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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.

Charnwood Council uses web to increase community safety

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 20 May 2008

Charnwood Borough Council is using a web-enabled system to improve community safety. The Leicestershire council has taken part in a three-year pilot...

Political pressure on NHS trusts to use immature database

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Author: Tony Collins
Date: 03 May 2008

The first NHS trusts to upload medical details to a national database as part of the £12.4bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT) were pressured for political reasons to push ahead quickly despite the immaturity of the technology, an independent report is set to reveal.

Connecting for Health faces criticism over national IT programme

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Author: Tony Collins
Date: 03 May 2008

Connecting for Health, which runs much of the NHS's £12.4bn National Programme for IT , is expected to come under strong criticism in a report commissioned by the government into the progress of online health records.

EC approves Oracle's acquisition of BEA Systems

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 30 April 2008

Oracle's £4.25bn acquisition of BEA Systems has been approved by the European Commission (EC).

Will Sun rise higher after MySQL deal?

In Depth
Author: Cath Jennings
Date: 25 April 2008

Sun Microsystems hopes its purchase of the MySQL open-source database will be a key step towards positioning it as the pivotal infrastructure player in a burgeoning online world.

Recession could force UK software firms out of business

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Author: Karl Flinders
Date: 24 April 2008

The UK computer software market is moving towards recession and one in five companies could disappear, according to analyst Plimsoll.

Network Rail maps assets to ease roadwork disruption

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 21 April 2008

Network Rail has mapped its assets on the National Street Gazetteer to help cut road work disruption.

Hammonds uses automated document platform to produce home information packs

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 16 April 2008

Conveyancing firm Hammonds Direct has deployed an automated system for producing home information packs.

Businesses must keep back door locked to hackers

In Depth
Author: Lindsay Clark
Date: 20 March 2008

Once the focus of IT security was the network and its perimeter: stop hackers and viruses getting onto your network and you will secure your business. But over the last couple of years, businesses have begun to realise they left the back door open.

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