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Massive Layoffs at HP Make for IT Outsourcing Identity Crisis

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Stephanie Overby — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:14:00 GMT

It's been more than three years since HP acquired IT services provider EDS, and the long-term direction of its bigger--if not better--outsourcing business is no more clear than it was on the day the deal closed.

About 4.5 million Catholic school students to get Office 365

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Juan Carlos Perez — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:55:00 GMT

About 4.5 million Catholic school students will get access to Microsoft's Office 365 cloud e-mail and collaboration suite as part of a 3-year deal the software vendor struck with the Catholic International Education Office (OIEC).

Watch every Steve Jobs 'One more thing'

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Ashleigh Allsopp — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:27:00 GMT

Steve Jobs was famous for his “One more thing” moments at keynote presentations, and now you can watch them all in one place.

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.

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

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.

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.

Synology DiskStation DS412 review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Andrew Harrison — Thu, 24 May 2012 07:30:00 GMT

The Synology DiskStation DS412 is compact but powerful four-bay NAS drive with sophisticated features and services, while still remaining accessible to non-specialists.

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.

QNAP TS-419P II review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Andrew Harrison — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:30:00 GMT

QNAP's latest four-bay NAS drive is the QNAP TS-419P II, a sturdy metal unit with powerful software features and a 2.0GHz ARM processor.

'Clueless' boards risk lawsuits, threaten national security

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Taylor Armerding — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:44:00 GMT

Energy/utilities sector ranks last on four of the best practices for cybersecurity, report exposes

Intel launches cloud-based single sign-on service

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Antone Gonsalves — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:42:00 GMT

Listed on AppExchange, Cloud SSO has been tightly integrated with Salesforce.com applications

Foxconn to build new Apple production line in China

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Ashleigh Allsopp — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:13:00 GMT

Apple supplier Foxconn is investing $210 million (£133m) to build a new factory in China, which will house an Apple production line.

Facebook and physicians: Not good medicine

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Lucas Mearian — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:09:00 GMT

Physicians who use social networks to share clinical experiences risk violating patient privacy. A niche industry of private social network providers has cropped up to address the desire to communicate.

Subsea 7 extends IT outsourcing contract after merger

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen — Wed, 23 May 2012 06:07:00 GMT

Subsea 7, a global seabed-to-surface engineering and construction company, has extended an IT outsourcing agreement following its merger with Acergy last year.

Subsea 7 extends IT outsourcing contract after merger

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen — Wed, 23 May 2012 06:07:00 GMT

Subsea 7, a global seabed-to-surface engineering and construction company, has extended an IT outsourcing agreement following its merger with Acergy last year.

How to Design a Successful RACI Project Plan

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Bob Kantor — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:28:00 GMT

Having managed and rescued dozens of projects, and helped others do so, I've noted that there is always one critical success factor (CSF) that has either been effectively addressed or missed/messed up.

Microsoft beats data-sorting record with new approach

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Joab Jackson — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:56:00 GMT

Besting a record set by Yahoo in 2009, the research arm of Microsoft have deployed a new technique for quickly sorting large amounts of data, called Flat Datacenter Storage (FDS).

Debra Benton explains the art of the virtual handshake

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Nancy Weil — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:03:00 GMT

Over the last couple of years whenever she gives a speech, executive coach and business consultant Debra Benton has found that the first questions she's asked afterward are "how do I do this on the telephone?" and "how do I do this online?"

Banking malware monitors victims by hijacking webcams and microphones, researchers say

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Lucian Constantin — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:07:00 GMT

A new variant of SpyEye malware allows cybercriminals to monitor potential bank fraud victims by hijacking their webcams and microphones, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab.

SAP puts its HANA in-memory database in the spotlight

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Chris Kanaracus — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:54:00 GMT

Due to incorrect information provided by the vendor, the story "SAP puts its HANA in-memory database in the spotlight," posted to the wire on May 16, contained an improper characterization of the hardware used in a database cluster set up by SAP.

New White House cybersecurity chief largely an unknown

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Taylor Armerding — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:29:00 GMT

Former OMB intelligence chief Michael Daniel will take over as the debate over CISPA, for example, heats up