May 2007 News
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Project managers' priorities conflict with business'
Most IT project managers do not think that finishing a project on time and in budget is important.16 May 2007
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Nuclear Constabulary deploys workforce management system
The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) is deploying a new workforce management system to aid its protection of nuclear sites and materials.16 May 2007
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Allianz signs outsourcing deal with Fujitsu
Insurance and financial services group Allianz has signed a five-year £274m strategic outsourcing partnership with Fujitsu Services for the provision of desktop, network and telecommunication servi...16 May 2007
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Virgin Media replaces Oracle with Netezza
Virgin Media has dumped an Oracle system to analyse customer data, and will instead use a Netezza data warehouse platform.16 May 2007
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UK businesses have continuity sorted
A massive 80% of UK businesses are confident that they have a full or reasonable business continuity plan in place, according to Version One.16 May 2007
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PC shipments in Western Europe increase
PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 13.3m units in the first quarter of 2007, an 11.25% increase on the same quarter last year, said analyst Gartner.16 May 2007
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Orange finds SMBs backing flexible working hours
Flexible working is good for business and all staff should be given rights to demand flexible working hours, say a third of UK small companies. This is according to a new survey from Orange and Ips...16 May 2007
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EMC extends storage management support to virtualised environments
EMC has updated its storage resource management (SRM) to offer greater support for virtualised operating environments.16 May 2007
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Compuware extends its business service management
Compuware has extended its business service management (BSM) suite to help firms quantify the business benefits of new applications.16 May 2007
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Report finds almost a third of software illegal
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has called for stronger government action on software piracy, after it published an analyst study claiming that 27% of software used on UK PCs last year was ill...16 May 2007
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When signature based antivirus isn't enough
Zero-day exploits, targeted attacks and increasing demands for endpoint application controls are driving the rapid metamorphosis from signature-based antivirus and antispyware to HIPS-based integra...16 May 2007
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SMB SaaS sales robust, but holdouts remain
Are SMBs really that into Software as a Service (SaaS), or are vendors and analysts pushing it when they say SaaS is taking the market by storm?15 May 2007
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This is your chance to close the skills gap
IT diploma will add real value with industry buy-in15 May 2007
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UK IT staff to go as Barclays offshores
IT support workers are among 1,100 staff who will lose their jobs when Barclays Bank shrinks operations at its Dorset office and moves some roles overseas.15 May 2007
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Boost business benefits by billing
Charging back IT costs can have a dramatic effect on how IT is perceived and encourage colleagues to derive greater value from IT investments15 May 2007
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Banks to increase datacentre outsourcing
IT managers in financial service companies are to escalate their reliance on datacentre outsourcing, according to research by analyst BroadGroup.15 May 2007
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Demand for IT staff hits a five-year high
Outsourcing helps drive demand for high-end technical skills15 May 2007
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Alcatel-Lucent buys NetDevices
Alcatel-Lucent is to acquire privately held NetDevices to offer customers an improved way to manage their branch office networks.15 May 2007
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Building firm improves supply chain
Building material firm HeidelbergCement is improving its supply chain with an i2 Technologies platform.15 May 2007
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FSA fines bank
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined private bank BNP Paribas £350,000 for weaknesses in its systems and controls, which allowed a senior employee to fraudulently transfer £1.4m out of ...15 May 2007
