March 2007 News
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Derbyshire plants trees for Ricoh printers
Derbyshire County Council has dedicated 2,500 trees in a drive to offset the carbon emissions produced by its fleet of Ricoh printers, copiers and multifunctional devices.30 Mar 2007
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Council mergers open way to IT consolidation
Central government has opened the door to wholesale consolidation of local government IT systems in many parts of the UK by approving 13 different plans for councils to merge.30 Mar 2007
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E-mail worm poses as Microsoft invitation
E-mail users are being warned of a widespread malicious attack that poses as an invitation from Microsoft to download a beta version of Internet Explorer 7.0.30 Mar 2007
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Collaboration around IT is key to UK prosperity, say BCS thought leaders
What must be done to sustain UK competitiveness through to 2025? This was the subject of a recent BCS Thought Leadership Debate, which centred on the premise that competitive advantage is increasin...30 Mar 2007
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Government IT watchdog rapped by MPs over farm payments
A committee of MPs has criticised the quality of advice given by the Office of Government Commerce during the single farm payment fiasco.30 Mar 2007
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AMD test tools aim to flag up interoperability issues
AMD has introduced a set of open source tools that can be used to test whether its products will work with other hardware components, as a means of helping users manage diverse IT environments.30 Mar 2007
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Bacs system failure hits 400,000 salary payments
Up to 400,000 people will receive their salary three days late because the Bacs payment processing system - used by every bank in the UK - experienced a failure on Wednesday.30 Mar 2007
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Metrics needed for green datacentres, says expert
IT managers will need a standardised approach to measuring energy efficiency in datacentres before buying in to plans to reduce carbon emissions, a government energy efficiency adviser has warned.30 Mar 2007
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Budget gives hardware buyers pause for thought
IT managers should reconsider their strategies for investing in IT hardware in light of new rules on capital allowances introduced in the Budget, according to tax experts.30 Mar 2007
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Customer-oriented systems drive rise in financial firms' IT spending
Customer-oriented innovations are driving an increase in IT spending by financial services firms, a study into the industry's technology trends has revealed.30 Mar 2007
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Roll-out of Airwave emergency net sparks Tube safety questions
The London Assembly has raised concerns over the readiness of businesses and the emergency services to cope with another terrorist attack on the London Underground.30 Mar 2007
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IBM targets JBoss users with free Linux tool
IBM is targeting JBoss users with a free Linux enterprise server tool.30 Mar 2007
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Vista affected in new Windows zero-day security flaw
Attackers are exploiting a new zero-day flaw in Windows, Microsoft has confirmed Vista is affected, and Microsoft advises caution when opening email attachments.29 Mar 2007
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45.7m card details stolen in TJX security breach
The biggest online heist in history says analyst as 45.7 million-plus card numbers stolen in the TJX data breach29 Mar 2007
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(ISC)2 extends IT security scholarships
The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2 has doubled the number of annual scholarships it awards to graduates conducting information security research projects.29 Mar 2007
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Cosmos and Monarch use Empirix for web test flight
Cosmos Holidays and Monarch Airlines are using a web applications testing product from Empirix to ensure applications run smoothly in the development stage before being launched to the public.29 Mar 2007
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Framework aims to help develop people skills
Employers groups are backing a competency framework for IT professionals which aims to make it easier for IT staff and employers to identify and develop management and people-focused skills.29 Mar 2007
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Regulator offers clues on TJX security failings
If company execs need a lesson on what not to do before and after a data breach, experts say there's plenty to learn from a regulatory document29 Mar 2007
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Virtual storage tape library purchase considerations
Specific considerations for VTLs plus a series of specifications to help make on-the-spot product comparisons between the suppliers29 Mar 2007
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VoIP network monitoring improves VoIP deployment
VoIP network monitoring and pre-deployment analysis are becoming more important as VoIP application overlay becomes denser29 Mar 2007
