SAS A2010 conference: Centralised model factory can reduce IT costs
Organisations can save IT costs and time by using a centralised analytics model to predict business outcomes, according to SAS .
Royal Bank of Scotland cuts 1,000 IT jobs
RBS is axing 1,000 technology jobs as part of a cull of 3,500 positions across the company.
HP outbids Dell to buy storage company 3Par
The bidding war between HP and Dell to buy a specialist storage supplier 3Par appears to be at an end, with HP upping its bid to $2.4bn.
Cloud Industry Forum endorses new ASA internet powers
The UK's Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) has welcomed the extension of the Advertising Standards Authority's (ASA) remit to cover online media.
Polymorphic ransomware tops malware charts
Ransomware variant TotalSecurity is topping the malware charts, according to the latest threat report from security firm Fortinet.
Welsh Assembly Government staff lose 24 laptops in two years
IT equipment valued at £21,000 was lost or stolen from Welsh Assembly Government staff in the past two years, a freedom of information (FOI) request has revealed.
Cloud Security Alliance’s User Certification Now Available
The Cloud Security Alliance has announced that its Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) unveiled in July is now open for testing.
Windows Phone 7 released to manufacture, on sale within weeks
Windows Phone 7 has been released to manufacture, which means devices could be on sale in a matter of weeks.
BT drives IP telephony to the enterprise desktop
BT has expanded its BT Onevoice converged voice platform, in a bid to drive the adoption of communications applications to the desktop in large businesses.
Businesses pay £6.5m software piracy bill
Businesses are paying millions in settlement and licensing costs for copyright infringements, according to anti-software piracy organisation, the Business Software Alliance (BSA).
SAS A2010 conference: Move data out of the back office
Algorithms need to be enhanced to make information more accessible by moving data out of the back office, according to SAS.
SAS A2010 analytics conference: SAS launches predictive analytics software
Analytic software supplier SAS has launched a predictive analytics service at its 2010 Analytics Conference.
Apple enters social networking arena with Ping
Apple has entered social networking arena with the announcement of its new music-based service, Ping, in San Francisco.
India wants access to BlackBerry, Skype and Google
India plans to extend its crackdown on Research In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry services to other communication service providers, including Skype and Google.
Engage modern enterprise security practice to protect data
Data is the ultimate business asset. So, managing that data is the top priority of all 21st century businesses, right?
Microsoft releases fix for DLL vulnerability
Microsoft has released a work-around tool to ward off attacks that exploit dynamic-link library (DLL) loading vulnerabilities while administrators update affected applications.
Broadband take-up exceeds 70% of UK
More than 70% of UK households now access broadband services based on either BT's or Virgin Media's networks.
Stonesoft launches secure mobile authentication for Apple and Android
Network security supplier Stonesoft has made its MobileID authentication software token available for five new mobile platforms to allow access to mission-critical...
Researchers discover flaw in quantum cryptography
Norwegian security researchers have claimed they can crack quantum cryptography, which could make...
Sony to challenge Apple’s digital media dominance
Sony is to challenge Apple's digital media dominance with a new music and video subscription service.
Google Docs adds collaborative highlighting
Google has added what it calls "collaborative highlighting" to its web-based Google Docs, which lets users see the text that other editors are highlighting as they select it.
Datacentre managers ignore consulting advice
IT departments are hiring more datacentre consultants but many ignore their advice, according to research from Dynamics Market.
VMworld: Desktops for $252 per user
VMware is tackling legacy desktop computing environments with a strategy to deliver desktop as a cloud service to enterprises.
VMworld: Colt offers vCloud hybrid datacentres for UK and Europe
IT managed services provider Colt will be the first company to offer VMware's hybrid service to UK and European businesses.
VMWorld: VMware delivers virtual datacentre
VMware has expanded its virtualisation...
Consumer panel calls on Vaizey to act on broadband speeds
Independent watchdog the Communications Consumer Panel has called on broadband...
School’s out for an IT career
As the number of students passing A-levels and GCSEs in IT continues to fall, is the education system failing to train young people for a career in IT?
CSC extends cloud partnership with VMware, EMC and Cisco
IT services provider CSC has joined forces...
Bad network configurations a top data breach threat, survey reveals
Badly configured networks are one of the biggest causes of data breaches according to a majority of IT security professionals. Some 76%...
Intel pays £905m to buy Infineon’s wireless chip business
Intel is planning to buy the wireless division of German company Infineon...
Analysts predict HP victory in 3Par bidding war
Analysts and investors expect Dell to bow out of a bidding war with HP for data storage company 3Par.
India delays Blackberry ban after forum announcement
India has delayed a threatened ban on Blackberry services for 60 days to extend talks on giving security services access to users' e-mails and instant messages.
HP pays $55m to settle US overcharging and bribery claims
HP has agreed to pay $55m to settle a US Department of Justice (DoJ) investigation into claims the supplier overcharged the government on multiple federal...
Colt offers VMware's vCloud service in Europe
UK telecoms firm Colt will be the first European operator to offer VMware's vCloud datacentre services. The deal will allow organisations to extend...
3Par bidding war hots up as HP offers $2bn
The bidding war for storage specialist 3Par became even more ferocious today as HP twice upped its offer price in an attempt to prevent Dell winning the acquisition.
The new future of datacentres
When Kevin Timmons, general manager of Microsoft's Data Center Services, arrived in New York on the night before his keynote address to the DatacenterDynamics New York conference, he stepped out for a bite to eat.
Yorkshire Building Society takes 'remedial steps' after data breach
Yorkshire Building Society will take "remedial steps" following a data breach earlier this year when an unencrypted laptop containing customer details was...
Vodafone app helps keep the beer flowing
Brewer Molson Coors...
CA Technologies offers Amazon cloud management
CA Technologies has extended its IT management tools to support the Amazon...
We can work it out, RIM tells India over access demands
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has offered to set up an industry forum to address the Indian government's concerns about its products' unhackability.
HP trumps Dell again in bidding war for 3Par
HP has increased its proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of 3Par to $27 per share in cash, valuing the storage virtualisation company at $1.8bn.
Novell posts fall in sales and profit
Open source and Linux specialist Novell has announced a drop in sales and profits in the third quarter of its fiscal year, ending 31 July. Compared...
Whistleblower costs AutoTrader $400k for unlicensed software
AutoTrader, the online marketplace for motor vehicles, has paid $400,000 to settle claims of using unlicensed copies of Adobe, Autodesk, Corel and Quest software installed on its computers.
Server sales rebound after dismal 2009
Server sales in Europe have rebounded after suffering a huge slump at the same time last year.
CIO interview: Sarah Winmill, IT director, Victoria & Albert Museum
As the coalition government moves to drastically reduce costs, it is not only civil servants who are waiting to find out the impact on spending.
IPO to explore value of knowledge to UK economy
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is to research the value of intellectual property to the British economy "to ensure policy and decisions are supported by proper evidence", says intellectual property minister Baroness Wilcox.
Dell beats HP to win $1.6bn 3Par acquisition
Dell has rebuffed HP's attempt to hijack its acquisition of 3Par, after the storage specialist accepted an increased bid of $24.30 per share in cash, valuing the firm at $1.6bn.
BT Redcare provides telemetry data for Buy As You View
BT Redcare's machine-to-machine...
Retail CIOs collaborate to keep innovating through recession
CIOs in the cash-strapped retail sector are starting to collaborate and work together to enable them to keep innovating in difficult economic times.
New HP jobs are 'public subsidy merry-go-round', says Unite
HP's plans to create 700 new jobs at its Erskine site in Renfrewshire, Scotland, has received...