October 2007

October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
Software houses offer rich rewards

As well as giving lucrative bonuses, software suppliers offer the chance for client-facing work on the leading-edge of technology Continue Reading
October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
MoD deploys more PCs to fight the Taliban

A further 3,300 computer terminals for commanding military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq are being delivered to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at a cost of £270m. Continue Reading
October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
Durham Business School improves collaboration with Microsoft tools

College builds research community with Groove and Sharepoint Continue Reading

October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
Teradata version 6 released

Teradata has released Relationship Manager Version 6 software, which allows businesses to manage relationships with customers. Continue Reading
October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
IT fails to prove business value to manufacturers

Manufacturing companies do not consider IT as important to the business as other industry sectors, seeing it more as a basic utility, according to Forrester Research. Continue Reading
October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
Decision on e-Borders deal by Christmas

The Home Office will decide by Christmas which of two consortia will win a £400m contract to supply the technology to underpin the government's £1.2bn e-Borders project. Continue Reading
October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
What does future hold for Business Objects after £3.4bn SAP takeover?

SAP's £3.4bn acquisition of Business Objects last week could be good news for users, providing there is no erosion of the business intelligence software's general-purpose capabilities, analysts have said. Continue Reading
October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
Shadow promises mainframe saving

Mainframe middleware firm DataDirect Technologies has developed technology to enable businesses running IBM z/OS mainframes to save on software licensing costs by offloading applications on to dedicated mainframe processors. Continue Reading
October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
Pac has doubts over government IT project savings

A report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said that there are doubts over the way government departments report efficiency gains in certain IT projects and sasy that there is evidence that some efficiency projects may be having an adverse ... Continue Reading
October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
Find your ideal mobile e-mail system

The growing range of mobile e-mail technologies available means that organisations of all sizes can find systems that closely match their needs Continue Reading

October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
Schools have no idea of IT spend, says MP

Many local authorities have no idea of how much is being spent on IT within their schools, according to a survey carried out by a Liberal Democrat MP John Pugh. Continue Reading
October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
ChangeBase tool speeds Vista compatibility testing

UK software house ChangeBase has developed a tool designed to speed up compatibility tests ahead of Windows Vista roll-outs. Continue Reading
October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
Diageo CIO moves over to Royal Mail

Royal Mail has recruited Diageo's CIO to replace its former CIO David Burden, who retired in the summer. Continue Reading
October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
Office for National Statistics in row with unions over Fujitsu contract

The government's Office for National Statistics (ONS) and civil service trade unions are embroiled in a row that goes to heart of the business case for outsourcing government IT systems. Continue Reading
October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
ID card costs mixed with sharp passport fee rises

MP Richard Bacon, a member of the House of Commons' Public Accounts Committee, says that new passport holders will still have to pay for an ID card, even though the new passport will carry broadly ... Continue Reading
October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
GAO report on data breaches

I've been reading a report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) entitled "Data Breaches Are Frequent, but Evidence of Resulting Identity Theft Is Limited; However, the Full Extent Is ... Continue Reading
October 12, 2007 12 Oct'07
Your shout: encryption, Northern Rock's website, C# skills shortage

Readers share their views on encryption, Northern Rock's website, C# skills shortage Continue Reading
October 11, 2007 11 Oct'07
Infosec Europe - Podcast on social networking

A plug for the interesting podcast on social networking from Maury Shenk, Head of European Legal Programme, SANS Institute. Presented by those good folk over at InfoSecurity Europe... Download it ... Continue Reading
October 11, 2007 11 Oct'07
Pre-budget report: £300m IT overhaul announced

An IT overhaul of departments will be at the heart of the chancellor of the exchequer's £330m modernisation scheme to achieve key savings by 2011. Continue Reading
October 11, 2007 11 Oct'07
Norwich Union cuts HR burden with online system

Norwich Union has reduced the workload of its human resources department through the introduction of an online tool to provide employees with answers to their queries. Continue Reading