June 2006
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June 30, 2006
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Jun'06
CSA's systems were given green light despite 52 critical defects
The Treasury’s Office of Government Commerce secretly gave a green light to go live with IT systems that supported reforms of the Child Support Agency despite known critical defects that later hit staff productivity. Continue Reading
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June 30, 2006
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Jun'06
AA takes Linux road for ID system
Motoring organisation the AA is to implement an identity and access management solution running on Novell's SuSE Linux to automate the management of digital identities for around 6,000 staff. Continue Reading
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June 30, 2006
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Jun'06
New Internet Explorer 7 beta released
Microsoft has released the third beta of its forthcoming Internet Explorer 7 browser for Windows XP. Continue Reading
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June 30, 2006
30
Jun'06
Security flaw hits Internet Explorer and Firefox
Two new security flaws have been discovered in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, and one of them may also affect its open source rival, Firefox. Continue Reading
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June 30, 2006
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Jun'06
Judge throws out most of SCO's Linux theft claims
The judge dealing with SCO’s lawsuit against IBM for the alleged theft of Unix code for use in IBM Linux products, has thrown out three-quarters of SCO’s claims before the case even gets to trial next year. Continue Reading
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June 30, 2006
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Jun'06
Making the right datacentre decisions
Datacentres are one of the largest capital investments in enterprise IT. With costs frequently running to tens of millions of pounds for the datacentre itself, and spiralling energy costs adding to the maintenance side of the price equation, ... Continue Reading
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June 30, 2006
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Jun'06
Child Support Agency IT in crisis
The public spending watchdog the National Audit Office has published a damning indictment of the Child Support Agency and its procurement of IT systems. Continue Reading
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June 30, 2006
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Jun'06
FBI recovers stolen US military laptop
A stolen laptop computer containing the personal data of 26 million US military veterans and active service personnel has been recovered by police. Continue Reading
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June 30, 2006
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Jun'06
Apple investigates share option irregularities
Apple Computer is probing share option awards it gave to employees between 1997 and 2001, including an award to chief executive officer Steve Jobs. Continue Reading
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June 30, 2006
30
Jun'06
EMC to buy RSA
EMC is to buy RSA Security for around $2.1bn (£1.2bn) so it can offer its storage customers new encryption and other security products. Continue Reading
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June 30, 2006
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Jun'06
Microsoft postpones Office 2007 till next year
Microsoft has put back the general release of the Office 2007 productivity suite to “early 2007” with the result that some Microsoft volume licence holders may miss out on the upgrade under their contracts. Continue Reading
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June 30, 2006
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Jun'06
Quit rate doubles among fed-up IT professionals
Management-level IT professionals are quitting their jobs in frustration over pay prospects and lack of job satisfaction, according to research by the Chartered Management Institute. Continue Reading
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June 30, 2006
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Jun'06
Sowing the seeds of IP flexibility
IT directors are looking to combine data, voice and video on IP-based networks to reduce communications costs, boost productivity and improve customer service. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2006
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Jun'06
Microsoft has never been just about Bill Gates
Microsoft has always encouraged entrepreneurship in its people, in its products and in the tools that millions of people around the world use every day to start, grow and run their businesses and follow their passions. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2006
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Jun'06
IBM's unified comms platform expands to take on Microsoft
IBM is adding last-minute features to its forthcoming Sametime version 7.5 collaboration suite as it prepares to meet Microsoft head-on in the integrated communications market. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2006
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Jun'06
Blue Gene still the supercomputer to beat
IBM's Blue Gene platform still heads the Top 500 list of supercomputers. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2006
29
Jun'06
Betting and Big Brother spark alert over mobile phone costs
The Communications Management Association (CMA) has called on companies to review their mobile phone use policies, as potential costs are set to spiral. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2006
29
Jun'06
Novell offers preview edition of SuSE Linux Enterprise
Novell has released a preview version of its forthcoming SuSE Linux Enterprise system. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2006
29
Jun'06
US throws out 'net neutrality' for broadband
A US Senate committee has rejected a proposal to force broadband providers to offer rivals the same access speeds and quality of service as they give to their own products and those of their partners. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2006
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Jun'06
Microsoft reshuffles managers but key post remains vacant
Microsoft has announced its latest company restructuring, but is still looking for someone to head up its Business Solutions operation. Continue Reading