Publication: IT Pro UK

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 59 mins ago - 1 reports

Investment and skill shortages hinder Tech City growth

Caroline DonnellyNew report flags growth challenges facing firms in East London tech hub.Funding and skill shortages could halt the future development of London’s Tech City area in East London, a new report has warned.Tech City is the name used to describe ... [Published IT Pro UK - 1 hour ago]

Entities: East London, Startup, Layoffs

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Spanish police arrest alleged Spamhaus hacker

Jane McCallionSven Olaf Kamphuistracked found living in dilapidated Catalan flatThe alleged mastermind behind the DDoS attack on anti-spam non-profit organisation Spamhaus has been arrested in the Catalan town of Granollers, approximately 35km (21.7 miles) ... [Published IT Pro UK - 1 hour ago]

Entities: The Spamhaus Project, CloudFlare Inc, Computer Hacker, Sven Olaf Kamphuis

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Tumblr Inc

Yahoo confirms $1.1 bn Tumblr acquisition

Caroline DonnellyInternet search giant builds out social networking portfolio with Tumblr purchase.Internet giant Yahoo has confirmed plans to buy social blogging site Tumblr for around $1.1 billion.The site, which is reported to have more than 300 million ... [Published IT Pro UK - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Tumblr Inc, Yahoo! Inc, Marissa Mayer, Acquisition

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Yahoo! Inc

Yahoo issues password reset advice in wake of Japanese hack

Caroline DonnellyAround 22 million users could have had their login names stolen, following attack on company's Japanese admin system.Hackers have stolen the login names of 22 million Yahoo users in Japan, prompting the internet search giant to urge people ... [Published IT Pro UK - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Yahoo! Inc, Ross Brewer, Yahoo Japan Corp, Computer Hacker

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Google Inc

IT jobs vacancies near pre-recession levels

Jane McCallionVolume of permanent job openings has risen for fourth consecutive year, claims CWJobs.The number of permanent job vacancies in the IT sector is now only 15 per cent down on pre-recession levels, according to data from IT recruitment specialists ... [Published IT Pro UK - 7 hours ago]

Entities: United Kingdom, Recession, Google Inc

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Samsung Galaxy S4: Top 10 tips

Optimise your Galaxy S4 for personal and business use.Got your hands on a shiny Samsung Galaxy S4? Here are ten tips to make sure you get the most out of the device. We cover everything from sound and battery life to encrypting files.10. Claim 50GB Dropbox ... [Published IT Pro UK - May 17 2013]

Entities: Samsung Galaxy S4, Dropbox, Samsung Group, Battery, Google Play

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Freeview (UK)

London TV signals unaffected by 4G rollout

Rene MillmanNew findings from 4G interference body suggests TV signals should be unharmed by nationwide rollout of superfast mobile networks.Television viewers are unlikely to experience interference from 4G networks operating in the 800MHz band, according ... [Published IT Pro UK - May 17 2013]

Entities: 4G, London, Freeview (UK)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Lulzsec Sony hackers handed prison sentences

Rene MillmanTeam that brought hackers to justice hope case will deter others from following suit.Three men have been sentenced to jail for their part in masterminding hacking attacks against a number of major companies and organisations, including Sony, ... [Published IT Pro UK - May 17 2013]

Entities: LulzSec, Sony Corporation, Computer Hacker, prison, NHS

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

HP teams with SAP to launch Kraken in-memory big data system

Rene MillmanTech giants to harness 16 processors and 12TB to crunch through big data.HP and SAP have given further details about their joint Project Kraken initiative that aims to cut down on the amount of hardware needed to process big data tasks and ... [Published IT Pro UK - May 17 2013]

Entities: SAP AG, Big Data, Information System, Database

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Dell profits dive as billion dollar privatisation battle rages on

ReutersHardware giant posts 79 per cent profit dip.Hardware giant Dell has reported a 79 per cent slide in profit as PC sales continued to tank.The disappointing results lend weight to Michael Dell's $24.4 billion bid to take the company private, on the ... [Published IT Pro UK - May 17 2013]

Entities: privatise, Brian Gladden, Southeastern Asset Management, B E S Ltd, Carl Icahn

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Mimecast datacentre glitch takes email services offline

Caroline DonnellySaaS-based email archiving vendor incurs customer wrath after service outage.Email archiving vendor Mimecast has blamed a service outage that left many of its UK customers unable to send or receive emails today on a datacentre glitch ... [Published IT Pro UK - May 16 2013]

Entities: Mimecast, Webroot Software Inc, Microsoft Exchange Server, Business Continuity

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Surface Pro gallery

30 Cleveland StreetLondon, W1T 4JDThis website uses MaxMind's GeoIP JavaScript Service ... [Published IT Pro UK - May 16 2013]

Entities: Microsoft Surface Pro, Cleveland (Ohio, United States), JavaScript

Quotes

"The technology industry looks to be at the forefront of Britain’s growth, and if it maintains the same trajectory, could be boosting Britain’s economic position even further.”"

IT jobs vacancies near pre-recession levels [Published IT Pro UK - 7 hours ago]

"Clearly it was essential for the broadcasters and the mobile operators that we run trials in London before a rollout of 4G at 800MHz."

London TV signals unaffected by 4G rollout [Published IT Pro UK - May 17 2013]

"Today's convictions should serve as a deterrent to others who use the internet to commit cyber attacks" he added

Lulzsec Sony hackers handed prison sentences [Published IT Pro UK - May 17 2013]

"We made progress in building our enterprise solutions capabilities in the first quarter," Chief Financial Officer Brian Gladden said. "We have taken actions to improve our competitive position in key areas of the business , especially in end-user computing, and it has affected profitability."

Dell profits dive as billion dollar privatisation battle rages on [Published IT Pro UK - May 17 2013]

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