October 2007
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October 05, 2007
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Cutter paper: IT's role in creating business advantage
It is not sufficient to merely react to the competition's last move; companies have to drive the competitive dynamics of their industries using IT to be successful Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Project Management and Security
Back in my days of military service I used to enjoy reading a regular aircrew magazine feature entitled "There I was at 30,000 feet." It was shaggy dog stories of hard learnt lessons where process ... Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Tesco: IT an increasing driver of business
Tesco, the UK's most successful retailer, is growing more dependent on information technology for new sources of revenue and to underpin the main business. Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Government plans £100m NHS technology investment
The government plans to make the NHS a world leader in medical research with a pledge to invest £100m in innovation and technology. Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Skills should be employer led, say Conservatives
IT skills are as important as numeracy and literacy and need to be centre-stage in education, according to the chief executive of the Work Foundation. Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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EMC buys Mozy online data backup business
EMC has acquired Berkeley Data Systems, the provider of the Mozy online backup and recovery services. Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Four Facebook users fuel Sophos security scare
The lighter side of IT Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Liverpool hospital saves staff time with single sign-on
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is set to save £20,000 a year and about 30 minutes a day for each staff member by implementing a single sign-on system. Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Nisa-Today’s gets virtual to cut processing
Food supplier Nisa-Today's, which serves 5,000 retail stores, has installed virtualisation technology from IBM to increase the number of orders it can accept from customers. Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Midlands Co-op automates processes with EDI
The Midlands Co-operative Society has improved the speed and accuracy of processing orders, delivery notes and invoices by implementing a managed electronic data interchange (EDI) service. Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Cork City Council deploys Sun systems
Council boosts performance and availability of critical systems with Sun technology Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Motorway service chain takes welcome break from spam
Motorway service chain Welcome Break has relieved the pressure of unwanted e-mail on its IT infrastructure, improved security, and increased staff productivity by implementing a managed e-mail service. Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Mills & Reeve consolidates communications on IP network
Legal firm Mills & Reeve is implementing a converged IP-based network and communications software across it four UK offices to reduce costs and improve service and efficiency. Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Study maths to become an IT professional, says Willetts
Would-be IT professionals develop their own computer literacy, and the education system needs to support their intellectual develoment, according to shadow secretary of state for the Department of Universities, Innovation and Skills, David Willetts. Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Apacs promotes electronic payments amid postal strike
Apacs, the UK payments association, is using the current postal strike to promote the wider use of electronic payments as firms suffer from delayed cheques. Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Littlewoods automates back office and frees staff
Littlewoods Shop Direct Group will move back office staff to more important customer facing positions after automating parts of its back office. Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Somerset councils sign £400m IT services deal with IBM
Two south-west councils have signed a £400m shared IT services deal with IBM to help serve the citizens of Somerset. Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Storage Expo 2007 preview
Organisations are facing unprecedented growth in data storage, with capacity requirements projected to increase by at least 50% a year in the medium term. Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Everest expedition uses HP systems
HP Storageworks tape drives show their resilience on expedition to Everest summit Continue Reading
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October 05, 2007
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Capitalising on security flaws
Jared DeMott is getting out of the vulnerability sales business. He has had enough of trying to sell information about security flaws to companies who do not seem interested. Continue Reading