March 2005

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  XML data conversion engine frees Tesco IT staff from content work

  Online retailer Tesco.com has deployed software from e-business software provider Ivis, freeing the IT department from having to...  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Mobile gets hotter

  In the two years since the launch of the Intel Centrino, considerable progress has been made in developing new mobile technology...  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Open source's open sore

  Intellectual property rights can catch out the unwary, says Alison Bryce  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Windows service pack improves security but may clash with third-party software

  Microsoft laid out the details of its plans for the development of Windows 2003 and its 64-bit roadmap during an exclusive...  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Microsoft moves to more practical testing of MCP skills

  Microsoft has changed its certification process, moving away from multiple-choice exams towards more practical assessment of IT...  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Service oriented architectures are ready to boost efficiency, says IDC

  Service oriented architectures (SOAs) have come of age and organisations should use them to cut costs and gain business...  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Keep best staff by offering training and career development

  A proactive approach to development and training is key to getting best staff, says George Cox, chairman of the Design Council.  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  RFID set to revolutionise retail payments

  Contactless payments and radio frequency identification technology will transform the way people pay for goods, shop from home...  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Insurance firm awards £4m deal to LogicaCMG

  Combined Insurance has awarded a £4m contract to LogicaCMG to extend its new infrastructure and management system, Endeavour,...  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Property firm predicts efficiency gains from mobile access system

  Property services firm National Property Solutions (NPS) began to implement an ambitious "zero-client" system last week to allow...  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Power firm aims for savings with password management software for 10,000 UK staff

  E.ON UK, the parent company of Powergen, is aiming to save on helpdesk and administration costs by rolling out an identity access...  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Oyster travel card system clams up

  Thousands of Londoners were able to travel for free last Thursday after a routine data download disabled Transport for London's...  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Abbey goes for mainframe savings

  High street bank Abbey has moved its main banking applications to a Unisys Clearpath Plus mainframe environment in a bid to...  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  MP calls for the Computer Misuse Act to be strengthened -- and other news briefs

  Short takes on this week's news  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Government and industry back IT security professionalism plans

  Proposals to create a professional institution that would set minimum standards of professionalism for IT security specialists...  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Staff shortfall raises CSC deal issues

  The NHS has provided services supplier CSC with only a handful of employees to work on the national programme for IT. This is...  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Skills shortage raises threat of suppliers' claims against NHS

  Papers obtained under the Freedom of Information Act reveal risk of compensation claims  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Liberal Democrats want updates on cost and progress of NHS plan

  Political pressure is mounting for rigorous independent oversight of the NHS' multibillion-pound national programme for IT...  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Reuters signs £1.7bn outsourcing contract with BT -- and other news briefs

  Short takes on this week's news  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Cultural resistance main cause of BPM project failure

  Human nature, rather than the complexity of implementing technology, is the biggest barrier to companies adopting successful...  Continue Reading