April 2008
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Congratulations to Government CIO for lowering networked PC costs
Congratulations to the Cabinet office and the Government CIO John Suffolk for establishing a commodity price for a large network of supported PCs. It has not been easy to achieve. Suffolk has had ... Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Poor interviewers fail to attract talent
Employers with bad interviewing skills need to improve if they are to successfully attract talented applicants in a competitive job market, a recruitment firm says. Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Rising living standards could curb IT skills immigration
Improving living standards in countries such as India could make it harder to tempt foreign IT workers to the UK, a new report has warned. Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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ID cards scrapped in favour of RFID implants for infants
The government is to scrap its controversial £30 voluntary ID card system in favour of having every child born in the UK implanted at birth with a free radio frequency-based (RFID) identity marker. Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Golden oldies save corporate’s time
European appliance manufacturer Lecofuz has reduced the time taken to complete customer requests by replacing its IT systems with analogue telephones and mini blackboards. Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Senior executive to leave NHS IT programme
Richard Jeavons, senior responsible owner for service implementation in the NHS’s £12.4bn National Programme for IT [NPfIT], is leaving for a different health service job. He is the latest in a ... Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Republican shocked at the modern generation
Many young people are going to have sex. Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Thus returns to Thresher
Retailer Thresher is to extend its contract with telco Thus to run the communications services for its 1,800 licence sites and head office. Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Senior executive Richard Jeavons quits NHS IT programme
Richard Jeavons, senior responsible owner for service implementation in the NHS's £12.4bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT) is leaving for a different health service job. Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Government rental database to turn spare rooms into lets
The government is planning a £3m programme to combat the housing shortage by opening up unused rooms in properties across the country for rental. It will... Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Manufacturing process to cut hardware costs
Researchers at Nagaoka University of Technology have invented a circuit board process which will drastically reduce the cost of manufacturing hardware. Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Multimedia a growing must-have for mobile devices
Users demanding devices that can be personalised and offer voice, messaging, social networking and multimedia Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Credit crunch will prevent increase in IT spending, warns Confederation of British Industry
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said the slowdown in the financial services sector means there will be no increase in spending on IT this finacial year. Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Poisson d'avril! - April's Fool's day - who is going to catch you out?
April Fool's day, which story on ComputerWeekly has been written to catch you out? Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Videoconferencing gaining attraction among EU firms
Organisations increasingly using videoconferencing as a tool of communication to reduce costs and travel time, according to Frost & Sullivan. Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Data Domain taps into Symantec's NetBackup API
Data Domain uses Veritas NetBackup API to streamline backups for customers of NetBackup 6.5 and Data Domain disk-backup devices. Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Second Life's role in usability testing
Usability testing is an expensive process. But what if virtual worlds could make it faster and easier? Ian Yates goes all 3D on us to explain the idea. Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Massive lawsuit to "take back Unix," impose retrospective license fees on all users of Unix
APRIL FOOL: The originators of Unix have filed a massive intellectual property lawsuit, throwing into doubts the legality of every Unix variant, even Linux. Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Spot the Editor - take part in our new competition
Win the latest Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite worth £250 in our new competition. Continue Reading
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April 01, 2008
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Apr'08
Towards another dotcom boom?
At the University of Southampton's School of Electronics & Computer Science, we have just witnessed a major increase in computer science undergraduate numbers. In fact, our recent intake of 94 undergraduates, which is 20% higher than last year, is ... Continue Reading