Monday, August 17, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 18/08/2015





Met Police seeks MSPs as digital forensic investigations move closer to the frontline
Metropolitan Police Force wants to make it easier for frontline staff to embark on forensic investigations involving digital devices with the help of MSPs

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Cega Air Ambulance uses Microsoft Dynamics for patient treatment
Air ambulance and repatriation service Cega has adopted Microsoft Dynamics CRM to improve data searches and speed up the bidding process

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Gloucester City Homes embarks on VDI-led tech transformation with Exponential-e
Social housing firm taps into Exponential-e's Ethernet capabilities to make it easier for its staff to work flexibly

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Lenovo to cut jobs as it faces 'severe' challenges
Lenovo says the last quarter saw “severe challenges” in its main PC, tablet and smartphone markets

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Mobile phone users at risk as hackers bug and track victims
An investigation by Australia's 60 minutes shows how hackers based thousands of miles away in Germany were able to record the calls of an Australian senator and track his movements

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Connecting Cheshire funds masterclasses for women entrepreneurs
#Eveolution scheme to support women-led SMEs in Cheshire with broadband support and advice on going digital

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Where next for UK government as a platform and GDS?
Amid all the debate about the direction of digital government, it's important to take a critical look at the GDS plan for government as a platform

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Is the future of business predictive?
Michael Feindt, CERN scientist and founder of a predictive analytics software house, sees a future of more automated business decision-making

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EC awards €8m to consortium to develop cloud-enabled 5G network
Consortium led by incumbent Greek telco OTE awarded €8m of funding to support RAN virtualisation and mobile edge cloud computing for 5G networks

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Google gets more time to respond to European anti-competitive charges
The EC has granted Google a second extension of the deadline to respond to anti-competitive charges

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Home Office puts out feelers for new Emergency Services Network deal
Home Office issues a prior information notice that suggests it is planning to bring a revised version of Lot 4 of the Emergency Services Network procurement back to life

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GDS saves the government £1.7bn through digital and technology transformation
The government has made £18.6bn year-on-year savings, with £1.7bn coming from GDS-led efficiency and reform

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CW500 Security Club: Ashish Surti, information security director at Clutch Group
Mobile threats are the fastest growing form of cyber-attack, but user awareness is still poor

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CW500 Security Club: Sarb Sembhi, Director at STORM Guidance
Mobility is the number one priority for IT leaders in the UK this year, but the number of IT chiefs focusing on mobile security is a lot lower

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Government warned to be cautious over raising salary thresholds for migrant workers
The organisations asked by government to review plans to raise the salary migrants must earn before getting a visa has recommended a cautious approach

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CIO interview: David Bulman, interim CIO, Wellcome Trust
The medical research charity is reviewing its IT plans ahead of recruiting a permanent CIO

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Business not keeping up with rapid changes in cyber attacks, says Proofpoint
Most striking development in the first half of 2015 was a big shift from URL-based cyber attacks to attacks that rely on malicious document attachments

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Interview: Government digital chief Mike Bracken – why I quit
Mike Bracken, the outgoing director of the Government Digital Service, talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about his departure from Whitehall

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Ofcom launches mobile network coverage checker
Ofcom gives smartphone users the ability to check their operator’s mobile phone coverage at postcode level using an online tool

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Troubled HTC to restructure as smartphone shipments plummet
Taiwanese company announces major business restructure targeting connected lifestyle and wearable products following disappointing results

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Driving digital productivity in the UK
There is a need for British businesses to improve their adoption of digital technologies

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