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Archive - Oct 2009

Date

October 30th

BT Twitter account 'used to spread phishing attack'

BT has denied its Twitter account has been hacked.

IT agreement saves millions for HMRC

HMRC and Capgemini's Aspire contract 'sets the standard' for outsourcing arrangements.

Best Buy to hire 8,000 in the UK

American electronics super-retailer Best Buy plans to expand across the UK and Europe.

October 29th

PayPal creates 100 new jobs in Dublin

Popular e-payment firm PayPal is to expand its Dublin-based customer service operations.

Which? highlights potential Olympics scam

Consumer group Which? has created a fake website selling Olympic tickets, revealing how easy it is to commit identity fraud.

MySpace pairs with Google for music search

Two of the internet's biggest players are joining forces to deliver a major music search to those online.

October 28th

Notebook sales drives PC graphics market to record levels

As netbook sales roar past 50 million units, online retailer Misco predicts high demand in the run-up to Christmas.

Windows 7 'should be adopted by businesses'

A conversion to Windows 7 will improve business performance, according to an industry expert.

Facebook to expand its operations across Europe

A social networking site is to create a host of new jobs as part of its expansion across Europe.

October 27th

Web inventor to develop public data access point

Tim Berners-Lee has had a special request from Gordon Brown to develop a new open source data site.