December 2001

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  Portals look set to replace Windows

  The integration that makes portals work lies beneath the user interface as an iceberg's bulk lies beneath the water.  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  EDS drops Xerox suit and signs up for five more years

  The settlement last week of a protracted lawsuit between EDS and Xerox over a £2bn outsourcing contract has highlighted the legal...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  Integration in low gear at Ford

  Ford has given its customers an online service booking system before it has completed tough integration work through its dealer...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  Ministers look at IT and democracy

  The Government has set up a powerful ministerial committee to see how IT can be used to involve more people in the democratic...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  Amex chooses thin client

  Financial services giant American Express is planning to roll out 25,000 thin clients across its worldwide operations, in one of...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  Safeway quits online arena

  Safeway has scrapped its online order and collect venture just seven months after it launched, admitting that the move on to the...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  Employers want IT at head of skills initiative

  Employers are urging the Government to put IT and telecommunications at the forefront of new plans to tackle skills gaps and poor...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  DTI lacks e-shopping knowledge

  The Government does not have adequate expertise to advise the public on the safety of online shopping, according to 49% of the IT...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  IBM wins $1.4bn contract

  Global travel and real estate giant Cendant Corporation has signed a $1.4bn (£99m) IT services deal with IBM, in what is believed...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  Cisco repositions its optical strategy

  The networking market may get worse before it gets better, but there are signs that the industry is slowly finding its feet, said...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  SAP drives Japanese expansion

  Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo is using SAP's e-business platform to support its rapid expansion across the UK. The UK is...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  Gerry Levin quits AOL Time Warner -- and other news briefs

  
  
  Gerry Levin leaves AOL Time Warner
  Gerry Levin, chief executive of AOL Time Warner, has announced his early retirement from the world's largest media...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  Milburn to pledge extra £198m to boost NHS IT

  Secretary of state for health Alan Milburn is today expected to announce massive additional investment in NHS IT at a conference...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  Government plans UK-wide teleworking centre network

  The Government is considering plans to create a nationwide network of teleworking centres.  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  Microsoft releases Exchange Service Pack 2

  Microsoft is shipping Service Pack 2 for the Exchange messaging platform, with a host of new tools for the Web version of its...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  American Express joins Liberty Alliance

  The list of companies becoming members of the Liberty Alliance Project continues to grow.  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  MPs want data Act exemption

  Senior Conservatives at Westminster want MPs to be exempt from the Data Protection Act for fear of accidentally breaking the law...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  Whitehall under fire over broadband tax incentives

  IT industry leaders have slammed the Government's refusal to accept proposed tax incentives to pump life into the UK's flagging...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  Forum seeks open network specs

  A group of 20 carriers and vendors in network hardware and software has launched the Service Availability Forum (SAF), aimed at...  Continue Reading

• December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01

  Microsoft to build common data store

  Microsoft is working to use the data store and engine that sits in its SQL Server database across several of its server products.  Continue Reading