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Nordic countries attract data centres

Report highlights low energy costs

Companies see innovation without results
Inside Business Cloud hangs over software old guard
What Big Data Means for Business
Cybersecurity a real world challenge

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ATM Heist points to payment systems issues

– by Avivah Litan

Connected Business podcast: isky data, supercars, and the future of advertising

Businesses are keen to collect more data, but is there a point where data poses a risk? KPMG’s Eddie Short thinks there is. We also talk to McLaren’s CIO about protecting the car maker’s information and ask Lindsey Evans, president of ad agency TBWA, about how technology has changed her industry

– Stephen Pritchard

New gadgets not required at Google jamboree

The Google registration desk before attendees arrive for the keynote at the Google I/O developers conference at Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco

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New and updated sofware from this year’s I/O

– Chris Nuttall

©Alamy May 17, 2013

Companies see innovation without results

Aversion to risk leads to missed opportunities

May 6, 2013

What Big Data Means for Business

In this, the first of a monthly series on Big Data, Garner analysts explain the ‘ Big Data difference.’

©Bloomberg May 3, 2013

Cybersecurity: a real world challenge

Q&A with John Taylor, cybersecurity chief at British American Tobacco

©Alamy From COMMENT May 19, 2013

China: More crooks than patriots

The biggest threat is posed by online criminals the state is ill-equipped to police, says Kathrin Hille

Tech hub

Apple tax fallout set to have global impact
Apple cut a deal to pay tax of 2 per cent in Ireland and passed billions of dollars of earnings through Dublin, enabling it to escape large payments to other countries
Apple urges reform of US tax system
The company’s solution is that the US needs to reform the way it taxes its multinationals if they are to stay competitive in the global economy
Apple accused of avoiding billions in taxes
The Senate report said Apple’s use of loopholes for international profits allowed it to save tax on $44bn in ‘otherwise taxable offshore income’
Apple denies using ‘tax gimmicks’
The maker of iPhones and iPads seeks to pre-empt accusations of tax avoidance from an influential US Senate committee
Dell seeks clarity on Icahn takeover bid
The rival offer contained no details of how a deal would be financed, and has been with scepticism by many people close to the deal

Queens Park Rangers' versus Manchester City' at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester

©PA May 2, 2013

Pop tarts, goats’ cheese and Manchester City

When analysing business data, don’t confuse correlation with causation, warns Capgemini‘s Steve Jones

software maker SAP shows one of the company's server rooms in Walldorf, Germany

Cloud hangs over software old guard

Future structure of market could hit established players

Cloud and big data push boost SAP
Guest Column ecosystems can benefit businesses

Guest Column: ecosystems can benefit businesses

‘Co-innovation’ has huge potential to drive business growth for both companies and their partners, says SAP’s Eric Duffaut

Apr 29, 2013

Visual analytics in Hong Kong

Software revealed that one individual submitted 5,800 road-related complaints over four years, writes Jane Bird

Online security Spy chiefs warn of increased cyber risks
Cyber attacks are inevitable, but they don’t have to be debilitating Ten tips for managing risk

A small bull and a bear (R) symbolising the up and downward trend in stockmarket movements stand in front of a display panel at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, 29 June 2011. This Wednesday 29 June 2011, the Greek parliament in Athens had passed the latest austeritiy package which was anticipated with great interest, and which would make way for the Greek government to receive further international financial aid in billions of euro

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Report highlights low energy costs

Regulars

Aversion to risk leads to missed opportunities

In this, the first of a monthly series on Big Data, Garner analysts explain the ‘ Big Data difference.’

Q&A with John Taylor, cybersecurity chief at British American Tobacco

The biggest threat is posed by online criminals the state is ill-equipped to police, says Kathrin Hille

When analysing business data, don’t confuse correlation with causation, warns Capgemini‘s Steve Jones

Future structure of market could hit established players

‘Co-innovation’ has huge potential to drive business growth for both companies and their partners, says SAP’s Eric Duffaut

Software revealed that one individual submitted 5,800 road-related complaints over four years, writes Jane Bird

Financial watchdogs seek ‘sentiment analysis’ software

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