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Email Fingered As Main Source Of Data Leaks
Many regard email as a critical business app, but a new survey pinpoints it as the main cause of data leaks
Ingres Rebrands To Actian For Big Data App Push
One of the famous names in databases is being renamed to Actian because it says BI is not working
Oracle Happy To See Its Low-End Business Tumble
CEO Larry Ellison says his focus remains on high-end Sparc systems optimised for Oracle applications
HP Board Considers Dumping Apotheker
Hewlett-Packard shares went up on rumours that unpopular CEO could be for the chop
Judge Orders Larry And Larry To Settlement Table
Larry Ellison and Larry Page have been ordered by a US judge to return to the Android negotiating table
Microsoft Allegedly Paid £1m To Sidelined Female Exec
Reports claim Natalie Ayres was paid more than £1 million when she was denied the top UK job
Fujitsu Workers Down Tools For Strike
Fujitsu is once again at the centre of industrial unrest after workers in Manchester walked out on strike
ODCA Meets OCP To Accelerate Data Centre Greening
Data centre efficiency standards groups from Facebook and Intel share... for greater efficiency
HP Management Accused Of Misleading Investors
A lawsuit is claiming HP execs misled investors prior to the decision to partly withdraw from the consumer market
Yahoo Investors Seek Removal Of Chairman
Official company filings have revealed the shareholder turmoil currently engulfing Yahoo
Accenture To Settle US Corruption Case
Accenture is to pay £40m to settle a case involving kickbacks and the US government
Over 1,000 Fujitsu Workers To Strike Next Week
Unite and PCS unions have announced joint strike action over unfair pay for Fujitsu workers
ICO Censures Manchester Hospital For Data Breach
A Manchester hospital has lost information about patient treatments in the latest NHS data breach scandal
CEO Changes Leave Questions At Apple, Google
Google's Eric Schmidt and Apple's Steve Jobs both stepped down in 2011. Which company is better positioned, asks Clint Boulton
BT Merges Standalone Units Into New IT Services Entity
BT has merged three standalone businesses into a single IT services unit with annual turnover of £400m
RIM Investor Calls For Sale Of BlackBerry Maker
A Canadian investor in Research in Motion has called for the BlackBerry maker to put itself up for sale
HP Plans to Keep webOS Unit Away From Hardware
A report says an email confirms HP's decision to split its webOS software and hardware into separate divisions
Yahoo CEO Bartz Fired In Phone Call From Chairman
CEO Carol Bartz has been supplanted by CFO Tim Morse as troubled Yahoo starts its search for a replacement
Google Places Spammed To Show Closed Businesses
Unscrupulous businesses are using Google Places to display their rival shops as closed on Places listings
Steve Wozniak to Keynote London Conference
Apple co-founder Steve "Woz" Wozniak will address the enterprise IT show IP Expo, in London in October
Technology Jobs Fear As Survey Reveals Hiring Retreat
More worries on the tech job front after a survey of SMBs revealed something of a hiring retreat
Everything Everywhere Boss Culls Top Management
Heads are rolling at operator Everything Everywhere as the new boss trims its senior management team
Chinese Groups Reveal Apple Suppliers’ Dirty Practices
Apple's Chinese suppliers are reportedly producing high levels of pollution, creating a risk for residents
Sacked Microsoft UK Exec Alleges Lewd Drunkenness
Former Microsoft UK senior executive lodges claims of "excessive drunkenness" in High Court case
Social CRM Targeted For Growth In 2012
Acquisition seems to be the rule to adding social CRM tools to the options for the corporate brand armoury
HP Seeks To Ease Virtualisation Complexity
Companies are struggling with complex, inflexible, and fragmented virtual environments but help is at hand, says HP's Ingo Kraft
AMD Picks Former Lenovo COO As New Boss
AMD has finally appointed a new boss, eight months after the board forced Dirk Meyer to resign
Steve Jobs Resigns As Apple CEO
In Jobs' resignation letter he asked to stay on as chairman and urged the appointment of Tim Cook as CEO
HP’s Autonomy Buy Marks Decisive Software Shift
HP's acquisition of British software firm Autonomy indicates a redirection towards cloud and software services, says Chris Preimsberger