Khan eyes Mayweather match up May 30, 2012 BOXING: British light-welterweight Amir Khan has reiterated his desire to take on the world’s leading fighter, Floyd Mayweather. Khan is preparing for his 14 July fight against WBC champion Danny Garcia but is targeting a future fight against the American. “I’ve got ambitions in life to face the best, like Floyd Mayweather,” said Khan. “But [...]
Bolt dismisses Gatlin challenge May 30, 2012 ATHLETICS: Jamaican world record holder Usain Bolt has dismissed former Olympic 100m champion Justin Gatlin as a threat at London 2012. Gatlin recorded 9.87 seconds in Doha two weeks ago, but Bolt remains unconcerned. “I don’t want to sound rude, but Gatlin’s had his chance,” said Bolt. “He’s been on top, but to say ‘get [...]
How the cloud can answer data needs May 30, 2012 INCESSANT talk of big data over the last 18 months has gone hand-in-hand with talk of the abilities of cloud storage and computing to meet these demands. Just what is cloud storage and what can it mean for your business requirements? It can mean different things to different people, but its aim is to provide [...]
An intelligent cloud network is the bright and flexible solution May 30, 2012 DIRECTOR UK ENTERPRISE, CISCO Q Why is cloud becoming such a hot topic? A Most UK businesses are already using some sort of cloud service and are looking to provide more of their IT capability this way. Ahead of the obvious reasons like reducing costs and easier maintenance, today’s drivers are increasingly around performance, agility [...]
CASE STUDY WUNDERMAN MARKETING AGENCY – BRENDAN TANSEY, CEO May 30, 2012 At Wunderman we have been using the cloud for all of our email services since June last year. We were one of the first marketing agency of any size to embrace cloud services for email and our 340 staff in the UK migrated all email services to cloud technology. The move has allowed us to [...]
Legal considerations for off-site storage May 30, 2012 IN traditional outsourcing, when an activity is transferred by an outsourcer to a service provider, the outsourcer may retain regulatory compliance responsibility. Cloud computing is a new form of outsourcing and many traditional outsourcing concerns and issues apply equally. Compliance responsibility remains unaffected: you can outsource the fulfillment of the regulatory requirement, but you cannot [...]
RBS calls for more freedom for turnaround plan May 30, 2012 Royal Bank of Scotland’s chief executive needs to be given the freedom to complete his five-year turnaround plan without excessive interference, the part-nationalised UK bank’s chairman said. “There are … still risks on the horizon and the task of rebuilding RBS has some way to go,” Philip Hampton said on Wednesday at the bank’s annual [...]
FTSE lurches towards worst month since August May 30, 2012 The FTSE 100 dipped this morning as the Eurozone’s debt woes continued to cast a shadow and hopes that China would trigger further fiscal stimulus were dealt a blow. Investors are awaiting the European Commission’s economic strategy on how austerity measures can be introduced without quashing the growth required for recovery. Concerns about Spain’s ability [...]
Glencore takeover given green light by Viterra shareholders May 30, 2012 Shareholders of Canada’s largest grain handler, Viterra, have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a friendly takeover bid by Swiss commodities trader Glencore International, pushing the biggest deal in years for the global agricultural sector closer to reality. The deal was supported by 99.8 per cent of shareholders, far more than the required two-thirds majority. Glencore [...]
RBS names adviser on Direct Line IPO May 30, 2012 Royal Bank of Scotland has picked UBS to help with the listing of its Direct Line insurance arm this year, one of the biggest planned listings in London, people familiar with the matter said. RBS has said it wanted to list a minority stake in Direct Line in the fourth quarter. The eurozone crisis and [...]
