Sunday, April 27, 2014

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 28/04/2014





Microsoft completes Nokia acquisition
Microsoft has completed the acquisition of Nokia Devices and Services business. The deal will boost the company's Windows Phone business.

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Cloud service boost powers Microsoft third-quarter earnings
Microsoft has posted net earnings of $5.66bn, down $500m on the same period last year.

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Modular datacentres yield 30% more savings than traditional datacentres
A comparison of the total cost of ownership of two datacentre architectures – traditional facility and the modular datacentre reveals which one is cheaper

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Apple beats expectations and woos investors
Apple has reported first-quarter revenue of $45.6bn and profits of $10.2bn, beating expectations

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Cyber threat detection paramount, says SANS fellow
Cyber threat prevention is ideal, but detection is a must, says Eric Cole, SANS Institute fellow

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Tech giants pay out $300 million to settle anti-poaching case
Adobe, Apple, Google and Intel have settled out of court in a salary fixing lawsuit brought against them by Silicon Valley workers

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Heartbleed prompts tech firms to pledge open-source support
Top tech firms have joined forces to support open-source software to help prevent future bugs like Heartbleed

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Amazon’s soaring first-quarter sales fail to impress investors
Amazon has failed to impress investors despite a 32% jump in first-quarter profits and a 23% increase in sales

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European youth believe they lack skills for digital economy
Almost three quarters (70%) of young people believe they will have to acquire digital skills after leaving education because current education systems do not prepare them for work.

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Half UK IT decision makers unaware of coming EU data laws, study shows
Only half of UK IT decision makers are aware of the coming EU Data Protection Regulation, a study shows

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European insurance firms lagging in digital
Insurance companies in Europe are under threat from companies outside their sector as they fail to keep up with digital developments.

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Barclays bank launches investment app
Barclays bank has launched an app for investment companies to give them access to content to support their investment decisions.

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Obituary: Pioneering Computer Weekly journalist Ron Coates
Former Computer Weekly deputy editor Ron Coates died recently after a period of ill health.

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Facebook reports strong quarter driven by mobile ads
Facebook has beaten analyst expectations with first-quarter profits of $642m and revenues of $2.5bn, up 72%

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Ecclesiastical outsources IT for the first time to get data benefits
Insurance company Ecclesiastical embarked on its first major IT outsourcing project when it accepted that it was not getting the most out of the data it holds.

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