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Ellison, Phillips, McDermott to take stand in Oracle-SAP retrial

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Chris Kanaracus — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:49:00 GMT

During the upcoming retrial of Oracle's corporate-theft lawsuit against SAP, the companies plan to call a star-studded array of tech executives as witnesses including CEO Larry Ellison, former Oracle co-president and current Infor CEO Charles Phillips and SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott, according to court documents filed Thursday.

Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Loek Essers — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:37:00 GMT

More than 95 percent of over 600 SAP systems tested by security firm Onapsis were vulnerable to espionage, sabotage and fraud, mainly because patches had not been applied, according to a researcher.

Proposed New York Legislation Would Ban Anonymous Online Comments

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Sarah Jacobsson Purewal — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:51:00 GMT

Online anonymity is once again under attack. This time, it comes from the New York state Senate floor, where is bill is aiming to cut down on cyberbullying, protect small businesses, and -naturally - protect politicians from anonymous attacks during campaign season.

SpaceX Dragon flies by space station

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Sharon Gaudin — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:27:00 GMT

The first U.S. commercial spacecraft to head for the International Space Station made its first fly-by of the orbiter this morning and now is undergoing a series of pre-rendezvous tests.

Are CEOs getting the social media thing?

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Michael Cooney — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:33:00 GMT

IBM says a study it did of some 1,700 Chief Executive Officers worldwide found that many indeed - or should be -- grasping social media as a key enabler of collaboration and innovation.

Confidential data: Delete it or eat it, say security experts

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Taylor Armerding — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:21:00 GMT

Hoarding sensitive information is easy and inexpensive, but as the collected information grows, so do the risks

Research Universities Secure $200M for Community Broadband

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Kenneth Corbin — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:21:00 GMT

Plan to bring ultra-fast gigabit broadband to universities and surrounding communities moves forward with partnership between Gig.U consortium and Gigabit Squared.

NASA and cybersecurity: Ground control to Major Tom?

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Antone Gonsalves — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT

Latest claimed attack by Iranian students piles on to 47 attacks in fiscal year 2011, with 13 compromising the agency's computers

Box to beef up IT administration features of cloud content management software

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Juan Carlos Perez — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Box will start letting customers test a new set of IT administration controls for its cloud-hosted enterprise collaboration and content management software on Thursday.

De Vere hotels consolidate online brands through private cloud

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:06:00 GMT

The De Vere hotel group has created a private cloud architecture to help consolidate its online brands.

Spotify deploys Salesforce Rypple for social enterprise

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Sophie Curtis — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:36:00 GMT

Digital music service Spotify is using employee performance management software from Salesforce.com to drive engagement within the company and make giving feedback more social.

Google to offer mapping and other software in Syria

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (John Ribeiro — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:46:00 GMT

Google is now allowed under U.S. export control rules to offer downloads in Syria of its mapping software Google Earth, photo sharing software Picasa, and its Chrome browser, it said Wednesday.

McLaren CIO uses SAP's HANA to scale back on ‘expensive PhDs’

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:10:00 GMT

McLaren CIO Stuart Birrell has said that he is using SAP’s in-memory HANA technology to try and scale back on using “expensive PhD” skills within the group’s Formula 1 teams.

Government cracks down on IT contractor pay

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:10:00 GMT

The government has announced plans to tighten its rules on ‘off payroll’ positions in the public sector, to weed out possible tax avoidance cases, which will have a significant impact on IT contractors.

Yahoo Axis syncs browsing between iOS and desktop

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Lex Friedman — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:34:00 GMT

Yahoo is rolling out Axis, a new searching and browsing tool that syncs between your Web browser of choice and your iOS devices.

Panel: Future CIOs will have careers blending non-tech roles with traditional IT duties

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Fred O'Connor — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:35:00 GMT

Next-generation CIOs will have to consider how technology affects other corporate departments as well as handle traditional IT management functions, especially those accompanying mobile device management and greater data analysis, according to panelists who spoke at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Wolfram expands into system modeling

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Joab Jackson — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:04:00 GMT

Expanding beyond its scientific and engineering number-crunching software, Mathematica maker Wolfram Research released a desktop application for full-scale system modeling and simulation, the company announced Wednesday.

Obama orders agencies to optimize Web content for mobile

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:06:00 GMT

U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered all major government agencies to make two key services available on mobile phones within a year, in an effort to embrace a growing trend toward Web surfing on mobile devices.

Cloudforce: News International trusts customer data to the cloud

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Sophie Curtis — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:38:00 GMT

Newspaper publisher News International is using cloud-based solutions from Salesforce.com. CloudSense and Zuora to fulfil product orders, monitor customer preferences and process payments.

Government is at a crossroads, former CIO John Suffolk warns

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:38:00 GMT

Former government CIO John Suffolk has responded to the retirement of influential civil servant Ian Watmore by claiming that the current government is "at a crossroads".

Apple wins 23 new patents, covers Aperture, GarageBand

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Ashleigh Allsopp — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:31:00 GMT

Apple has been granted 23 new patents, covering Aperture, GarageBand and more. Apple has been granted 23 new patents, covering Aperture, GarageBand and more.

Shareholders sue Facebook, Zuckerberg, Morgan Stanley

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Sharon Gaudin — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:25:00 GMT

Less than a week after Facebook's initial public offering, the social networking firm's new shareholders Wednesday filed a class action lawsuit against the company, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Morgan Stanley.

TfL: NFC contactless payments will not be ready before Olympic Games

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:14:00 GMT

Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that it will not have completed a full roll-out of its near field communication (NFC) contactless payment system ahead of the London Olympic Games this summer.

Obama orders agencies to optimize Web content for mobile

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:58:00 GMT

Groups launch gigabit-per-second broadband project

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:48:00 GMT

An Ohio startup company has raised US$200 million to fund gigabit-per-second broadband projects in six university communities across the U.S., the company announced Wednesday.