IT companies dominate global brand index as Apple leads top 100 companies
According to Interbrand's Top 100 Best Global Brands report, Apple saw the biggest rise in brand value while HTC became the one to watch. Interbrand's index places over 20 IT companies in the top 100 index, six of which are in the top 10.
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GPU cracks six-character password in four seconds
A £30 nVidia GeForce GT220 graphics card is capable of cracking strong passwords in a matter of hours.
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Warwick University enters final phase of three-step IT transformation programme
Warwick University has started the last phase of its three-year IT transformation, introducing small, user-driven IT projects to transform its IT operation into one that offers services users need, rather than merely supporting technology.
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Back-up datacentre challenge - to build or to host?
The Royal College of General Practitioners has built its own back-up datacentre using a private cloud architecture, rather than use an external provider.
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Kindle Fire could send tablet prices into nose dive, says market researcher YouGov
Tablet devices must drop in price to £250 to remain viable in the UK according to market research firm YouGov, which said the Amazon Kindle Fire could undercut rivals to create a two-horse race between Amazon and Apple.
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East Surrey Hospital loses unencrypted confidential patient data memory stick
The confidential data of 800 patients of East Surrey Hospital – including details of operations, names and dates of birth – went missing in September 2010 after an unencrypted memory stick was lost. The loss was never reported, but appeared in an annual report.
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Government announces £195m investment in science and computing, £150m to expand mobile coverage
The government has announced £195m investment in science and computing, including high-performance computing and research.
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Universal Credit deadline forced DWP to use “unproven” agile development
Tight deadlines left the Department for Work and Pensions with little choice but to use "unproven" agile methods to develop its £2bn Universal Credit (UC) system, said the Cabinet Office Major Projects Authority (MPA) in a confidential report obtained by Computer Weekly.
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IT supplier CSC repays £170m as NHS complains of Lorenzo record progress
IT supplier CSC has repaid £170m after the NHS said it was unhappy with the progress of CSC's Lorenzo patient care records contract. The NHS paid a £200m advanced payment to CSC for the 2011 project costs when a memorandum of understanding was signed.
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Callcentre workers steal £400k from TUI Travel
Four callcentre workers stole over £400,000 from their employer TUI Travel by paying customer refunds to themselves when processing claims.
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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison debuts flagship analytics system of 'parallel architecture'
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has showcased an in-memory database engine for big data applications and a processor to rival IBM, combined in a strategy of engineering hardware and software together under a "parallel architecture" approach, similar to Apple's.
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HP completes £7.1bn Autonomy acquisition
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has completed its acquisition of software company Autonomy for £7.1bn. HP said the acquisition positioned it as a leader in the large and growing enterprise information management space.
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Unite union leads Fujitsu IT staff on strike to picket Conservative party conference
Hundreds of Fujitsu staff members of the union Unite plan to stage a demonstration at the Tory party conference in Manchester as part of a one-day strike.
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Identifying the business value of SAM best practice frameworks and standards
Businesses are cautious when it comes to taking up best practice frameworks and standards that could help them manage their software assets more effectively.
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KPMG adds more IT capabilities
Business consultancy KPMG has added strength to its IT advisory services through the acquisition of UK consultancy Xantus.
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Everything Everywhere: Moving mobile legacy systems to the cloud
Fotis Karonis, vice-president IT at Everything Everywhere, talks to Computer Weekly about the challenges of consolidating Orange and T-Mobile's IT infrastructure and embracing the cloud.
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