May 2007
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May 31, 2007
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Motorola axes another 4,000 jobs
Motorola is to axe another 4,000 jobs, following the 3,500 it decided to get rid of at the beginning of the year. Continue Reading
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May 31, 2007
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May'07
IT outsourcing: the expert view
News stories, features, podcasts, blogs, videos and links on all aspects of IT outsourcing in the UK Continue Reading
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May 31, 2007
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May'07
Business data protection: the expert view
News stories, features, podcasts, blogs and links on all aspects of data protection Continue Reading
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May 31, 2007
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May'07
Gateway reviews on IT and other projects - FT says "culture of secrecy alive and well in Whitehall"
The Financial Times says that the Office of Government Commerce is on "shaky ground" in appealing to the High Court to try and stop early gateway reviews on ID cards being published. Links: ... Continue Reading
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May 31, 2007
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May'07
Blades heat up cooling issue
Dense deployments of blade computers and the virtualisation and consolidation that drive their adoption are creating new challenges for data centre managers. If your storage lives there, read on to understand the new power and heat issues you'll ... Continue Reading
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May 31, 2007
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May'07
How can I encourage IT pros to improve their security skills?
In this Expert Tip, Sophos' Paul Ducklin explores how to foster IT professionals' interest in security Continue Reading
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May 30, 2007
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May'07
Brocade gets into the HBA business
Experts say the move, based on a partnership with LSI, could lower HBA pricing across the board and be the first step toward a Brocade-developed storage virtualization product. Continue Reading
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May 30, 2007
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May'07
Will the web bubble burst again?
Sites that try to sell products or push out thinly veiled marketing messages are not going to cut it. Even sites that are considered to offer the very best web experience today, will inevitably ... Continue Reading
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May 30, 2007
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May'07
Mobile content market finally takes off
The UK mobile content and services market is finally taking off, with mobile operators attracting regular buyers of content. Continue Reading
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May 30, 2007
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May'07
CSC vetoes takeover of iSOFT
NHS IT supplier CSC has refused to back the takeover of iSoft, a firm contracted to build software for millions of electronic health records. Continue Reading
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May 30, 2007
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May'07
Schools offered improved classroom monitoring platform
Schools are being offered an improved way to monitor the work of their students, with an upgraded version of their monitoring software system. Continue Reading
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May 30, 2007
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May'07
German parliament bans hacking tools
The German parliament has strengthened the country’s anti-hacking laws by banning the distribution and ownership of hacking tools and making it illegal to bypass a network’s security. Continue Reading
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May 30, 2007
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May'07
Apps development and project management market reaches £3.8bn
The worldwide application development (AD) and project and portfolio management (PPM) software market reached £3.8bn in 2006, a 7.2% over 2005 sales, said analyst Gartner. Continue Reading
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May 30, 2007
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May'07
Quarter of IT heads ‘don't think green is important’
Almost one in four IT directors and CIOs say green issues are of little or no importance to them. Continue Reading
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May 30, 2007
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May'07
No network? No worries for web apps, says Google
Google has unveiled Google Gears, a new product that enables offline content to web application content Continue Reading
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May 30, 2007
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May'07
A third of IT workers snoop on their colleagues
One in three IT workers admit to snooping on colleagues using special administrative passwords, says a data security firm Continue Reading
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May 30, 2007
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May'07
BEA supports event-driven SOA in Java
BEA Systems is releasing a server that supports event-driven service orientated architectures in Java environments. Continue Reading
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May 30, 2007
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May'07
Why is CSC objecting to the take-over of iSoft by IBA - and do NHS trusts care?
Phil Codling, an analyst at Ovum comments, has some well-informed comments on the blocking by services supplier CSC of a proposed take-over of iSoft by Australian company IBA. Codling says: "CSC is ... Continue Reading
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May 30, 2007
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May'07
Subordinates have many reasons not to tell bosses the truth
There's a good article in The Times online that, in part, compares the organisational structure of Tesco with the many layers of management in the public sector. The article suggests that the ... Continue Reading
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May 30, 2007
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May'07
Office of Government Commerce statement on gateway reviews - 30 May 2007
The Office of Government Commerce, which runs gateway reviews of risky IT-related projects and programmes, has issued a statement on its decision to appeal to the High Court in an effort to keep ... Continue Reading