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Four UK universities launch £3.5m supercomputing hub

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Hub aimed at driving economic growth in the Midlands and London
30 May 2012
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Facebook's rumoured bid for Opera Software: analysis

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Analysts put $1bn price tag on rumoured plans as reports of Facebook 'Buffy' phone also circulate
30 May 2012
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'If you want to go EMC, go buy EMC – we’ll virtualise all of it' says HDS CEO Domme

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Hitachi Data Systems boss sees industry future in heterogeneous data virtualisation and vertical-sector analytics
30 May 2012
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ICO sets up online survey as cookie complaints rise

Online form to help watchdog gauge impact of EU rules as complaints come in
29 May 2012
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Security monitoring of employee behaviour on the rise – Gartner

Two-thirds of companies will have formal monitoring programmes by 2015, with social media the focus, say analysts – but there are risks
29 May 2012
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Google Apps for Business awarded ISO 27001 certification

Others should follow Google's lead and engender greater confidence in the cloud, says Ovum
29 May 2012
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Flame virus: son of Stuxnet uncovered in Middle East

Complex malware ‘developed by a government agency’ said to be undetectable by anti-virus and anti-malware programmes
29 May 2012
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Retailer slams ICO over 'embarrassing banality' of revised cookie law guidance

ICO criticised for last-minute guidance changes, but lawyer warns no significant policy shift has taken place
28 May 2012
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RIM to shed 2,000 more staff

BlackBerry maker to cut staff before rollout of new operating system
28 May 2012
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Storage capacity slowdown can be buffered by virtualisation, says HDS’ Yoshida

Thai floods and tech ceiling can be countered by intelligent use of existing resources, says HDS CTO
28 May 2012
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Everything Everywhere partners with Stagecoach to trial NFC technology

Mobile contactless transport ticketing could go nationwide by 2013
28 May 2012
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Microsoft and friends to push open data standard at OASIS

Cloud driving data-sharing standards, says Microsoft
25 May 2012
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G-Cloud framework for SMEs launched by Cabinet Office

G-Cloud bureaucracy removed to attract smaller companies
25 May 2012
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EU cookie implementation deadline is today

Companies are complying with regulation, but with varying levels of commitment
25 May 2012
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Post Office selects Fujitsu in '£500m' broadband deal

TalkTalk, Capita and MDS also form part of agreement
25 May 2012
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Report: Government has saved £159.6m on ICT contracts in the past year

Positive start for new ICT strategy but challenges still to be met
25 May 2012
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Contactless payment on Tube delayed until late 2013

No 'Wave and Pay' on the Tube until the end of 2013, as TfL misses its contactless payment pledge by a year
25 May 2012
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Hutchison Whampoa 'won't exit UK over spectrum auction'

Three denies reports of possible UK exit
25 May 2012
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Tech City’s Huddle secures third round of funding

$24m investment to take the company to ‘billion dollar’ IPO
25 May 2012
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Betfair selects Unica to improve marketing capabilities

Betting website says it will benefit from a multi-channel system
25 May 2012
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Google to fund new UK computer science teachers

Partnership with charity Teach First to train and support 61 ICT teachers
24 May 2012
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Oracle buys cloud marketer Vitrue for $300m

Acquisition pits Oracle against Salesforce, once again
24 May 2012
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Jury rejects Oracle patent-infringement claims against Google

Jury unanimous over two patents - but Oracle may appeal
24 May 2012
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Firms desperate for people with IT savvy and marketing nous, says IBM

Marketing managers need coding and analytic skills to excel in role
24 May 2012
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