January 2009
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January 31, 2009
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Jan'09
Guidelines should be simple but effective
ISACA, the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, has just launched a guide designed to provide IT security chiefs with an independent framework to help manage their information ... Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
Broadband users could pick up cost of copyright policing
UK broadband consumers could have to pay more if the government acts on proposals to set up a copyright protection agency. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
Soca to award £800m IT contract
The Serious Organised Crime Agency is putting out an IT contract worth up to £800m. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
Citrix axes 10% of global staff as profits fall
Citrix is axing around 10% of its staff in response to falling profits. Citrix says ... Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
FCO awards Logica emergency passport contract
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has selected Logica to support its Emergency Travel Document system.
IT services firm Logica, along with partners...
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
Hundreds more investment bank IT job cuts expected
Investment banks Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could soon announce many more job cuts, which will include back office and technology jobs. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
Morrisons migrates to voice-based product picking in warehouses
Morrisons has signed a £6m-plus contract with Zetes to provide an automatic voice-based goods picking system in its warhouses. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
It's all fun 'til someone loses a nad
Aren't things getting a little silly over in the Valley? Someone spat at Michael Arrington of TechCrunch (we don't know why) and then we learn the poor guy has had to spend $2000 a day on ... Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
Hewlett-Packard says cloud is not good enough for enterprise IT
Cloud computing is not suitable for today's mission critical enterprise applications Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
Few government departments budget for IT security training
Most government departments do not have a specific IT security training budget, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
More than 1,000 jobs to go at TfL and London Underground
London Underground and Transport for London (TfL) are shedding more than 1,000 back-office jobs, some of which will be IT jobs. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
Waledec botnet targets Valentines
A new campaign by the Waledec botnet is targeting users with love and Valentine's Day-themed spam messages. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
Business and industry underwhelmed by Carter's Digital Britain review
Businesses and network operators reacted cautiously to Lord Carter's interim review on Digital Britain, the government's plan to give every household a 2Mbps broadband connection by 2012. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
NEC to cut 20,000 jobs worldwide
NEC plans to cut 20,000 jobs worldwide as a result of the global downturn, it said today. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
PW India workers admit involvement in fraud, say police
Two workers at Indian unit of accountancy firm Price Waterhousehave allegedly admitted to being involved in the $1bn accounting fraud at IT service provider Satyam. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
Dell warns of further cuts after axed Irish jobs cost it $135m
Dell's decision to axe almost 2,000 staff in Ireland will prove costly when the company announces its fourth quarter results next month, and more job cuts...
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
Digital Britain means digital inclusion, says minister
Access to the latest technology has an important role in supporting people through the economic downturn, says minister for Digital Inclusion Paul Murphy. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
Can firms trust their IT suppliers' annual accounts?
The Satyam fraud and BT's announcement of a £340m write-off, raises questions about how much users can trust the accuracy of a supplier's financial accounts. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
IT doctors needed to heal financial sector
London's first centre for financial computing could be just what the UK's financial services industry needs after the turmoil of the past year. The... Continue Reading
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January 30, 2009
30
Jan'09
London 2012 Olympics IT progessing well, says chief integrator
Michele Heyron has quite a job on her hands. The chief integrator for the London 2012 Olympics is leading the team with responsibility for the event's technology, and as such is embarking on one of the world's biggest IT projects. Continue Reading