USAA, a private bank and insurer in the US, is updating its Apple iPhone app so account holders can simply photograph both sides of a cheques and then deposit it straight to an account.
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Cisco Reports 17 Percent Drop In Profits
Cisco Systems reports its profits fell by almost half in the fiscal fourth quarter and sales dropped by more than 17 percent
Semiconductor Sales Bring Market Optimism
After upbeat financial results from Intel and better forecasts in the handset and PC industries, global semiconductor sales increased in the second quarter of 2008, according to SIA
Ingres Promises to Bring Moore’s Law To Data Analysis
Vectorising the database unlocks ten-fold improvement for the open source database vendor Ingres
IBM’s SPSS Buy Threatens Oracle, SAP And SAS
Buying its data mining partner, IBM issues a challenge to its rivals Oracle, SAP and SAS to up their game
Green Grid Gurus Show The Way At Online Summit
Got questions on how to get more from your data centre? This online event promises access to the experts without leaving your desk
IBM Touts CICS Relevance 40 Years On
It's as old as the moon landings, but IBM's real-time transaction system, CICS, is still in use on the majority of all mainframes
Tory MP Davis Slates Plans To Put NHS Data On Google
Google's poor privacy record makes it the last place to put private data, says Tory shadow home secretary turned civil liberties campaigner David Davis
IT CEO On £650K Bemoans State Of UK Tech Industry
Micro Focus chief Stephen Kelly has called for tax incentives to help the IT industry despite his company claiming "20 percent growth in 2009"
AMD Posts Loss But Up On Year Ago
AMD posts another quarterly financial loss, but the results show some improvement over AMD's performance from a year ago
Microsoft Looks To Windows 7 For Earnings Boost
Microsoft's earnings are forecast to meet or exceed analyst predictions, but to be lower than the numbers it posted a year ago
Twitter’s Google Docs Hack – A Warning For Cloud App Users
Twitter lost its data through a hack on Google Docs. Learn from this to be very careful how much trust you place on cloud apps and Web 2.0, says Eric Lundquist
Anti-regulation Lord Appointed To Regulator Ofcom
Lord Blackwell who criticised the government for getting in the way of free enterprise before the dot com crash has joined the board of Ofcom
UK Sustainability Priorities Dominated By ‘Quick Wins’ Mindset
Companies are grasping easy options for greening up, because of poor quality data, according to an Oracle performance management study
Google Sees 19 Percent Growth Despite Downturn
Google enjoys a small rebound in the second quarter, posting a profit of $1.48 billion (£907m) on $4.66 per share, a 19 percent growth over the second quarter of 2008
Rogue Trader Talks Financial Crisis at IT Security Event
Who better to speak on the importance of data management and security than Nick Leeson say organisers of RSA Conference Europe
Strong Intel Results Point To Economic Stability
Intel's strong second quarter fuels hope that the global recession that has hammered the IT industry may be easing
At Last Google Apps Drops The Beta Label
You can't have it both ways, says Jim Rapoza. If Google expects users to pay for a service, then it can't call it a beta. Beta software is not ready for prime-time, by definition
SaaS Users Not Impressed, Survey Finds
Gartner is calling on SaaS vendors to “reaffirm fundamentals,” after survey reveals finds their products don't satisfy users
Gartner Cuts Global IT Spending Forecast
The analyst firm now says IT spending will drop by $200 billion this year, with unprecedented impact on all four major tech industry segments
Ingres: We’re Gaining From The MySQL Meltdown
Customers are turning from MySQL to Ingres in the face of Oracle, says Ingres CEO Roger Burkhardt. And he's not impressed with the UK government's flaccid open source policy
UK SMEs Rely On Poor Data
Ninety-eight percent of UK mid-market companies are struggling with data quality, according to IBM research
iPhone, Android, Pre: Are The New Smartphones Business-Ready?
New smartphones have impressed consumers, but the iPhone, Android and Palm Pre still lack business features
Researcher Discovers Theft Of 88,000 FTP Credentials
A Trojan which stole 88,000 FTP credentials may have been in action for more than two years, say researchers
Adobe Shuts Up Shop For Cost-Saving Week
Adobe Systems has shuttered its North American operations for the week of 29 June in a cost cutting manoeuvre, according to published reports.
IBM Discovers Scheme To Manipulate Encrypted Data
A Researcher at IBM has found an encryption method that lets you operate on data without decrypting it: good news for the cloud and spam filters
Tesco Expected To Disrupt UK Banking With Outsourced Model
Tesco and others are using outsourcing and new IT to break further into the UK banking sector
RIAA Witness Surprised By File-Sharing Fine
The RIAA has been prosecuting an aggressive campaign against illegal music downloaders, even as P2P networks show little sign of declining
iPhone 3GS Gets Phone Banking With HSBC
HSBC joins the crowd with business banking on the iPhone - and the new phone loses a character, to become the 3GS
Record Industry Sues File-Sharer For £1.2m
The RIAA has continued an aggressive campaign against digital piracy, as propagated through P2P networks, although this case represents the first one successfully brought to trial