All Legislation and Regulation News - March 2007

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.

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.

Computacenter signs huge outsourcing deal with BT

Computacenter has signed a five-year outsourcing deal to provide desktop services and product supply to BT across 54 countries.

Compliance drives security spending

  • News
  • Date: 26 March 2007
More than 70% of Fortune 1,000 companies in the US are increasing their security budgets to meet regulatory and audit compliance requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley and the Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standard.

Shoes retailer opts for managed systems in infrastructure refresh

Shoes retailer Stylo has signed a contract with BT Expedite to implement a new Epos system and new network connections at all its stores.

Fujitsu Services takes blame in group £1.2bn profit warning

Fujitsu has issued a shock profit warning for its year end results, and its overseas subsidiaries - including Fujitsu Services in the UK - are being blamed.

NHS trusts ask for costs to cover delays to NPfIT

Fourteen NHS trusts have asked for contributions to costs incurred as a result of delays in the implementation of the National Programme for IT, according to the Public Accounts Committee.

Cambridgeshire police roll out new custody system

Cambridgeshire Constabulary has gone live with NSPIS Custody and Case Preparation systems from SunGard Vivista.

Liffe wins patent battle for online trading platform

Euronext Liffe, the pan-European derivatives exchange, has won a patent fight with a former employee over who owns its electronic trading platform.

Government to lift mobile phone ban in hospitals

The government will lift the ban on the use of mobile phones in hospitals this spring, the BBC reports.
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