January 2008
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January 12, 2008
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Jan'08
Six billion dollar IT man(ager)
A career in IT is not generally conducive to an active lifestyle - outside of those late night Wii-bashing sessions. However, the Metro newspaper reported on one IT manager who has bucked the trend ... Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
ex-Ofcom chief becomes spin doctor
The prime minister, Gordon Brown, has hired ex-Ofcom chief Stephen Carter as chief of strategy and principal advisor. Carter, 43, will be in charge of Political Strategy Communications and Research ... Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
Broadband gets political
Broadband is rising up the political agenda and you can help with a bit of direct action. MPs Theresa May, shadow leader of the House of Commons, and Mark Durkan, Social Democratic & Labour ... Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
William Hill blames poor earnings on legacy technology issues
William Hill, the UK's number two bookmaker, has blamed legacy-technology issues with its in-house NextGen platform and a competitive market for missing earnings targets. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
Cisco's new collaboration tools key to green strategy
Cisco's green guru Paul Marcoux explains how TelePresence and unified communications can cut costs while helping the environment. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
Securities and investment industry to strengthen IT governance
The securities and investment industry will formulate stronger IT governance strategies as companies are faced with the impact of economic uncertainty, according to TowerGroup. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
Business intelligence suppliers must make systems more pervasive in the enterprise
Double-digit growth in the business intelligence (BI) market is over as the industry enters a state of flux following supplier consolidation, increasing maturity and price erosion, says analyst Gartner. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
IT pay rates are stable despite recession fears
Pay rates for IT workers have remained the same despite jitters in the economy. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
US-Cert warns of widespread SQL injection attacks
The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-Cert) has warned of widespread SQL injection attacks that are compromising websites. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
New York attorney general launches anti-trust investigation into Intel
New York's attorney general has launched an anti-trust investigation into the microprocessor dealings of Intel. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
Viatel offers firms ScanSafe software as a service security system
Comms provider Viatel has launched the ScanSafe WebControl software as a service (SaaS) system. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
Gartner warns IT directors to prepare 'recession budgets'
IT directors were urged this week to prepare for cuts in their IT budgets as concerns grow that the UK will experience an economic slowdown this year. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
Contracting for effective multi-sourcing strategies
Multi-sourcing IT arrangements can reduce risk and maximise market expertise by enabling customers to avoid over-dependence on a single supplier and assign services to those who offer the best deal. But multi-sourcing is not without its own ... Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
Most large firms use IP telephony, study shows
More than half of large UK firms now use IP telephony, but the uptake of IP video is much lower. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
Barclays chairman victim of identity theft
The chairman of Barclays Bank is the latest victim of identity theft. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
Minister announces plan for e-school reports
Schools minister Jim Knight announced this week that school reports will be produced electronically. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
Microsoft hires new business division head as Raikes retires
Microsoft has announced the retirement of business division head Jeff Raikes, who will leave the company this September. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
UK firms continue to pick India for outsourcing
India remains the most popular destination for outsourcing IT services according to a survey, with all the respondents who have outsourced IT services saying they use some services based in India. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
Isle of Man IT health system goes live on time and on budget
An IT project to computerise the Isle of Man's hospital services has gone live on time and within budget. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2008
11
Jan'08
Second life to become as popular as email in five years
Businesses need to start embracing virtual world technology as it's going to be as popular as email in five years time Continue Reading