Sunday, January 25, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 1/26/2015





Storage an investment magnet as 2014 funding soars to $1.79bn
Investors pile into storage, with all-flash, hybrid flash and hyper-converged server/storage hardware hitting funding jackpot in 2014

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Developing software for smartwatches - how Hailo approached the problem
One of the developers for black cab booking app Hailo talks about the challenges of developing for wearables such as smartwatches

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Windows 10: Microsoft at the crossroads
Windows is at a crossroad. Microsoft needs to convince businesses and third-party app developers to adopt Windows 10

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A closer look at Google Container Engine
In just 12 months, Docker has transformed from a simple open-source container management project into a powerful platform

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Unitrends debuts flash in Recovery Series physical and virtual backup appliances
Unitrends puts flash in a backup appliance as Recovery Series promises single screen for physical and virtual machine backup

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Rackspace offers vCloud hosting for enterprise private clouds
Rackspace and VMware have joined forces to provide hosted private cloud services for business users

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Younger users prefer biometrics to passwords
Younger bank customers would rather use biometrics than PINs and passwords for security, according to Visa Europe

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Interview: Omnifone chief engineer Phil Sant builds code Lego-style
Phil Sant, co-founder and chief engineer at music streaming platform Omnifone, believes software developers need to take Lego approach

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Virtual server backup catches up with virtualisation in Poland
Server virtualisation has swept Poland, but businesses are still catching up to the reality that backup requires a different approach

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Three and O2 talks no surprise, but strategic questions loom
Three’s £10.25bn acquisition of O2 raises strategic questions over the future of mobile networks in the UK

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How can we build a flexible single digital market in the EU?
EU should address mobility and data security as well as innovation through fair competition to expand digital growth, says UK report

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Mobile banking will help the poor transform their lives, says Gates Foundation
Mobile banking can help the poor change their lives and two billion people who don’t have bank accounts store money by phone by 2030

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Bank account switching in 2014 more than 2013 but less than 2012
Fewer people changed their current account provider in 2014 than before the seven-day switching service was available

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Kim Dotcom launches encrypted MegaChat service
Kim Dotcom has launched a free voice and video chat service called MegaChat, promoted as encrypted end-to-end and a rival to Skype

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Senior judge calls for technology to transform courtrooms
A senior judge has called for the introduction of technologies such as video and online filing to bring the criminal courts into the 21st century

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Case study: Park Resorts engages customers through responsive website
Holiday resort management firm Park Resorts' recently launched responsive website delivers new features and improves the user experience

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Mobile network operator Three confirms talks to buy O2
Hutchison Whampoa, parent of of mobile network operator Three, confirms it is in talks with Spanish operator Telefónica to buy O2

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US journalist jailed over Stratfor hacking
A US journalist and self-styled spokesman for the hacking collective Anonymous has been sentenced to five years in jail

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Online banking the most used digital service in the UK
Online banking is the most used digital service in the UK, according to 67% of people

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Adobe Flash Player zero-day highlights threat of exploit kits
Exploits of latest Adobe Flash Player zero-day vulnerability highlight threat to the enterprise of web-based exploit kits such as Angler

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Mobile banking software firm Monitise hints at takeover plan
Mobile banking software maker Monitise has put itself in the shop window, announcing it would benefit from being part of another business

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UK businesses handing over cyber security to third parties
More UK businesses are outsourcing their IT security because budgets are not growing as fast as the security threat

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Metro Bank growth points the way for digital retail banking startups
Digital retail banks starting up in the UK buoyed by the success of Metro Bank, demonstrating the public appetite for new providers

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Virgin Media Business sends superfast cavalry into Tech City
Virgin Media Business invests in managed fibre for shared occupancy offices in Tech City

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Android banking apps riddled with malware
Research of 350,000 banking-related apps has revealed about 11% contain malware or suspicious binaries

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