September 2007
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September 11, 2007
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Sep'07
Police to reopen 4000 cold cases with DNA database
The UK government is to spend a further £350,000 to review 4,000 "cold case" sex crimes using advanced DNA analysis techniques. Continue Reading
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September 11, 2007
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Sep'07
Police IT systems must interact better, says Home Office report
Police forces facing funding cuts must improve the way their IT systems work together if they are to continue to cut crime, according to a Home Office report. Continue Reading
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September 11, 2007
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Sep'07
NHS offers GPs eight new IT suppliers under national programme
Eight suppliers have been awarded a GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) Framework Contract by NHS Connecting for Health. Continue Reading
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September 11, 2007
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Sep'07
Skype warns of chat worm infecting users
Skype has warned its voice over IP users of an instant messaging worm that is infecting users' Windows-based PCs. Continue Reading
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September 11, 2007
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Sep'07
Carphone Warehouse improves web filtering to increase staff productivity
Carphone Warehouse in Ireland has selected St.Bernard's iPrism platform to increase productivity through effective internet filtering on its network. Continue Reading
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September 11, 2007
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Sep'07
CRM market up 14% to £3.7bn
World customer relationship management (CRM) software revenue is forecast to exceed £3.7bn in 2007, up 14% on 2006, said analyst Gartner. Continue Reading
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September 11, 2007
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Sep'07
Property firm moves from tape to online data backup service
Commercial property developer Stanhope has dispensed with outmoded tape back-ups in favour of an automated online back-up service from managed service provider hSo. Continue Reading
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September 11, 2007
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Sep'07
PREM hotel group offers free Wi-Fi
The PREM hotel group is offering guests free Wi-Fi services via the free-hotspot.com platform. Continue Reading
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September 11, 2007
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Sep'07
Seattle man arrested for peer-to-peer identity theft
A Seattle man has been arrested for allegedly using peer-to-peer networks for targeting wealthy web users to conduct identity theft, according to a report in The Seattle Times. Continue Reading
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September 11, 2007
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Sep'07
Openoffice.org gets market boost from IBM
IBM has joined the Openoffice.org development community to give the open source productivity software a boost in the marketplace. Continue Reading
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September 11, 2007
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Sep'07
On the anniversary of 9/11, experts spot gaps in continuity plans
Six years on from the September 11 terrorist attacks, UK businesses are not doing enough to prepare staff to work with IT systems in a disaster, the Business Continuity Institute has warned. Continue Reading
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September 11, 2007
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Sep'07
Health Committee cannot agree unanimous report on key aspects of NHS National Programme for IT
The Health Committee of the House of Commons is to publish a report on aspects of the NHS's £12.4bn National Programme for IT [NPfIT] without the contents of the document being agreed by all of the ... Continue Reading
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September 11, 2007
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Sep'07
SSL/Computer Weekly IT salary survey: finance boom drives IT job growth
The second quarter of 2007 was the best for IT job-seekers for several years, with double-digit growth in the full-time and freelance jobs markets. The number of permanent advertised jobs was up 13% on the same period in 2006, and there were 18% ... Continue Reading
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September 11, 2007
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Sep'07
Technology spending 2008: SOA, virtualization still hot
IT spending for 2008 is expected to increase slightly over 2007, according to early expert predictions. Continue Reading
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September 10, 2007
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Sep'07
Nationwide outsources credit card processing and customer services
The Nationwide Building Society has outsourced the processing of its credit card portfolio to TSYS. Continue Reading
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September 10, 2007
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Sep'07
Bollywood comes to a PC and iPod near you
Bollywood distributor Opus Media is to make new and classic South Asian movies available for download and on-demand viewing using a new media streaming service. Continue Reading
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September 10, 2007
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Sep'07
MPLS standards war could cause downtime
Enterprises and service providers will be hoping that two warring standards bodies can next week sort out a network technology problem that could lead to downtime. Continue Reading
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September 10, 2007
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Sep'07
HP unveils new quad-core servers
HP has enhanced its line-up of multi-processor-based server systems built to improve performance and cut costs. Continue Reading
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September 10, 2007
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Sep'07
Intel faces ‘Dual-Core’ trademark lawsuit
California-based DualCor has sued Intel over its use of "Dual-Core" in its product labelling. Continue Reading
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September 10, 2007
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Sep'07
IT defies vintage idiocy to enter new champagne age
IT entrepreneurs could once again be sipping Cristal through glass slippers if reports stating that the UK IT industry is returning to boom times are to... Continue Reading