March 2000 News
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Fast-track permits to stem skills crisis
David BicknellThe government is to shake up the system for the issuing of work permits for overseas IT workers in a bid to solve the...
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Independent research supports claim that Win2000 offers value for money
Caroline DavisIndependent research is beginning to support Microsoft's claims that Windows 2000 is more scalable and robust than its...
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Hackney housing benefit backlogs cause boycott threat
Hackney Council remains locked in conflict with housing associations over the housing benefit backlogs that are said to have reached £3m.Housing...
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IR35 explained
What is it?In March 1999 the Government announced measures to counter the avoidance of income tax and national insurance contributions...
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Internet use by consumers set to soar
Consumer reliance on the Internet as a principal source of obtaining company information and making purchases is set to rocket over the next five...29 Mar 2000 -
IT directors fail to back Brown's crisis plan
Hooman BassirianMorethan three-quarters of IT directors have failed to back Chancellor Gordon Brown's Budget plans to tackle the UK's...
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Is this knowledge power?
Customer relationship management has something of an image problem, but really getting to grips with what your customers want can...29 Mar 2000
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MoD failed to reveal whole truth to MPs
Tony CollinsOne of the UK's leading safety-critical software experts has questioned the accuracy of evidence given to MPs by the...
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Novell solution is to unite different networks as one
Cliff SaranNovell has promised to enable secure e-business by allowing users from different companies to access applications via...
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E-minister admits European data rights still under threat from US
David BicknellE-Minister Patricia Hewitt has admitted that more work needs to be done before Europe and the US can exchange personal...
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E-commerce disputes could be resolved by Euro clearing houses
Alan OsbornUK businesses embarking on e-commerce may get dragged into a European dispute resolution clearing-house.
A network of...
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EU promises cheap Internet access as it puts cash into IT
Alan OsbornThe European Union plans to plough resources into providing cheap broadband Internet access throughout Europe.
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Supplier's strength is PFI's fatal flaw
Suppliers hold whip hand over intellectual property29 Mar 2000
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Revenue tied in to EDS
Tony CollinsThe Inland Revenue faces being locked into its main IT contractor Electronic Data Systems and may have no choice but to renew the...
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Past catches up with sacked staff
An analyst sacked for running an escort agency from his desk could have even more trouble finding another job now that a register...29 Mar 2000
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Small Articles
29 Mar 2000
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Outsourcing: backlog prompts Manchester inquiry
Council benefits outsourcing crisis reaches new peak with Manchester inquiry and Taunton break-up29 Mar 2000
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Report shows lack of Revenue testing
Public-sector IT outsourcing fails to prove it provides value for money29 Mar 2000
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Taunton drops CSL contract
Mike SimonsIT outsourcer CSL and Taunton Deane Council in the west of England are severing their housing benefit and council tax...
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UK training standards lead the world
UK standards for technology-based training are winning worldwide acceptance with support from leading course suppliers and Government bodies.
The...
29 Mar 2000
