All Legislation and Regulation News - November 2007

IT puts service before green savings

Maintaining good levels of datacentre availability is more important than saving energy through efficiency drives, said IT managers at last week's Data Centre Dynamics conference.

Video: MoD's £5bn Defence Information Infrastructure hits major problems

One of the government’s biggest IT contracts – a £5bn deal for new IT at defence locations across the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan – has run into delays and major problems at the first large MoD site to install the technology.

600 Capgemini staff to go after HMRC contract restructuring

Capgemini plans to axe up 600 jobs after the restructure of its IT outsourcing contract with HM Revenue & Customs last week.

Home Office signs £650m contract for passengers' Big Brother system

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 15 November 2007
The travel industry is likely to have to redevelop its reservation systems and websites to the government's new e-Borders passenger screening project, but is unlikely to recover some £200m in costs from the Home Office.

Alternative trading systems radically change the industry

The increased number of stock trading platforms available today is changing the equities trading industry drastically, according to Gartner.

Atkins Global increases helpdesk efficiency

Consultancy firm Atkins Global has standardised its helpdesks to reduce costs and improve efficiency.

Welsh Assembly Government announces £30m fibre network

The Welsh Assembly Government has announced a £30 million contract to build a fibre network to bring next-generation communication services to businesses across the country, starting in North Wales.

Half of European airline websites fail EC fairness test

More than half of websites run by European airlines have failed a consumer fairness test by the European Commission and face closure unless they clean up their act.

MPs say stop Galileo project

MPs say they have "serious concerns" with Galileo, the multi-billion pound satellite navigation programme being proposed by the EU.

AMD hit with hazardous-chip lawsuit by former worker

AMD has been hit with a lawsuit from a former clean-room employee who claims damaging chip materials caused birth defects in her son.
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