June 2004 News
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Iris recognition at five UK airports
The government plans to roll out an iris recognition system to five UK airports to verify the identities of selected overseas...21 Jun 2004
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ID cards could put extra burden on health service
ID cards could create extra administrative and equipment costs for the health service, doctors told MPs on the Home Affairs...21 Jun 2004
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Sprint takes data transfer record
Sprint and the Swedish National Research and Education Network (Sunet) have set a world record for transporting a large volume of...21 Jun 2004
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Middleware: 'Beware of costly maintenance'
It is cheaper to buy new software than pay for maintenance on existing integration middleware, according to analyst firm...21 Jun 2004
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Firms must have policies to secure wireless use
Organisations need formal security policies to govern the growing use of wireless technology, Gartner told users at a security...21 Jun 2004
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Ofcom advisory board lacks user representation
No users have been invited to sit on regulator Ofcom's spectrum advisory board to deal with rolling out wireless technologies.21 Jun 2004
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Outsourcing shake-up revives Thomas Cook
A series of outsourcing deals at Thomas Cook helped streamline the business and turn around the travel company's fortunes,...21 Jun 2004
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IT directors must have battleplan to minimise risks of outsourcing
Users heard advice on getting the most out of outsourcing and how it could turn around a company's fortunes at the Outsource...21 Jun 2004
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New York plans huge wireless network
New York City plans to build a public safety wireless network of unprecedented scale and scope, including the capacity to provide...21 Jun 2004
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Staffordshire saves £2.5m a year with SAP system
Staffordshire County Council has saved save £1.3m in the six months since it installed an SAP system as part of a £7m IT...21 Jun 2004
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Data sharing plan 'piggy-backed on ID bill'
Experts voice concerns that the government's ID card scheme goes beyond its brief and could raise data protection issues and...21 Jun 2004
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G-Cat speeds councils' procurement process
The government IT purchasing catalogue has enabled two small councils which combined their IT departments to buy a new £400,000...21 Jun 2004
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Linux users under threat
A newly discovered security hole in Linux, published on an open source website, has raised questions about how Linux security...21 Jun 2004
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PeopleSoft updates CRM
PeopleSoft's UK Leadership summit kicked off today (Tuesday 22 June) with the release of the software supplier's latest CRM...21 Jun 2004
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Change management is biggest challenge this year, say IT leaders
Dealing with shifting business demands is the biggest challenge for UK IT directors over the next 12 months, closely followed by...21 Jun 2004
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BT innoculates global IT systems against worms
BT is to roll out advanced technology to protect its global management networks from computer viruses, which have the potential...21 Jun 2004
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Users at risk after web host attack
Users have been warned to brace themselves for attacks on sites which provide patch downloads and web hosting services.21 Jun 2004
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Don't railroad us into new IT systems, warn doctors
Lack of communication may lead to alienated GPs boycotting services21 Jun 2004
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RFID will benefit suppliers, promises Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores has concluded its three-day RFID event for suppliers this week with additional RFID product tag compliance dates...21 Jun 2004
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Intel launches first surfboard PC
Intel has put a wireless-enabled Tablet PC in a surfboard.21 Jun 2004
