April 2006
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April 28, 2006
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Intel job cuts loom
Intel is planning redundancies in response to falling profits and market share. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2006
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Apr'06
Government saves £45m on Oracle deal
The government has renegotiated its bulk software licensing deal with Oracle to save the public sector £45m. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2006
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Apr'06
Police National Computer no help in tracing missing ex-cons
Police cannot trace more than 20 of the 80 most dangerous foreign prisoners freed in the UK without facing deportation because their details are not on the Police National Computer. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2006
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Apr'06
Morgan Stanley cancels MasterCards following US theft
Morgan Stanley customers in the UK are the latest to be affected by the theft of personal details of around 2,000 MasterCard credit cardholders. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2006
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Apr'06
MOT system breakdown sends garages back to paper
The UK’s £230m MOT system suffered technical problems this week, disrupting the work of garages around the country. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2006
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Apr'06
Telcos invest heavily in triple-play
Telecoms service providers around the world are putting around 40% of their capital expenditure into setting up and providing “triple-play” services to customers. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2006
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Apr'06
BSA doubles bounty for informants
Anti-piracy group the Business Software Alliance (BSA) is offering a £20,000 reward to anyone who informs on employers using illegal or unlicensed software. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2006
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Apr'06
Nokia forced to stump up £150m in patent dispute
Nokia has finally paid out £150m and settled its patent dispute with InterDigital over unpaid licence fees for 2G and 2.5G mobile phone technologies. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2006
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Apr'06
Avocent acquires LanDesk management software
Avocent is buying LanDesk Software for $416m (£244m) to expand its management software offering to companies. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2006
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Apr'06
BT gets its hands on Dabs.com
BT has acquired online IT retailer Dabs.com to expand its service offering to SMEs. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2006
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Apr'06
The FAST track to justice on piracy
SMBs beware: The Federation Against Software Theft has just embarked on phase two of a campaign designed to catch corporate perpetrators of software piracy. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2006
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Apr'06
Brent goes with the flow
How Brent Council implemented a new document flow system that also had a positive effect on staff working practices Continue Reading
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April 28, 2006
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Apr'06
Security special report: Compliance quandary
Confusing regulatory requirements mean that some companies may be overlooking perils elsewhere in their drive for compliance. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2006
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Apr'06
JDA to acquire Manugistics
JDA Software is to acquire rival Manugistics for around $211m (£124m) in cash to create a $390m-turnover-a-year supply-chain software company. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2006
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Apr'06
Deperimeterised approach to security is not suitable for everyone, warn analysts
Infosecurity conference will highlight one of the biggest issues facing IT chiefs Continue Reading
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April 27, 2006
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Apr'06
Case Study - Allgemeine Bausparkasse
Allgemeine Bausparkasse (ABV) believes it can deliver market-leading performance from future-proofed technology including virtual partitioning Continue Reading
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April 27, 2006
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Apr'06
Case Study - Queen's University
In scientific research, it’s all about having the fastest, most advanced systems to achieve dramatic breakthroughs Continue Reading
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April 27, 2006
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Apr'06
Case study - Great Mills
In addition to cost savings, a simplified infrastructure has enabled quick response to business change for food company Great Mills Continue Reading
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April 27, 2006
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Apr'06
Smart mobile devices slip back in Europe
Shipments of smart mobile devices fell by 10% in western Europe in the first quarter of this year. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2006
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Apr'06
BBC considers website adverts for foreigners
The BBC is asking visitors to its international homepage and news websites how they would view advertising on the sites. Continue Reading