Friday, September 30, 2011

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 30/09/2011





The impact of the Olympics power drain on London-based datacentres
Power shortages and costs are becoming an increasing concern for companies with datacentres in London as the Olympics approaches.

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Blackberry dominance expected to crumble as Apple takes bigger slice of enterprise mobility
The dominance of Blackberry devices in businesses will decline as employees opt to use Apple and Google Android devices for work purposes, according to a recent study.

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Photos: The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet
There have been rumours for a long time that Amazon would release a tablet – and now here is the Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet, with minimum specs but maximum content.

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Nokia axes 3,500 jobs
Troubled mobile phone company Nokia is to axe 3,500 jobs as sales of its handsets continue to plummet.

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Amazon launches Kindle Fire tablet but experts doubt its use as a business device
Amazon has confirmed its much-anticipated entry into the tablet market with the US launch of its Kindle Fire device - but analysts doubt it will appeal to corporate IT buyers.

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Virgin Media Business launches cloud computing service
Virgin Media Business has teamed up with web hosting and services provider Savvis to offer a new contract-free cloud computing service to UK customers.

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Self-encrypting drives: What's holding back SED hard drive encryption security?
The self-encrypting drive (SED) provides a high level of data security, is invisible to the user, does not affect workflow or performance and cannot be turned off, yet SED technology has been adopted by relatively few organisations – so what's holding it back?

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Microsoft starts roll-out of Mango update for Windows Phone 7
Microsoft has started rolling out the next major version of its Windows Phone 7 operating system, codenamed Mango.

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Linux Foundation and Limo Foundation launch Tizen mobile open source OS
The Tizen open source operating system, supported by Intel and Samsung, will have its first release and software development kit in the first quarter of 2012.

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Security firm selects Fujitsu IT services
Security company G4S has outsourced its IT infrastructure and services to Fujitsu and has agreed a £32.9m seven-year contract.

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Complicated IT systems deter workers from claiming back company expenses
A survey of 1,000 public and private sector workers found that over 50% of workers who use their own money to pay for work-related costs don't claim the money back because the process is too complex.

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Nokia and Siemens invest €1bn in joint network venture
Nokia and Siemens are each investing €500m into Nokia Siemens Networks in a bid to strengthen the joint venture's financial position.

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Ten developments that will transform IT outsourcing
The IT outsourcing sector will be transformed over the next few years, with 10 developments changing the way IT is delivered and used.

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Analysts predict shift in IT department role as move to cloud gathers pace
IT departments will focus less on maintenance and more on innovation as they use clouds created and supported by third parties, says analyst Ovum.

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IBM signs £525m DWP contract to provide Universal Credit systems
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has signed a seven-year contract with IBM worth £75m per year to provide systems, which will include the delivery of its flagship Universal Credit programme.

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UK IT gets top marks in R&D - but skills gap is still a concern
The UK is the fifth most competitive IT market in the world, but the lack of sufficiently qualified IT professionals is still a major concern, according to research.

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Government deploys Wi-Fi for Olympics as mobile networks face capacity crunch
The government is planning to deploy free Wi-Fi around London during the Olympic Games in 2012 amid fears that mobile phone networks could run out of capacity.

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CIOs say move to cloud applications inevitable as public sector leads the way
CIOs will be spending between 40% and 80% of their IT budgets on cloud services in five years as the promise of lower capital spending on IT, lower overall IT costs and greater technical agility make cloud computing inevitable, according to a panel of 50 CIOs.

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Google opens business unit for UK technology start-ups in London's Tech City
Google is to open an incubator business unit for technology start-ups in East London's Tech City with plans to open amenities to organisations supporting start-ups and a programme of events including training workshops and product demonstrations.

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