Thursday, September 10, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 09/09/2009



Intel Braidwood is low-cost option for faster PCs
Hard disc caching technology developed by Intel could speed up the operation of PCs, a new report has concluded. The report - Intel's...
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Quantum maths on a silicon chip
A quantum calculation able to crack one of the most common forms of data encryption has been performed on a silicon chip for the first time.
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Hitachi targets SMEs with integrated NAS
Hitachi Data Systems has started shipping its latest Network Attached Storage (NAS) platform, which now provides native intelligent file tiering to simplify...
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Fujitsu delivers آ£1.2 million military computer system
The MOD has completed a آ£1.2 million project to develop a high performance computer system for the Naval...
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Morse returns to profit
IT consultancy and systems integrator Morse's turnaround...
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Gartner predicts broadband growth in cities
US cities will enjoy increasing access to higher speed broadband, leaving rural areas stuck in the internet slow lane, a report from market analysts Gartner claims.
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Intel Braidwood is low-cost option for faster PCs
Hard disc caching technology developed by Intel could speed up the operation of PCs, a new report has concluded. The report - Intel's...
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X-rays duplicated as hospitals hit file transfer problems
A company secretary had to have two sets of X-rays after a hospital in Somerset had problems sending electronic images of his broken arm to another hospital...
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OIN secures ex-Microsoft Linux patents
Open source support group Open Invention Network has acquired 22 Linux-focused patents recently sold...
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Barclays fined آ£2.45m after IT errors
Barclays' investment arm has been fined آ£2.45m by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for failing to report its investment details correctly. The...
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Microsoft and Yahoo oppose Google book deal
Microsoft and Yahoo have officially joined opponents to Google's controversial...
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MPs bid to stop UFO hacker McKinnon's extradition
MPs from the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties will meet home secretary Alan Johnson today to ask him to stop the extradition of self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon to the US.
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Adaptec boosts storage I/O with MaxIQ SSD Cache
Adaptec has developed a product it claims can improve the storage performance of applications fivefold by using solid state discs in combination with...
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T-Mobile-Orange deal is bad news for kit merchants
It is too soon to say who will benefit most if Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom win approval to combine...
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UK lags behind fibre to the home leaders
The UK is still absent from the top 10 list of countries that enjoy optical fibre-based broadband to the home or business, a report...
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Ex-HMRC CIO takes pay cut after promotion
One of the highest-paid IT experts in government has taken a pay cut despite a promotion.
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Hitachi targets SMEs with integrated NAS
Hitachi Data Systems has started shipping its latest Network Attached Storage (NAS) platform, which now provides native intelligent file tiering to simplify...
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Fujitsu delivers آ£1.2 million military computer system
The MOD has completed a آ£1.2 million project to develop a high performance computer system for the Naval...
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Online sales growth weakens in August
Online sales growth is weakening, with August seeing a large drop in year-on-year growth compared to previous months. Internet retail sales are still...
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Video: Searches on Facebook’s Fan Check leads to malware, warns Sophos
Businesses may be at risk of virus infection if employees use the web to search for information on a Facebook application. Rumours that a Facebook...
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Congress drafts law to prevent web profiling
The US Congress is to consider passing legislation to prevent American firms from collecting data to build profiles of people's web surfing habits.
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Magners savours sweet taste of EDI success
Irish cider brewer Magners has extended its electronic data interchange (EDI) solution to improve the way it processes sales and invoices. It predicts the move will reduce costs, improve customer services and speed up cash flow.
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Teachers get آ£5.6m for technology training
The government has earmarked آ£5.6m for training teachers in how to bring technology into the classroom more effectively. The Open University and the...
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