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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 24/02/2016





MWC 2016: Faulty mobiles usually users’ fault, report claims
Consumer behaviour seems to be the primary cause of faulty mobile devices, reports Blancco Technology

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X-IO upgrades to Iglu Blaze FX to boost capacity and performance
X-IO Technologies upgrades enterprise storage-featured Iglu Blaze controllers with boosted CPUs to create FX controllers with increased flash and hard drive capacities

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Apple announces Indian technology development operation
Apple announces it will open a development centre in one of India's fastest growing technology hubs, in the city of Hyderabad

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Renault Sport Formula 1 considers deploying VCE VxRail for trackside data analytics
The Renault Sport Formula 1 team explains why it is considering a refresh of its trackside converged infrastructure setup

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Life on the edge: The benefits of using micro datacentres
Enterprises are demanding faster access to applications and ever more processing power. Could edge datacentres fill the gap?

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Interview: How John Deere uses connectivity to make farms more efficient
After pioneering the use of automated vehicle technology 15 years ago, farm equipment supplier John Deere is now going further, with its sights set on efficiency and sustainability, says sales VP Christoph Wigger

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Consumers want to collect loyalty points on mobile phones
Eight out of ten customers would like to start collecting loyalty points from retailers through their mobile devices

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Girls compete in Network Rail Stem careers event
Almost 90 teenage girls visited the Network Rail offices to take part in the second round of the Stem careers event to win work experience

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Dutch water wants to move beyond dipping its toes into big data pool
Dutch water company Brabant Water wants to use data to improve the service it provides to customers, as well as identify problems on its distribution network

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Encrypted traffic security analysis a top priority for 2016, says Dell Security
Decryption and inspection strategies are necessities, with nearly 65% of all internet traffic encrypted, says the latest threat report from Dell Security

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Northern local councils miss SME targets
Local government organisations in the north of England are failing to support local IT SME companies with supply contracts

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MWC16: Ford expands connected vehicle ecosystem
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, auto supplier Ford expands its Smart Mobility programme and launches a connected vehicle

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IBM open sources Blockchain to help developers build ledgers
IBM has released over 40 thousand lines of Blockchain code to help developers build ledgers for the distributed technology that underpins Bitcoin

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UK CIOs over-confident about cyber security, study shows
UK firms are operating from a reactive security posture and tending to symptoms, rather than causes, and yet still believe they can detect threats faster than the industry average

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Internet of things helps track endangered dugongs in the Philippines
Fishermen in the Philippines are using smartphones and apps to help conservationists protect an endangered species

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MWC16: 4G connections pass one billion worldwide, says GSMA
The number of 4G mobile connections worldwide has passed the one billion mark, according to the GSMA

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MWC16: Smartphone suppliers show off virtual reality at Mobile World Congress
At Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona, key device suppliers have been quick to roll out their flagship devices, with an emphasis on virtual reality

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Nokia expands professional services portfolio to help mobile operators embrace cloud
Services designed to prepare operators’ datacentres for running business processes in the cloud, and allow them to scale up their network capacity

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Three steps towards a hierarchy of needs for smart cities
Smart cities face challenges around network connectivity, standardisation and data governance, say IoT experts, and these needs must be met for them to flourish

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UAE-based eHosting DataFort to roll out Cisco ACI
Infrastructure services provider is betting on Cisco’s SDN play in one of its Tier 3 datacentres

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Amazon seeks permission to build datacentre on site of former Irish biscuit factory
Cloud services giant is continuing on with its plans to build out its European datacentre region with another facility in Ireland

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Asia-Pacific’s most advanced datacentre coming to Asean
Asean country Thailand will get one of the world’s most advanced datacentres, which is set to stir up competition in the region

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Tech firms rally around Apple over encryption row with FBI
Apple CEO Tim Cook is getting support from technology and information security firms in his refusal to help the FBI to hack into an iPhone used by San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook

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Vision Direct rewrites enterprise applications using Mendix cloud-based platform
Eyecare company has used the Mendix application platform as a service to create new apps to support the business

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Australian C-suite executives fail to take security seriously
Australia’s executives need to get their heads out of the sand when it comes to cyber security and realise they are part of the solution

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Available Tags:Apple , Renault , security , Dell , Security , Ford , IBM , UK , 4G , Smartphone , Nokia , Cisco , Amazon

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 11/02/2016





Cisco recalls Ethernet switches over fault risk
A potential fault on a number of IE-5000 switches could give users a nasty shock, says supplier

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Asean PC sales drop 5.5% in 2015 fourth quarter
Weak consumer demand and high inventories blamed for falling PC sales in Asean, which mirror Asia-Pacific trend

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SaaS provider rejects “costly” VMware for Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor
Data services provider Pi rejects VMware as too costly and complex, opting for Nutanix’s computing and storage Acropolis hypervisor

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Post Office faces group litigation over Horizon IT as subpostmasters fund class action
Subpostmasters who claim to have been wrongly convicted of fraud take the Post Office to court after getting the funds for a group action

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Invest in people or risk ‘digital culture shock’, says Accenture
Marc Carrel-Billiard, Accenture’s global director of technology R&D, tells Computer Weekly that companies must invest in people if they want to benefit from innovative technology

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Apps for Good launch 2016 – the apps from the minds of young entrepreneurs
The 2015-2016 cohort of mobile applications built by young people to tackle real-world problems has now been released for download

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ISC calls for more clarity in planned surveillance bill
Parliamentary committee overseeing the UK intelligence community wants greater clarity on intrusive powers granted by the draft Investigatory Powers Bill

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BT uses G.fast to deliver mobile backhaul over copper
One of BT’s ongoing trials successfully delivers a cloud radio access network cell service over copper lines

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Survey confirms cyber criminal activity by UK teens
UK survey highlights the importance of understanding the online behaviour of young people to prevent them being drawn into cyber crime

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Flexible working good for profit, productivity and reputation, says Vodafone
A report conducted for mobile operator Vodafone indicates the scale of acceptance of flexible and mobile working practices

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US downplays claims of government database hacker
US official have downplayed a claim that a government database has been hacked, saying none of the data exposed so far is sensitive

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Corporate Australia explores new ways to nurture data-based innovation
Australian enterprises are investing in creating the right environment for innovation around data

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Chiltern Railways tests enhanced trackside Wi-Fi
Chiltern Railways, part of the Arriva network, tests out an enhanced trackside Wi-Fi network to improve connectivity for passengers on its trains

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BCS calls for criminalisation of reckless data disclosure
The BCS believes criminalising reckless disclosure would reassure the public in how data is managed under planned surveillance laws

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Banks should allow open data sharing to help customers compare services
The Open Banking Working Group has suggested information about products and customer transaction data should be open to improve service comparison and drive competition

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Executive interview: Oracle’s cloud chief on why suites win
As Oracle ramps up its new cloud offering, we speak to Shawn Price, senior vice-president for cloud, about the company’s plans

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Microsoft’s underwater datacentre: The pros and cons of running subsea facilities
Underwater datacentres can help providers save on land costs and cooling, but at what cost to the environment?

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EC awards first cloud contracts to Accenture, Atos, BT and IBM
The European Commission has revealed details of the suppliers that have secured a place on the three Lots making up its Cloud I framework

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Assa Abloy outsources IT transformation to Wipro
Swedish lock maker has outsourced its IT infrastructure to Indian IT services firm

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IT companies need technical workers with soft skills
IT firms are in need of candidates with interpersonal skills, as well as specific technical focuses

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Bulk data collection unnecessary for surveillance, says cyber expert
Opting for bulk data collection and other intrusive surveillance overlooks other means available that do not involve collateral damage to businesses and innocent people, says cyber expert

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Available Tags:Cisco , VMware , UK , IBM

Thursday, December 31, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 01/01/2016





Ian Murdock, father of Debian, dead at 42
Former Sun VP and Linux Foundation CTO died under suspicious circumstances.










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91% of patients who survive opioid overdose are prescribed more opioids
Doctors call for better treatment as opioid overdose deaths skyrocket.










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Cisco gets a big patent win despite Supreme Court loss, overturns $64M verdict
Cisco calls the seven-year litigation initiated by a patent troll a "travesty."










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Is cheater site Ashley Madison actually growing by over a million users per month?
Or are all of those new members actually bots?










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Valve explains: DDoS-induced caching problem led to Xmas Day Steam data leaks and downtime
34,000 people may have had their personal data seen by others.










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Dealmaster: Get a Dell 20-inch, 1080p monitor and a $50 gift card for $109
Plus a few more deals to grab before 2015 ends.










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CBS, Paramount sue crowdfunded Star Trek filmmakers for copyright infringement
Axanar raised more than $1 million in donations, but it might get the legal axe.










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The human migration out of Africa left its mark in mutations
The farther from Africa, the more of them there are.










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Beating graphene to push supercapacitors closer to batteries
Adding nitrogen to carbon materials boosts capacitance above that of graphene.










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Apple agrees to pay back taxes to Italy—sources say $350 million worth
CEO says US tax accusations are "political crap," yet Apple Italia will pay up.










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Google slams AVG for exposing Chrome user data with “security” plugin
AVG AntiVirus "force-installed" Chrome plugin that left browsing data vulnerable.










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Reuters: Apple will source OLED iPhone displays from Samsung and LG
Display tech has greatly improved in recent years.










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Martin Shkreli’s other pharma company files for bankruptcy
After firing indicted CEO, company now fights to keep shares listed on NASDAQ.










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LG’s Amazon Echo-like device controls smart home devices and plays music
The SmartThinq Hub is a portal to your smart appliances and sensors.










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Bumbling would-be UK bomber asked Twitter followers for target suggestions
Once again, encryption was not used to cover tracks in any way.










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ArcaBoard is a real hoverboard—but it’ll cost you $20,000
It will only run for a few minutes and sounds like a jet. Coming April 2016.










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Ireland’s population underwent a dramatic change 4,000 years ago
Ancient DNA offers a glimpse of Ireland's farmers before and after the shift.










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Exploding munitions store captured by Baghdad seismometer
While listening for earthquakes, Baghdad station recorded something else.










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Available Tags:Cisco , Valve , Steam , Dell , Apple , Google , AVG , Chrome , iPhone , Samsung , LG , other , Amazon , UK , Twitter