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Russian webcam hackers spy on UK homes & offices

November 25, 2014November 26, 2014 enews

Website shows footage of babies sleeping in cots, offices and even a pub Webcam and CCTV owners are being urged to secure access to surveillance devices after it emerged a Russian website is making the footage available for anyone to view online. The website, called Insecam, streams live video from thousands of webcams without the owners’ permission. The owners also have no idea their premises are being spied on. In the UK, around 584 webcams are available to view, including feeds from offices, factories and even a pub in Egham.…

From one cloud to many: The current trend of cloud adoption

November 24, 2014November 24, 2014 enews

Over the next 12 months, the majority of business applications will be deployed to the cloud, with most of these being deployed to multiple clouds across multiple geographies. Picture credit: iStockPhoto That’s the key trend from a survey conducted by Equinix, in which the overwhelming majority of the 659 global respondents (77%) said they planned to deploy to multiple clouds in the next year, and a similar number (74%) expect a larger budget in 2015 for cloud services. 91% of new cloud-based offerings will be deployed in the organisation over…

Most Businesses Use Third-Party Services to Manage Virtualization

November 21, 2014November 21, 2014 enews

Less than one-third of businesses keep their virtualization servers on-premises and managed entirely by their own internal IT staff, according to a Kaspersky Lab survey of 3,900 IT professionals worldwide. As virtual infrastructure increasingly handles more business-critical services, the reliance on external hosting and management services raises potential security concerns, particularly for smaller businesses. Off-site vs. On-Premises: Based on Business Size According to the more than 2,000 survey respondents who use virtual servers, only 29% report that their physical machines were located within the walls of their business and maintained…

D!CONOMY IS KEYNOTE THEME

November 20, 2014November 21, 2014 enews

The sweeping digital Transformation of Life In the 19th century it was weaving looms and steam engines that drove the industrial revolution – and brought about the transition from an agrarian to an industrial society. Today, more than 200 years later, we are experiencing another rapid transformation, and one which has already swept across the worlds of business and society at large. We are experiencing a digital transformation in which IT is serving as a major driver of innovation. Under the featured “d!conomy” theme, CeBIT 2015 is addressing the ubiquitous…

Microsoft and Opera Software sign agreement to extend Opera Mobile Store to more Nokia phones

November 20, 2014November 26, 2014 enews

Oslo, Norway – November 18, 2014 Opera Mobile Store will replace Nokia Store as the default app store for Nokia feature phones, Symbian and Nokia X smartphones, following an agreement between Opera Software and Microsoft. Beginning in the first quarter of 2015, people who access Nokia Store from Series 40, Series 60, Symbian, Asha and Nokia X devices will be automatically redirected to Opera Mobile Store, where they will be offered the opportunity to become customers of Opera Mobile Store and have access to tens of thousands of apps for their…

CRM From The Outside In

November 19, 2014November 19, 2014 enews

To maximize the experience of CRM, you need to start from the outside in. “Outside” in this case refers to starting with the customer and working from there back into the heart of the CRM system. The goal is to develop a truly customer-centric enterprise with the focus fixed firmly on the customer. The result is higher customer satisfaction, more profitability and more customer loyalty. The starting place for outside-in CRM is the customer and the customer’s wants and desire. To begin to truly understand the customer you have to…

Little book, big data

November 17, 2014November 18, 2014 enews

FAO has published a comprehensive pocketbook of nutrition-related data covering all regions of the world ahead of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) taking place in Rome this week. 17 November 2014, Rome – Food and Nutrition in Numbers – a pocket-seized compendium dedicated to the state of nutrition worldwide— offers diverse data and visualizations highlighting trends on such topics as micronutrient deficiencies, overweight, obesity and non-communicable diseases from 1990 to the present. Additionally, it offers indicators on the links between nutrition, health and the environment. Readers can find detailed data…

EE introduces 4G dongle for cars

November 17, 2014November 18, 2014 enews

EE has unveiled a 4G Wi-Fi device called Buzzard 2, which aims to bring high-speed connectivity to vehicles. Buzzard 2 dongle costs £80 & connects to cigarette lighters The modem plugs directly into a car’s cigarette lighter (12v connection) and builds on the design of EE’s original 3G dongle. The Buzzard 2 sports a USB port to connect and charge up additional devices. It also features an array of lights to alert the user when the device is switched on and connected to 4G. EE said business users would be…

Bill Gates biography: Salary and career history of Microsoft’s co-founder

November 17, 2014November 17, 2014 enews

The lowdown on Bill Gates’ salary, net worth, education and career history Bill Gates is one of most recognisable names in the tech world and has been instrumental driving the sector forward. Anyone who has ever used a computer is guaranteed to have come into contact with software created by Microsoft. After re-claiming his spot as the world’s richest man in 2014, and returning to an active role at the company he co-founded, we take a look back at his career and achievements. Full name: William Henry “Bill” Gates III Date…

Google helps track overfishing through satellites

November 16, 2014November 17, 2014 enews

The prototype platform uses ship traffic signals to track fishing activity Google has helped launch an ambitious project combining cloud computing, big data and satellite networks to monitor global fishing activity with an eye to curb overfishing. Global Fishing Watch, formed with environmental groups Skytruth and Oceana, is described as the first global view of commercial fishing based on satellite data analysis. It’s intended to “give citizens a simple, online platform to visualize, track and share information about fishing activity worldwide,” according to a release from Oceana. A prototype of the…