A deal struck by government CIO John Suffolk and the Cabinet Office could save the public sector billions of pounds by supplying networked, supported PCs for around half the typical price.
Weekly round-up of UK IT news. This week, stories include a warning to IBM customers to check they're protected from patent lawsuits by third-party software developers and news that over two-thirds of UK IT workers claim that they have suffered workplace bullying.
In this interview Adrian Davey, head of IT at Tubelines, speaks to Cliff Saran about how Tube Lines has made the most from the company's Microsoft Enterprise Agreement.
Thistle Hotels, the UK's third largest hotel group, has implemented an order processing system for its food, beverage and housekeeping supplies that will save the company more than £150,000 a year.
When negotiating with an outsourcing supplier, it is critical that users understand it is a two-way transaction, and that they also offer assets to the supplier
UK retail executives face a unique set of challenges and are searching for the insights into their business, marketplace and customers to provide them with a competitive edge.
Retailers must deliver valued innovations to market before the competition does in order to increase sales and market share, whilst at the same time improving productivity and reducing costs.
Grocery retailer Spar is to trial self-service checkout technology in Northern Ireland after agreeing a pilot project with retail IT supplier Wincor Nixdorf.
Hewlett-Packard has almost wrapped up its delayed £2.4bn takeover of Mercury Interactive, after completing its tender offer for all the outstanding shares, which expired on 1 November.
In the run up to the millennium, Computer Weekly ran a successful two-year campaign for fair play on software licensing. Today, licence issues continue to demand attention, especially as new technologies blur old boundaries and create added complexity