Social networking technologies and the use of web mash-ups are among the top 10 disruptive technologies that will make headway in enterprises in the next four years, according to research firm Gartner.
As networks evolve, traditional views about security must change, creating new security paradigms that protect not only the integrity of knowledge capital but also the reputation and privacy of its users.
Connecting for Health, which runs much of the NHS's £12.4bn National Programme for IT , is expected to come under strong criticism in a report commissioned by the government into the progress of online health records.