Mike Lynch, the founder and former CEO of Autonomy, has defended himself against claims by HP CEO Meg Whitman that Autonomy had engaged in accounting practices that painted a misleading picture of Autonomy's business. HP bought Autonomy ...
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HP has revealed in a securities and exchange commission legal filing,that the US Department of Justice has been investigating fraud allegation at Autonomy since last month. HP bought Autonomy in 2011 for$11.7bn,but in November,claimed ...
Leader of on-demand secure printing solutions forms healthcare division to specialize in health compliance and security solutions. TROY Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in secure on-demand MICR printing systems, announced the creation of a ...
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Two of the big four accountancy firms have been named in a new lawsuit claiming damages for HP shareholders following the write-down of Autonomy. HP bought Autonomy in 2011 for $11.7bn, but last week claimed former managers at the UK ...
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1. How to protect trade secrets and processes? The best thing your company can do is to only disseminate trade secrets to those who have a need to know the information. When outsourcing manufacturers you may consider separating your ...
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that total benefit overpayments due to fraud and error in 2011-12 were GBP3.2 billion, equating to 2% of total benefit expenditure of GBP 159bn. Total underpayments in 2011-12 are ...
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Mobile payment systems in the U.S. have been long on promise and short on reality. The launch Monday of the Isis system in Salt Lake City and Austin will promote the adoption of mobile payments among users of nine smartphones that support ...
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Google has temporarily blocked YouTube users in Libya and Egypt from viewing clips from the US amateur film Innocence of Muslims. Google blocked YouTube access to the film following the death of the US ambassador to Libya during protests ...
The last member of a US cybercrime trio that netted up to $3m in a Wi-Fi and malware hacking spree has been sentenced. Joshuah Allen Witt, 35, John Earl Griffin, 36, and Brad Eugene Lowe, 39, have all now been given stiff prison terms. ...
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The industry that you expect to hit the IT headlines on a regular basis has not let us down in the last 12 months,despite continued tough market conditions. With customer demands changing,banks have to innovate around things like mobile ...
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The government could save up to £33bn a year by applying big data analytics to departmental information, claims a new report from think tank the Policy Exchange. The Policy Exchange estimated up to £22bn could be found by ...
This is the third in a series of interviews with C-level executives responsible for cyber security and privacy in business and government, who also happen to be thought leaders. (Remember, as I mentioned previously, "C-level executive" and ...
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IDG News Service - Cybercriminals are using computers infected with a particular piece of malware to power a commercial proxy service that funnels potentially malicious traffic through them, according to security researchers from Symantec. ...
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McAfee is expanding its mobile security software for Android tablets and smartphones, as it sees an increase in threats targeting Android devices, the Intel subsidiary announced on Monday. The new Mobile Security software has features ...
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Big Data is not a new phenomenon and has been around for many years, noted Jim Goodnight, CEO at SAS, who spoke recently at the SAS High Performance Analytics Conference in Hong Kong. He described how companies have always been aware of ...