July 2006
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The CEO is serious about IT, so you need to get serious about business
Strategy clinic: Our panel of experts offer advice on IT management dilemmas Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Holidays at risk as online passport system collapses
The Home Office's Passport Service has trumpeted its 99.9% performance record for processing passports on time but later conceded that it has hit major problems with a new online service, and is asking people to revert to paper for making passport ... Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Strategic buys elude IT heads
Nearly half of IT directors feel they are failing to make sufficiently strategic purchasing decisions, research has shown. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Skills fears as number of IT students plummets
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July 10, 2006
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Here's how to vote for your IT greats
Reader poll: Who and what has really made the difference in the past four decades? Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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NHS trust uncovers password sharing risk to patient data
The UK's largest NHS trust has discovered endemic sharing of passwords and log-in identifications by staff, recording 70,000 cases of "inappropriate access" to systems, including medical records, in one month. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Downtime: Now here's an idea for all of you flag flyers...
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July 10, 2006
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Speciality add-ons keep mainframes on the move
Mainframe users are increasingly polarised, with larger organisations showing no signs of giving up their big iron but smaller firms looking at Unix and Microsoft, according to a survey of IBM mainframe users. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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This examination of NHS IT scheme has failed to probe the painful facts
Parliamentary IT adviser Tom Brooks argues that NAO report overlooks crucial issues Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Technology news in brief
Short takes on this week's technology news Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Comment: Where do you want to go?
Could it be that positioning IT management at board level has become a shibboleth for those working in the higher echelons of the industry? Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Your shout: Boardroom bafflement, council services, NHS IT
Have your say at computerweekly.com Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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P&O adopts web accounts system to improve reports
Freight ferry operator P&O Ferrymasters has upgraded its accounting system and moved it on to Windows to lower the cost of ownership and offer business managers more up-to-date information. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Don't let the wheels come off your deal
There has been a lot of publicity about users taking outsourced operations back in-house, but if you ensure you have the right ingredients for an outsourcing arrangement at the outset there is no reason for the relationship to founder. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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News in brief
Short takes on this week's news Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Migration tool drives Sun-based apps to Linux
IT managers planning to migrate applications from Sun Solaris/Sparc to Linux on Intel Xeon or Itanium processors could cut costs by using new tools from Transitive. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Live-data app tests may break law, firms warned
IT directors could be in breach of the Data Protection Act because they are using live customer data to test their applications. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Commissioner sees 'no alternative' to fine for Microsoft
European Commission competition commissioner Neelie Kroes has said she can see no alternative to fining Microsoft for not complying with a 2004 anti-trust judgement by the commission against the company. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Barnsley council signs £76m deal with Bull
Barnsley council is to set up a joint venture company with European IT firm Bull Information Systems to manage the authority’s IT infrastructure and operations and bid for external contracts. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Microsoft still working to fix Vista bugs, says developer
Nearly one in five bugs reported by testers of the forthcoming Windows Vista operating system are yet to be fixed, analysis by a Windows developer shows. Continue Reading