Showing posts with label SAP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SAP. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 25/11/2015





RSA aiming for usability through innovation, says CTO
The challenge facing RSA as a technology company is making products that are easy to use, but allow some flexibility at the same time, says chief technology officer Zulfikar Ramzan

Read More ...




UK economy could gain £12bn by investing in digital skills
A report by the Tinder Foundation and Go On UK reveals that investing in digital skills could produce £12bn for the economy

Read More ...




Windows 10 starts shift to platform-independent computing
Gartner expects Windows 10 will become mainstream faster than any previous version. But deploying Microsoft's OS will coincide with a shift in IT

Read More ...




Fintech growth rates explode in Australia
Financial technology companies in Australia are growing at high rates and come as a warning to the nation's enterprises that are yet to join the digital revolution

Read More ...




Mixed signals fuel mixed feelings about Australia's data-retention plan
There are mixed feelings about Australia's data retention plans as the telecommunications industry weighs up the costs of compliance

Read More ...




SAP UK&I User Group Conference 2015: Newcastle University puts ERP on Hana
Newcastle University has put enterprise resource planning and data warehouse data on SAP’s Hana platform in a proof of concept project

Read More ...




Cyber breaches have hit a fifth of UK consumers
More than two-fifths of UK consumers often feel targeted by cyber criminals, according to a report by business advisory firm Deloitte

Read More ...






Available Tags:UK , Windows , SAP , 

Thursday, September 3, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 04/09/2015





Islington and Camden Councils set out shared IT services plans
London councils want to tackle the government's austerity measures through adopting shared IT services model by April 2016

Read More ...




GDS sees “significant demand” for government’s unused IPv4 addresses
GDS says it has released some value from the sale of unused IPv4 addresses belonging to the Department of Work and Pensions

Read More ...




Four in five G-Cloud buyers fail to share savings data with government, FOI response reveals
FOI response reveals four in five G-Cloud buyers are failing to share details of the savings they have made through using the framework

Read More ...




HP supports shift to securing interactions
HP unveils two products to round out its user behaviour security analytics offering and help businesses cope with a "tsunami" of security data

Read More ...




SAP embraces Spark on Hadoop with Vora
SAP announces Vora software to “deeply embrace” Hadoop as it evolves with Apache Spark

Read More ...




Virgin Media earmarks £25m for broadband in Nottingham
Virgin Media is to offer its ultrafast 152Mbps service to 50,000 homes and businesses in Nottingham as part of its £3bn national network investment

Read More ...




Software-defined networking underpins Nokia’s 5G architecture
Nokia demonstrates programmable software-defined 5G networking architecture to dynamically manage network resources

Read More ...




Security Think Tank: Resilience basics will work for any size of business
How can companies best assess business resilience to identify the gaps and improve business resiliency to reduce the impact of cyber attacks?

Read More ...




Top technology companies develop royalty-free media formats
Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix have joined forces to develop fast, interoperable and royalty-free online media formats

Read More ...






Available Tags:HP , SAP , Security , 

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

Read More ...




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

Read More ...




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

Read More ...




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

Read More ...




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

Read More ...




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

Read More ...




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

Read More ...




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

Read More ...




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

Read More ...




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

Read More ...




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

Read More ...




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

Read More ...




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

Read More ...




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

Read More ...




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.

Read More ...




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

Read More ...






Available Tags:IBM , Linux , SAP , security , Facebook , 

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 7/23/2015





Cloud Native Computing Foundation forms to drive open-source cloud standards
The newly formed CNCF group aims to develop cloud standards for container technologies

Read More ...




Mainframe fails to save IBM from 13th declining quarter
IBM's second-quarter revenue was down 13% year-on-year to $20.8bn, but IBM said the decline is only 1%, adjusting for the sale of its x86 server business and the impact of the strong dollar

Read More ...




CIOs need to reboot supplier relationships
IT leaders need to rethink the balance of spending between maintaining traditional suppliers and introducing innovative new providers

Read More ...




Retail should invest in upskilling to close employee skills gaps
A report by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills suggests retailers will need to invest in upskilling to prevent a drop-off from older employees and appeal to the younger generation

Read More ...




UK datacentre growth trends: Why are users shunning inner-city facilities?
Research suggests inner cities are falling out of favour with datacentre developers, with cost-sensitive users willing to look further afield for co-location services

Read More ...




Microsoft pushes portability of experience with latest Visual Studio
Microsoft has been focused on making its own applications portable – now it wants Windows developers writing cross-platform.

Read More ...




Average DDoS attack size increasing, Arbor warns businesses
While extremely large DDoS attacks grab the headlines, it is the increasing size of the average attack that is affecting enterprises, warns Arbor Networks

Read More ...




Software audits cut government IT bill by £85m in 2014/15
Annual accounts for the government purchasing agency show at least £220m in technology related savings

Read More ...




Nordea Bank launches startup accelerator to boost fintech innovation
Nordic bank is the latest finance firm to turn to startups for digital innovation

Read More ...




Information security governance maturing, says Gartner
Increasing awareness of the impact of digital business risks, coupled with high levels of publicity regarding cyber security incidents, is making IT risk a board-level issue, says Gartner

Read More ...




SAP Q2 2015 results: Cloud revenue grows as portion of overall sales
SAP’s second-quarter 2015 results show 5% growth in cloud revenue as a proportion of overall revenue. Emea triple-digit cloud booking growth in Q2 2015, above expectations

Read More ...




GE to move 300,000 employees to Microsoft Office 365
Microsoft announces one of its biggest Office 365 deals to date, after securing a contract to provide 300,000 GE staff with online productivity tools

Read More ...




Microsoft issues emergency fix for Windows flaw
Microsoft has issued an out-of-band patch for a security flaw in all supported versions of Windows that could allow attackers to take complete control of the affected system

Read More ...






Available Tags:IBM , UK , Microsoft , security , SAP , Windows , 

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 7/9/2015





Campaigners call for independent inquiry into Post Office Horizon IT system dispute
George Freeman MP repeats Post Office claims that a report found no flaws in the Horizon IT system – but campaigners respond by calling for an inquiry

Read More ...




Case study: City & Guilds skills up on Microsoft cloud to unite global workforce
Vocational training organisation City & Guilds uses Microsoft's collaboration, video conferencing and productivity tools to keep its global workforce connected

Read More ...




NHS England supports innovators in rolling out technologies and ideas
NHS England has announced 17 healthcare innovators to receive funding, mentoring and support to roll out their technologies and ideas across the health service

Read More ...




BDUK arrives on the Outer Hebrides
Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband surfaces in Stornoway on the Isle of Harris

Read More ...




Manchester City group joins forces with SAP to further global goals
The City Football Group, which includes Manchester City, has teamed up with SAP to further its global development goals

Read More ...




Non-EU IT workers in the UK increase by 13% in a year
The number of non-EU IT professionals in the UK keeps growing as the economy recovers

Read More ...




WWF UK wants more cloud after successful storage project
WWF UK wants to increase its use of cloud services after a storage as a service project reaps multiple benefits

Read More ...




Dashlane bullish about the future despite LastPass hack
Password management firm Dashlane is confident its business model will evolve and continue to be relevant even if passwords eventually disappear

Read More ...




Fraudsters looking for weaknesses in current account switching system
Identity fraudsters are trying to pick holes in the government's seven-day current account switching service, Experian figures reveal

Read More ...




OTT messaging providers will struggle to make money
Juniper Research report forecasts years of declining revenues for the mobile messaging market, and says that over-the-top providers will need to diversify to survive

Read More ...




Microsoft Azure price hike to hit cloud users in the Eurozone from 1 August
The on-going economic instability affecting Europe could prompt further price increases from Microsoft and others, analysts warn

Read More ...




Amadeus aims to add more business intelligence to travel industry
Amadeus is adding to the business intelligence capability it has been building since 2013. Its head of travel intelligence says industry at start of data analytics revival

Read More ...




Barclays expands cheque imaging service
Barclays extends the ability to pay cheques into accounts via a smartphone to more customers

Read More ...




Samsung lowers second quarter earnings forecast
Samsung expects second quarter sales to total 48tn won, 8% down on the same period the year before and 5tn won below Samsung’s previous estimate

Read More ...






Available Tags:Microsoft , SAP , UK , hack , Samsung , 

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 7/1/2015





Cisco launches IoT System for enterprise and smart cities
Cisco unveils 15 products to address the growing complexity of internet of things deployments

Read More ...




The rise of general-purpose AI and its threat to humanity
Socially aware general-purpose artificial intelligence in the form of a dog could be the ideal form factor to take over the world

Read More ...




Challenger finance firms taunt banks over legacy IT at SAP services conference
Challenger finance companies presented at a SAP financial services event to inject some urgency into the banking sector

Read More ...




BT rejects Sky calls for Openreach competition inquest
BT hits back after Sky asks telecoms regulator Ofcom to initiate a full investigation into Openreach

Read More ...




Barclaycard ups the ante on Apple with band, fob and sticker
Barclaycard launches a range of contactless payments devices as Apple pay threatens to tuck into payments market

Read More ...




Why monitoring tools are key to your company's cloud success
Mashing up cloud services to create a platform that's right for the company makes investing in monitoring tools a must, says Clive Longbottom

Read More ...




Devon and Somerset Councils throw out BT BDUK bid
Devon and Somerset Councils reject BT’s bid for Phase 2 of BDUK and will put the contract back out to tender

Read More ...




Police arrest 130 in global anti-cyber fraud operation
Fraudulent online purchases of airline tickets using stolen credit card data is the fastest growing type of fraud, resulting in estimated losses of €1bn to the airline industry

Read More ...




Is the UK government serious about tackling IT suppliers' abuse of intra company transfers?
The UK government is making noises about reducing the number of non-EU workers in the UK – and the IT industry could be the focal point for this

Read More ...




Alstom runs 4G LTE multi-services pilot for train operations
Transport engineering company Alstom conducts the first live pilot test of 4G LTE multi-services on French railways

Read More ...




Hotels.com turns to cloud and big data to drive up online holiday bookings
Online hotel booking site explains how the use of public cloud and NoSQL database tech has benefited its business

Read More ...




Internal threat among biggest cyber security challenges, says former FBI investigator
Even tech-savvy employees can be fooled into allowing attackers access to company networks, warns former FBI investigator Don Codling

Read More ...




Overcoming the business and technology barriers to DevOps adoption
What steps should the enterprise take in adopting this approach to software development and delivery

Read More ...




Security Think Tank: Making the most of logs with SIEMs
How can log management be used to bolster information security and improve incident response without infringing end user privacy?

Read More ...






Available Tags:Cisco , SAP , Apple , UK , 4G , security , 

Sunday, June 28, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 6/29/2015





ARM wrestles its way into the datacentre with the help of 64-bit chips
Intel x86 technology has traditionally ruled the datacentre roost, but could the power consumption benefits of ARM 64-bit systems change all that?

Read More ...




Housing provider in spat with EMC gets Tintri hybrid flash
Social housing provider Housing & Care 21 lost patience with EMC and signed Tintri hybrid flash with three years’ support for two-thirds of the price

Read More ...




John Swainson, president of Dell Software, argues the case for rethinking datacentres
Having previously worked for Silver Lake, CA and IBM, Swainson now heads the company’s software business

Read More ...




Satya Nadella calls on staff to help communities upgrade Windows
Microsoft chief Satya Nadella has sent a letter to all Microsoft employees calling on them to reinvent productivity

Read More ...




Business urged to patch Cisco SSH vulnerability
The presence of a default authorised SSH key could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to connect to the affected system with the privileges of the root user, Cisco warns

Read More ...




EU General Data Protection Regulation comes into sharper focus
European authorities have reiterated their resolve to reach an agreement by the end of 2015 on a new data protection law that will reach beyond Europe

Read More ...




Norway’s DNB was inspired by Danish bank for new app
DNB in Norway has taken inspiration from Danske Bank in Denmark when creating its latest payment app.

Read More ...




Click fraud an entry to ransomware, warns security firm Damballa
Criminals use devices compromised for click fraud as the initial step in a chain of infections leading to ransomware attacks, warns security firm Damballa

Read More ...




Google builds energy-efficient datacentre in US coal power plant
Internet giant Google has said it intends to use a decommissioned coal power plant's infrastructure to deliver renewable energy to its next US datacentre

Read More ...




Ransomware costs business at least $18m, says FBI
The FBI says CryptoWall ransoware attacks have cost US business $18m in the past year, not including indirect costs and unreported attacks

Read More ...




Genomics England gears up IT for next phase of development
Genomics England, the government-owned organisation aiming to map 100,000 genomes by 2017, has recruited its first patients. It is also assembling the building blocks of its long-term IT strategy

Read More ...




Dutch court orders Facebook to identify revenge porn poster
Facebook has a legal obligation to provide information about a user who posted a revenge porn video on the site, a Dutch court has ruled

Read More ...




CIO interview: Peik Martin, TUI Nordic
Nordic CIO at TUI Travel wants to re-use IT systems across the 31 countries in which the firm operates

Read More ...




21 major government IT projects flagged with problems
Annual report from the government's Major Projects Authority reveals latest assessments

Read More ...




Universal Credit costs leap by more than 20% to £15.8bn
Figures reveal increase in lifetime cost since changes to the plan made to 'reset' the troubled welfare reform programme

Read More ...




CIO Interview: Ian Bell, CIO, Cambridgeshire Police Service
The CIO of Cambridgeshire Police Service talks about the constabulary’s move to digital for collaboration and information sharing in its effort to increase efficiency

Read More ...




Manchester Airports Group chooses Capgemini for SAP S/4 Hana project
Manchester Airports Group has opted to put SAP’s S/4 Hana ERP suite at the centre of its business efficiency plans, with Capgemini for project delivery

Read More ...




Virgin Active CIO calls for wearables market to adopt open standards
Health club provider's IT chief claims boosting the interoperability of devices will increase their overall usefulness to consumers

Read More ...




Digital government 'a chance to build a new state', says Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock
Cabinet Office minister Matthew Hancock says the move to digital government is a “chance to build a new state” in a speech outlining his priorities

Read More ...




Security should be enabling, says HP strategist Tim Grieveson
Enterprises need to change the way they think about information security to see it as an opportunity for innovation, says HP's Tim Grieveson

Read More ...






Available Tags:Dell , Windows , Cisco , security , Google , Facebook , CIO , SAP , HP , 

Monday, May 18, 2015

IT News Head Lines (iTNews Australia) 5/19/2015





MyGov digital mail to expand to businesses
DTO reveals multi-year project.

Read More ...




Qld Privacy Commission sends out Yammer warning
Public servants told not to let down their guard.

Read More ...




More Java holes found in Google App Engine
Google slow to respond.

Read More ...




SAP hires new Aussie chief
Andrew Barkla departs after three years.

Read More ...




Google autonomous cars to hit public roads
Local law requires steering wheels, brakes.

Read More ...




Data analytics getting boots on the pitch
Football NSW on its first two years away from the Excel spreadsheet.

Read More ...




Westpac fires starting pistol on core banking upgrade
St George readies itself for move to Celeriti.

Read More ...




Microsoft rules out free Win10 upgrades for pirate copies
Will offer other upgrade options.

Read More ...




Defanging Venom hypervisor attacks 'easy': researcher
Single configuration change required.

Read More ...






Available Tags:Java , Google , SAP , Microsoft , 

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 5/14/2015





Former nurse’s career blighted after blowing whistle on IT problems
Southwark's continuing care database included names of patients who had been dead for several years, a tribunal is told.

Read More ...




European education network launches search for IaaS providers
Pan-European education network is on the hunt for IaaS specialists to populate its Cloud Catalogue

Read More ...




Rackspace's share price tumbles amid talk of revenue slump
Rackspace talks up prospect of supporting users of other firms' cloud services after lacklustre second-quarter guidance causes share price to plummet

Read More ...




Matt Hancock to oversee GDS as Francis Maude steps aside
The fate of the Cabinet Office and the GDS has been decided with the appointment of two new Cabinet Office ministers

Read More ...




Global banking IT group completes standardised IT architecture
The Banking Industry Architecture Network (Bian) has announced its standardised global IT architecture for banks

Read More ...




IT industry has positive outlook for new entrants as Conservatives begin second term
As the new government begins its term, the IT industry highlights its hopes and worries for the next five years

Read More ...




FBI arrests two men for Photobucket intrusion app
US authorities arrest two men on suspicion of developing an app that enabled users to steal credentials to access accounts for image site Photobucket

Read More ...




Inexperienced programmers cause SAP customisation problems
Businesses outsourcing SAP customisation often receive an end product that does not meet quality standards, an extensive benchmarking exercise reveals

Read More ...




Microsoft bids for security edge with new browser
In a bid to end years of Internet Explorer security woes, Microsoft is betting that its still-to-be-released Edge browser will meet the challenges of increasingly sophisticated online hacker attacks

Read More ...






Available Tags:SAP , Microsoft , security , 

Thursday, May 7, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 5/8/2015





Cloud collaboration company Box expands datacentre footprint outside US
Cloud collaboration provider Box is set to build datacentres outside the US to expand the firm's global operations over the next 12 to 18 months

Read More ...




HP launches HDD-equipped Apollo 4000 at object storage and big data
HP upgrades Proliant SL family scale-out storage-dense servers to Apollo 4000 series with Intel Xeon chips to offer low-cost, high-volume DAS

Read More ...




European Commission launches 16 steps to put single digital market in motion
The European Commission has outlined 16 initiatives to get the ball rolling on its plans for a single digital market in the European Union

Read More ...




Sapphire 2015: SAP reveals internet of things cloud Hana service
SAP unveils cloud version of Hana in-memory database for customers' internet of things (IoT) operations, dubbed the SAP Hana Cloud Platform

Read More ...




Airbus Defence and Space embarks on networking R&D venture with Cisco
Airbus Defence and Space partners with Cisco to develop networking systems around SDN, security, mobile, cloud and the internet of things

Read More ...




American Express joint venture puts finances on Netsuite
American Express Global Business Travel puts its financial operations on a cloud based platform from Netsuite to support its growth

Read More ...




EU revamp of payment services draws nearer
The EU cannot afford to continue with costly payment services if it wants to be globally competitive, says MEP

Read More ...




Finnish banking startup Holvi speeds up online identity verification
Finnish startup Holvi's online-only banking service has been growing customers and reputation – and now wants to accelerate its services

Read More ...




German car makers eyeing Nokia Here mapping service
Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz said to be planning a bid for Nokia’s Here mapping division to keep the unit in European hands

Read More ...




European Union rules Skype and Sky are too similar
EU rules consumers may become confused between Skype’s video chat software and Sky’s TV and broadband services because the brands are too similar

Read More ...




CIO interview: Darrell Stein, vice-president of information systems at Reckitt Benckiser
Seven months after taking charge of IT at Reckitt Benckiser, Darrell Stein is pushing ahead with a strategy to increase digital revenues

Read More ...




Google provides search engine database for big data analytics
Google has introduced a cloud-based big data service, which it claims is twice as fast as competitors

Read More ...




EMC uses big data to drive motorcycle racing safety improvements
Storage giant has embarked on a big data project with Isle of Man TT race winner John McGuinness to improve track safety levels

Read More ...




EMC courts developers with open-source storage software push
Storage giant wants to make it easier for developers to get hold of its software and accelerate app development times

Read More ...




Security pros must look out for IoT threats, says GE CISO
Security threats from the IoT have yet to reach wide public perception, says Hanns Proenen, chief information security officer at GE Europe

Read More ...




Digital transformation affects every business, says Martin Kuppinger
Digital transformation is unstoppable and affects every industry and business, according to KuppingerCole principal analyst Martin Kuppinger

Read More ...




O2 buys Vodafone and EE out of mobile advertising joint venture
O2 takes control of mobile advertising joint venture Weve after partners EE and Vodafone withdraw

Read More ...






Available Tags:HP , motion , Sapphire , SAP , Cisco , Nokia , Skype , CIO , Google , Security , 

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 5/7/2015





Why companies need to start developing apps for Apple Watch
With the Apple Watch now available, companies are falling over themselves to push out apps for the wearable device

Read More ...




Sapphire 2015: McDermott declares SAP natively digital
SAP CEO Bill McDermott declares the company “digital” at Sapphire 2015 and made “empathy” the watchword of his keynote

Read More ...




HP targets carriers with NFV system and services
HP launches integrated hardware, software and services platform to support carriers and comms services providers as they virtualise their networks

Read More ...




Risky Scottish rural payment system runs 74% over original estimated spend
An IT system developed by the Scottish Government providing payments to farmers is branded a risk after exceeding budget by 74%

Read More ...




Alcatel-Lucent to target enterprise UC market
Alcatel-Lucent signs collaboration agreement with OTT unified comms firm Counterpath to target enterprise and operator customers

Read More ...




Sportlobster uses PubNub network for data streaming in real time
Sport social network Sportlobster uses data stream network from PubNub to avoid months of development work and to cut infrastructure costs

Read More ...




EMC revamps its all-flash XtremIO storage arrays
Storage giant EMC hopes software 4.0 update and capacity upgrades will help it maintain its lead in the all-flash storage array market

Read More ...




Cisco CEO John Chambers to step down in July
Cisco CEO John Chambers announces plans to step down from the post after 20 years

Read More ...






Available Tags:Apple , Sapphire , SAP , HP , Cisco , CEO , 

Monday, March 30, 2015

IT News Head Lines (CNR) 3/31/2015





IAMCP West Preparing Templates For Partner Collaboration
IAMCP West Preparing Templates For Partner Collaboration
International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP), India West Chapter, is developing a partnering framework for partner-to-partner collaboration in a bid to expand the reach of Microsoft’s...



Read More ...




Six Technologies That Will Continue To Lead In 2015
Six Technologies That Will Continue To Lead In 2015
The evolution of technology has been the key milestones in the growth of industries across verticals. It has covered a long journey from main frames to server PC and now it’s heading to the third platform...



Read More ...




Citrix Jumps Into Converged Infrastructure
 Citrix Jumps Into Converged Infrastructure
Citrix Systems has unveiled an ultra-converged solution to deliver applications, desktops and data in a channel-friendly package. At the Citrix Summit partner conference, Mark Templeton, CEO, showcased...



Read More ...




Cisco India's New Marketing Initiatives Ramp Up Lead Generation
Cisco India's New Marketing Initiatives Ramp Up Lead Generation
Cisco generated $55 million sales-qualified leads in 2014 under its new revenue marketing program. This resulted in partner-led bookings worth $10 million during the same period. Globally, during 2014,...



Read More ...




“Our Next Phase Of Growth Will Come From SSDs “
“Our Next Phase Of Growth Will Come From SSDs “
How has PLDS performed over the last 12 months? PLDS grew 18 percent globally and clocked $1.3 billion dollars in 2014, vis-a-vis $1.1 billion in 2013. Of these, HP ODD contributed 3 percent; Plextor...



Read More ...




EMC Restructures RSA
EMC Restructures RSA
EMC has laid off management and sales staff as part of an overhaul of its RSA security division, according to people familiar with the matter. The restructuring shifts RSA away from EMC's sales model...



Read More ...




SAP Reports 56 Percent Cloud Application Growth In 2014
SAP Reports 56 Percent Cloud Application Growth In 2014
SAP grew its cloud subscriptions and support revenue 68 percent in the final quarter of 2014, pushing the vendor's annual cloud subscription sales over 1 billion euro for the first time.
But while...



Read More ...




Worldwide IT Spending To Grow 2.4 Percent In 2015
Worldwide IT Spending To Grow 2.4 Percent In 2015
Worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3.8 trillion in 2015, a 2.4 percent increase from 2014; however, this growth rate is down from earlier projections of 3.9 percent, according to the latest forecast...



Read More ...




Fortinet Announces Pay-As-You-Go Data Center Firewall For AWS
Fortinet Announces Pay-As-You-Go Data Center Firewall For AWS
Fortinet has expanded its network security solutions for Amazon Web Services (AWS) to include pay-as-you-go licensing for its FortiGate-VM virtualized data center firewall. FortiGate-VM for AWS provides...



Read More ...




Google Increases Margins With New Partner Program
Google Increases Margins With New Partner Program
Google is ringing in 2015 with some significant changes to its partner program, which will transition this year to one that is not only more lucrative, but also more exclusive, according to documents obtained...



Read More ...




Lenovo Introduces New Commercial Products
Lenovo Introduces New Commercial Products
Lenovo has launched two new commercial products—ThinkPad Helix 2 and ThinkCentre Tiny-in-One 23. Hinging on the key feature of mobility, the ThinkPad Helix 2 is a convertible Ultrabook that can be used...



Read More ...




SanDisk Spins Out NexGen Hybrid Flash-Disk Solution Business
SanDisk Spins Out NexGen Hybrid Flash-Disk Solution Business
Flash storage developer SanDisk has spun off a noncore part of its business it received as part of a previous acquisition into a new company, NexGen Storage, which is focused on tiered storage technology....



Read More ...




Microsoft Makes Advanced Patch Notification A Premium Offering
Microsoft Makes Advanced Patch Notification A Premium Offering
Businesses that begin planning for Microsoft’s monthly patching cycle a week in advance will now have to pay a premium to get a preview of pending security bulletins.
Microsoft said it is restricting...



Read More ...




Oracle India Concludes Partner Forum
Oracle India Concludes Partner Forum
Oracle recently concluded its Oracle India Partner Forum 2015, in Bangkok. During the event, the company showcased latest strategies, and provided insight into its new products, new Oracle PartnerNetwork...



Read More ...




HP Refreshes Mid-Range 3PAR Storage
HP Refreshes Mid-Range 3PAR Storage
HP has announced a refreshed portfolio of midrange and flash-optimized HP 3PAR StoreServ systems.
As per IDC, HP gained the highest market share within the worldwide external midrange storage market...



Read More ...




Epson Strengthens Projector Portfolio
Epson Strengthens Projector Portfolio
Epson has strengthened its projector portfolio with several new launches including a new large-scale venue projector which is Epson’s brightest projector to date.

EB-1400 Series

The EB-1970/80...



Read More ...




CES 2015: 25 Hot Products Scorching The Show Floor
CES 2015: 25 Hot Products Scorching The Show Floor
From Sony's gorgeous speaker lamps, to Toshiba's budget tablet with premium features, to a gadget that lets you remotely antagonize your cat with a laser pointer, here are 25 hot products from CES 2015...



Read More ...




Cisco's Chambers: Disrupt Yourself, Or Be Disrupted
Cisco's Chambers: Disrupt Yourself, Or Be Disrupted
John Chambers, CEO, Cisco Systems, has a message for the business world: Disrupt yourself or risk being disrupted by the competition. During a panel discussion at CES, Chambers reflected on the rapid...



Read More ...




Intel Wows CES Crowd With Flying Bracelets, Drones, And PCs That Can See
Intel Wows CES Crowd With Flying Bracelets, Drones, And PCs That Can See
Brian Krzanich, CEO, Intel, wowed the CES 2015 crowd with his vision of the future, one that features autonomous drones, a new button-size chip called Curie, and self-aware computers that can see. Krzanich...



Read More ...




“Indian Education Market To Be Worth Rs 5.9 Trillion In FY2014-15”
“Indian Education Market To Be Worth Rs 5.9 Trillion In FY2014-15”
How big is the smart or digital education solutions and services market in India and the growth trajectory over the past 2-3 years and expected growth trajectory for next 3-5 years? The Indian education...



Read More ...




HP Launches Services For Oracle Applications
HP Launches Services For Oracle Applications
HP has announced HP Digital Customer Experience services for Oracle to help companies plan, build and manage customer experience business solutions across store, Web, mobile and social channels. HP...



Read More ...




Lenovo Launches New PCs
Lenovo Launches New PCs
Lenovo has announced an expanded line-up of PCs designed for consumers in the home and SOHO segments. The company has launched two Lenovo TAB 2 A7 models; new FLEX 3 convertible Windows PCs in 11-,...



Read More ...




“We Are Reviewing The Situation After Purchase Ban”
“We Are Reviewing The Situation After Purchase Ban”
After announcing an indefinite purchase ban starting December 15, 2014, FAIITA lifted the ban on December 23, 2014. What was the reason behind lifting the ban? Few allege that the ban was lifted due to...



Read More ...




WD Launches Cloud NAS Drives
WD Launches Cloud NAS Drives
Western Digital has launched My Cloud EX2 and My Cloud EX4 devices targeted at creative professionals, prosumers, workgroups and anyone looking for a way to save, share, back-up, stream and manage massive...



Read More ...




Aashna Cloudtech Banks On CSB For Growth
Aashna Cloudtech Banks On CSB For Growth
Aashna Cloudtech, a cloud aggregator, is banking on cloud service brokerage (CSB) for its next stage of growth. The company will leverage on opportunities thrown-up by enterprises transitioning their...



Read More ...




Microsoft Attacks Apple With Switch To Surface Campaign
Microsoft Attacks Apple With Switch To Surface Campaign
A new Microsoft website takes aim at Apple users, urging them to ditch their MacBook Air notebooks for Surface Pro 3 tablets. But channel partners are saying "good luck with that" and point out that Microsoft...



Read More ...




The Man Who Followed His Heart
The Man Who Followed His Heart
What started as a small-time consultancy firm in 1988 has evolved into a systems and solutions provider—and a name to reckon with in the project-based systems integration (SI) space across the country....



Read More ...




Win Silver Coin For Every Faulty Zion RAM
Win Silver Coin For Every Faulty Zion RAM
Abacus Peripherals has announced a unique Quality Challenge that offers channel partners with a silver coin for every faulty Zion memory module.
Valid till March 31, 2015, the Quality Challenge aims...



Read More ...




Five Pricing Myths Tech Firms Must Overcome Now
Five Pricing Myths Tech Firms Must Overcome Now
When executives in enterprise technology industries think about trying to get a price premium for their products, they often throw in the towel before the fight has begun. Five myths, in particular, have...



Read More ...




India Video Surveillance Market To Reach $2.4 Billion By 2020
India Video Surveillance Market To Reach $2.4 Billion By 2020
The video surveillance market in India has increased tremendously in the recent years due to rising concern for security and safety, a new study by 6W Research said. The growth will be driven by demand...



Read More ...






Available Tags:Cisco , SAP , Google , Lenovo , Microsoft , Oracle , India , HP , Epson , Intel , Apple , His , 

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 3/19/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



Bail for fleeing ex-CBA exec
A FORMER senior Commonwealth Bank executive has appeared in court over an alleged multi-million dollar fraud.

Read More ...




Premium phone, premium price
THE falling dollar has wreaked havoc with Android phone prices with the launch of one of the best handsets so far, HTC’s One M9.

Read More ...




Virtual rooms in, email out
THE role of email as the pillar of collaboration in organisations will wane, thanks to a partnership between Telstra and Cisco.

Read More ...




Sydney new virtual reality hub
SYDNEY is developing as an early centre of excellence for virtual reality, experts say.

Read More ...




Oversight in media metadata welcome
THE requirement for security agencies to get court approval before accessing a journalist’s metadata is a good step.

Read More ...




Internet Explorer to stay
MICROSOFT will keep Internet Explorer for non-Windows 10 platforms, contrary to reports.

Read More ...




Apple TV plans come into focus
APPLE’S lofty plans to build an online television service are coming into sharper focus.

Read More ...




How the metadata deal was done
A STALEMATE on press freedom threatened to halt the next steps on national ­security law until a chat cleared the way for a deal.

Read More ...




Huawei in joint venture with SAP
THE technology companies aim to offer integrated solutions to various business sectors

Read More ...




Cisco in $15m iOT push
CISCO will invest $15 million in a series of internet of things innovation centres.

Read More ...






Available Tags:Apple TV , Apple , TV , SAP , Cisco , 

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

IT News Head Lines (iTNews Australia) 3/18/2015





Brandis to introduce site blocking legislation this week
ISPs not consulted.

Read More ...




The value of a joined-up approach
[Blog post] STIX and stones.

Read More ...




Boeing eyes satellite deal with tech giants this year
Aims to be behind expansion of internet access.

Read More ...




Govt pushes to collect more biometric data at Aussie airports
Wants to strip parental consent from minors' data collection.

Read More ...




SAP denies building backdoors for NSA
Says it doesn't customise for specific clients.

Read More ...




Australian law enforcement asks for more Facebook user data
Requests continue to grow.

Read More ...




MYOB to file for $3bn Australian IPO in weeks
Biggest ASX deal for the year.

Read More ...




How Telstra axed modular from Clayton data centre design
'Value engineered' out of the project.

Read More ...




Australian 4G speeds not improving
But coverage getting better.

Read More ...




Bogus Qantas Facebook page fools consumers
Like-farming scam promises free first class flights.

Read More ...






Available Tags:SAP , Facebook , 4G , 

Monday, March 9, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 3/9/2015





Mobile World Congress: Huawei proposes green network methodology
Huawei proposes a new methodology to maximise the energy efficiency of 3G and 4G networks

Read More ...




Law firm cuts SQL query times and future-proofs with Tegile hybrid flash
Reading-based Boyes and Turner opts not to replace Dell EqualLogic SAN and brings in hybrid flash array from startup Tegile

Read More ...




All-flash and hybrid flash storage build momentum in Poland
Hybrid flash and all-flash storage gain popularity in Poland, hybrid flash going mainstream and all-flash used for high performance

Read More ...




VM backup drops off as DR motors on: what’s behind the survey figures?
We look behind the storage and backup headlines in the ComputerWeekly.com IT spending priorities survey

Read More ...




China and US cross swords over software backdoors
Barack Obama criticises Chinese plans to force tech firms trading in China to share encryption keys and put backdoors in software

Read More ...




PayPal targets financial platform dominance
The man tasked with making PayPal a giant of financial services told an audience of investors that software is eating into the sector

Read More ...




SAP cuts jobs as it prepares for 2020 strategy
SAP is set to cut its workforce by 3%, with around 2,200 people set to lose their jobs

Read More ...




New EU data protection rules are good for business, says Websense
The coming EU General Data Protection Regulation has much to offer businesses, but they must get ready, says security firm Websense

Read More ...




How to ensure your hot-desking colleagues keep their data secure
Once hot-desking is implemented, data security suddenly demands greater attention

Read More ...




£1.9bn available to health authorities with electronic patient records
The government has set aside £1.9bn to fund the development of better care in the NHS, according to health minister Jeremy Hunt

Read More ...




UK police arrest 57 cyber crime suspects
UK police have arrested 57 cyber crime suspects in 25 separate operations co-ordinated by the National Crime Agency in the past week

Read More ...




Executive interview: GE software chief Bill Ruh on value of an industrial cloud
Bill Ruh believes machines are getting smarter. The company has expanded its vision of an industrial internet to an industrial cloud

Read More ...




Online freelance platform dominated by IT requests in Nordic region
Online freelance marketplace is fast becoming IT workers' go-to job board for lucrative contracts

Read More ...




Sharing Economy UK launched to champion digital businesses
New trade body brings together digital businesses that encourage consumer and business asset-sharing, such as Airbnb and ZipCar

Read More ...




Windows vulnerable to Freak attacks, says Microsoft
Microsoft says all supported versions of its Windows operating system are vulnerable to attacks exploiting the Freak security vulnerability

Read More ...




Mandarin Oriental hack highlights security risk of legacy point of sale systems
Credit card data theft from the Mandarin Oriental hotel group highlights the risk of legacy point of sale (POS) systems, say security experts

Read More ...




Procurement guidelines saved government £91m in 2014, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude
The government made £91m savings in 2014 with “militant” guidelines around procurement, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude

Read More ...




Global banking at event horizon as shareholders join call for break-ups
There is a rising clamour across the world for the big banks to be broken up – and the technology industry is key to providing an alternative

Read More ...




US hospital sues Bank of America for failing to stop loss in $1m cyber attack
A US hospital is suing Bank of America for alleged failings in relation to a cyber attack that led to losses of more than $1m

Read More ...




European mobile roaming charges set to remain until 2018
The EU council of member states has reversed a previous decision to end European mobile roaming charges in 2015

Read More ...




BT to create 1,000 apprenticeships and graduate jobs
BT to create a number of new roles in software development, IT, engineering and digital technology

Read More ...




European Commission outsources IT
Unisys-led consortiums have won a chunk of a €900m European Commission IT outsourcing programme

Read More ...




SMEs take Capita contract dispute to UK competition regulator
A group of small businesses that claim to have lost revenue through two controversial government contracts have complained to the regulator

Read More ...






Available Tags:SQL , PayPal , SAP , UK , Windows , Microsoft , hack , security , 

Sunday, March 8, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 3/9/2015





Mobile World Congress: Huawei proposes green network methodology
Huawei proposes a new methodology to maximise the energy efficiency of 3G and 4G networks

Read More ...




Law firm cuts SQL query times and future-proofs with Tegile hybrid flash
Reading-based Boyes and Turner opts not to replace Dell EqualLogic SAN and brings in hybrid flash array from startup Tegile

Read More ...




All-flash and hybrid flash storage build momentum in Poland
Hybrid flash and all-flash storage gain popularity in Poland, hybrid flash going mainstream and all-flash used for high performance

Read More ...




VM backup drops off as DR motors on: what’s behind the survey figures?
We look behind the storage and backup headlines in the ComputerWeekly.com IT spending priorities survey

Read More ...




China and US cross swords over software backdoors
Barack Obama criticises Chinese plans to force tech firms trading in China to share encryption keys and put backdoors in software

Read More ...




PayPal targets financial platform dominance
The man tasked with making PayPal a giant of financial services told an audience of investors that software is eating into the sector

Read More ...




SAP cuts jobs as it prepares for 2020 strategy
SAP is set to cut its workforce by 3%, with around 2,200 people set to lose their jobs

Read More ...




New EU data protection rules are good for business, says Websense
The coming EU General Data Protection Regulation has much to offer businesses, but they must get ready, says security firm Websense

Read More ...




How to ensure your hot-desking colleagues keep their data secure
Once hot-desking is implemented, data security suddenly demands greater attention

Read More ...




£1.9bn available to health authorities with electronic patient records
The government has set aside £1.9bn to fund the development of better care in the NHS, according to health minister Jeremy Hunt

Read More ...




UK police arrest 57 cyber crime suspects
UK police have arrested 57 cyber crime suspects in 25 separate operations co-ordinated by the National Crime Agency in the past week

Read More ...




Executive interview: GE software chief Bill Ruh on value of an industrial cloud
Bill Ruh believes machines are getting smarter. The company has expanded its vision of an industrial internet to an industrial cloud

Read More ...




Online freelance platform dominated by IT requests in Nordic region
Online freelance marketplace is fast becoming IT workers' go-to job board for lucrative contracts

Read More ...




Sharing Economy UK launched to champion digital businesses
New trade body brings together digital businesses that encourage consumer and business asset-sharing, such as Airbnb and ZipCar

Read More ...




Windows vulnerable to Freak attacks, says Microsoft
Microsoft says all supported versions of its Windows operating system are vulnerable to attacks exploiting the Freak security vulnerability

Read More ...




Mandarin Oriental hack highlights security risk of legacy point of sale systems
Credit card data theft from the Mandarin Oriental hotel group highlights the risk of legacy point of sale (POS) systems, say security experts

Read More ...




Procurement guidelines saved government £91m in 2014, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude
The government made £91m savings in 2014 with “militant” guidelines around procurement, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude

Read More ...




Global banking at event horizon as shareholders join call for break-ups
There is a rising clamour across the world for the big banks to be broken up – and the technology industry is key to providing an alternative

Read More ...




US hospital sues Bank of America for failing to stop loss in $1m cyber attack
A US hospital is suing Bank of America for alleged failings in relation to a cyber attack that led to losses of more than $1m

Read More ...




European mobile roaming charges set to remain until 2018
The EU council of member states has reversed a previous decision to end European mobile roaming charges in 2015

Read More ...




BT to create 1,000 apprenticeships and graduate jobs
BT to create a number of new roles in software development, IT, engineering and digital technology

Read More ...




European Commission outsources IT
Unisys-led consortiums have won a chunk of a €900m European Commission IT outsourcing programme

Read More ...




SMEs take Capita contract dispute to UK competition regulator
A group of small businesses that claim to have lost revenue through two controversial government contracts have complained to the regulator

Read More ...






Available Tags:SQL , PayPal , SAP , UK , Windows , Microsoft , hack , security ,