Monday, January 13, 2014

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 14/01/2014





SDN still failing to spark interest in Europe
Research shows just 9% of companies across Europe are planning to implement software-defined networking in the next 12 months

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2013 saw worst global decline of PC shipments in history
PC shipments have seen their steepest decline in the history of the PC market, according to analysts at Gartner

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EMC’s David Goulden made storage CEO
Former CFO Goulden appointed CEO of EMC’s giant storage-focussed information infrastructure division. EMC now has three divisional CEOs ahead of chairman Tucci’s 2015 retirement

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Can wearable technology fit the enterprise agenda?
Over the next few years wearable tech is expected to make an impact both in the consumer and enterprise market. CIOs should consider the implications

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SAP full year preliminary results indicate 4% increase in revenue to €16.8bn
SAP's preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2013 show total annual revenue up 4% to €16.81bn, and Q3 sales of €5.1bn

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Former CEO of GSMA dies aged 62
Rob Conway passes away after battling an aggressive form of cancer

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More than 1,100 DWP workers disciplined over benefits snooping
More than 1,100 employees at the Department for Work and Pensions have received official warnings since 2008 for prying into benefits records

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France fines Google for failing to rewrite privacy policy
France’s privacy watchdog, CNIL, has fined Google €150,000 for failing to conform to EU data laws

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£8m competition seeks tech to rejuvenate high street
A competition has been launched to find new technology that will encourage people to shop on the high street

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Network-based security tops European agenda for 2014
Network-based security is the top security initiative for European companies in 2014, research shows

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O2 to stop supporting its mobile wallet
Mobile operator O2 will stop supporting its mobile wallet after 31 March and plans to invest in alternative m-commerce initiatives

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UK businesses are moving data away from the US after NSA scandal
A quarter of UK businesses are moving their data out of the States following the NSA and Prism scandal

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LinkedIn files lawsuit to identify hackers
LinkedIn has filed a lawsuit aimed at identifying hackers who by-passed security measures to copy member data

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Record online sales saw growth of almost 20% over Christmas
Sales of non-food goods online grew 19.2% in December compared to the previous year

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Mass surveillance must end, says EU inquiry
The European parliament’s civil liberties committee has called for an end to the collection of personal data by UK and US intelligence agencies

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First steps on the Cabinet Office technology transformation journey
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has led the drive to change how technology is used across government, yet within his department IT is poor

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Sepa deadline extended by six months
The European Commission has proposed an extension to the deadline for European countries to be compliant with the Single European Payments Area (Sepa) of six months in a final warning to laggards

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Fairfax bails out BlackBerry with another $250m
The mobile manufacturer’s largest shareholder ploughs another $250m into the firm, buying up more of its debts and giving BlackBerry some extra cash to play with.

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NIST invested in protest-hit RSA Conference
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology has paid $16,500 for a booth at the protest-hit RSA Conference 2014, it has emerged

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DWP already struggling to recruit digital skills for Universal Credit IT development
DWP is already struggling to recruit IT staff with the digital skills it needs – not just for Universal Credit but also other IT projects

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Wireless charge gets electric buses on the move in Milton Keynes
The UK’s first all-electric bus route launches in Milton Keynes, relying on wireless charging to keep the vehicles moving

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UK bank IT systems "a long way from being robust"
A senior Bank of England official said UK bank IT systems a very long way from being robust, while giving evidence at Westminster Committee

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