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Ex-TSA worker allegedly sabotaged computer containing terrorist data

A former Transport Security Administration analyst has been indicted with trying to sabotage a computer that contained a database for screening potential terrorists who may be trying to fly in the US.

Morrison boosts IT investment by £200 million

Morrison boosts IT investment by £200 million

WM Morrison is planning to invest a further £200 million in rejuvenating its IT systems over the next three years.

Oracle to embed Flash storage in Exadata machines

The second iteration of Oracle's Exadata database engine will feature flash storage embedded within the server machine, eliminating the need to source data from storage disks and cutting query processing time significantly, a company executive revealed.

Travis Perkins boosts data quality

Construction industry supplier Travis Perkins Group has signed a three-year contract with DataFlux to optimise its product database.

London GPs helping patients opt out of huge NHS database

London GPs helping patients opt out of huge NHS database

GPs in London are helping patients to opt out of digital care records, in a move that could present a major threat to the central part of the £12.7 billion National Programme for IT.

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Severn Trent Water to implement data archiving system

Severn Trent Water to implement data archiving system

Severn Trent Water has signed a contract with software company Macro 4 for the implementation of a document and data archiving system.

Citi: How we cut £900m from technology costs

Citi: How we cut £900m from technology costs

Citi has eliminated $1.42 billion (£904 million) from technology and communications costs over eighteen months, through dramatic changes to servers and storage, better system integration and processes, and the elimination of legacy software.

Winter Olympics IT ‘ready to go’

Winter Olympics IT ‘ready to go’

The technology supporting this month’s Winter Olympics in Vancouver is “in place” and ready to go, according to supplier Atos Origin.

Oracle rushes WebLogic fix

Oracle has rushed out a patch for its WebLogic application server, two weeks after a Russian security researcher posted details of the vulnerability.

Sun CEO Schwartz resigns on Twitter

Jonathan Schwartz announced his resignation as CEO of Sun Microsystems in a message sent via Twitter early Thursday.

Oracle 11g vulnerable to zero-day hack

Oracle 11g vulnerable to zero-day hack

Zero-day vulnerabilities in Oracle 11g could allow the database to be exploited by hackers according to a leading security researcher.

SAP hits setback in Oracle suit

Oracle has won a battle regarding the way damages can be calculated in its intellectual property lawsuit against SAP, according to a ruling filed 28 January in US District Court for the Northern District of California.

McDonald’s serves up five year outsourcing renewal

McDonald’s serves up five year outsourcing renewal

McDonald’s has signed a five year extension to its global IT outsourcing agreement with Affiliated Computer Services.

Warning: New tax system sends out wrong codes

Warning: New tax system sends out wrong codes

HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) new PAYE system is sending out the wrong tax code, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has warned.

Germany drops patient record scheme, UK presses ahead

Germany drops patient record scheme, UK presses ahead

A multibillion pound German scheme to create smartcards of digital patient records, has been abandoned in the face of concerns over delays, rising costs and data security.

Update: Oracle gets EC approval to buy Sun

The European Commission granted Oracle an unconditional approval to take over Sun Microsystems, following a controversial and widely criticised examination of the deal.

Microsoft plans May launch for SQL Server 2008 R2

SQL Server 2008 R2, the latest version of Microsoft's flagship database, will be generally available in May, the company said Tuesday.

Gartner: IT departments forced back to 2005 budgets

Gartner: IT departments forced back to 2005 budgets

Businesses are imposing 2005-level budgets on their IT departments, in spite of expecting technology to enable major business change, according to an extensive report.

NHS spends £39m on National IT Programme lawyers

NHS spends £39m on National IT Programme lawyers

The NHS has spent over £39 million pounds on lawyers to support the National Programme for IT, which has so far lost half of its lead suppliers.

Hadoop company concentrates on data integration

A data integration app will be formally released this quarter as part of the overarching Cloudera Dta Platform.

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