One in four IT security staff abuse admin rights, survey shows…

At least one in four IT security staff use their privileged login rights to look at confidential information, a survey has revealed.
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Does SAP’s acquisition of SuccessFactors make sense?…

SAP is to acquire human capital management software-as-a-service (SaaS) supplier SuccessFactors, but appears to be paying a hefty premium.
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CIOs slam Microsoft and Oracle for milking the licence-fee cash cow…

Paul Cheesbrough and David Jack, two CIOs who have pioneered cloud computing, have slammed traditional software suppliers for sticking with “cash cow” licensing models.
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News International provides genius bar for staff…

News International is creating an Apple-like genius bar to support users who bring their own devices to work.
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SAP buys SaaS firm SuccessFactors in $3.4bn deal…

Enterprise software company SAP announces a $3.4bn deal to acquire software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider SuccessFactors.
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Senator Al Franken gives Carrier IQ two weeks to explain phone snooping…

US senator Al Franken has given mobile phone diagnostic software maker Carrier IQ two weeks to explain allegations that its software logs keystrokes on the devices on which it is installed.
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Spending on IT projects to drop in Europe in 2012…

European businesses and public sector organisations will significantly cut their IT project spending in 2012 following a spending surge in 2011.
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Department for Work and Pensions pilots 1,000 open source desktops…

The Department for Work and Pensions is to trial open source desktops in a move which could lead to large-scale use of non-Microsoft PC software.
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Adobe issues security warning for Adobe Flex SDK…

Adobe has announced a vulnerability in Adobe Flex SDK 4.5.1, earlier 4.x versions, Adobe Flex SDK 3.6 and earlier 3.x versions on the Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems.
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Big business steps up IT spending despite downturn…

Large businesses are stepping up their spending on IT following a period of cost cutting in the wake of the financial crisis, according to Deloitte’s IT consulting practice.
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