May 2004 News
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Ex-RAF chief says no to blame on Chinook
A former RAF air commodore has questioned the integrity of systems and the airworthiness of the type of Chinook helicopter which...28 May 2004
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Watmore appointed Blair’s CIO
Ian Watmore has won the race to become the UK’s head of e-government, one of toughest and most high-profile jobs in the IT...28 May 2004
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Health service IT professionals fear pay cut following review
NHS IT staff are increasingly anxious that they could face pay cuts of up to £5,000 a year as a result of a government review of...28 May 2004
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CMA tells government to tackle broadband blight
The Communications Management Association has told the government it must do more to improve the UK's telecoms infrastructure or...28 May 2004
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Welsh Assembly takes broadband plan offline
The Welsh Assembly has scrapped a £16.5m project to help people in deprived communities get online, leading to accusations that...28 May 2004
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IBM preferred bidder for Defra contract
IBM has beaten Capgemini to become the preferred bidder for the IT outsourcing contract at the Department of the Environment,...28 May 2004
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CA software enables IT chiefs to run infrastructure like a business
Computer Associates has unveiled a strategy and products to help IT directors manage their technology infrastructure like a...28 May 2004
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Document management systems aid compliance
Document management, document imaging and knowledge management systems will play a vital role in helping local and central...28 May 2004
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Experts gather to offer advice on compliance
Some of the most influential government officials and experts involved with freedom of information legislation will be speaking...28 May 2004
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Systems will not be ready in time for Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act will come into full force next January, before many government agencies and other public sector...28 May 2004
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IT leaders must show bottom-line benefits
IT directors have to prove investments in technology add to the company's bottom line, according to analyst company Forrester.28 May 2004
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More infrastructure projects need to be linked to business objectives
Too few IT infrastructure projects are linked to business objectives, analyst firm Meta Group has warned.28 May 2004
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Sony unveils hard disc portable media player
Sony has announced its first hard disk drive-based portable media player to support both audio and video.28 May 2004
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UK drug order entry systems 'poor at alerts'
Report slates alerts for drug informationsystems28 May 2004
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IBM heads database market
Report says Oracle is Linux master, but has lost top spot for RDBMS28 May 2004
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India leapfrogs to 4G wireless
3G will be bypassed, says tech minister28 May 2004
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PalmOne joins e-prescription initiative
PalmOne is to work with US health apps supplier HealthRamp to develop electronic prescribing solutions.28 May 2004
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IP phone switches seize market share
More mature products and support for existing phones are helping IP private branch exchanges move into the mainstream, according...28 May 2004
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Symantec captures 64-bit virus
Virus company scores a first28 May 2004
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Server hardware sales on the rise
Results show fourth consecutive growth period.28 May 2004
