TechTarget News - Week of Mar 04, 2012
Mon Mar 5, 2012
Rogue IT manager jailed for two years after £123k procurement scam
A rogue IT procurement manager has been jailed for two years after he colluded with two IT suppliers to defraud grocer Nisa Today out of £123,000
Mon Mar 5, 2012
NHS trusts to be freed from CSC contract commitments
The Department of Health has proposed a deal with CSC to release trusts in the National Programme for IT from their contractual obligations to use software from the troubled supplier.
Tue Mar 6, 2012
Yahoo plans another round of job cuts
Yahoo is planning another round of redundancies as it continues to struggle with competition from rivals Google and Facebook
Tue Mar 6, 2012
SAP boosts ByDesign ecosystem to support small business customisation
SAP is rolling out a partner programme for its ByDesign cloud-based product, to simplify implementation in SMEs
Wed Mar 7, 2012
FBI informer Hector Xavier Monsegur aids in arrest of LulzSec hackers
Authorities in the US, UK and Republic of Ireland have arrested seven suspected members of hacktivist group LulzSec, including Hector Xavier Monsegur, who helped investigators
Wed Mar 7, 2012
Government’s shared services strategy failing, says NAO
The government’s £1.4bn shared services centres have failed to achieve value for money, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO)
Wed Mar 7, 2012
NIST releases SP 800-153 WLAN security guidelines
The recently released NIST SP 800-153 addresses security of WLANS. Join us, as we take a closer look at the document’s recommendations.
Wed Mar 7, 2012
John Lewis prioritises IT investment above profit
John Lewis made significant technology investments in 2011, pushing profits down 3.8% to £353.8m
Wed Mar 7, 2012
Systems integrators 'charge more in paperwork than SMEs do in delivery’
A systems integrator asked for more money from the government for an IT product proposal than an SME was able to deliver the actual service for.
Thu Mar 8, 2012
Councils meet first superfast broadband deadline
All but two local authorities have met government deadlines to submit plans to roll out superfast broadband
Fri Mar 9, 2012
Data governance programs expose hills to climb on path to success
IT professionals from Sallie Mae and Fannie Mae offered insight on data governance challenges and tips on how to overcome them in separate sessions at two recent conferences.
Fri Mar 9, 2012
Apple iOS 5.1 patches 81 vulnerabilities
Alongside its ‘new iPad’ release, Apple Inc. releases iOS 5.1, the latest version of its mobile computing platform with fixes for 81 security holes.