Sunday, December 6, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 07/12/2015





Samsung agrees to pay $548m to settle dispute with Apple
Samsung is expected to pay the outstanding damages to Apple by 14 December 2015, but it has reserved the right to collect reimbursement

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Virtual Instruments to launch hardware NAS probe in 2016
Maker of SAN testing product Virtual Wisdom is all set to announce a beta-tested hardware NAS probe in 2016, but currently NAS protocols supported will be limited to NFS and CIFS

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EFF sets up software vulnerability disclosure programme
The EFF’s vulnerability disclosure programme includes a set of guidelines on how to report bugs in software the group develops and uses, offering several non-cash rewards

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Internet of things will be one of the Asean IT highlights in 2016
IoT investments will be one of the major trends in Asean economies throughout 2016, according to predictions from Frost & Sullivan.

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Security Think Tank: Clarity of scope is key to getting value from pen testing
How can an organisation ensure they get value from penetration and security testing services?

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CIO interview: Mikael Pommert, Modern Times Group
Modern Times Group's CIO tells Computer Weekly about the challenges and benefits of moving an established business to the cloud

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India’s HCL opens Estonian operation to support Nordic customers
HCL Technologies opens an Estonian delivery centre which will support customers across Europe, including those in the Nordic region

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Wetherspoon pub chain warns customers of data breach
Discovery of a data breach at JD Wetherspoons comes hard on the heels of a breach at TalkTalk, underlining the importance of keeping customer data safe

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Europe's CIOs must raise their game in testing software quality
CIOs across Europe have more work to do to ensure the structural quality of software is sound as IT becomes more important to organisations across different sectors

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UK citizen challenges police and ICO over Prism
A UK citizen challenging two police forces and the ICO hopes to achieve a landmark ruling similar to that obtained by Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems, who scuttled the Safe Harbour agreement

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CGI to provide electronic health records to MoD
The MoD has extended an outsourcing agreement with CGI to build on existing work the IT services firm does with its global medical operations

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Consumer acceptance of in-store location-based tracking on the rise
Customers are becoming more comfortable with being tracked in-store, as long as they gain a good customer experience as a result

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The 4G network in France: the business user opportunity
France has auctioned off additional spectrum to the country's mobile operators – but what will this mean for business users?

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Veracode finds most web apps fail Owasp security check list
The findings of a report on critical vulnerabilities in most web applications is raising concerns over potential security vulnerabilities in millions of websites

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Ofcom temporarily suspends MOD spectrum auction
Ofcom has put the auction of a tranche of the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz spectrum bands on hold due to the ongoing uncertainty over the future of the UK’s mobile operators

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Manchester bags £10m smart city prize in government contest
Manchester’s CityVerve project scoops the £10m jackpot in the government’s smart city and internet of things competition

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European Office 365 and Microsoft Azure users hit by service outage
Microsoft claims to have addressed the issues that caused problems for Office 365 and Azure users earlier today.

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Security Think Tank: Pen testing should be about risk, not box-ticking
How can organisations ensure they get value from penetration and security testing services?

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Swedish health company Elekta recoups costs of HR project in a year
Medical company Elekta transforms its human resources (HR) processes by replacing legacy technology with cloud systems serving 3,800 staff in 24 countries

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VMware research shines light on volume of UK enterprise data stored overseas
A poll of UK IT decision makers suggests just 37% know exactly where their enterprise data is located

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