July 2007
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July 26, 2007
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Co-operative Financial plots end of legacy
Co-operative Financial Services is looking to replace its 40-year-old legacy banking systems in a major procurement exercise next year Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
Southampton council awards ten-year contract to Capita
Southampton City Council has signed a ten-year partnership deal with Capita that will outsource IT and other services. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
Business continuity: the expert view
Business continuity is about expecting the unexpected and preparing for a system failure. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
Ordnance survey offers new slant on London
Ordnance Survey is offering a new view of London through oblique imagery (such as the picture above) for the whole of the capital. The oblique imagery system from Pictometry can be integrated with information in geographical information systems, ... Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
Next Move: career advice for IT professionals
No degree, dead-end IT job, where do I go? Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
350 million wireless e-mail business users by 2010, says Gartner
There will be 350 million business and consumer users of wireless e-mail worldwide by 2010, said analyst Gartner. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
Hot skills: courses for games developers
UK games industry is second only to the US and Japan. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
Research centre deploys business intelligence software to combat floods
The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) has installed business intelligence software at a cost of £500,000 to halve the time it takes to carry out flood-risk assessments. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
PDF spam wave subsides, says BitDefender
Spammers are losing the fight as IT users become wise to unsolicited files, security software house BitDefender has said. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
DWP IT systems fail to prevent £2.5bn lost through fraud and error
IT systems at the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) have failed to stop the loss of £2.5bn through benefit fraud and error. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
BCS stalwart John Ivinson dies aged 63
John Ivinson, who was president of the British Computer Society from 2002 to 2003, passed away on 11 July 2007 at the age of 63. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
Arnotts streamlines stock with £4.7m Oracle roll-out
Irish retailer Arnotts is spending £4.7m on an implementation of Oracle's Retail application suite to streamline its procurement and reduce the stock it needs to hold in store. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
Dorset council chooses ESET security system
Dorset County Council is protecting its 15,000 school computers with a new security solution from ESET. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
US beats Europe over mobile data migration, says study
Some 72% of businesses expect to migrate mobile applications to an internet protocol (IP) network by next year, according to a global survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on behalf of AT&T. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
Expert warns of Windows single sign-on danger
A mechanism used to support single sign-on in Windows-based systems could be used by hackers to cause damage across company systems, a UK security expert has warned. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
Government plans rail travel smartcards
The government has announced plans to introduce smartcards in all major UK cities in a bid to cut the cost of providing tickets for rail travel. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
Municipal Wi-Fi spending to grow 48% a year, says analyst
Municipal Wi-Fi expenditure in the US and UK will grow 48% a year, from £450m in 2007 to £3.2bn in 2012, said analyst Datamonitor. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
NCH improves accounts system with Version One system
Children's charity NCH has improved its accounts payable (AP) processes with Version One's document imaging technology DbArchive. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
Olympics raises demand for IT contractors
The number of IT contractors working in the engineering sector has almost doubled in 12 months because of demand generated by the 2012 Olympics, according to contractor Giant Group PLC. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2007
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Jul'07
Ofcom wants 999 access from VoIP providers
Communications regulator Ofcom wants voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers to let their customers dial 999 in emergencies. Continue Reading