June 2005 News
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IBM swallows Isogon
IBM is to acquire mainframe management software company Isogon Corporation for an undisclosed sum.17 Jun 2005
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Prague to host CA mainframe centre
Computer Associates is establishing its first mainframe centre of excellence in Prague, where it will employ around 200 people.17 Jun 2005
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Siebel launches version 8 of CRM OnDemand
Siebel Systems has released version 8 of its hosted Siebel CRM OnDemand offering, which is designed to improve team collaboration and the targeting of marketing campaigns.17 Jun 2005
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Anglian signs up again with CSC
Anglian Water has signed a new five-year £34m IT outsourcing contract with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC).17 Jun 2005
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Network Appliance buys Decru
Storage solutions company Network Appliance is buying data security specialist Decru for around $272m (£147m).17 Jun 2005
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Buoyant sales drive up PC forecasts
Analyst IDC has raised its forecast for PC sales this year as a result of a more buoyant market than expected.17 Jun 2005
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Opera patches browser against phishers
Opera Software has updated its Opera 8 browser to deal with at least five security vulnerabilities and also offer new tools to users.17 Jun 2005
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ODPM takes mega-deals off menu
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is looking for an outsourcing partner to take over the running of its desktop and IT infrastructure in Whitehall and across regional government offices.17 Jun 2005
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Information strategy slashes storage costs at GM
Car giant General Motors reduced its worldwide information storage costs by 20% during 2004 by using EMC software, systems and services.17 Jun 2005
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Data protection drives storage software sales
IT managers are increasing their spending on storage software as they try to keep up with compliance, data protection and management issues, says a new report from IDC.17 Jun 2005
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Corporates still hold onto W2K
Almost half of large organisations are still using the Windows 2000 operating system, four years after the release of Windows XP, according to a study from AssetMetrix Research Labs.17 Jun 2005
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Centralised procurement will save NHS £4bn
The NHS in England will save £3.8bn in IT procurement over 10 years through central purchasing of core systems and services, according to Connecting for Health, the body running the National Progra...17 Jun 2005
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US confirms biometric passport deadline put back
The US government has confirmed it is extending its deadline by a year for European countries to issue biometric passports.16 Jun 2005
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Bradford Council IT staff to strike next week
IT staff at City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council will take industrial action next week unless the council and its outsourcing partner withdraw the threat of compulsory redundancies, accor...16 Jun 2005
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New IM worm hits AOL
A new worm has hit AOL’s AIM instant messaging system.16 Jun 2005
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IBM launches AMD dual core blades
IBM is launching blade servers that use AMD’s new single- and dual-core 64-bit Opteron processors.16 Jun 2005
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Oracle updates JD Edwards line
Oracle has rolled out a service pack for its JD Edwards World ERP applications, a move that will help demonstrate its commitment to the products after acquiring them as part of its PeopleSoft takeo...16 Jun 2005
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JBoss forms open source public sector group
JBoss, the professional open source company, has formed the JBoss Government Group to promote the use of open source solutions in the public sector.16 Jun 2005
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Siebel serves Lawn Tennis Association
Siebel serves Lawn Tennis Association As it gears up to host this year’s Wimbledon tennis championship, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has selected Siebel’s customer relationship management (CRM...16 Jun 2005
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Vodafone cuts set benchmark for 3G data roaming charges
Vodafone is making it cheaper for international business travellers to roam on its 3G data networks, a move that demonstrates that operators are currently charging too much, according to analyst Ga...16 Jun 2005
