Sunday, October 20, 2013

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 10/21/2013





Is Microsoft's hybrid cloud a better choice compared to VMware?
Windows Server 2012 R2, the next iteration of Microsoft's server operating system offers a hybrid cloud. Should organisations upgrade?

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EU forces manufacturers to develop universal mobile charger
MEPs will amend the European Parliament’s radio equipment directive forcing mobile manufacturers to make their handsets compatible with a standard power source

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Huawei denies government influence and calls for cyber security standards
Huawei has reiterated denials of government influence and called for common international cyber security standards

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EC: Europe should become a ‘trusted cloud region’ in the post-Prism age
European cloud providers must turn the Prism revelations into an opportunity to build trusted cloud services, says the EC

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Lenovo on track to be top provider of business technology
Lenovo is on track to become the leading PC maker in the European market, according to a report by Gartner.

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IBM's hardware and services businesses decline as overall business drops 4%
IBM has reported revenues of $23.7bn for the third quarter of 2013, down 4% from the same quarter last year

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Windows 8.1: Microsoft targets the enterprise with new Start button
Microsoft has brought back the Start button with the general availability of Windows 8.1

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Air France offers mobile alerts to passengers
Air France is developing mobile apps that will allow passengers to receive real-time travel alerts and book flights on their mobile devices

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VMworld Europe 2013 User Awards: Best of show winner
Midverk IT manager Jon Helgason speaks to Computer Weekly's Cliff Saran about recovering from a party that brought down the company's datacentre

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Mobile operators ready to embrace Wi-Fi
The CEO of the Wi-Fi Alliance claims ‘the era of reticence and resentment is gone’ and mobile operators are now looking to how Wi-Fi can benefit them, rather than seeing it as their enemy

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US researchers find 25 security vulnerabilities in SCADA systems
US researchers have identified 25 zero-day vulnerabilities in industrial control SCADA software from 20 suppliers that is used to control critical infrastructure systems

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Lenovo considers BlackBerry bid
Rumours are rife that the Chinese PC and laptop manufacturer will buy the struggling mobile firm

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Technology and innovation in European banks
Innovations in online and mobile, in video banking, social integration and CRM, are taking precedence to connect with banking customers

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Online retail sees strongest growth in 13 years following summer dip
The online retail market has seen its highest growth period for 13 years.

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Security Think Tank: Cyber insurance no substitute good security practices
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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Google share price at record high on third quarter results
Google’s share price has hit a record high in response to better-than-expected third quarter results

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High-growth companies selected for government Future Fifty programme
The first high-growth UK companies have been chosen for the government’s Future Fifty fast-track programme.

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CW500: Mariano Albera, CIO at Thomas Cook
Computer Weekly talks to Mariano Albera, CIO at Thomas Cook, about how they are meeting the challenges of change and technology disruption, and what other industry sectors can learn from them.

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CW500: Graham Benson, IT director at MandM Direct
Computer Weekly talks to Graham Benson, IT director at MandM Direct, about how they are meeting the challenges of change and technology disruption, and what other industry sectors can learn from them.

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Government overhauls security classification to fit digital age
In its first overhaul since World War II the government is consolidating six security bands to three with a system deemed more appropriate in the digital age.

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Government ups teaching bursaries for tech graduates
Schools minister David Laws says more bursaries and scholarships will be provided to attract top graduates in computing, maths, physics and chemistry into teaching

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New tech a top security challenge, says Isaca CEO
A top challenge facing information security professionals is the multiple points of entry created by new technologies, says Ron Hale, acting CEO of Isaca

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EE scolded by advertising standards agency for ‘misleading’ maps
The mobile operator has been pulled up by the ASA for publishing maps that misled customers, raising coverage expectations to above what was available

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