July 2006
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July 31, 2006
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Boeing chooses Linux for military aircraft order
Boeing has selected Wind River’s Linux-based Platform for Networking Equipment for the mission system of its P-8A anti-submarine and reconnaissance aircraft. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
Datacentre outage hits health service in North West
Hospitals and GP surgeries in the North West of England have been left without patient administration information following a datacentre outage in Kent. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
RBS and HBOS to install more free-to-use cash machines
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and HBOS are to install 400 free to use cash machines in the poorest communities in the UK. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
Microsoft recalls latest release of SME server software
Microsoft has recalled the latest R2 release of its Small Business Server 2003 software after finding that “non-final” versions of core components had been included. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
Google offers project hosting to open-source developers
Search engine giant Google has launched a new open source project hosting service. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
Online fraud hard to report, warns attorney general
The UK’s response to internet fraud is hampered by geographical and sectoral boundaries between police forces and other authorities, the attorney general Lord Goldsmith has warned. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
DTI adopts conferencing technology to boost collaboration
The Department of Trade and Industry has selected Interwise to provide its Interwise Connect integrated conferencing platform to support a series of industry-specific collaboration communities. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
Indian workers strike over outsourced payments services
Half a million bank workers staged a one-day strike across India last week in protest at plans to outsource cheque clearing and other payments services. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
Dell delivers virtualisation for Data Guard
Online business management software supplier Data Guard Systems has consolidated its backup database servers Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
Oracle and HP unveil new streamlined server and storage configurations
Oracle and HP have developed reference configurations in order to accelerate implementation by IT departments of Oracle Database 10g-based data warehouses on HP servers and storage. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
NEC develops multiprocessor virtualisation technology
NEC Corporation has announced that it has succeeded in the development of multiprocessor virtualisation technology. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
3PAR goes for utility storage in datacentres
Utility storage provider 3PAR is deploying IBM System p5 servers with advanced power virtualisation in order to deliver a system that improves utilisation and rapid provisioning. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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openQRM project to support Xen, VMware, QEMU and VServer virtualisation
Qlusters, a provider of open source datacentre management and automation software for physical and virtualised environments, has announced openQRM plug-in support for the Xen, VMware, QEMU and Linux VServer projects. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
Efficient firms will enjoy drop in security spend
Firms with mature IT security practices could begin to reap the rewards of their hard work and scale back their security spending by 3-4% by 2008, according to Gartner research. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
IT fails to measure up for the boardroom
Most UK IT heads are being kept out of the boardroom because their contribution to business goals is ignored and their department is seen as a money guzzler. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
UK firms ignore mobile email security
Half of UK businesses plan to set up staff for remote email access over the next year but are turning a blind eye to the related security issues. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
C-level execs fail to recognise CIO business skills
CIOs view leadership and business acumen as their key skills, but are still battling boardroom prejudice to be truly accepted as strategic players. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
Sky-high rates for interim IT directors
Interim IT directors are raking in £80 an hour as companies seek help to troubleshoot insourcing and problem IT projects. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
Microsoft starts charging for latest Office beta
Microsoft is to start charging users who download its Office 2007 beta 2 version from 2 August. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
Cambridge outsources IT to Serco in five-year deal
Cambridge city council has signed a £6m five-year deal with Serco Solutions to provide and support its IT infrastructure. Continue Reading