Silicon.com – Labyrinthine IT systems lose MoD almost £300m
MOD latest victim of Govt IT blunder. Failings in computer systems used by the Ministry of Defence led to the loss of almost £300m in payments and equipment, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.
Silicon.com – Teachers get £5.6m to swot up on how to use tech
Teachers in England are to get help to learn more about technology thanks to a £5.6m training programme, funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families.The programme is aimed at increasing teachers’ tech skills to help them make better use of ICT in their lessons, as well as improve the IT skills of their students.
Guardian Tech – Nationwide opts out of Phorm
Nationwide Building Society is the latest business to opt out of the controversial services offered by Aim-listed Phorm. Phorm provides targeted advertising based on an internet user’s browsing history, and has been attacked by campaigners concerned about the privacy aspects of tracking online behaviour.Nationwide said it had decided to opt out of the service to protect the privacy of its customers. In a letter sent in reply to a query about Phorm and posted on pro-privacy site No DPI, the building society wrote:
The Register – Windows 7 prepped for August 6 release
Microsoft has admitted there will be a Windows 7 family pack, while revealing it planned a phased release of the client’s code ahead of October’s official launch. The company has also hinted strongly at a release-to-manufacturing date for Windows 7 of August 6.
BBC News – iPhone sales boost Apple results
US technology giant Apple has seen quarterly results beat forecasts, thanks to strong iPhone sales. Net profits hit $1.23bn (£953m), or $1.35 a share, in the fiscal third quarter to 27 June, from $1.07bn, or $1.19 a share, a year earlier.
Computer Weekly – Cloud computing more secure than traditional IT, says Google
Cloud computing can provide higher levels of security than most in-house IT, says Google.
Computing – Global internet population to hit 2.2 billion by 2013
In a report titled Global Online Population Forecast, 2008 To 2013, Forrester says the engine of growth for this increase is Asia, especially since 43 per cent of the world’s population will live in the region by 2013.
