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Fujitsu wins £25 million contract to overhaul IT systems for Northern Ireland library network
Fujitsu has been awarded a £25 million contract to provide managed services to the single Public Service Library in Northern Ireland, as part of a ‘significant’ investment in modernising services. read more »
NASA launches new nanosatellites: Android smartphones
Googles HTC Nexus One phones are sending pics, messages from Earth orbit read more »
Judge rejects FBI's bid to hack computer of suspect in attempted cyberheist
Warrant request too broad, fails to meet 4th amendment standards read more »
Windows Blue won't solve all Microsoft's problems, analysts say
Drumbeat of leaks leads to high expectations for upgrade, but pricing, form factor and apps need attention, too read more »
Windows tablets no more than 'niche' player in Q1, research firm says
Microsoft's puny 7.4% share is the result of user confusion, shortage of apps, pricing issues and limited distribution, says Strategy Analytics read more »
Smart glass market could hit 9.4M shipments by 2016
Shipments of smart glasses will start to soar in 2014, when Google Glass is due for release, research firm says read more »
Apple's WWDC sells out in under 3 minutes
Record speed for the company's annual developers conference read more »
Government can reap benefits of IT commoditisation by embracing open source
Head of IT reform at Cabinet Office advocates wider acceptance of open source to improve customer power read more »
Eskom to finance 1,000 IT graduates in South Africa to achieve business goals
Electricity company claims this is essential for its IT ecosystem read more »
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One weakness of the current CloudStore is that it is difficult to benchmark compare prices given the different metrics each vendor prices by.G-Cloud iii – Is the framework getting any better?
For Microsoft to "suppress" it's HP paid study claiming a savings of €40 million if Munich stayed with them is an insult to the intelligence of an orangutangMicrosoft refuses to release study challenging Munich Linux success
Pity Ofcom can't be persuaded to take the same view. They confirmed to me in November 2011: "Despite its popularity, broadband is not regarded as an essential service."Internet connection crucial to everyday life, German federal court rules
Big surprise, Microsoft/HP study finds it's cheaper to use their product. The freedom gained by moving away from Microsoft is priceless.Microsoft refuses to release study challenging Munich Linux success
Don't the Microsoft boneheads realise that by not releasing the results of the study, they only lend credence and validity to the very point they're trying to refute?Microsoft refuses to release study challenging Munich Linux success
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Germany fines Google after Street View cars gather personal data
Accidental breach of rules lowers fine says data protection chief read more »
Cyberattackers target drones with malware
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Nationwide Building Society hit by online banking outage
Customers unable to access online or mobile accounts on Tuesday read more »
Flybe unconvinced by benefits of SAP HANA, opts for QlikView
The European airline claims that the in-memory tool was too expensive read more »
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