windows 8 tablets to improve services
The Scottish government is piloting how Windows 8 could be used to improve citizen relationship

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Case study: South Staffordshire College leads technology revolution in education
South Staffordshire College is to open a digital campus, where students will be encouraged to immerse themselves in education through tech

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OFT launches investigation into public sector IT supply
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched a formal study into the supply of IT products and services to the public sector

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Trading sector regulation drives mobile operator development
The heavy regulation of the trading sector is driving IT investments and suppliers are reacting with services that help companies comply

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UK businesses call for support to close virtual security skills gap
Most UK businesses want to see virtual security guidelines put in place to help organisations understand best practice

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D-Link begins fixing router backdoor
D-Link has begun releasing security patches to close the backdoor discovered on some of its routers

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BT, GCHQ and NCA set challenge to find UK cyber defenders
BT, GCHQ and the National Crime Agency (NCA) join forces to test finalists in this year's Cyber Security Challenge UK

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Kevin Cunnington appointed as digital chief at DWP
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced Kevin Cunnington as director general for digital transformation

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BAE builds the business into ERP team for Infor implementation
BAE Systems Military Air and Information is upgrading and unifying seven ERP systems, with a project team mostly from the business

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McAfee exposes scope of digitally funded crime extends to contract killings
Virtual currencies are being used for a very wide range of crime – including contract killings – says a report by security firm McAfee

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Consumer-facing firms need two CIOs and multi-speed development
Businesses that sell to consumers need at least two CIOs and multi-speed IT departments if they are to compete while keeping the lights on

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Security Think Tank: Cyber insurance – buyers beware
How can IT security best use the new financial and insurance products available to IT to improve data protection without increasing cost?

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Vodafone completes Kabel Deutschland acquisition
The mobile operator pays out £6.6bn for Germany's largest cable company

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Is India’s cyber policy all words and no action?
The Indian government is trying to strengthen cyber security with the new cyber policy, but little is yet understood about how the ambitious proposals will be put in place

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BT seeks startups for superfast broadband services
BT joins East London's TechHub encouraging startups to develop applications and services using superfast connectivity

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Upfront security better and cheaper, says expert
Businesses can increase data protection and decrease cost by baking in information security from the start of any IT project

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Osborne confirms Chinese investment in Manchester Airport City
Chancellor George Osborne announces partnership with Chinese industry to bring more than 16,000 jobs to Manchester

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India’s CIOs and CMOs fail to communicate
Chief information officers (CIOs) and chief marketing officers (CMOs) are failing to collaborate adequately and putting marketing strategies at risk, according to research by Accenture

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