June 2003 News
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Call costs cut at customers' expense
Analysts have warned that mobile phone operators may try to increase charges on data services after they failed to overturn a...30 Jun 2003
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Iris scans of little value without standards
Government plans to install iris scanning machines in UK airports will be of limited use unless more progress is made towards...30 Jun 2003
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Tif rewards the best IT projects
IT managers and staff from retailer Marks & Spencer and bank clearing house Bacs won accolades for their IT projects at the...30 Jun 2003
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Unions warn MPs of risk to UK IT jobs from offshore outsourcing
IT union leaders are set to meet MPs later this month to tell them that offshore outsourcing poses a serious threat to UK IT and...30 Jun 2003
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Cable & Wireless drops IBM outsourcing five years early
Cable & Wireless has ended a $1.8bn 10-year outsourcing contract with IBM five years early. The move comes soon after C&W...30 Jun 2003
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Government processes not moving with the times
Government processes are in need of modernisation if it is to benefit from new IT systems, said e-envoy Andrew Pinder, speaking...30 Jun 2003
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Perot loses bid to stop £10m case
Michael Johnson, a high-flying IT professional who claims his life was ruined when he was falsely accused of fraud, has won the...30 Jun 2003
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Unions seek talks in IBM contracts
Union leaders have written to IBM requesting clarification of controversial changes to its staff contracts. IBM is threatening to...30 Jun 2003
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Doctors demand process change before IT roll-out
Lack of change management could jeopardise national IT programme.30 Jun 2003
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Manugistics asked to repay failed project costs
Logistics firm Wincanton is in discussion with enterprise software supplier Manugistics to recover several million pounds after a...30 Jun 2003
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Fujitsu and Nokia team on enterprise mobility
Nokia has forged a partnership with Fujitsu in a bid to boost the uptake of wireless-based corporate services.30 Jun 2003
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Microsoft cuts consultancy services staff
Microsoft has cut 161 jobs in the US in an effort to realigning its Microsoft Consulting Services business, following the lead of...30 Jun 2003
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DOJ expected to weigh in on Oracle bid
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is expected to decide today whether Oracle's $6.3bn unsolicited bid for rival PeopleSoft can...30 Jun 2003
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German retailers test RFID tags
Department store chain Kaufhof Warenhaus is the latest member in a growing group of German retailers deploying miniature...30 Jun 2003
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Corel cuts staff to reduce costs
Canadian software company Corel is cutting 66 staff to reflect its expected revenue performance.30 Jun 2003
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Certification boost for Homeland Security
The US Department of Homeland Security is emphasising government security certifications as a means of improving software...30 Jun 2003
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Misys takes control of Per-Se's patient record system
Per-Se Technologies' decision to sell its Patient1 electronic patient record and computerised order entry system reflects the...30 Jun 2003
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Vodafone picks RealNetworks for multimedia
Vodafone will use software from RealNetworks to distribute audio and video content to users of its Vodafone Live wireless data...30 Jun 2003
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Cisco aims for IPv6 firewalls
Attacking one of the key problems early adopters have had with IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6), Cisco plans to beef up...30 Jun 2003
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AMD rounds out Opteron line
Advanced Micro Devices has expanded its range of Opteron processors with the 800 series for eight-way servers and the 100 series...30 Jun 2003
