Wednesday, January 14, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 1/15/2015





PC shipments grew towards end of 2014
PC sales reached 83.7 million in the final quarter of 2014, displaying continued improvement in the sector, says Gartner

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Nisa Retail opts for backup appliance for rapid disaster recovery
Nisa Retail ditches tape-based servers-in-a-van disaster recovery with Quorum backup and high availability mirroring between sites

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NFC to take off in 2015
This year will be the year that contactless payment methods such as NFC will take off, according to Deloitte

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Atom Bank could be first real threat to traditional banks
Digital-only bank could be the first real challenge to high street banks if it turns its low-cost operating advantage into better rates for customers

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N3 network outage knocks NHS users off internet
An internet gateway fault causes problems for users of the NHS N3 network

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EU data reform long overdue, says information commissioner
The European directive that led to the UK’s 1988 Data Protection Act is “scarcely fit for purpose”, says Christopher Graham

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Security Think Tank: Sony attack a reminder to protect company data
To what extent should businesses worry about destructive, computer-killing malware?

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Case study: Scandinavian Airlines hands pilots worldwide Wi-Fi pass
SAS has implemented iPass Wi-Fi across its iPad estate, giving pilots and crew access to 15 million hotspots around the world

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Technology should complement traditional merchandising, says Hershey’s
Retailers adopting innovative technology need to consider how it might affect traditional ways of merchandising at the point of sale

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Cameron criticised for plans to ban encrypted messaging apps
David Cameron has been criticised over plans for new surveillance powers that could block encrypted messaging apps

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Ulster Bank runs hackathons to discover future banking IT
Ulster Bank runs two hackathons to unearth some of the technology-based services the bank can offer its customers in the future

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Anglo Irish Bank outsources up to 450 IT jobs
Anglo Irish Bank (AIB) is planning to outsource IT with about 450 roles potentially affected as suppliers – including Indian provider Wipro – take over services

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Levi Strauss & Co thinks mobile first
Levi Strauss & Co, the company known for Levi’s denim jeans, is thinking mobile first as part of its omni-channel retailing strategy

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Obama calls for single US data breach notification law
The US president is calling for a single US data breach notification law as part of proposed legislation to improve data security

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John Lewis to trial location technology for click and collect
John Lewis plans to trial a micro-location technology to improve its click and collect service

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FBI investigates hacked US military social media accounts
The FBI investigates the hacking of the US Central Command's Twitter and YouTube accounts by a group claiming to back Islamic State

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SAP’s 2014 preliminary cloud revenue grows by 45% to €1.1bn
SAP’s preliminary 2014 financial results indicate total revenue of €17.58bn, of which €1.1bn was cloud subscriptions and support

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