The Home Office is obliged to continue paying Oracle for ERP services until 2016, even as it signs a cost-cutting shared services ERP deal
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2014
MPs Withdraw Backing From Post Office Fraud Row Mediation Scheme
More than 140 MPs said they can no longer support the Post Office's mediation scheme for sub-postmasters who say computer systems caused them to be wrongly accused of fraud
Getting Physical About Cloud Computing
Interoute's Lee Myall tells us about the importance of location when it comes to the cloud
Forget Your PC, It’s The Home Router That Could Be Opening You Up To Hackers, Says Avast
Router security currently similar to that of PCs in the 1990’s, Avast COO Ondrej Vlcek tells TechWeek Europe
Final G.Fast Broadband Standard Promises 1Gbps Over Copper
ITU finalises G.Fast standard and claims it will make it cheaper and less complex to deploy 1Gbps broadband than FTTP
Ofcom Wants Total Superfast Broadband Coverage As Average Speeds Reach 23Mbps
Ofcom says cost and complexity should be no barrier in rolling out superfast broadband to homes and businesses, many of whom need at least 10Mbps
Red Hat, Huawei Partner On OpenStack For NFV
The two tech vendors see the OpenStack solution as an ideal platform for telecommunications vendors that want to bring NFV to their networks
IBM Partners With Docker, Launches Containers Service
IBM partners with Docker, launches the IBM Containers Service and becomes the first company to sell integrated solutions with Docker Hub Enterprise
BlackBerry Launches Cancer-Scanning Mobile Browser
Collaboration with NantHealth will let doctors access medical data through BlackBerry Passport devices
Human Error Blamed For Increasing Number Of Data Breaches
ICO figures obtained in a FoI reveal that humans not machines are responsible for 93 percent of data breaches
Government Deal Paves Way For ‘Digital ID’ System
Dutch firm Digidentity looks to give UK citizens more secure access to online company and government services
DataCentred To Offer Colocation And Cloud Services At Manchester’s Digital Content Complex
Flexible colocation and open source cloud services to become integral part of The Sharp Project
PlayStation Network ‘Downed By Hackers’ In Latest Sony Incident
A hacker group has claimed responsibility for PlayStation Network login problems, a week after similar issues struck Xbox Live
Government Extends Super Connected Cities Broadband Scheme Until 2016
Chancellor's Autumn Statement also reveals that the number of northern cities in the Super Connected Cities will be 'doubled'
Samsung Demands Judges Scrap $930m Apple Patent Damage Award
Apple and Samsung have returned to court, in an appeals hearing over an earlier $930m award against the South Korean electronics giant
A Quarter Of Brits Fear The Sack Due To Lack Of Digital Skills
And 45% of professionals do not know where to go to further IT knowledge, according to a Code.org UK study
Liverpool Looks To Renew ICT Services After BT Joint Venture Cancelled
After deciding to take back control of the services previously outsourced under Liverpool Direct Limited, the City Council has advertised services worth around £40m
How To Deploy A Virtualisation Solution
Simon Townsend, chief technologist at AppSense, draws-up a roadmap for a fruitful virtualisation journey
Axway: Sorted Your Company’s BYOD Policy? Now It’s Time for BYOIoT
Businesses need to recognise the potential (and risks) of personal connected devices in the workplace, Axway tells TechWeek Europe
Sony Hack Reveals Personal Details Of Film Stars
Sony Pictures hack exposes salary of Hollywood actor Seth Rogen and details of other Hollywood stars
Dell: Flexible Working And The Latest Technology Are The Secrets To Happy Employees
The future is technology enabled, but humans will still play a vital role in business for years to come, Dell end-user survey reveals
Microsoft Azure RemoteApp To Deliver Windows Apps To Android, iOS
Microsoft Azure RemoteApp available to everyone later this month, promising remote delivery is better than a native app
Imagination CI20 Throws Down Barebones PC Gauntlet
British firm reveals more powerful alternative to the barebones Raspberry Pi personal computer
Virgin Money Signs Up Monitise For Mobile And Online Payments
Partnership follows Monitise deal with Santander, Telefonica, IBM and Mastercard last week
HP To Offer Alcatel-Lucent Networking Gear To Help Power The Cloud
Two companies expand their partnership to help businesses cope with the cloud as IT and telecommunications converge
90 Percent Of Businesses Face Internet of Things Security Breach By 2016
Connected technology will revolutionise the workplace and mean big changes for IT managers everywhere, predicts IDC
Apple’s Steve Jobs Provides Evidence In iPod Lawsuit
Steve Jobs and his actions are a central element in a lawsuit which alleges Apple 'wiped' rival songs from iPods
Microsoft Calls It Time On The Nook Tablet
Loss-making Nook e-reader device, launched by bookseller Barnes & Noble has suffered from major drop in sales over last year
Bluetooth 4.2 Is Faster, More Secure And IPv6 Compatible
Bluetooth 4.2 hopes to establish the wireless standard as essential for the IoT
IT Life: Going The Extra Mile
AT&T's Network Disaster Recovery Director tells us about the challenges of running a potentially life-saving institution