The recession has caused an increase in the amount of data theft from within companies, with 41 percent of workers admitting to stealing sensitive data
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IT Managers Will Go From Firing To Retaining Staff In 2010
If and when the job market opens up in 2010, you can be assured that senior technology management will be concerned about keeping talented employees
Government To Launch Green CIO Guide Following COP15
The UK government is preparing to launch a handbook for CIOs as part of a bid to refresh its ICT strategy following the COP15 summit in Copenhagen
EDS Purchase Helps HP Report Solid Quarter
Services delivered a solid quarter for HP, generating $8.9 billion (£5.38bn) in revenue
Microsoft And News Corp Reportedley Allying Against Google
Microsoft and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp are rumoured to be in talks over an agreement that would see News Corp's websites delisted from Google search in exchange for payment by Microsoft.
IBM And CA Ease Mainframe Management Burden
IBM has announced more software to help businesses manage their mainframe environments. And CA has also decided to join the party with its own offerings
Spiceworks Plug-in To Rein In Power Hungry PCs
Spiceworks has teamed up with Intel to offer a green plug-in that will allow companies to regulate the power consumption of their computers
AOL To Cut 2,500 Jobs
AOL management is asking for voluntary redundancies in order to reduce its operating costs by $200 million, but involuntary layoffs will follow if AOL does not hit its target
Green Data Centres Wait For Regulations
Users are keen to know about sustainable data centres, but it looks like it might take regulations to push them to adopt a more environmental approach
If Windows 7 Were My Idea …
Microsoft's “Windows 7 was my idea” ad campaign promises to give users everything they have ever wanted from an OS, but what would you add to make Windows truly your idea?
eWEEK Europe Launches Live Events Channel
A regular programme on IT issues begins with a session on the economics of Green IT
SEC Investigating Insider Trading In HP-3Com Deal
A jump in options call trading for 3Com in the hours leading up to HP's announcement of a $2.7 billion bid for networking company 3Com is prompting SEC regulators to investigate whether there was insider trading
IBM Analytics Finds Its Home In The Cloud
IBM's Smart Analytics Cloud marks the culmination of the company's long-term analytics strategy
Microsoft Co-founder Diagnosed With Cancer
Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates, has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Recession Hurting Fixed Line Data Spending
The economic downturn is taking its toll after research found that fixed-line spending has declined this year, for the first time in a decade
UK Businesses Squander Millions On Mobile Calls
UK businesses could potentially be wasting up to £264 million per annum on mobile call costs, due to staff failing to seek cheaper alternatives
Outsourcing: Debunking the Myths and Best Practises
The CIO of Deloitte has sought to dispel some 'widespread fallacies' surrounding outsourcing and instead outlined the steps needed to successfully outsource a company's operations
Intel Hires Antitrust Lawyer Amid AMD Settlement
The same day Intel settles its long-running legal battles with AMD, the company announces that it is hiring a corporate counsel with decades of antitrust experience
Mobile Workers Increasingly Using Own Tech
Cost-conscious companies are finding a mobile workforce is increasingly beneficial to their business, a report by Kelton Research finds
Organise IT Before Outsourcing, Warns CIO
IT infrastructure should be organised before it is outsourced, otherwise an internal mess will simply become an outside mess
eWEEK Webinar Bridges Windows And Linux
eWEEK Europe presents a webinar on 9 December, designed to help you get the best out of combining Microsoft and Linux
Parallels Desktop Enters Windows-On-Mac Market
Competition is hotting up in the Windows-on-Mac market with the the release of Parallels Desktop 5, which also now ships with tools for managing VM creation
HP Takes On Cisco With 3Com Acquisition
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for $2.7 billion (£1.63 billion) to build a stronger challenge to Cisco Systems in the networking space
Compuware Touts Complete Visibility With Gomez
Compuware reveals the first fruits of its acquisition of web application management provider Gomez
Struggling European Businesses Fear Disruptive IT
Many European businesses are avoiding updating their IT resources, viewing it as an unnecessary strain during a time of recession
Union Condemns Ericsson UK Research Job Cuts
Ericsson has announced that around 700 tech research jobs will be cut in the UK, while separately Adobe has also announced 680 positions will go worldwide
Companies Still Backward On Flexible Working Says Collaboration Specialist
You don't have to be locked in a cubicle for 60 hours a week to complete your technological work or to be successful
IT Managers Still Believe Outsourcing Poses Security Risk
The majority of large UK corporates still believe that outsourced systems are less secure than in-house alternatives
Enterprises Fear SaaS Will Create Software Licensing Issues
Most UK businesses are concerned about introducing virtualisation, cloud computing and SaaS into their organisations over fears of complex licensing issues
Ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina To Run For Senate
Carly Fiorina, the former boss of HP, will stand for Senate election - while the ex-eBay CEO Meg Whitman plans to terminate Arnold Schwarzenegger's role