New funding, taxation and incentives announced today are designed to help the UK play economic catch-up
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BAA Outsources Airports’ IT Overhaul
£100m deal to share real-time information and improve crisis response and service levels
Microsoft To Put System Centre 2012 Into Private Cloud
Microsoft announces System Center 2012, targeting the private cloud and limiting VM sprawl
IBM Acquisition Boosts Smart Buildings Strategy
Tririga buy targets sustainable initiatives and capital project management capabilities
Keep Using SecurID, Despite The RSA Breach
Thieves have stolen information from RSA relating to SecurID. Don't panic, says Wayne Rash, keep other security strong
UK Business Embraces Twitter Aged Five
Five years after its launch, the microblogging platform is now a firm external enterprise communications fixture
Enterprises Support Thousands Of Obsolete Apps
Legacy applications are an increasing burden despite the latest modernisation options, says Capgemini
Each Data Breach Costs UK Firms £1.9m
British organisations are continuing to suffer from data loss, despite increased prevention measures
Reding Unveils EU Data Protection Law Update
Non-EU companies such as Google and Facebook could face legal action of they violate EU privacy regulations
Web Inventor Stands Up For The Open Internet
Tim Berners-Lee says ISPs must uphold net neutrality as they strive to manage increasing data on the web
Pitcom Warns Government Against Internet Regulation
The Parliamentary IT Committee uses recent Arab revolts as a powerful argument for net neutrality
Gartner Tackles Greener, Leaner Data Centre Issues
In its latest reports and summit meetings, Gartner is addressing the four pillars of data centre efficiency
UK’s SMEs Look On The Bright Side, Says Cisco
Smaller UK businesses believe they will drive the UK's economic recovery this year, according to a Cisco survey
Women In IT: Addressing The Gender Gap
Women in IT can expect to be paid 81.8 percent of what men earn. It's time for an industry-wide change in mindset, says Tony Kontzer
Japan Disaster Demonstrates Importance Of Backup
The Japan earthquake should serve as a wake-up call for IT managers about preparing for such events
Fluid Dynamics Helps Cool Data Centres
Data centres get a tool which models air flow, to help eliminate hot spots and cut wasted energy
Online Slacking Offends eWEEK Readers
Online time wasting topped our poll of painful office costs. Next, tell us which way your IT budget is going
AWS Adds CloudFront Secure Access Management
Amazon updates its cloud security with Identity and Access Management (IAM) for AWS CloudFront
“Big Data” Boot Camps Launched By IBM
IBM's skills initiative offers free boot-camp training to help IT workers to tackle emerging Big Data issues
Red Hat Updates JBoss SOA Platform
Red Hat extends data services integration with JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 5.1
EU Agency Report Targets Botnets
Cyber security agency ENISA has made recommendations on tackling criminal networks
IBM Funds Glasgow Smarter City Initiative
Big Blue will work with organisations in Glasgow to help find better ways to live, work and play
Insights Provide View On Facebook Metrics
Real-time analytics for social plugins develops traffic and clickthrough visibility
Virtual Offices Offer Savings, Finds Survey
Virtual PBX survey finds midmarket companies saving with virtual office implementations
Central Government Trials Energy Visualisation
Intergence and GEO are teaming up to provide the Foreign Office with a new energy monitoring solution
Metadata Could Tame Unstructured Information
Organisations are drowning in unstructured data - the only way to get control is metadata, says IDC
McAfee Expands Cloud Data Centre To London
Intel acquisition does not slow regional email, web and security services expansion
NComputing Signs Fujitsu Virtualisation Deal
Multi-workplace solutions to integrate multiple devices and operating software
Nokia Sells Qt Licensing And Services
Nokia is selling the commercial licensing and services business for its Qt app development framework to Digia
Western Digital’s Hitachi Storage Buy Is A Gamble
Western Digital will soon own half of the world's HDD market. But why take a risk on a waning technology, asks Chris Preimesberger