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Alcatel-Lucent launches service to improve mobile network performance

Alcatel-Lucent will launch a new managed service to help mobile operators cope with overloaded networks and keep their subscribers happy. read more »

Subsea 7 extends IT outsourcing contract after merger

Getronics will now support 8,000 users following Subsea 7's merger with Acergy read more »

SAP president claims €1bn worth of in-memory business in the pipeline

Robert Enslin said that interest in SAP's HANA is particularly strong in China and Japan read more »

Amazon load balancers designed to be simpler to use after console upgrade

Company has also expanded support for IPv6 to more parts of its cloud read more »

Vodafone blames difficult economic environment for 12.7% profit drop

Data revenue, emerging markets and asset sales help boost revenue read more »

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Yahoo CEO scandal

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Embattled Yahoo director Patti Hart is stepping down

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson apologises for scandal, admits nothing

Yahoo forms committee to investigate hiring of CEO Scott Thompson

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Are financial IT systems ready for a Greek euro exit?

With Greece's exit from the eurozone looking increasingly likely, financial experts around the world are speculating about the effect this will have on the global economy. Some say that the contagion could spread to Spain and Italy, banks that have lent money to Greece could suffer catastrophic losses, and the entire European monetary project could crumble. read more »

How to avoid five common email management mistakes

Develop and implement your own action plan to avoid these pitfalls read more »

Social networking security in the workplace

Educating employees on the acceptable use of social media, and having a security strategy and policies in place are essential to containing the risks read more »

Five secrets your cloud provider won’t tell you about multi-tenancy (and how to overcome them)

Where do cloud providers fall short and what can the IT manager do to mitigate risks for their organisation? read more »

Cloud, continuous improvement and BPM

The need for business process management has never been greater read more »

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The language that SAS developed is a unique product, it should be protected by copyright. Only licensed users should have the possibility to use it Programming languages not copyrightable, rules highest EU court

What is the connection between the CIO and computers? If you get rid of the CIO the computers won't stop working, would they? CIOs dismissed as techies without business savvy by CEOs

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SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions address cost and speed of deployments

Fancy saving 20 percent-plus on your enterpise apps implementation?read more »

BSA Piracy Study: Mere Shadow Boxing?

So, once again, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) has come out with its annual report on software piracy around the world, entitled "Shadow Market" [.pdf]. And, once again, it makes all the same methodological mistakes - it's almost as if...read more »

Should profit determine what computing our children learn at school?

Creating next generation coders and innovators needs long-term strategiesread more »

Software licences: Why complexity, not deliberate piracy, is the issue

It is easy to call for heavier penalties, but harder to help enterprises manage their licensesread more »

Agile adoption is a trip down the cone of uncertainty

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