TechTarget News - Week of Sep 09, 2012
Mon Sep 10, 2012
Alcatel-Lucent creates chief operating officer role
The COO job will be taken by its current CFO Paul Tufano as Alcatel-Lucent tries to turn around its fortunes
Mon Sep 10, 2012
Bank of England hires 145 IT staff for Prudential Regulatory Authority
The Bank of England is to hire 145 IT staff for its new financial services regulatory body, the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA)
Tue Sep 11, 2012
Gartner: Prepare for context-aware security
Cloud computing, IT consumerisation and the evolving threat landscape are forcing IT departments to rethink security
Tue Sep 11, 2012
Cabinet Office blacklists Fujitsu from government IT contract tenders
The Cabinet Office has banned Fujitsu and another IT supplier from tendering for public sector IT contracts as they constitute too high a risk
Tue Sep 11, 2012
Allianz signs deal for customer database technology
Insurance company Allianz has signed a deal for a database system it expects will create millions in sales by creating a single customer view (SCV)
Tue Sep 11, 2012
Ten killer questions for choosing an HR IT system
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) chose a cloud-based HR system, to manage its 3,700 disparate global staff, on the basis of 10 killer questions
Tue Sep 11, 2012
Skills shortage means no unemployment in IT security, says (ISC)2
Zero unemployment in IT security shows a huge shortage of skills in the profession, says Hord Tipton, executive director of (ISC)2
Tue Sep 11, 2012
Liverpool FC moves to the cloud with Amazon Web Services
Liverpool FC has migrated its website to a public cloud using Amazon Web Services
Wed Sep 12, 2012
Salford City Council offers cloud service to local businesses
Salford City Council is to offer private cloud service to local businesses through a partnership with ANS Group
Thu Sep 13, 2012
Apple launches iPhone 5 with updated iOS 6
Apple debuts the iPhone 5 and upgraded iOS 6 as rebranded mobile operator Everything Everywhere – now EE – snags the UK 4G exclusive
Thu Sep 13, 2012
Citrix acquires Beetil to expand cloud capabilities
Citrix has bought cloud-based service desk technology provider Beetil to expand its capabilities of its GoToAssist support product line
Thu Sep 13, 2012
Government launches £3.8m cyber security institute
The government has ramped up moves to tackle growing cyber security threats by launching a £3.8m research institute.
Fri Sep 14, 2012
GOV.UK to replace Directgov in October
Government information services website Directgov is to be replaced by GOV.UK from 17 October
Fri Sep 14, 2012
IPv4 address pool almost dry
The five Internet Registries now have just 16.8 millions IPv4 addresses left
Fri Sep 14, 2012
Microsoft disrupts Nitol botnet, outs hidden PC malware
The Nitol botnet controlled more than 500 strains of embedded malware that Microsoft says has been plaguing the PC supply chain.