http://www.computerweekly.comIT news headlines from ComputerWeekly.com.en-gbFri, 30 Jul 2010 16:41:31 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242192/profits-climb-at-capgemini.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242192/profits-climb-at-capgemini.htm Capgemini reported a fall in sales of 3.8% to €4.2bn in the first six months of 2010, compared with the same period...Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:41:31 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242190/difference-engine-completes-first-phase.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242190/difference-engine-completes-first-phase.htmThe UK tech incubator set up last year to transform technology ideas into businesses has completed its first intake with investments already being made into the companies that have emerged.Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:11:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242189/microsoft-licenses-security-technology-from-cryptography-research.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242189/microsoft-licenses-security-technology-from-cryptography-research.htm Microsoft has entered a licence agreement to use security technology from Cryptography Research to protect against...Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:50:21 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242188/hsbc-saves-1m-in-energy-costs-by-turning-off-computers.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242188/hsbc-saves-1m-in-energy-costs-by-turning-off-computers.htmHSBC has saved more than $1m in energy costs after rolling out technology that shuts down 300,000 PCs during evenings and weekends.Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:35:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242187/rimini-street-expands-uk-operations.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242187/rimini-street-expands-uk-operations.htmUK businesses are increasingly joining their North American peers in switching to third-party technical support to cut costs of owning big-ticket enterprise software.Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:24:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242186/sta-travel-signs-azzurri-for-global-wide-area-network.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242186/sta-travel-signs-azzurri-for-global-wide-area-network.htm STA Travel has awarded service provider Azzurri...Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:59:35 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242185/uk-is-largest-spender-on-utilities-industry-it.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242185/uk-is-largest-spender-on-utilities-industry-it.htm The UK spends more on utilities IT than any other Western European country, according to research by IDC Energy Insight. The report, covering market...Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:56:38 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242182/lunchtime-surfers-put-strain-on-company-bandwidth.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242182/lunchtime-surfers-put-strain-on-company-bandwidth.htm Heavy internet usage during...Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:34:58 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242181/it-suppliers-back-coalition-governments-it-strategy.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242181/it-suppliers-back-coalition-governments-it-strategy.htm The IT industry largely supports the new coalition government's IT strategy - including cost cutting, claims a report by analyst firm TechMarketView. Based...Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:32:07 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242180/prepare-for-dip-in-it-jobs-market-warns-recruitment-specialist.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242180/prepare-for-dip-in-it-jobs-market-warns-recruitment-specialist.htm The IT jobs market is heading for a dip following recent unprecedented growth in vacancies in the financial...Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:28:56 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242179/tech-start-up-community-thrives-in-scotland.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242179/tech-start-up-community-thrives-in-scotland.htm A high turnout of IT SMEs is expected to attend Scotland's first Startup Weekend in Glasgow next month. The...Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:24:12 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242178/google-is-top-malware-distributor-among-search-engines-report-reveals.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242178/google-is-top-malware-distributor-among-search-engines-report-reveals.htm Google turns out more than twice as much malware as Bing, Twitter and Yahoo combined, according to the Barracuda Labs 2010...Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:58:59 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242183/intel-shows-silicon-laser-chip-for-50gbits-links.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242183/intel-shows-silicon-laser-chip-for-50gbits-links.htmIntel has stepped up its interest in using optical fibres for high speed interconnects in processor-based systems. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:32:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242177/uk-largely-missing-from-state-of-the-internet-reports.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242177/uk-largely-missing-from-state-of-the-internet-reports.htmThe UK barely rates on content distributor Akamai's "state of the internet" report, despite successive governments' pledges to "digitise" Britain.Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:18:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242176/steria-profits-rise.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242176/steria-profits-rise.htm French IT service provider Steria announced an increase in sales and profits for the first six months of this year...Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:56:53 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242175/black-hat-gsm-hacking-tools-now-available.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242175/black-hat-gsm-hacking-tools-now-available.htmSecurity researcher Karsten Nohl has unveiled a suite of tools at the Black Hat hacker convention that hackers can use to listen to GSM mobile phone calls.Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:53:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242174/oracle-clears-the-air-on-opensolaris-but-sparc-future-looks-dim.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242174/oracle-clears-the-air-on-opensolaris-but-sparc-future-looks-dim.htmOracle has finally made its plans for the OpenSolaris Unix operating system known after months of keeping users in the dark. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:37:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242172/google-extends-functionality-of-location-aware-mobile-ads.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242172/google-extends-functionality-of-location-aware-mobile-ads.htmGoogle has announced extended functionality of location aware mobile ads.Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:17:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242170/could-firecontrol-be-the-next-it-project-to-go.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242170/could-firecontrol-be-the-next-it-project-to-go.htmThe government has spent the last couple of months casting a critical eye over large-scale IT projects, and it's looking increasingly likely that FiReControl could be next to be hit.Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:56:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242169/millions-download-suspicious-android-wallpaper.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242169/millions-download-suspicious-android-wallpaper.htmUp to 4.6 million users of the Android smartphone operating system have downloaded a suspicious wallpaper app that collects and transmits user data to a site in ChinaFri, 30 Jul 2010 09:33:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242168/will-bt-be-the-big-winner-from-spectrum-auction.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242168/will-bt-be-the-big-winner-from-spectrum-auction.htmCommunications minister Ed Vaizey has set the end of 2011 as the closing date for the auction of so-called 4G spectrum. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:26:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242167/oracle-accused-of-defrauding-us-federal-government.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242167/oracle-accused-of-defrauding-us-federal-government.htmThe US Department of Justice has filed a civil suit in a federal court against Oracle, accusing the company of defrauding the federal government by overcharging for software.Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:54:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242166/facebook-list-highlights-need-for-education-and-responsibility-say-security-experts.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242166/facebook-list-highlights-need-for-education-and-responsibility-say-security-experts.htmPrivacy groups are up in arms about the publication of a list of more than 100 million Facebook users, containing their names, unique IDs and links to their Facebook profiles.Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:50:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242165/uk-business-outsourcing-spending-plummets.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/242165/uk-business-outsourcing-spending-plummets.htmCommercial outsourcing spend in the UK plummeted during the first half of 2010, according to research. A total of €3bn was spent on private sector...Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:46:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242164/organisations-fail-to-address-cross-site-scriping-attacks.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242164/organisations-fail-to-address-cross-site-scriping-attacks.htmMore websites are vulnerable to hackers than a year ago, with security now a concern across all sectors.Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:04:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242162/apple-iphone-jailbreaking-is-okay-under-eu-law.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242162/apple-iphone-jailbreaking-is-okay-under-eu-law.htmJailbreaking Apple iPhones to bypass code aimed at limiting the applications and carriers owners can use is unlikely to violate EU copyright laws, say legal experts.Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:46:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242158/cyberchallenge-aims-to-lure-in-new-talent.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242158/cyberchallenge-aims-to-lure-in-new-talent.htmThe UK has launched a national cybersecurity challenge to attract new talent to the information security industry, but is a series of competitions going to do the trick?Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:15:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242157/online-sales-outstripping-retailer-web-technology.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242157/online-sales-outstripping-retailer-web-technology.htmOutdated technology is affecting retailers' websites, according to analyst Ovum.Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:11:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242156/virgin-media-posts-record-sales-for-second-quarter-2010.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242156/virgin-media-posts-record-sales-for-second-quarter-2010.htm Telecoms firm has reported record growth for the second quarter, with sales increasing 7.1% between April and June this yearThu, 29 Jul 2010 13:51:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242155/peerindex-launches-as-authority-ranking-platform.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242155/peerindex-launches-as-authority-ranking-platform.htm The first platform for recognising authority on the web, PeerIndex has launched, attempting to rank web users according to their...Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:37:36 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242154/department-of-energy-spends-300000-to-boost-google-ranking.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242154/department-of-energy-spends-300000-to-boost-google-ranking.htm The Department of Energy and Climate Change spent more than £300,000 on artificially boosting its Google rankings in the last financial year, according to...Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:07:03 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242153/cost-cutting-boosts-bts-profits.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242153/cost-cutting-boosts-bts-profits.htm Despite falling revenue, BT saw its profits climb to £375m for the first three months to 30 June, up 38 % compared to the same period last year. The...Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:04:08 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242152/trinity-mirror-cuts-costs-and-boosts-profits-with-it.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242152/trinity-mirror-cuts-costs-and-boosts-profits-with-it.htm Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror...Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:01:02 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242151/london-stock-exchange-cto-robin-paine-leaves.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242151/london-stock-exchange-cto-robin-paine-leaves.htmRobin Paine is leaving the role of CTO at the London Stock Exchange after five years in the post.Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:48:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242150/google-debuts-apps-for-us-government.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242150/google-debuts-apps-for-us-government.htmGoogle has announced an edition of Google Apps designed for the US government. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:12:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242138/cardiff-university-invests-1m-in-infrastructure-upgrade.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242138/cardiff-university-invests-1m-in-infrastructure-upgrade.htm Cardiff University has invested £1m in its IT network as part of an ongoing upgrade to its infrastructure. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:08:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242146/metro-bank-launches-today-running-off-the-shelf-software.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242146/metro-bank-launches-today-running-off-the-shelf-software.htm Metro Bank starts operations today, underpinned...Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:07:53 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242144/sap-too-slow-to-cloud-say-users.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242144/sap-too-slow-to-cloud-say-users.htmNearly two-thirds of SAP users plan to use SAP's cloud-based offering in future, but 73% believe SAP has been slow in bringing them to market, a survey reveals.Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:57:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242143/fujitsu-addresses-governments-20-cut-challenge.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242143/fujitsu-addresses-governments-20-cut-challenge.htmRoger Gilbert took over as CEO of Fujitsu UK & Ireland in April 2009. Since then the parent company has largely merged its UK operations with Fujitsu Telecommunications, bought out German electrical engineering firm Siemens's share of Fujitsu Siemens and restructured its products and services to compete more vigorously as a global supplier of cloud-based and managed services.Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:44:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242142/black-hat-2010-open-source-tool-finds-web-applications.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242142/black-hat-2010-open-source-tool-finds-web-applications.htmSecurity firm Qualys has launched an open source, web-application fingerprinting engine to identify application and plug-in versions.Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:10:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242141/blackberry-faces-ban-in-india.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242141/blackberry-faces-ban-in-india.htm Research In Motion's Blackberry service may be banned in India if the company does not resolve government concerns over security.Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:48:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242140/adobe-to-acquire-web-software-maker-for-240m.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242140/adobe-to-acquire-web-software-maker-for-240m.htmAdobe Systems has agreed to buy Switzerland-based Day Software Holding in a deal worth $240m.Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:45:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242139/csa-launches-security-certification-for-cloud-computing.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242139/csa-launches-security-certification-for-cloud-computing.htmThe Cloud Security Alliance has unveiled the industry's first user certification programme for secure cloud computing. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:42:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242137/government-launches-website-of-uk-legislation.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242137/government-launches-website-of-uk-legislation.htmThe government has launched a website to provide public access to UK legislation dating back to 1267. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:04:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242136/smartphone-sales-boost-carphone-warehouse-revenue.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/29/242136/smartphone-sales-boost-carphone-warehouse-revenue.htmCarphone Warehouse has benefited from a surge in smartphones sales. The devices helped lift revenue at the retailer's European stores by 3.7%...Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:56:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/28/242135/black-hat-2010-microsoft-releases-free-security-tool-for-older-platforms.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/28/242135/black-hat-2010-microsoft-releases-free-security-tool-for-older-platforms.htmMicrosoft has released a free tool to bring newer security protections to older platforms and applications.Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/28/242134/black-hat-2010-microsoft-calls-for-co-ordinated-vulnerability-disclosure.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/28/242134/black-hat-2010-microsoft-calls-for-co-ordinated-vulnerability-disclosure.htmMicrosoft has called on the IT community to move to co-ordinated vulnerability disclosure at the BlackHat USA 2010 security conference in Las Vegas.Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:33:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/28/242133/black-hat-2010-adobe-joins-mapp-early-warning-programme.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/28/242133/black-hat-2010-adobe-joins-mapp-early-warning-programme.htmMicrosoft is to extend its active protections programme (MAPP) to include vulnerability sharing from Adobe Systems. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:24:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/28/242132/atos-origin-triples-profits-in-first-half-of-2010.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/28/242132/atos-origin-triples-profits-in-first-half-of-2010.htm IT service provider Atos Origin has more than tripled profits despite a dip in sales in the first half...Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:10:54 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/28/242130/consumer-confidence-is-top-security-concern-for-it-managers.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/28/242130/consumer-confidence-is-top-security-concern-for-it-managers.htm UK IT managers worry more about their customers' security fears than direct threats to their websites, such as phishing, identity theft or site spoofing...Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:11:00 GMT