September 2009
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NHS Hounslow outsources IT services to Capita for £3.3m
NHS Hounslow primary care trust has outsourced its IT services to Capita in a £3.3m three-year contact.
The deal will give the trust,...
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Tradelect saved the London Stock Exchange, says CIO
The London Stock Exchange's Tradelect trading platform saved the exchange from a series of hostile takeovers, its CIO David Lester disclosed today. Continue Reading
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Weaknesses in US IT infrastructure threaten national security
Weaknesses in the US technology infrastructure remains one of the greatest threats to national security, the US House Committee on Homeland Security has...
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Great female IT role models - Catalina McGregor
Catalina McGregor is founder and chair of the CIO / CTO Council Green ICT Delivery Group, and is producing real change in the way government IT operates. Continue Reading
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Fraudsters hit one in eight UK internet users
One in eight UK internet users have been victims of fraud, which totalled £2.61bn in the past year, a survey has revealed.
On average, £460...
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Surveillance State Kerplunk
The Conservatives have unveiled their plans for reversing the rise of the surveillance state. Seeking to pull the surveillance infrastructure out of government, their views are commendable, but it ... Continue Reading
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Learning from the Dutch - ISPs to co-operate against botnets
"The internet is like tap water. It has become one of the first necessities of life, which our customers should enjoy without worries. Safe internet is one of our top issues and we genuinely value ... Continue Reading
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Businesses refresh desktops too often, conference told
Companies and public sector organisations are refreshing their desktop systems too often, leading to high levels of waste and huge carbon footprints,...
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Facebook heads into profit with 300 million users
Facebook has notched up 300 million users and is on its way to profitability, according to founder Mark Zuckerberg.
The news came as Facebook...
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Google releases faster Chrome 3
Google has released Chrome 3 just over a year after the firm first unveiled its contender to challenge Microsoft's dominance of the browser market. Continue Reading
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Conservatives Reverse the Rise of the Surveillance State
The Conservatives will this morning describe their plans to reverse the rise of the surveillance state. Espousing three principles: that individuals, not the state, own personal information; that ... Continue Reading
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September 16, 2009
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Hedonistic freshers get iPhone help
The University of Central Lancashire has developed and made available an iPhone application that gives first-year students information. Continue Reading
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Watchdog slams police DNA database guidelines
A human rights watchdog has slammed the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) for advising chief constables to continue adding DNA profiles of innocent...
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Businesses find new uses for mainframes
Businesses are finding more ways to use their IBM System z mainframe platforms, a study from IDC has found. Far from being killed off, the mainframe is...
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Stock Exchange confirms MillenniumIT will be new core trading platform
The London Stock Exchange has confirmed that it will replace its Tradelect core trading platform with a system from Sri Lanka-based MillenniumIT, and will acquire the company for about £18m in the process. Continue Reading
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MetroPCS chooses LTE over Wimax
A US-based mobile operator is to deal another blow to Intel's hopes for Wimax by launching 4G mobile network based on Ericsson's Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology next year. Continue Reading
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Photos: Technology websites before they were famous
IT companies were well represented in the list of the first 100 internet domain names registered and they were also early adopters of a web presence. Continue Reading
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3Com - Technology websites before they were famous
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Unisys - Technology websites before they were famous
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Cisco - Technology websites before they were famous