October 2002 News
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Ericsson faces $61m fine over patent violation
A US jury has awarded communications equipment company Harris about $61m (£39m) in compensatory damages in a patent infringement...31 Oct 2002
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Sainsbury's launches iTV service
Sainsbury's has launched what it claims is the largest interactive television (iTV) based grocery service in the world, offering...31 Oct 2002
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Growth in IT spend at 10-year low
There is no sign of an end to the cautious spending by IT departments, with growth in expenditure in the third quarter of this...31 Oct 2002
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Outsourced staff suffer
Two-thirds of employees involved in outsourcing deals feel they are not properly consulted by their companies, resulting in...31 Oct 2002
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Government blocks judicial review of Chinook disaster
The Government has made it impossible for the families of two pilots blamed for the crash of Chinook helicopter ZD576 to seek a...31 Oct 2002
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New initiative tackles public sector IT delivery
A major initiative designed to improve the way the public sector manages high-value IT projects was launched this week by the...31 Oct 2002
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Tesco IT chief learns a lesson
Tesco's UK IT director learnt a valuable lesson when he went "back to the floor" at one of the supermarket chain's stores during...31 Oct 2002
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Census contract debacle
Len Cook, registrar of the Office of National Statistics (ONS), has told the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee how the...31 Oct 2002
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IT firm sues the fraud office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is being taken to court in a row over payments for data recovery and computer evidence.31 Oct 2002
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Orange launches first Microsoft Smartphone
Orange has become one of the first companies to release a mobile phone based on Microsoft's Smartphone specification, writes Eric...31 Oct 2002
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IT chiefs with CRM in demand
IT directors with expertise in customer relationship management and managing relationships with outsourcing providers are in...31 Oct 2002
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AMD chip shipment share falls on inventory correction
Disappointing processor shipment figures for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) do not paint the complete picture of the company's...31 Oct 2002
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Software chief moves to stop rumours of financial difficulty
Process industry software supplier Aspentech moved to quash rumours of financial ill-health and set out a bold strategy for...31 Oct 2002
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E-government skills demand will save private sector jobs
The increased demand for IT skills in the public sector will result in a large number of IT jobs being saved in the private...31 Oct 2002
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Ferrari uses Linux
Ferrari UK is hoping to drive down IT costs by extending its use of the Linux open source operating system.31 Oct 2002
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IT departments must have an IM strategy
IT departments must begin planning a strategy for how, not whether, instant messaging (IM) will be used within their...31 Oct 2002
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Now is the time to adopt RFID tags
Companies should start considering radio frequency identification tagging (RFID) technology now to boost the efficiency and...31 Oct 2002
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Online HR cuts retailer's costs by £3m
Safeway has cut human resources-related costs by £3m since moving its HR operations online 12 months ago, the grocery retailer...31 Oct 2002
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Wanted: IT staff with storage skills
Users issued a rallying call for IT professionals to build up their storage skills and help to shore up the skills gap in the...31 Oct 2002
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Expansion and space core to long-term plans
Scalability and making effective use of space are key to the long-term storage strategy underpinning the project to research the...31 Oct 2002
