Cartoons tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1230308 2009-07-15T09:40:48Z A light-hearted look at the latest IT news, by Computing cartoonist Matt Buck TypePad IBM launches information masking software tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c82a753ef01157207e9a6970b 2009-07-15T10:40:48+01:00 2009-07-15T09:40:48Z IBM researchers have unveiled new screen-masking software that could help firms better comply with privacy laws and reduce the risk of information theft. Magen (Masking Gateway for Enterprises) is able to recognise and hide sensitive information that might otherwise appear... Computing blogs

IBM researchers have unveiled new screen-masking software that could help firms better comply with privacy laws and reduce the risk of information theft. Magen (Masking Gateway for Enterprises) is able to recognise and hide sensitive information that might otherwise appear on the screens of non-authorised staff. It relies on optical character recognition to determine which onscreen fields need to be blanked out or replaced with random values.

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 Met Police signs identity management deal tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c82a753ef011571d975e6970b 2009-07-08T13:55:01+01:00 2009-07-08T12:55:01Z The Metropolitan Police Service has signed a identity and access management deal with BT's Global Services division. Under the contract, BT will integrate elements from existing systems to create a comprehensive identity and access management system. Click here to read... Computing blogs

The Metropolitan Police Service has signed a identity and access management deal with BT's Global Services division. Under the contract, BT will integrate elements from existing systems to create a comprehensive identity and access management system.

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 Woolworths brand reborn online tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c82a753ef0115719857fb970b 2009-07-01T11:39:47+01:00 2009-07-01T10:39:47Z The Woolworths brand has been resurrected online by home shopping firm Shop Direct following the bankruptcy of the high-street retailer earlier this year. Popular product categories such as toys, children's clothing, party and entertainment goods are available on the web... Computing blogs

The Woolworths brand has been resurrected online by home shopping firm Shop Direct following the bankruptcy of the high-street retailer earlier this year.

Popular product categories such as toys, children's clothing, party and entertainment goods are available on the web site, as is an online version of the famous “pic n’mix” sweets.

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 EU lays out plans for the "internet of things" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68475821 2009-06-25T09:57:50+01:00 2009-06-25T08:57:50Z The European Commission has announced plans for Europe to play a leading part in developing and managing interconnected networks formed from everyday objects with radio frequency identity (RFID) tags embedded in them - the so-called "internet of things". The EC... Computing blogs

The European Commission has announced plans for Europe to play a leading part in developing and managing interconnected networks formed from everyday objects with radio frequency identity (RFID) tags embedded in them - the so-called "internet of things". The EC expects there will be a progressive connection of a variety of physical objects, such as food packaging that records temperature along its supply chain, or prescription drugs that warn patients of a possible incompatibility.

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 Hamleys cuts IT budget and staff tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68233133 2009-06-18T09:39:16+01:00 2009-06-18T08:39:16Z Hamleys has had to slash its IT budget and reduce the department’s headcount as part of a restructuring plan at the world-famous London toy store. Technology spend has been cut by about five to 10 per cent, while about 30... Computing blogs

Hamleys has had to slash its IT budget and reduce the department’s headcount as part of a restructuring plan at the world-famous London toy store. Technology spend has been cut by about five to 10 per cent, while about 30 per cent of the firm’s IT staff were made redundant

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 Broadband is our right, say UK consumers tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67931465 2009-06-10T13:25:07+01:00 2009-06-10T12:25:07Z More than 80 per cent of UK consumers believe it is everyone’s right to be able to have broadband access at home, according to research. And nearly three-quarters of home broadband users now say they could not live without the... Computing blogs

More than 80 per cent of UK consumers believe it is everyone’s right to be able to have broadband access at home, according to research.

And nearly three-quarters of home broadband users now say they could not live without the service, says the survey by influential advisory group the Communications Consumer Panel.

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 Scientists invent memory storage good for a billion years tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67589523 2009-06-03T16:36:58+01:00 2009-06-03T15:36:58Z Scientists are reporting successful tests of a new memory device that could allow terabytes of data to be stored without corruption for a billion years. The device is an iron nano-particle that measures 1/50,000th of the width of a human... Computing blogs <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Scientists are reporting successful tests of a new memory device that could allow terabytes of data to be stored without corruption for a billion years. The device is an iron nano-particle that measures 1/50,000th of the width of a human hair, enclosed in a hollow carbon nano-tube.</p> <p><a href="http://computingblogs.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c82a753ef01156fc68cbf970c-pi" style="DISPLAY: inline"><img alt="Cp_memory_040609" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c82a753ef01156fc68cbf970c image-full " src="http://computingblogs.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c82a753ef01156fc68cbf970c-800wi" title="Cp_memory_040609" /></a> </p><pthe 1="1" 50,000th="50,000th" <="&lt;" a="a" an="an" carbon="carbon" device="device" enclosed="enclosed" hair,="hair," hollow="hollow" human="human" in="in" iron="iron" is="is" measures="measures" nano-particle="nano-particle" nano-tube.="nano-tube." of="of" p="P" that="that" the="the" width="width"> <p>Click here to read the full story: <a href="http://www.computing.co.uk/vnunet/news/2242948/scientists-invent-memory" target="_blank">Scientists invent memory storage good for a billion years</a></p></pthe></div> GPS system in jeopardy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67274277 2009-05-26T13:32:48+01:00 2009-05-26T12:32:48Z US officials are worried that the 20-year-old global positioning system (GPS) that sat-navs and other navigation devices rely on could begin to fail by next year. A report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), said that a lack of... Computing blogs

US officials are worried that the 20-year-old global positioning system (GPS) that sat-navs and other navigation devices rely on could begin to fail by next year. A report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), said that a lack of investment in satellites means that some are close to failing.

The GPS network is run by the US military and used by a number of commercial firms internationally for sat-nav systems.

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 IT energy use could scupper global warming plans tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66990157 2009-05-19T16:44:35+01:00 2009-05-19T15:44:35Z The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that the growth of IT could ruin attempts to halt global warming. The organisation's Gadgets and Gigawatts report said that the energy consumed by information and communications technologies will double by 2022, and... Computing blogs

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that the growth of IT could ruin attempts to halt global warming. The organisation's Gadgets and Gigawatts report said that the energy consumed by information and communications technologies will double by 2022, and increase threefold to 1,700 Terawatt hours (TWh) by 2030.

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 UK jobs cull on the horizon tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66718453 2009-05-13T13:53:26+01:00 2009-05-13T12:53:26Z As many as a third of UK jobs at multinationals are at risk as businesses prepare to migrate major functions overseas, with IT firmly in the crosshairs. For full story, click here Computing blogs

As many as a third of UK jobs at multinationals are at risk as businesses prepare to migrate major functions overseas, with IT firmly in the crosshairs.

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