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EU Escalates Call For Greater ICO Powers
The Commission has urged the UK to give the ICO greater powers of regulation, in order to better protect national data
Neon Complains To EC About IBM’s Business Practices
Neon Enterprise Software, already suing IBM in the US, says it will file a similar complaint in Europe accusing IBM of anti-competitive practices
Palm Plans Future Devices Despite HP Bid
A Palm developer reportedly says the company, despite being acquired by HP, is working on future mobile devices and a new version of WebOS
IT Directors Unimpressed By Service Provider Quality
Third-party service providers face governance and access criticism from survey findings
Salesforce Touts Chatter As Collaboration Tool
Aims to put new platform into the hands of every corporate user who needs to collaborate
Apple Sells Three Million iPads
Apple has now sold three million iPads, as the public's love affair with the tablet device shows no sign of slowing
Data Loss Fear Among SMBs Drives Security Changes
The fear of losing data is driving more and more small to midsize businesses to focus on information protection, as well as backup and recovery
The IT Crowd, Not Rooney, Are Our Heroes
IT people will fix problems rather than watch football. That's no surprise to Peter Judge, as IT problems are less tedious than this year's World Cup
Coming Soon: Facebook The Movie And The IT Crowd
Techies are being celebrated on the small and big screens with a Facebook movie and another series of cult British comedy, the IT crowd
Workers Hold Strike Vote As BT Calls For Delay
As the CWU ballots its BT members over strike action, managed service provider Star advises companies on how to deal with industrial action
Google Urged To Let Personal Data Fade Away
Researchers say personal information should "degrade" - becoming less specific over time - to protect users' privacy
Most SMBs To Kickstart IT Spending In 2010
Good news for PC and equipment makers after new research indicated that more than 60 percent of SMBs intend to spend money on PCs and other IT kit
Trend Micro Expands Online Backup With Humyo
Trend Micro says its Humyo acquisition will give customers peace-of-mind that their digital information is safe from malware
Cable Connects With Samsung Services Academy
The business secretary has detailed the importance of tech skills, despite the government's moves to slash IT spending
WordPress Grows Up with 3.0: Review
WordPress 3.0 is more powerful and flexible than previous versions, but has lost some of the simplicity that made it popular in the first place
Foxconn Considering Chinese Exit, Reports Say
The maker of the iPhone is considering closing its mainland Chinese plant, in a move that could see up to 800,000 workers lose their jobs
HP Settles ‘Legacy’ EDS lawsuit With BSkyB
Failed CRM project was from before HP acquired EDS - but could hit the outsourcing market
Concern As Tech Hiring Falls During May
Despite recent indications that of job gains in a number of technology categories, latest figures paint a more muddled and negative picture
BCS In Turmoil Over Rebranding And Changes
Attempts to update the venerable British Computer Society have not proved popular: members are revolting
10 Percent Of IT Professionals Cheat Firewall Audits
A new survey has found that one in ten IT professionals cheats in order to pass a firewall audit, with time and resource pressures to blame
Citrix Online Outlines Video Development Plans
The developer of GoToMyPC had admitted that it is working to bring video features to its line of web collaboration products
Oracle To Axe Sun Workforce, Again
Oracle is looking to make yet more job cuts in the wake of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, according to a regulatory filing
BT Says Strike ‘In No One’s Interest’
The Communications Workers Union claims BT's pay offer is not in line with the company's £1billion profits
Vizioncore Offers Free Insight Into Virtual Infrastructure
Vizioncore is offering IT managers a free monitoring tool that will provide them with an insight into the state of their virtual infrastructure
Red Hat CEO Whitehurst Blasts Software Patents
The open source giant aims to be a $1 billion company, but CEO Jim Whitehurst was diplomatic about government contracts on a London visit
Google’s Invite Media Purchase Sparks Competition Fears
Google has bought startup Invite Media, sparking concerns that Google is gobbling up too much of the online display ad supply chain
Canonical Delivers Ubuntu Advantage Offering
Canonical is preparing to introduce a new service option for Ubuntu Linux desktop and server users, known as Ubuntu Advantage
Meego Will Struggle, Despite Novell Support
MeeGo Linux will need considerable investment to succeed, according to a report from market research company Ovum
Eighty Percent Of Companies Boosting Tech Jobs
Companies are picking up good vibrations on hiring, and it extends beyond entry-level job positions