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Data protection -- The next generation

  • In Depth
  • Date: 09 November 2006
Data protection is changing; it used to be backing up your data to tape; it could be as often as once an hour, once a day, once a week or even once a month. To many IT managers, that is still the meaning of data protection.

Palm embroiled in patent litigation

Mobile device firm Palm has been hit with a patent lawsuit by NTP, the company that secured a £360m settlement in March from Research In Motion, the maker of the Blackberry device.

Rival bidders jockey for Home Office border controls

The Home Office has invited two consortia, led by BT and military supplier Raytheon, to bid for supplying technology for its e-Borders project.

Amer awards global network contract to Vanco

Sports equipment firm Amer has awarded a three year contract to virtual network operator Vanco to provide an MPLS network covering more than 60 sites in 25 countries.

NHS misses hospital IT roll-out target

Only four acute hospital trusts out of 22 promised by the end of October have gone live with new IT systems under the National Programme for IT.

FSA rejects adoption of XBRL on cost grounds

The Financial Services Authority has decided against using extensible business reporting language (XBRL) for companies to file their regulatory returns on the grounds of cost.

CIOs 'need to deliver strategic insight'

IT directors must focus on delivering strategic insight and leadership to the business, based on their understanding of technology and the connected economy, Gartner will tell IT directors this week.

Share risks and rewards with suppliers, CIOs told

IT directors looking to manage their relationships with suppliers should begin by deciding how best to make the tendering process competitive, regardless of the number of bidders, according to David Copland, global head of IT at Man Investments.

Amicus calls for semiconductor cancer risk inquiry

Manufacturing union Amicus has called for an inquiry into cancer risks in the computer and semiconductor manufacturing industry following new evidence from the US.

Microsoft signs deal for better Novell interoperability

Microsoft has signed an agreement with Novell to allow Microsoft’s proprietary products to work better with Novell’s open source server platforms.
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