Date: 20/09/11 Sophos: poor mobile configuration is as dangerous as malware
There are more risks to enterprises making use of mobile devices than just malware; these include location tracking and poor device configuration, according to Dr James Lyne, director of technology strategy at security firm Sophos. Lyne said that the bigget challenge with mobile device security is not the growing volume of malware,
Date: 20/09/11 Severn Trent Water saves over £1m per year with cloud migration
Utility company Severn Trent Water is saving £1m per year as a result of decommissioning its legacy billing system, known as CAST. The process saw Severn Trent move its key historical billing data to software and services company Macro 4's online archive.
Date: 20/09/11 Telenor looking to raise INR80bn in India JV
Norway's Telenor ASA has initiated plans to raise up to INR80 billion in its Indian joint venture, the Times of India reported Monday. Telenor and Indian real-estate company Unitech Ltd. are partners in Unitech Wireless, which offers mobile-phone services. Earlier this year,
Date: 20/09/11 India partly approves Vodafone stake hike in local unit
The Indian government Monday partly approved Vodafone Group PLC's application to raise its stake in its local venture as part of a deal in which the British telecommunications major agreed to buy out its local Indian partner. Since the transaction is between non-resident companies,
Date: 20/09/11 Seven US states join DoJ lawsuit against AT&T/T-Mobile merger
Seven states on Friday joined the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit seeking to block AT&T Inc.'s proposed $39 billion acquisition of rival T-Mobile USA, providing additional government opposition to the deal. The department filed an amended legal complaint in a Washington D.C.
Date: 19/09/11 China Mobile chairman has no iPhone launch timetable
China Mobile Ltd. has no timetable to start offering Apple Inc.'s iPhone smartphones in China, China Mobile Chairman Wang Jianzhou said Friday. Wang, speaking on the sidelines of a forum, declined to comment further on plans to offer the iPhone. China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier by subscriber accounts,
Date: 19/09/11 Nokia loses place in European blue chip index
Finnish handset maker Nokia Corp. will suffer another blow to its reputation Friday when it drops out of a benchmark index of Europe's biggest stocks because of the sharp fall in its market value in recent months. The company has had a bad year as its inability to compete with rivals in the fast-growing smartphone market has left it losing market share and profitability.
Date: 19/09/11 Obama Signs Patent ‘Reform’ Bill — ‘Crustless Sandwich’ Still Patented
President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday that for the first time in years changes the nation’s patent system. Those reforms, however,
Date: 19/09/11 Ukraine assesses digital progress
Digital TV has yet to take off in Ukraine, with only around 10% of viewers watching in the format. The figure was given by Katerina Kotenko, executive director of the Industrial Television Committee (ITC) and quoted by Mediasat. She added that it has to be decided whether to develop all the possibilities of digital TV at once or gradually.
Date: 19/09/11 Spanish operator ONO enters the race to acquire Telecable
Spanish operator ONO has entered the race to acquire Spanish regional cable operator TeleCable. Cajastur, the savings bank that owns 91.8%, hopes to close the deal before the end of the month. TeleCable operates in the Spanish regions of Asturias and Extremadura.
Date: 19/09/11 Gartner: Gmail is viable alternative to Microsoft Exchange for business
Google's enterprise Gmail offering now presents a viable alternative to Microsoft Exchange Online, according to analyst firm Gartner.
Date: 19/09/11 Government initiative signals major overhaul of ICT curriculum
Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts yesterday announced an industry-funded trial of a new computing curriculum that will be backed up by rigorously assessed GCSEs and A-levels. He made the announcement at the British Science Festival in Bradford. The new GCSE and A-levels will cover computational principles, systemic thinking,
Date: 19/09/11 Increase in demand for private sector IT candidates
There has been a near 40 per cent increase in demand for IT candidates in private companies compared with three years ago. This marks a significant shift away from positions for candidates in the public sector, according to data from consulting firm Metaskil.
Date: 16/09/11 Philippine government automates financial management system
President Benigno Aquino III recently signed Executive Order No. 55, which states the creation of a government integrated financial management information systems (GIFMIS) to provide a more transparent and effective way of monitoring the disbursement and appropriation of public funds.
Date: 16/09/11 US offers US$103 mil grant for rural broadband expansion
The US Department of Agriculture, through its Community Connect Programme, will offer US$103 million for projects aimed at bringing broadband services to rural communities in the country, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced.
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