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News from Computer Weekly

UK businesses spend thousands on e-mail recovery

Medium-sized businesses can incur costs of thousands of pounds per year for e-mail recovery, according to Kroll Ontrack, the data management firm. The... 
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Leak reveals Windows 7 'family pack' licensing plan

Microsoft plans to release a "family pack" version of its Windows 7 operating system. Family pack versions of Windows 7 can be installed... 
Published 03/07/2009 more >>

Gary McKinnon's mother meets PM's wife

Janis Sharp, the mother of Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon has had tea with the Prime Minister's wife Sarah Brown today, to discuss the plight of her son. 
Published 03/07/2009 more >>

Twitter spurs Bing and Facebook real-time initiatives

Microsoft and Facebook have both announced initiatives in response to pressure from Twitter to provide real-time updates online.  
Published 03/07/2009 more >>

Microsoft extends government deal after public bodies fail to sign up

Microsoft has extended the duration of a software licencing offer it made to the UK public sector, after government organisations failed to buy enough software licences. 
Published 03/07/2009 more >>

Apple races to fix iPhone security flaw

Apple is working on a security patch for the iPhone to fix a vulnerability that could be exploited by cybercriminals. 
Published 03/07/2009 more >>

EU anti-trust authorities scrutinise Oracle-Sun deal

Oracle's plans to buy Sun Microsystems are likely to be referred to the European Union anti-trust authorities, it has emerged. 
Published 03/07/2009 more >>

Greenpeace points finger at big IT firms

Too many big companies have been slow to do their bit to tackle the world's environmental problems. 
Published 03/07/2009 more >>

Michael Jackson “secret songs” e-mail poison, says Sophos

An e-mail claiming to contain a link to "secret songs and photos" of Michael Jackson is one of the latest malware spam attacks to exploit the singer's death, says security firm Sophos.  
Published 03/07/2009 more >>

US online advertisers scramble to avoid new privacy legislation

The US advertising industry has drawn up guidelines for online advertising in an attempt to avoid legislative action over controversial behavioural targeting... 
Published 03/07/2009 more >>

Top Business Issues

Platform change?

Evaluation Centre's overview of the security software, IT infrastructure and business continuity market

...The current economic climate is challenging most organisations, and this in turn has an impact on the IT department and its budgets. The pressure is on to do more with less, cut costs, become greener and deliver more flexible and agile services to the business.

Against this backdrop, companies are looking to IT to help them cut unnecessary costs and make the business as efficient and effective as possible to meet any downturn in their market.

It is more imperative than ever, therefore, that organisations continually re-evaluate their IT infrastructure so that it provides the right foundation to deliver the necessary services required by the business.

Our latest survey shows that the majority of companies (77%) appreciate the need to have a comprehensive management strategy for developing their IT infrastructure – though this still leaves 21% who are working on a less formal basis.

We asked respondents to rank the key concerns they face with their IT infrastructure on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 equals ‘not important’ and 5 equals ‘very important’.

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New Strategic Briefings

Room for a (new) view

Managing IT service delivery shouldn't be hard, so why is it notoriously difficult to achieve? Richard Williams and Gordon Miller of Procertis say IT departments need to take a different perspective.
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Virtualisation workshop, 7 July London

Virtualisation promises many advantages – more efficient use of hardware, lower power consumption, reduced physical space requirements, lower cost of ownership and more efficient IT administration. These are all attractive benefits, but virtualisation also comes with real challenges for the organisation. To register, click below.
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Targeting security staff

Piers Wilson of Siemens Enterprise Communications proposes the best way to structure the pay and performance of security staff.
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‘Security from risk to treatment’ workshop, 8 July London

Increasingly, security is important to those individuals – your customers, suppliers, employees – seeking assurances of privacy and anonymity, and to both governments and commercial organisations seeking assurances of legitimacy, accuracy and control. This intensive workshop delivers a pragmatic framework for risk management that keeps you up-to-date with standards, best practice and compliance whilst making sure the focus remains squarely on your business or service objectives. To register, click below.
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Future of the desktop

The desktop is a major area of investment and change for corporate technology users. Nick Martin and Rhys Sharp of SCC explain how you can keep this area up-to-date while still cutting costs.
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