8th October 2007 Archive

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Primary care trusts offered data analysis service

Support services step up

A new supplier framework could provide primary care trusts with data analysis services. The framework consists of 14 organisations appointed to offer support services to the NHS through a new agreement, known as the Framework for procuring External Support for Commissioners (FESC). The framework, which was announced by the …

IT Channel 8 Oct 08:58
The Misfit Geek and AJAX acceptability

Microsoft strategy explained

If you had any doubts about just how far Ajax has come, you had only take a look at the speakers list for the recent AJAXWorld Conference in Santa Clara, California. Joining the faithful such as Sun Microsystems distinguished engineer and chief technology officer (CTO) Bob Brewin, was the executive responsible for setting …

Software & Security 8 Oct 09:02
Why UML won't save your project

Modelling a badly thought-out project just doesn't help...

The project's been wobbling along for 18 months. A bottle of champagne just went to the tester who logged the one millionth bug in TestDirector (and everybody cheered), the lead programmer looks like a raccoon that's discovered a departed junkie's heroin stash buried beneath a tree, half the programmers have quit, and the …

Software & Security 8 Oct 09:02
Lords to rule on overseas credit card protection

Appeal threatens confidence in e-commerce

A forthcoming decision by the House of Lords could seriously dent confidence in cross-border e-commerce. The Lords have been hearing arguments in the case this week. The Consumer Credit Act allows shoppers to claim refunds from credit card issuers if they encounter problems with goods purchased using a card. Section 75 of …

IT Channel 8 Oct 09:27
SAP splashes out on BO

Updated: €4.8bn buys software firm and strategy change

SAP is offering €4.8bn (£3.3bn) for Business Objects - a strategy change for the German company which usually develops technology inhouse rather than making big purchases. The move is also a boost for the business intelligence market. Business Objects (BO) will continue to function as a separate company, but will share execs …

Software & Security 8 Oct 11:07
MPs call for ID theft czar

October revolution aims to topple cybercrime kingpins

UK politicians are calling for the creation of an identity theft "czar" to lead the fight against the growing form of crime. The Parliamentary All Party Group on Identity Fraud said the role is needed to co-ordinate work by the government, police, and private sector. The committee of MPs also want police to appoint dedicated …

Software & Security 8 Oct 11:10
McDonald's goes McWireless

Extra value Wi-Fry

Proletarian fryhouse McDonald's has announced it will offer free Wi-Fi in its 1,200 UK burger outlets by the end of the year. The move will make McDonald's the country's largest public hotspot provider, and pits it against Starbucks' pay-as-you-go T-Mobile service for high street internet supremacy. It's all part of a …

PC Builder 8 Oct 13:11
VMware makes storage fluid

The point to point upgrade

Fresh off a blockbuster IPO and its user conference, VMware has divulged details around upcoming additions to its flagship software. Out of all the new bits and bobs in ESX Server 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5, customers may find some storage tools most appealing. VMware has crafted a storage replica of its VMotion technology used …

Enterprise 8 Oct 14:53
Government websites invaded by smut and spyware

Redirection ruse used to peddle smut bazaars

A slew of government organisations and corporations are unwittingly helping hackers promote porn sites. Targets as diverse as the Marin County Transportation Authority website in California and the Bank of Ghana have been unwittingly playing host to code that redirects surfers to smut as a result of insecure systems. The …

Software & Security 8 Oct 14:57
Tax man praised for owning up to lost laptop

Encrypted PC passes leak test

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has become the latest organisation to apologise to clients as the result of a lost laptop. A machine containing personal data was stolen from the car of an HMRC staff member last month, the UK tax department confirmed on Monday. The tax worker had been using the laptop for a routine audit of tax …

Software & Security 8 Oct 15:14
Reborn Teradata bets on the unexpected

~~Datawastes~~ Databases are magic

Okay, it's not exactly the slip of the tongue a CEO wants one week after taking his company public. Teradata chief Michael Koehler appeared before close to 4,000 people here at the company's user conference and talked about Teradata's excellence with "datawastes" – er make that databases. Even the cynics at El Reg can forgive …

Enterprise 8 Oct 18:53
Intel asks EC to relax deadline

Needs more time for antitrust response

Intel is asking the European Commission for more time to respond to antitrust charges. Chipzilla was hit with a formal statement of objections by the European regulator in in July. The EC accuses the company of abusing its dominant market position to boot rival AMD out of the European scene. Today was the original deadline …

IT Channel 8 Oct 19:59
ID thieves bring ease of use to trafficking forums

Stolen info translated into German, Albanian and French at no additional cost

As cyber crime goes mainstream, a working knowledge of English is no longer a required skill for identity thieves trafficking in stolen credit card numbers and other personal data. Just ask Matthew Miller, a pharmacist from Pennsylvania, who recently learned miscreants had translated some of his personal details into French …

Software & Security 8 Oct 20:03
Google and IBM push cluster computing on colleges

Program lends gear, curriculum to academia

Google and IBM want their future employees to have large-scale cluster computing chops, so they're investing several million to get them while they're young. The companies are teaming up to promote the study in academia. Their ambition is to lower the cost and logistics of collegial research on parallel computing — a …

Enterprise 8 Oct 22:13
Fujitsu to buy Swedish reseller

Mandator

Fujitsu Services is buying Mandator, the Swedish reseller, for $78m in cash - roughly one times annual revenues. The price, three Swedish crowns per share, represents a 30 per cent premium on Mandator's stock price in the ten days before the offer was announced. The offer is recommended by Mandator's board of directors - …

IT Channel 8 Oct 23:07