TechTarget News - Week of Oct 23, 2011
Mon Oct 24, 2011
Why do big IT projects fail? Part one: The professionals
Academics, CIOs, lawyers, a professor of outsourcing, a consultant and an investigative journalist answer the question on the minds of many a business and IT professional: Why do big IT projects fail?
Mon Oct 24, 2011
Apple loses tablet market share as iPad yields 27% to Google Android devices
Apple's share of the tablet market has shrunk 29% to 67%, as Google's mobile operating system Android took a chunk out of the company's global sales during the last quarter this year with a rise of 27% from 2.3% for the same period a year earlier.
Mon Oct 24, 2011
Wikileaks turns to fundraising as US finance companies cut off donations
Wikileaks has stopped publishing whistle-blowing information to concentrate on raising funds in the face of bankruptcy. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says a blockade by US finance companies has cut off 95% of the organisation's revenue from donors.
Mon Oct 24, 2011
UK broadband speeds increase, but thousands left in the slow lane
Thirty percent of UK internet traffic is now at speeds above 5Mbps, an increase of 70% compared to last year.
Tue Oct 25, 2011
Microsoft claims most Android smartphone manufacturers now pay patent fees
Microsoft has claimed most Android smartphone manufacturers now pay the software giant patent fees.
Tue Oct 25, 2011
New skills initiative aims to help young people into IT security career
A new skills development initiative hasbeen launched to encourage more young people to start a career in information security.
Tue Oct 25, 2011
Commonwealth launches web portal to connect two billion citizens
The Commonwealth Secretariat has launched a social media portal to enable the two billion citizens of its 54 member states to collaborate on common issues.
Tue Oct 25, 2011
Virgin Media Business sees sales increase by 1.2 per cent
Virgin Business Media saw its sales increase by 1.2% to £154m compared to the same period last year, as the company saw an increase in public sector business.
Wed Oct 26, 2011
John McCarthy, father of Artificial Intelligence and creator of LISP language, dies aged 84
The artificial intelligence (AI) community is mourning the death of John McCarthy, the US scientist who invented the LISP computer language at the heart of this field of study.
Wed Oct 26, 2011
One in five IT staff expected to quit current employer within 12 months
One in five IT staff are likely to leave their current employer next year in search of more interesting projects and career opportunities, while 80% feel they need a job change to progress their career, according to exclusive research.
Wed Oct 26, 2011
Amazon sees profits plummet 73% as company eyes iPad’s market share
Amazon's profits plunged 73% to $63m in Q3, as it invested to take on the iPad with its e-readers and Kindle Fire tablet computer. Sales grew 44% to $10.88bn, boosted by pre-orders for the Amazon Kindle Fire.
Wed Oct 26, 2011
How Unilever took control of its software
Unilever has automated the processes it uses to manage its software globally through a service which has saved millions of pounds, reduced the complexity of its software portfolio and improved security.
Thu Oct 27, 2011
US and Canadian subscribers sue RIM over Blackberry service outage
Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is facing legal action by consumers in the US and Canada for the three-day services outage in mid-October caused by a core switch failure in RIM's infrastructure.
Thu Oct 27, 2011
Analysis: What is the secret sauce in SAP's success?
The last major upgrade to SAP's core enterprise resource planning (ERP) product was released in 2005, so how is the company achieving record growth? Warwick Ashford reports
Thu Oct 27, 2011
Case Study: How RBS built a business case for virtual desktops to cut costs
With an annual technology spend of £1.5bn, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) wanted to move 55,000 of its users to a virtual desktop platform to change the way its employees work and cut costs. Mark Diamond, CIO at RBS, shares his lessons learnt in building a business case for virtual desktops and "tying down" suppliers
Thu Oct 27, 2011
IP network critical to video technology at FA’s St George's Park development
The Football Association (FA) is implementing the latest networking and video technology at its coaching and education centre. The St George's Park centre will be the FA's second major centre alongside Wembley, where operations are currently centred.
Thu Oct 27, 2011
Analysis: What is the secret sauce in SAP's success?
SAP notched up the seventh consecutive quarter of double-digit growth in software and software-related services, but with the last major upgrade to SAP's core enterprise resource planning (ERP) product way back in 2005, how is the company achieving record growth? Warwick Ashford reports
Fri Oct 28, 2011
HP announces U-turn to keep PC division after Whitman completes internal review
HP has reversed its decision to spin-off the company's PC division following an internal review by CEO Meg Whitman, who replaced form head Leo Apotheker in September.
Fri Oct 28, 2011
US Tennis Association cuts costs running Citrix XenApp in Amazon cloud
The US Tennis Association (USTA) is reducing disaster recovery, hosting, helpdesk and licencing costs after choosing to run its Citrix XenApp environment in Amazon's Web Services (AWS) cloud.
Fri Oct 28, 2011
Software skills survey reveals SQL highest in demand followed by C programmers
The latest survey from Salary Services Limited (SSL) has revealed the software skills most in demand in the latest quarter of 2011.
Fri Oct 28, 2011
Survey finds UK IT jobs concentrated in London and south-east England
With software houses and the financial services sector creating by far the most permanent IT jobs, career opportunities are being condensed into south-east England.
Fri Oct 28, 2011
Open University expands computer-aided teaching portal for educators worlwide
The Open University has completed the second stage of a £2.5m Department of Education funded initiative to deliver computer-aided teaching to the classroom.
Fri Oct 28, 2011
UK security strategy draws on growing expertise across Whitehall
The UK's soon-to-be-released cyber security strategy includes input from policy makers across government, says Nigel Harrison of the Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance (OCSIA).