This is a strong report by the NAO - factual and clear. There have been some achievements - the NPfIT has improved the profile, importance and training of IT staff in the NHS. It has made IT and its potential benefits a talking point at board level. A later add-on to the NPfIT, PACS digital x-ray technology, has been a success, making diagnoses quicker and reducing the need for unnecessary x-rays. The N3 broadband network is a success.

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Author: Bill Goodwin
Date: 21 May 2008

Should staff be allowed to use social networking sites such as Facebook at work, or should they be banned?

Fraudster Frank Abagnale criticises UK ID card scheme

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Author: Tony Collins
Date: 17 October 2008

A former ID fraudster who now works for the US government has...

The big picture of how recession will affect IT industry

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Author: Rebecca Thomson
Date: 19 February 2009

The current economic crisis could "overturn the established order" in the global IT industry, according to a UN report.

Firms lower security despite cost of breaches

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 28 October 2009

UK medium to large companies each lost an average of £16,000 through security breaches and yet nearly two thirds have cut or frozen IT security budgets, research has revealed.

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Author: Vinod Bange
Date: 01 April 2008

Retailers may well be scrutinising their high-street presence in the face of uncertain economic times but also...

Revealed - Government plans to tap phone and internet use

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Author: Cath Jennings
Date: 22 May 2008

The Home Office is considering radical plans to develop a centralised surveillance system to track in real-time every kind of electronic activity undertaken by citizens.

Economic downturn may lead to more software piracy

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 14 July 2008

The economic downturn may lead to the increased use of illegal software, says the Federation Against Software Theft (Fast). Fast questioned company...

IT transformation expected as Santander buys another UK bank

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Author: Karl Flinders
Date: 14 July 2008

Spanish banking giant Banco Santander is planning to integrate Alliance & Leicester with its core banking system after Santander and the UK building society...

Government hails progress in transformational government strategy

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 17 July 2008

A government report says its transformational government strategy...

Nortel to support London Olympics network and comms

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Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 30 July 2008

Nortel will provide BT with routers, switches and networking equipment required to build and support...

Patients left untreated at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust

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Author: Tony Colins
Date: 13 August 2008

Dozens of patients at a north London hospital went untreated for at least six months after the hospital introduced IT systems under the NHS's £12.7 billion National Programme for IT, Computer Weekly has learned.

Stock fraudsters used stolen brokering accounts

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 11 September 2008

Three Indian nationals are being prosecuted in the US for a share price scam using stolen brokerage accounts. The prosecution claims the men bought...

Nick Leeson urges banks adopt IT risk management

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Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 22 October 2008

Rogue trader Nick Leeson has called for IT...

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