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Home Office laptop sold on eBay

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  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 29 February 2008
A Home Office laptop computer with a confidential encrypted disc was sold on eBay to a member of the public who discovered the disc when he sent the unit for repairs, say news reports.

Two-thirds of firms have used ITIL best practice framework

Two-thirds of firms have used the ITIL best practice framework for IT service delivery.

Cebit 2008 overshadowed by IT spending slowdown

The prospects of a slow-down in IT spending is expected to overshadow many of the attendees at Cebit 2008 next week.

Standardisation and better IT can cut police red tape, says Ronnie Flanagan

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  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 27 February 2008
Standardisation and better use of technology to cut red tape could put the equivalent of 3,000 bobbies on the beat, Sir Ronnie Flanagan told MPs this week (26 February).

Birmingham council completes UK property database jigsaw

Birmingham City Council is providing the last piece in the UK's national property ID scheme jigsaw.

Foreign nationals could be kicked out of country for not carrying new national ID card

Foreign nationals living in Britain who boycott the introduction of a biometric identity card later this year, could lose their right to stay under government proposals, reports The Guardian.

IT managers to be driven by ‘technology populism’, analyst says

The next wave of change within IT organisations will be fuelled by the proliferation of consumer devices, social networking tools and cloud-based collaboration services making their way into the enterprise, says analyst Forrester.

Three-quarters of UK firms have no contingency plans for data loss

Three-quarters of UK companies have no contingency plans for data loss, even though 90% had to recover data in the past year, according to research from Kroll Ontrack.

AstraZeneca signs £25m network deal with BT

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has signed a £25m global network agreement with BT to cover 170 managed connections at 131 sites in 60 countries.
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