April 2008
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Podcast: Shell VP for IT infrastructure and services reveals their innovative outsourcing approach
Shell’s $4 billion IT outsourcing deal announced earlier this month, will see outsourcer EDS take over the risk and governance of the oil company’s key networks and data centre IT suppliers. In this podcast Cliff Saran speaks to Swee Chen Goh, vice ... Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Spot the Editor: Terms and conditions
Full competition terms and conditions Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Storage virtualisation market poised for strong growth
Cost reduction, staff resource constraints and burgeoning volumes of data plus a aims to decouple stored data from users driving virtualisation Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Outsourcing increases risk of hacking
Companies failing to build security in when outsourcing development of critical applications. Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Move to ICT services can boost sustainability
ICT industry, and by extension users, are at a crossroads between being able to add value and in being a detriment Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Microsoft asks public to vote on design ideas for charities
Microsoft is asking the public to vote for the winner of its annual DesignIT competition in aid of the charitable sector. Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Plans to replace legacy NHS systems put on hold
Hospital executives have put plans to replace legacy systems on hold after protracted negotiations between the NHS and Fujitsu, its main IT supplier in southern England. Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Book Extract
This chapter download from Video Communications - The Whole Picture explains mobile interactive voice and mobile videoconferencing. Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Podcast: News round-up 7 April – Anti-fraud measures for debit cards and the Phorm privacy debate
Round-up of UK IT industry news including last week’s top five stories on ComputerWeekly.com and a look at the main stories in this week’s issue. Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Fire location database to improve 999 response times
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue has implemented a national property database to provide more accurate address information and improve response times. Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Microsoft extends life of XP for portable PCs
Microsoft is to extend the life of its Windows XP Home operating system until 2010, specifically for ultra-low-cost computers (ULCPCs). Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Highways Agency spends £10m too much on advisers for telecoms contract
The Highways Agency spent £10m too much on professional advisers when it procured a new telecoms network for England's motorway network, says the National Audit Office. Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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SDM aids Windows Vista policy management
Windows Vista group policy management can be made easier with SDM Software's new web-based interface for simplified desktop configuration management. Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Queen Mary college deploys fibre network to widen e-learning
Queen Mary, University of London has hired THUS for the provision of an open fibre network that will improve connectivity and support wider e-learning. Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Chip maker NXP adopts SaaS platform to support business transactions
Semiconductor manufacturer NXP has signed a multi-year contract with Atos Origin and Axway to manage its supplier and customer business-to-business transactions worldwide. Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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London is most e-literate place in UK, but Torquay tops e-Luddite stakes
London is the UK's most e-literate town, and Torquay is the most e-Luddite place in the nation, according to a study. Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Some NHS trusts put NPfIT plans on hold
Some hospital executives in the South of England have put on hold plans and deployments of replacements for legacy systems during extended negotiations of a contractual “re-set” with the main IT ... Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Nato Cyberdefences
Back in 1999 I suggested that the Electronic Pearl Harbour would not happen until 2006. In fact it might have happened in 2007. The unprecedented cyber attack on Estonia last year certainly appears ... Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Anti-Phorm Petition Climbs the Charts
A petition requesting the Prime Minister to investigate the Phorm technology has reached the Top Ten the 10 Downing Street web site, attracting 10,000 signatures in the first two days. In with a ... Continue Reading
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April 07, 2008
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Spam - still hard to stomach
If you believe everything you read then the first mass electronic mailing was, according to this web site devoted to the history of Spam, sent in 1971. That's a full 37 years ago which is slightly ... Continue Reading