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Government IT austerity is jeopardising healthcare, says Ovum
Government austerity measures are jeopardising urgent reforms in healthcare IT systems, according to Ovum. The analyst firm said the installation of...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/08/242656/government-it-austerity-is-jeopardising-healthcare-says-ovum.htm
Chatter trumps e-mail for business, says Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is planning to rid the corporate world of email by using social media to improve collaboration.
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/08/242655/chatter-trumps-e-mail-for-business-says-salesforce.com.htm
Salesforce.com launches Chatter Mobile apps for Apple, Android and Blackberry
Cloud computing company Salesforce.com has launched mobile apps for its enterprise social network, Chatter, on Apple, Google Android and RIM Blackberry devices.
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/08/242654/salesforce.com-launches-chatter-mobile-apps-for-apple-android-and-blackberry.htm
Microsoft warns of new browser-specific scareware
Microsoft is warning of a new type of scareware that uses bogus virus scans to scare people into buying fake anti-virus software.
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/08/242653/microsoft-warns-of-new-browser-specific-scareware.htm
Vodafone gets £4.3bn for its China Mobile stake
Mobile network operator Vodafone has confirmed that it is to sell its entire 3.2% interest in China Mobile for £4.3bn in cash
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/08/242652/vodafone-gets-4.3bn-for-its-china-mobile-stake.htm
HP sues Mark Hurd over move to Oracle
HP has filed a lawsuit against its former chief executive, Mark Hurd, which seeks monetary damages and assurances that HP's secrets are safe.
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/08/242651/hp-sues-mark-hurd-over-move-to-oracle.htm
SAS A2010 conference: Data explosion teases information away from analysts
Data analytics used to be a job for data miners, statisticians and forecasters who made information accessible to all business users. Now data analytics specialist SAS's strategy aims to bring analyti
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/08/242647/sas-a2010-conference-data-explosion-teases-information-away-from-analysts.htm
Geospatial IT saves councils £230m
Geospatial technology saved councils £230m and boosted GDP by around £323m in England and Wales in 2009, according to a report.
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/08/242648/geospatial-it-saves-councils-230m.htm
Can Mark Hurd make a success of Oracle?
Having resigned from HP as CEO, Mark Hurd is now heading to Oracle. The move could boost Oracle's position as a hardware supplier. How will Hurd change Oracle?
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/08/242646/can-mark-hurd-make-a-success-of-oracle.htm
Welsh village gets broadband for 10% of BT quote
Rutland Telecom is to supply a 40Mbps fibre-based broadband service for £50,000 to about 80 homes in the Welsh village of Erbistock...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/07/242649/welsh-village-gets-broadband-for-10-of-bt-quote.htm