Saturday, August 16, 2014

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 8/16/2014





Nike builds datacentre cloud and network infrastructure
Nike is creating a scalable next-generation datacentre cloud and retail network infrastructure using Juniper's MetaFabric architecture

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Lenovo bucks market trend with strong PC sales
Lenovo has reported net profits of $214m for the quarter ending 30 June, up 23% compared with the same period a year ago

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How wearable tech, big data analytics and cloud help in Parkinson’s disease research
Parkinson’s disease charity MJFF is seeking to improve research with wearable devices, big data analytics and public cloud

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Cisco cuts jobs as profits fall
Cisco is to cut 6,000 jobs, or 8% of its workforce, after another quarter of shrinking profits

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Barclaycard wearables to monitor customer behaviour
Barclaycard is launching a scheme testing the data collection capabilities of its contactless payment band bPay

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US supermarket retail chain Supervalu reports cyber breach
Supermarket chain Supervalu is the latest in a string of US retailers to report a breach of its card payment network

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Google Chrome warns of deceptive software downloads
Google is to update its Chrome browser to warn users about deceptive software downloads

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Click and collect drives e-commerce growth for Asda
Shoppers at Asda are continuing to choose to buy their groceries online and pick them up in-store

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Dundee starts data engineering masters to span computer science
The University of Dundee is adding a data engineering MSc degree to its business intelligence and data science masters programmes

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Privacy group calls for halt of EU-US Safe Harbour agreement
A privacy group has called a halt to the EU-US Safe Harbour agreement pending an investigation of alleged violations by US firms

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Tackling the IT skills gap: University degree or apprenticeship?
While the GCE A-Level results show that more people than ever will be going to university, the IT industry is failing to attract enough new talent

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Forrester: Top 10 facts about private cloud
Cloud is an essential component of every enterprise technology management strategy but designing a robust cloud strategy isn't easy

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Cloud applications spread across IT in Italy
The cloud computing market is growing in Italy. Research from the Politecnico of Milan shows cloud investment in 2013 is at €1.18bn

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Gartner: Start Windows 7 migration now
CIOs must start preparing for the end of Windows 7 support now, to avoid the issue many faced when XP support ended earlier this year

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21% of manufacturers hit by intellectual property theft
More than one in five manufacturing firms reported a loss of intellectual property in a cyber attack in the past year, a study shows

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A-Level results 2014: ICT students and grades fall slightly
The GCE A-Level results showed that 13,650 people sat A-Level computing and ICT, of which 8,301 attained grades A*-C

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CIO interview: Dave Ubachs, CIO, Staples Europe
Staples is undertaking major IT projects in Europe that will see e-commerce improvements and back-end consolidation in 16 countries

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UK recession benefits IT industry
A fifth of IT staff believe the UK recession has had a positive impact on the IT industry, according to Randstad Technologies

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Amazon launches credit card reader for small businesses
Amazon has launched a card reader and mobile app for small businesses

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