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EU delays Sun/Oracle decision

The EU has pushed back its deadline for reviewing...

Government publishes UK Digital Economy Bill

The government has published the Digital Economy Bill aimed at strengthening the UK's communications infrastructure.

More than half of £19bn overspend on government projects due to NPfIT

IT projects have contributed around £11bn to a total overspend of £19bn on government projects, according to a report ...

HP staff vote in favour of strike action

HP staff have voted in favour of striking after a dispute with the company over pay and benefits.

CERN prepares Large Hadron Collider for second firing

Scientists are preparing the world's most powerful atom smasher to

Twitter plans corporate accounts and tools

Twitter has confirmed plans to introduce a set of tools for business users by the end of the year that will help the site begin to generate...

Digital Economy Bill outlined in Queen’s speech

The government has announced a Digital Economy Bill in the Queen's speech, as it steps up its war against illegal file sharers.

AOL to cut third of workforce before Christmas

AOL is to cut a third of its workforce before Christmas as it seeks to reduce annual costs by $300m. The move forms part of a restructuring...

Mandelson seeks law change to increase his power over file sharers

Business secretary Lord Mandelson is pressing for new laws against downloading and sharing content illegally. He has sent a letter to Harriet...

Nearly 300,000 global IT jobs lost in 2009

Nearly 300,000 global back-office IT jobs ...

China steps up cyberwar, US commission warns

China is escalating investment in cyber warfare capabilities that could target US computer networks, says a US government report.

Illegal file-sharers could be fined £50,000

Persistent illegal file-sharers could face a fine of up to £50,000 as part of the government's Digital...

Government IT procurement programme delayed

The launch of a pan-government procurement framework in spring could be delayed, following a decision by the organiser Buying Solutions to retrospectively change the criteria used to evaluate potential suppliers.

UK Digital Economy Bill proposes to take control of domain registries

The UK government is planning new powers to regulate all domain registries in the UK, including radical powers to dismiss and replace the management board...

T-Mobile staff sold customer data

The personal data of thousands of mobile phone users has been sold by staff at one of the UK's major mobile phone firms.

Police probe breach of NHS smartcard security as e-records launched in London

An NHS trust at the forefront of work on the £12.7bn NHS IT scheme has called in police after a breach of smartcard security compromised the confidentiality of hundreds of electronic records.

Google gets preliminary approval for revised book deal

Google and a group of US authors and publishers have won preliminary approval for a revised...

UK to regain access to YouTube music videos

Google is to re-open UK access to music videos on YouTube after reaching an agreement with the Performing Rights Society (PRS).

Staffordshire University saves £6,000 with document management

Staffordshire University has saved more than £6,000 a year after rolling out a document management and imaging system. The university...

Digital Economy Bill supports creative and digital industries

The UK digital economy accounts for nearly 10% of the revenue produced by the whole British economy each year, according to business secretary
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