Strategy

MPs warn of EMP risk to infrastructure IT

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Electromagnetic pulse weapons could fry computerised controls behind the UK’s major infrastructure, says Defence Committee
22 Feb 2012

YouGov to save £100,000 a year after datacentre migration

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Research firm uses Veeam to move from Berlin to London
21 Feb 2012

Google fixes another seven serious security flaws in Chrome

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Mozilla also corrects the same vulnerability in its Firefox browser
21 Feb 2012

The Entertainer rolls out multichannel retail systems

Toy retailer unifies e-commerce, in-store EPOS and supply chain data
21 Feb 2012

The High Court paves way for ISPs to block The Pirate Bay

Website owners 'encourage' infringement, says judge
20 Feb 2012

Accenture and Vodafone publish long-term usage report on tablet computers

Great for reading and presenting but not ready to replace a laptop yet, study concludes
20 Feb 2012

Anti-money laundering rules will force banks to review data-handling capabilities

Taskforce recommends more transparency in financial systems
17 Feb 2012

Clarks signs five-year extension to IT services deal with Getronics

Retailer looking for a safe pair of hands during international expansion
17 Feb 2012

IBM completes acquitison of DemandTec

Cloud-based analytics provider will help customers to set competitive prices
16 Feb 2012

Imperial War Museum deploys archiving and disaster recovery solution

Installation is part of a £3m project that includes the deployment of high-end digital scanning equipment and digital asset management software
15 Feb 2012

Oracle to acquire SaaS vendor Taleo for £1.2bn

Deal mirrors recent acquisitions in the cloud space by rivals SAP and Salesforce
10 Feb 2012

Updated: Privacy group launches legal bid to halt Google’s user data-sharing scheme

US privacy lobby sues the Federal Trade Commission to uphold previous agreement on sharing user data between Google services
09 Feb 2012

Austerity measures threaten innovation outside cities, says report

UK ranks with Belgium in EU innovation league
09 Feb 2012

Stolen Facebook and Twitter log-ins on sale for $30 each

Cyber criminals also flogging log-ins for cPanel website administration
08 Feb 2012

Banking specialists Misys and Temenos agree terms for merger

Merger could create one of world’s largest financial software companies
08 Feb 2012

Oracle files for retrial in case against SAP

Copyright lawsuit dating back to 2007 set to rumble on
07 Feb 2012

BT considers appeal against proposed infrastructure price caps

Ofcom wants Openreach to charge less for accessing its lines
06 Feb 2012

EU asks Google to put upcoming privacy changes on hold

Impact on EU users' personal data needs to be analysed, says privacy watchdog
03 Feb 2012

IBM finalises Emptoris acquisition

Technology giant builds on Smarter Commerce initiative
02 Feb 2012

Data protection changes will improve cloud uptake, says Kroes

Neelie Kroes says the unification of EU data protection rules will make compliance simpler for cloud providers
31 Jan 2012

Liverpool NHS Trusts seek IT service provider in deal worth £31.5m

The two trusts are looking for a single provider for all ICT services
31 Jan 2012

BMC Software agrees to acquire Numara

Acquisition to enable BMC to target mid-market companies
30 Jan 2012

Department of Health signs £74m deal for desktop services

Atos has been awarded the contract for five years
30 Jan 2012

Google tries to allay privacy fears, but users still not convinced

The internet giant announced plants to consolidate 60 privacy policies last week
30 Jan 2012