October 2010

Government CIO Suffolk tells Indian suppliers: ‘bid, bid, bid’

UK government chief information officer John Suffolk has encouraged Indian suppliers to compete for IT work in the public sector ahead of the massive spending cuts to be announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review.  Continue Reading

Microsoft adds Office to cloud offerings, aims at SME market

Microsoft has launched a cloud version of Office called 365. It is aimed at small and medium enterprises, and costs between $6 and $27.50 per user per month,...

Office 365: now officially a Microsofty tax

Microsoft says Office 365 for enterprises allows people to buy Microsoft Office Professional Plus desktop software on a pay-as-you-go basis, or $24 or 22.75 euros per user, per month - so if you ...  Continue Reading

PM David Cameron confirms £500m for UK cyber defences

Prime Minster David Cameron has confirmed a budget of £500m for the UK's national cyber security programme in the Strategic Defence Review.  Continue Reading

Spending Review: IT figures make their predictions

While some are hopeful that tomorrow's Spending Review will bring opportunities for smaller suppliers, others in the IT industry are warning some of the measures expected tomorrow could throw up hurdles for IT professionals.  Continue Reading

Wireless works (helped by fibre)

Chris Conder, the Lancashire cattle farmer turned fibre network installer, has been playing with radio, linking it up to fibre.  Continue Reading

Mobile still a test-and-learn channel

Forrester Research has estimated that only a third of companies have had a mobile strategy in place for more than a year, despite the popularity of the iPhone...

Doctor left 56 patients' data on train

A doctor left documents containing personal and diagnostic information about 56 patients on a train after taking it home to work on after hours.

Fortunately,...

Spending Review: IT must prove it can help

With the comprehensive spending review, IT has a chance, once and for all, to prove it can well and truly help the government save billions. For all ComputerWeekly.com's live coverage see our ...  Continue Reading

BT playing rough?

some of us are not quite getting the message  Continue Reading

Government IT cuts hit £1.2bn, £1bn more to come

The government's Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG) has already cut £1.2bn from public sector spending on IT, and is eyeing another £1bn in savings, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude.  Continue Reading

How will the business consultancies cope as public sector gold mine closes?

The government spending review and the cost cutting that follows will leave its mark on the business consultancy industry. I have blogged at length about how the IT suppliers are reacting to the ...  Continue Reading

Atos Origin to provide managed services for Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeen City Council has chosen Atos Origin to provide managed datacentre services and a virtual desktop environment.  Continue Reading

Ofcom stalls on complaints about Project Canvas’ YouView

Ofcom has stalled complaints that Project Canvas, the internet-based digital terrestrial TV project owned by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, BT, TalkTalk and Arqiva, is anti-competitive.  Continue Reading

Investigation launched into Sellafield's lost USB stick

Nuclear processing company Sellafield has launched an investigation into the loss of a USB stick containing information about the company's business operations.

The...

NRO warns of “chaotic scramble” for IPv6 addresses

The Number Resource Organisation (NRO) has warned of a "chaotic scramble" for IPv6 addresses as the world's IPv4 addresses are almost depleted.  Continue Reading

Ray Ozzie to retire as Microsoft chief software architect

Microsoft's champion of cloud-computing Ray Ozzie has announced his retirement from the role of chief software architect.  Continue Reading