Friday, March 20, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 3/21/2015





Prepare for corporate PC price hike as manufacturers protect margins
Gartner reports that the device market grew 2.8% in 2014 in units sold as revenues shrank 1%, predicting price hikes to protect margins

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Facebook photo leak flaw raises security concerns
A Facebook mobile code vulnerability, which exposed private photos to hackers, has raised questions about the safety of the social network’s coding

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Rural payment problems cause U-turn for flagship 'digital by default' service
Government forced into U-turn as flagship 'digital by default' service for payments to farmers resorts to paper forms following an IT failure

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BIS sets out to assist development of digital sharing economy
The government has set out a number of proposals to assist in the development of the £9bn trade body Sharing Economy UK

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Hampshire Council CIO Jos Creese steps down
Hampshire County Council CIO Jos Creese – one of the longest-serving IT leaders in local government – leaves in May for freelance consultancy

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Security Think Tank: Carbanak attacks highlight need for tech and process review
Does the theft of $1bn from global financial firms by the Carbanak gang show it is time to seek new technologies or improve business processes?

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Government fails on election transparency pledge to publish contracts
The UK government has failed to meet its 2010 election pledge to publish all contracts in its digital reforms of the public sector

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Holland & Barrett outsources data handling to ITC Infotech
IT services firm ITC Infotech manages customer data for health food business to help it glean business value from the information

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Oxford Economics marks north European companies down on digital data
European companies are serving poor digital experiences and failing to exploit digital data, according to research from Oxford Economics

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Queens Park Rangers signs BT as official comms provider
QPR football club inks a multi-year deal with BT Business to supply voice and networking services at Loftus Road

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Police need wider capability to tackle online crime, says London watchdog
The Metropolitan Police should appoint a senior officer to ensure the whole force is prepared to tackle online crime, says a London watchdog

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Ofcom finalises BT wholesale broadband pricing rules
Ofcom finalises plans to introduce wholesale broadband pricing rules to promote competition and investment in superfast broadband

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Deutsche Telekom and Huawei build a private cloud in a box
Deutsche Telekom and Huawei are working together to develop IT infrastructure and private cloud products and services.

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NHS England may become free Wi-Fi hub for digitally excluded
NHS England’s Tim Kelsey says the health service sees an opportunity to roll out free Wi-Fi networks across its estate

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Government creates Crown Hosting venture with Ark Data Centres
Cabinet Office signs seven-year joint venture agreement with Ark Data Centres to create Crown Hosting Service

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Target agrees to $10m breach compensation
US retailer Target has agreed to a $10m compensation package for victims of its 2013 data breach

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Yahoo closes R&D site in China
Yahoo announces it will close its research and development (R&D) centre in China in plans to consolidate research and cut costs

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Current account comparison from Gocompare announced in Budget 2015
The government used the Budget to announce changes in the banking sector that will increase consumer and business choice

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