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Capita Life & Pensions inks five year application development deal

Outsourcer Capita’s Life & Pensions arm has signed a five-year applications deal with Steria.

Intel vPro security system is hacked

Security researchers said they've found a way to circumvent an Intel vPro security feature used to protect PCs and the programs that they run from tampering.

IBM Rational offers Jazz project collaboration tools

IBM's Rational Software unit Wednesday announced several new applications that provide collaboration, automation and reporting features that take advantage of web 2.0 technology.

A third of UK businesses slam brakes on IT upgrades

Nearly a third of UK companies have put IT upgrades on hold as a result of the recession, according to research.

Intel wants developers to focus on parallel computing

Intel is inviting programmers to develop programs that can take advantage of the parallel computing capabilities on its future multicore processors.

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SOA modelling language to be released

Service oriented architecture Modelling Language, a specification for SOA development, is anticipated for release in the next few months, an Object Management Group official has said.

Google Gmail tests new tool designed to get things done

Google is testing a new Gmail tool designed to get things done dubbed Tasks which appears in a chat-like window.

Google developing Microsoft ActiveX rival

Google has unveiled software that could rival Microsoft’s Active X.

Virtual server sprawl will destroy cost savings says Boeing

Virtual server sprawl could eliminate the cost savings that first attracted organisations to virtualisation, according to the man leading Boeing's virtualisation drive.

IT departments ‘confident’ of project delivery next year

Nearly seven in 10 IT departments are confident they will deliver their IT projects next year, in spite of the risks of budget cuts.

US e-commerce sites falter under holiday pressure

The e-commerce sites of some of the largest US retailers hit problems over last weekend’s Thanksgiving holiday.

CIOs will guide firms through recession

Businesses are turning to their chief information officers for help during the recession, according to a new report.

Parallels CEO defends virtualisation upgrade

Parallels CEO has defended the recent upgrade of his company's Mac virtualisation software and complained that a small but vocal batch of users was responsible for the negative feedback that the product has received.

Google launches voice search for iPhone

Google has added voice capabilities to its search application for the iPhone.

Adobe enhances tools for UI development

Adobe Systems is updating its Flash platform with new tools for building user interfaces for Web and enterprise applications.

Microsoft Windows Live Search releases new API

Microsoft yesterday unveiled a revamped Live Search API.

Forrester: This tech recession will be different

The technology sector is facing a recession, but it will be different to the dot com crash, according to Forrester founder George Colony.

Microsoft BizSpark offers free software to start ups

Microsoft is giving away free software to early-stage web start-up companies as part of a worldwide program called BizSpark.

CERN makes progress on giant physics project

CERN's Large Hadron Collider project now has an uptime of almost 100 percent, thanks to a successful deployment of its Technical Infrastructure Monitoring (TIM) System.

Google releases three Google Apps plug-ins

Google is beefing up its enterprise strategy with Labs for Google Apps, features that Google Apps administrators can download and plug into their domains, quickly extending the collaboration suite's core capabilities.

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