CONTENTS
“The energy world is facing unprecedented uncertainty”
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How the NHS keeps tabs on the performance of its outsourced IT systems
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“Technically speaking, the ‘right to be forgotten’ is an empty right”
INDUSTRY
COMPANIES 39 MONTH IN REVIEW The biggest stories in IT from March 2011
41 COMPANY ANALYSIS • Microstrategy predicts the autocracy of BI • SnapLogic taps Apple tactics for SaaS integration • FireEye throws virtual decoy at advanced persistent threats • Real Status applies 3D technology to network visualisation
FINANCE 45 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Salesforce.com buys Radian6 and Talis focuses on the semantic web
46 FINANCIAL REPORT Accenture sees healthy consultancy pipeline, while Oracle and Red Hat pay tribute to the cloud
DEPARTMENTS
UPDATES 3 EDITOR’S LETTER Smart systems call for smart privacy, says Pete Swabey
8 READERS’ LETTERS Missives on topics including cyber security skills and open source cloud computing in government
11 INSIDER News and views for the business technology world, including the circle of trust on the Internet and a memristor made of human blood
RESOURCES 49 TRENDS Tracking the patterns unfolding in the IT industry, including public sector budget cuts, attitudes towards collaboration software and SAP application performance
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