TechTarget News - Week of Jun 26, 2011
Mon Jun 27, 2011
Unite members at Fujitsu’s Crewe site to strike
Members of the Unite union at Fujitsu's site in Crewe have voted to take strike action over the alleged unfair treatment of a trade union activist.
Mon Jun 27, 2011
Lulz Security announces it is to disband following 50-day hacking spree 'cruise'
Lulz Security – a group of hackers claiming responsibility for hacking Sony and Nintendo and taking down the websites of the Serious Organised Crime Agency and the US Senate – has announced it is to disband.
Tue Jun 28, 2011
Tory technology advisor Liam Maxwell appointed to government IT advisory post
Top technology advisor to the Conservative Party, Liam Maxwell, has been appointed to a key IT advisory role in the Cabinet Office.
Wed Jun 29, 2011
Update software to reduce risk of cyber attack, top suppliers tell business
Businesses are unnecessarily exposing themselves to cyber attack simply by failing to update to the latest versions of the software they are running, according to Microsoft and Adobe.
Wed Jun 29, 2011
James Gosling Says He Doesn't Care About Java
At TSSJS 2011, James Gosling, the father of Java, talks about Java and the JVM, and opines about how the Java Virtual Machine, not necessarliy the Java language, is what he is most passionate about.
Thu Jun 30, 2011
Japan earthquake and tsunami provides first real test of high-tech disaster recovery, says Microsoft
Japan's earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 15,000 people and left 11,000 missing in March 2011 was the first real test of disaster recovery and business continuity plans on a large scale in a high-tech country, according to Microsoft.
Thu Jun 30, 2011
Apple fixes 39 bugs in Snow Leopard, preps for Lion release
Releases final non-security update - v10.6.8- for Snow Leopard OS, which fixes 39 flaws. More details inside.
Fri Jul 1, 2011
DWP adds agile development into IT contracts for £2bn Universal Credit system
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has modified contracts governing the supply of its £2bn Universal Credit system by adding clauses encouraging agile development.
Fri Jul 1, 2011
Betfair sees 120% increase in mobile customers
The online gambling firm increased sales via mobile applications by 88% as customer mobile use grows.
Fri Jul 1, 2011
Cyber criminals deploy TDL-4 virus to create indestructible botnet of 4.5m computers
Over 4.5 million computers around the world have been infected by the TDL-4 virus, creating an indestructible botnet.
Fri Jul 1, 2011
Case study: Behind the scenes of the IT powering Wimbledon's tennis tournament
As the IT partner at Wimbledon for the last 21 years, IBM has experienced more flying rackets, rain and strawberries than Roger Federer has had grand slams. Computer Weekly took a look behind the scenes at the technology powering Britain's biggest sporting event of the summer.
Fri Jul 1, 2011
Overcoming mobile cloud computing challenges with distributed apps
Mobile cloud computing solutions are challenged by network latency and delay, but distributing mobile cloud applications so they're closer to users may be an answer to the problem.