Tuesday, August 18, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 19/08/2015





IBM pushes mainframe Linux initiative with open source giveaway
IBM has contributed mainframe management code to the open source community as part of the Linux Foundation’s Open Mainframe Initiative

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Using SAP Hana as a data warehouse
Enterprises are using SAP Hana for in-memory data marts and SAP Business Warehouse implementations that integrate with other data warehouses

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Heartbleed bug has had positive effect on OpenSSL, says Rapid7
The effect of Heartbleed has been “hugely positive” on OpenSSL, according to Rapid7's Tod Beardsley

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Nation-state cyber attacks could target most organisations, survey shows
Only 47% of respondents to a security conference survey said confidence in their organisations’ ability to detect and respond to a cyber attack had risen in the past 12 months

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Home Office develops Online Application Service for visas with Equal Experts
The Home Office explains how its implementation of the Online Application Service for visas bagged it the 2015 Computer Weekly European User Award for Best Public Sector Project

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Equinix partners with AquaComms to create high-capacity transatlantic datacentre network
Equinix partners with AquaComms to create high-capacity transatlantic datacentre network

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FireEye latest security firm to join forces with Europol
Law enforcement and private industry need to work together to effectively combat cyber crime, says Europol as it signs an MoU with another cyber security firm

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Netflix shuts down final datacentre to go all-in on public cloud
Netflix is gearing up for the closure of its final datacentre, as it makes good on its earlier pledge to move more of its IT infrastructure to the public cloud

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Ambient sound could speed adoption of 2FA, say security researchers
Swiss researchers have proposed a two-factor authentication system that does not require user interaction to help speed adoption of strong security

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Vodafone tests app-based connected vehicle parking system
Vodafone has teamed up with Westminster City Council and plumbing firm Pimlico Plumbers to test a connected vehicle parking system in London

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More than half of all smartphones 4G-capable
GfK figures suggest that six in 10 smartphones sold in the second quarter of 2015 were 4G-enabled, with China and India both big growth spots

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Sage Summit 2015 – How to use Facebook to grow your business
Founder of online retailer Lolly Wolly Doodle told Sage Summit 2015 how she used social media platform Facebook to grow her startup fashion business

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AT&T a key NSA partner in internet spying Snowden docs show
The NSA considered its relationship with AT&T to be unique and especially productive, leaked documents show

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CW500: Amarpal Singh Attwal on dealing with disaster
Problems like data breaches or even website glitches can spread quickly on social media and cause huge reputational damage

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Women in IT presentation: panel session
In this Computer Weekly video a panel of IT experts discuss what can be done to encourage more women to take jobs in the IT sector.

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CW500: Kirk Langley, Brewin Dolphin on dealing with disaster
Problems like data breaches or even minor glitches can spread quickly on social media and cause huge reputational damage

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