July 2006
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July 21, 2006
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Jul'06
NHS IT leadership slammed in parliament
A Conservative MP has blasted the management style of Richard Granger, the director general of NHS IT responsible for delivering the £6.2bn National Programme for IT in the NHS. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
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Jul'06
Server-based computing gets a lift
With advances in server hardware, Citrix and Microsoft are putting muscle behind server-based architectures, luring users with lower cost and greater efficiency Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
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Jul'06
Recruit on ability, not colour or accent
True equality brings underused talent to the fore, says Ibukun Adebayo Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
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Jul'06
Microsoft issues competition commandments
Microsoft is seeking to reassure the industry it is open to competition by publishing a dozen "tenets to promote competition". Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
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Jul'06
Audit Office recommends anti-fraud tools for UK benefits system
The National Audit Office has urged the Department for Work and Pensions to consider adopting the type of anti-benefit fraud tools used in Australia and France. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
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Jul'06
Medical taskforce to drive NHS e-records roll-out
The Department of Health has appointed a taskforce to help implement a planned central electronic health records repository. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
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Jul'06
Scottish Ambulance in £48m deal for Airwave
The Scottish Ambulance Service has signed a £48m contract to implement O2's Airwave digital communications system. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
20
Jul'06
OpenSSL runs into trouble in US again
The open source OpenSSL security solution has been refused validation for US government use, even though some government agencies are already using it. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
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Jul'06
Black Hat 2006 set to expose security flaws
This month’s Black Hat USA 2006 conference will again expose security vulnerabilities in some of the world’s biggest network and IT suppliers’ products. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
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Jul'06
Microsoft fixes glitches in patch
Microsoft says it has ironed out two glitches in one of the security patches it issued last week, after users reported problems with it. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
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Jul'06
Intel fast-tracks quad-core chips
Intel is bringing forward the launch of its quad-core server and desktop processors to this year. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
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Jul'06
Dismal results convince Intel to cut more costs
Intel has announced a very poor set of second-quarter results and pledged to carry on cutting operating costs and jobs. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
20
Jul'06
Stiffing – the price you pay
26 November 1998: The cost extent and likely targets of software stiffers have been uncovered by a Computer Weekly/Banner survey. The evidence, writes Joia Shillingford, highlights the importance of our Stamp Out Stiffing campaign Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
20
Jul'06
Code of practice guidelines for software licences
20 August 1998: An abridged version of the Software Licence Code drawn up by Computer Weekly with law firm Hammond Suddards. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
20
Jul'06
Prevention better than cure when it comes to evading a contract's squeeze
20 August 1998: Before outsourcing its IT, Asda managed to persuade its suppliers to renegotiate fairer contracts. Julia Vowler spoke to the store's head of IT John Lister to find out how stiffing is a bit like Aids – it's out there and anyone can ... Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
20
Jul'06
Software buyers beware
16 December 1999: The usual rules of procurement simply cannot be applied when buying software. Bill Monk of Sema Group offers a guide through the buying process. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
20
Jul'06
Key user gives glimpse of secret stiffing techniques
25 May 2000: One of the UK's most experienced IT negotiators lifts the lid on some of the sharp practices used by software suppliers to get more of your money. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
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Jul'06
Stiff upper lip
23 July 1998: Are you the proud possessor of a piece of expensive third-party software? Then odds are you have been stiffed, and it is a safe bet to say the experience was not pleasant or cheap. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
20
Jul'06
Time for software suppliers to eliminate sharp practices
20 August 1998: The next step in our campaign to stop suppliers from exploiting users is to get suppliers to sign up to our Software Licence Code, writes Ian Mitchell. Continue Reading
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July 20, 2006
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Jul'06
Have you been stiffed?
11 June 1998: Last week at the UKCMG user conference in Torquay, IBM lifted the lid on some of the tough practices used by some software suppliers to squeeze more cash out of users. Karl Schneider reports. Continue Reading