Red Hat launches open source directory
server
Open source software provider Red Hat has launched a directory
server based on technology acquired by the company from
AOL/Netscape. Red Hat Directory Server runs on Red Hat Enterprise
Linux, the HP-UX 11i operating environment on HP Integrity and HP
9000 servers and Solaris systems.
E-Government Unit to control public sector
IT
Overall responsibility for public sector IT will rest with the
Cabinet Office's E-Government Unit, the government has confirmed. A
memorandum of understanding released last week clarified the roles
of the E-Government Unit and the Office of Government Commerce in
handling efficiency, e-government and mission-critical projects. It
also confirmed that prime minister Tony Blair will keep track of
the top 20 government IT projects.
Logic Group to manage John Lewis
transactions
John Lewis Direct, the web and catalogue division of John Lewis,
has chosen The Logic Group to provide a managed service for all
online credit and debit card payments at www.johnlewis.com. The
service is expected to help protect the company against fraudulent
activity online and provide John Lewis Direct customers with a
further level of card security.
BT and Nortel to build MoD network
BT and Nortel are to deploy a nationwide communications network for
the Ministry of Defence and British armed forces. The deployment is
part of a five-year extension of the 1.5bn Defence Fixed
Telecommunications Service contract with BT, to build and manage
the MoD's mission-critical telecoms infrastructure. They will build
a voice over IP network over the next two years, which is expected
to save the MoD 15m a year.
Met Police to use mobile forensic
management
The Metropolitan Police Service has contracted Northrop Grumman IT
to deliver an application for forensic case management. The Metafor
(Met Application for Forensic Case Management) project will allow
officers to use mobile devices to record forensic and intelligence
information at crime scenes and put it directly onto Metropolitan
Police computer systems.