Sunday, May 18, 2014

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 19/05/2014





Digital rights group lists best companies for data protection
Digital rights group examines technology giants including Amazon, Google, Yahoo, At&T, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Dropbox

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Internet of things security is relevant to business, says researcher
Internet of things is relevant to enterprise information security professionals, says researcher

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Minnesota passes mobile kill switch law to stop theft
Minnesota has become the first US state to introduce legislation aimed at reducing the theft of smartphones

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Pure Storage adds entry-level and high-end FA 400 flash arrays
All-flash array maker Pure Storage adds entry-level and high-end FA 400 series arrays and upgrades Purity operating environment

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More user control and freedom from lock-in will make cloud successful: Werner Vogels
Giving users more control and freedom from supplier lock-in will ensure cloud’s success in Europe, says Amazon CTO, Werner Vogels

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Microsoft funds datacentre and cloud energy efficiency research projects
Microsoft has awarded $160,000 to four university projects focusing on cloud and datacentre energy efficiency

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Oxford University gets 330TB of Panasas clustered NAS/HPC storage
Oxford University gets Panasas ActivStor 14 clustered NAS as HPC storage for high-performance processing

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EE looks forward to 5G
Telecoms firm EE is in the midst of its 4G roll-out, and predicts that 5G will not begin appearing commercially until at least 2020

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London unites local authorities on Public Services Network
London is the first region to connect all of its local authorities to the Public Services Network (PSN) through the London Public Services Network (LondonPSN)

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Why did GPs turn their back on Choose and Book?
NHS England has scrapped its £356m outpatient booking system, Choose and Book, which was largely ignored by doctors

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Commonwealth Games ticket website problems continue
The problems keeping the Commonwealth Games Ticket website offline continue as the 2015 Rugby World Cup is hit by the trouble

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NCA competition launches 2015 Cyber Security Challenge UK
A competition developed by the UK’s new National Crime Agency is to launch the latest Cyber Security Challenge UK

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DVLA backs south Wales technology startups and talent
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is in talks with startups and universities in south Wales to encourage technology talent in the region

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Net neutrality under threat from US plan
The US telecoms regulator has approved proposals that opponents believe will quash the principle of net neutrality

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Ex-BBC CTO claims he was the scapegoat for failed DMI project
John Linwood, former chief technology officer at the BBC, claimed he is the “fall guy” for the failed £100m Digital Media Initiative.

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Economy boost means IT must start delivering true business value
With rising IT budgets, business must prioritise IT projects that deliver the best return on investment, according to analyst Ovum

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Insurance industry slow to implement big data analytics
Most insurance companies do not have big data strategies despite the industry's reliance on access to accurate data

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Justifying the business case to update Oracle eBusiness Suite
To justify the upgrade cost needed to move to Oracle eBusiness Suite Release 12, IT departments need consider how the implementation can deliver value.

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Yahoo buys Snapchat rival Blink
Yahoo has acquired Snapchat rival Blink, but will shut down the app to use its developers to boost Yahoo's mobile presence

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Talk Talk grows business data
Phone operator Talk Talk reports revenue from business data grew 38%, thanks to a number of major enterprise contracts

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Cisco Q3 results not as bad as feared
Cisco reports year-on-year declines in both sales and profits for its third quarter, but the fall is not as bad as predicted

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