Wednesday, November 27, 2013

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 28/11/2013





Janet6 ‘offers the future’ for research networking needs
Jisc takes back the network from a managed service provider to light up its own fibre and offer a future proofed service to researchers, universities, colleges and schools across the UK

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Why understanding context is the key to biometric success.
Since Apple launched the double whammy of the iPhone 5S and 5C in September, internet chatter has focussed primarily on the merits and disadvantages of the new home button on the 5S and whether its biometric fingerprint scanner is ultimately secure or hackable.

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White hat Wi-Fi hacking shows vulnerability of business data
Whitehat hackers have shown that senstitive data can be sniffed easily from public Wi-Fi hotspots

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Argos brings O2 Wi-Fi to 735 stores
The retail giant is rolling out Wi-Fi to all its stores in time for the Christmas rush

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Nationwide first to launch Visa V.me, despite RBS trial
Nationwide Building Society is offering a digital wallet to its customers after launching Visa’s V.me service - 18 months after the service was made available in the UK

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NCA changed UK cyber crime fighting, says NCCU head
The NCA has changed the UK law enforcement landscape, says Andy Archibald, head of the NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit

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Government lays out 2014 cyber security agenda
The UK government has reiterated its commitment to addressing cyber security and laid out some plans for 2014 at the Cyber Security Summit 2013

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Tesco consolidates global datacentres into UK shared service
Tesco is six months away from completing a three-year programme to deliver a single datacentre operation to support UK and international operations

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IT suppliers relaxed about contract visibility
IT and BPO suppliers Atos and Capita say they are relaxed about being more open about the often obscured details of large government contracts, as outsourcing giants are put under pressure by MPs to open up to public scrutiny

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Extending your professional Influence: a guide for IT professionals
Organisations want people who can bring both breadth and depth of expertise, and collaborate successfully with others

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Take an issues-driven approach to business intelligence
Accenture advises CIOs to put business issues ahead of data, know the users, look beyond ERP data, and embed analytics in BI

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The state of agile software development in the UK
Lately it is more surprising to hear that businesses are developing using a methodology other than agile, such is its widespread use

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4G connections to hit one billion by 2017
Research from the GSMA predicts one in eight mobile connections will be 4G within the next four years

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SAP to announce simplification drive in January, says Hagemann Snabe
SAP will, in January 2014, announce a new simplification initiative, co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe told the UK and Ireland SAP user group conference yesterday

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Spanish health authority cuts costs with Xbox consultations
Accenture has been working with the health authorities in Spain’s Basque Country to reduce healthcare costs through technology

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FTSE 350 firms complete cyber risk assessment
Most FTSE 350 companies put cyber risk on the board agenda, but many need to improve how they manage that risk

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Facebook authentication - Like?
As Cisco teams up with Facebook to offer authentication for public Wi-Fi, is this option safe for businesses?

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