July 2006
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July 04, 2006
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Hampshire extends user access with latest Citrix thin client system
Hampshire County Council has gone live with the latest version of the Citrix thin client platform as part of a five-year, £40m IT transformation project that is saving the council £4m a year in IT costs. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
Officials blame suppliers for delays to IT scheme
Lack of capacity among suppliers has led to things “going wrong” with the £12.4bn NHS National Programme for IT, and it is still a risk, senior officials told MPs last week. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
Doctors vote for patient opt-in on e-records data
Doctors have voted not to allow patient data to be loaded on to national clinical records systems unless there is explicit consent from the patient. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
NHS leader ‘asked to resign’ after voicing fears over lack of user input
The head of an organisation set up to help shape the NHS’s National Programme for IT (NPfIT) says he was asked to resign 10 days after writing a letter criticising the scheme. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
Dresdner leads with global accounting IT
Dresdner Kleinwort rolls out automated platform worldwide Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
Buy-in is key to BASF’s SAP savings
Having cut 4,000 customisations from its SAP systems, chemicals firm BASF is ready to create global standards for its processes to save millions of pounds Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
Vista drives a hardware shake-up
When Vista and its server version, Longhorn, finally arrive, they will herald a change in basic hardware requirements, especially for desktop systems Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
Harrods to get single view of its customers
London department store Harrods will finish work on a system to provide a single view of its customers and prices next month. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
E-government ballyhoo leaves councils still pulling tight on their IT purse strings
Business Focus is a weekly column providing at-a-glance statistics and commentary on spending priorities and trends in particular sectors. This week we look at local government. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
Investec rolls out system to monitor desktop security
Investment bank Investec plans to deploy sophisticated software to monitor the security and configuration of up to 4,000 desktop machines used in offices in eight countries. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
Greenpeace launches online platform
Environmental campaign group Greenpeace is launching an online platform this month to share information and mobilise action against climate change. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
Managing the mother of all projects
Inspiring vision or pipedream? Tash Shifrin finds that government plans to transform public services with the aid of IT are in urgent need of more detail and clear lines of responsibility Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
LogicaCMG taps into £49m from brewer
Belgian brewer InBev has awarded LogicaCMG a five-year £48.6m outsourcing contract. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
Banish bafflement in the boardroom
Boards of directors urgently need to get to grips with IT – potentially the most profitable yet also one of the most costly of all a company’s departments Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
United Co-op updates Epos for central stock control
United Co-operatives, the second largest chain of co-operative stores in the UK, is rolling out a new point of sale system in its 510 shops to standardise the replenishment process across the business. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
Microsoft’s metrics mean business
Microsoft unveils plans for performance planning software Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
The price of datacentre reliability
Building a datacentre is one of the most expensive tasks an IT director can face. Understanding where the costs and benefits lie is a key first step to success Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
Cognos takes the place of easyJet’s Excel
Budget airline easyJet is deploying Cognos enterprise resource planning software to replace an existing system that uses Excel workbooks. Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
Next move: How do I come back after a career break?
Expert advice for readers' career problems Continue Reading
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
Smoothing the e-mail upgrade path
Ollie Ross explains what you need to consider before upgrading a Microsoft Exchange system Continue Reading