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Dell finally posts preliminary results

Dell has finally released some third quarter results, but they are only preliminary, as a result of the ongoing investigation into the firm’s past figures by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

How will IT be paid for? ask doctors

Sixty-six per cent of doctors believe there are not sufficient funds in their NHS area to properly implement the National Programme for IT (NPfIT), according to the latest Medix survey.

Alcatel sues Microsoft over comms patents

Alcatel has sued Microsoft for alleged patent infringements for digital video and network communications technologies.

Novell distances itself from Ballmer IP claims

Linux distributor Novell has openly distanced itself from claims by Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer that the open source operating system uses his company’s patented intellectual property.

IBM unveils RFID ‘privacy protector’

  • News
  • Date: 20 November 2006
IBM has introduced an innovative solution to solve privacy concerns about RFID (radio frequency identification): preventing the tags’ means of communication.

Compliance officers fight for slice of IT budget

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  • Date: 20 November 2006
IT’s patch is under attack from a new quarter, as compliance officers parachute into the boardroom and wrest control of IT regulatory budget.

Bush backs Alcatel-Lucent merger

US president George Bush has approved a £6.2bn ($11.8bn) merger between French telecommunications equipment manufacturer Alcatel and US firm Lucent Technologies.

Ofcom to make it easier to switch mobile operator

Communications regulator Ofcom is to make it easier for users to take their mobile number with them when they switch their mobile operator.

IT integration promises exchange savings

Pan-European exchange Euronext has said that savings in IT costs from the proposed merger with the New York Stock Exchange could allow it to cut trading fees by 10% to 15%.

New payment body will usher faster cheque clearing

The government has announced the establishment of the Payments Industry Association to oversee the governance of payment systems, as new rules are rubber-stamped to introduce a quicker cheque-clearing process.
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