Industry News – Other
1st April 2008
IT bosses could get cheaper license deals
IT executives could negotiate better software license prices following Oracle's recent earnings announcement, according to one expert.Managers could use the software company's poor sales results to get cheaper licensing deals, said Software Licensing ...Read more....
1st April 2008
IT managers 'not planning cut back this year'
Despite current economic fears in the UK, IT managers are not planning to cut back their spending on software this year.A study from Forrester Research has shown that 79 per cent of the respondents intend to upgrade some, or most, of their software in ...Read more....
1st April 2008
Hackers access CVs on website
Hackers managed to access CVs submitted onto an Irish job website, gaining personal details about applicants.The CVs were downloaded in bulk last Thursday due to a security breach, meaning clients of Jobs.ie are now at risk from identity fraud and ...Read more....
31st March 2008
Open source is future of licensing industry
Open source software is the future of the industry, offering more flexibility, value for money and freedom, according to a new study.The research from North Bridge Venture Partners said that open source is a more attractive software option, reports Mid ...Read more....
31st March 2008
Sony BMG has 'pirate software license'
A small software company has carried out a raid on Sony BMG and found it is using a pirated license for software.Point Dev, the French firm, said that following the investigation it found the illegal installation of the software on four servers in the ...Read more....
31st March 2008
Business investigated by BSA for pirate software
A business in Huddersfield is being investigated by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) for alleged piracy.The architectural firm is being inspected for possessing illegal copies of autoCAD, 3D studio max and Adobe's creative suite software, reports The ...Read more....
28th March 2008
Information needs to be secured at data level
A leading security expert has said that information loss is set to increase if companies do not secure it at data level.McAfee, the security software vendor, has said that business directors are increasingly approaching their IT departments with the need ...Read more....
28th March 2008
75,000 patients' details released
A dental health maintenance organisation (HMO) has released the details of 75,000 patients on the internet, in the US.Included in the information were social security numbers, names, phone numbers and other personal details, which remained online for at ...Read more....
28th March 2008
Oracle results affect rest of market
The release of Oracle's third quarter results has raised concerns in the software market.Oracle's stock price dropped after the release of the results for the three months to February, showing that revenue on new software licenses had not hit ...Read more....
27th March 2008
Encryption should be adopted by more firms
Data encryption should be implemented more by companies after recent high profile data loss cases and success stories of encryption, according to a source.Cases like the government's loss of HM Revenue & Customs details and TK Maxx's loss of 45 ...Read more....
