April 2007
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April 10, 2007
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NHS Choose and Book figures well short of the mark
The Department of Health is sticking with its target of 90% of hospital referrals to be made through the electronic Choose and Book system, despite the NHS falling well below the target. Continue Reading
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April 10, 2007
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Apr'07
Computacenter buys C&W networking arm
The services arm of Computacenter has acquired Allnet, the network integration and structured cabling company owned by Cable & Wireless. Continue Reading
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April 10, 2007
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Apr'07
Chip sales up over 10% for the year, Intel falters
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totalled $262.7bn (£138.2bn) in 2006, a 10.2% increase from 2005, according to analyst Gartner. Continue Reading
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April 10, 2007
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BT sounds death knell for ISDN
BT is to dump consumer ISDN services later this year, as users increasingly connect over DSL broadband, reports the BBC. Continue Reading
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April 10, 2007
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Business Focus: the IT spend of industry sectors
Business Focus is a regular Computer Weekly feature providing at-a-glance statistics and commentary on spending priorities and trends in particular industry sectors. Catch up with the latest stats here Continue Reading
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April 10, 2007
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Useful Links
Some of the links referenced on this blog over the past few months. Note: I do not endorse nor necessarily agree with the opinions, products, or comments posted on any of the referenced links. ... Continue Reading
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April 10, 2007
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Air France KLM takes off with Tibco
European airline Air France KLM is deploying Tibco event-processing software as its enterprise backbone. Continue Reading
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April 10, 2007
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MPs' report spurs rethink on IT project monitoring
The government is changing how it monitors IT projects following criticisms from MPs. Continue Reading
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April 10, 2007
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Apr'07
Capacity planning tools require serious purchase consideration
Capacity costs money, and new disk acquisitions stand out as a notable part of every IT budget. The trick is to match new capacity with actual storage needs. Gauging storage needs over time is one of the biggest challenges faced by IT administrators... Continue Reading
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April 10, 2007
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Capacity planning software specifications
Gauging storage needs over time is one of the biggest challenges faced by IT administrators, and a new generation of capacity planning tools is emerging to help forecast growth and utilization of storage resources, and even perform predictive ... Continue Reading
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April 10, 2007
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ITIL V3 is almost here: What should you expect?
ITIL version 3 promises to improve alignment between IT and the business, as well as enhance efficiencies and cut costs. What are the other pros and cons and how quickly -- or if at all -- should users upgrade to version 3 of the ITIL framework? Continue Reading
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April 09, 2007
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Apr'07
Travelodge upgrades IT kit for growth
Travelodge is preparing to upgrade the hardware used by its core systems to ensure service levels are maintained as the business goes through a period of rapid growth. Continue Reading
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April 09, 2007
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Apr'07
Microsoft urged to speed patch releases
Microsoft has been urged to issue security updates more frequently, after the company was last week forced to release a security patch ahead of schedule for a vulnerability it first knew about in 2006. Continue Reading
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April 09, 2007
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IBM joins Honda racing team for Formula 1 car development
The Honda Racing Formula 1 Team is to work with IBM on the development and production of its 2008 Formula 1 car, leaning in particular on IBM's project management capabilities to track the project. Continue Reading
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April 09, 2007
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Apr'07
Council saves £7m with SAP project
The London Borough of Waltham Forest has reported savings of £7m over five years by standardising its core systems on managed SAP applications. Continue Reading
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April 09, 2007
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Apr'07
Highland schools get £70m learning network
A council in the Scottish Highlands has begun installing high capacity broadband links in all of its schools after striking a deal to ensure the same level of support for even its most remote sites. Continue Reading
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April 09, 2007
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Apr'07
What will the NPIA do for police IT?
Three years after the Bichard Enquiry into the Soham murders called for the urgent introduction of a national IT system to support police intelligence, the Home Office has created the agency it claims will have the power to make such a system ... Continue Reading
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April 09, 2007
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Apr'07
Retailers face card data clampdown
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), which comes into effect in June, promises to improve the security of consumers' credit card information. It will have a huge impact on how credit card information is stored and retrieved, ... Continue Reading
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April 09, 2007
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Apr'07
New Vista licences target large firms
New licensing models for Vista aimed at larger businesses follow a trend from Microsoft towards virtualisation, but will the new models be of any benefit? Continue Reading
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April 09, 2007
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Apr'07
'Heroic' staff can't hide flaws
The sad thing about the IT-related crises at Milton Keynes General Hospital is that everyone involved wanted its "early adopter" systems installed under the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) to succeed. Continue Reading