July 2010
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July 19, 2010
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Jul'10
Cable throws more quangos on cost-saving bonfire
Business secretary Vince Cable is to save taxpayers £8.6m per year by cutting several more Department for Business quangos. Continue Reading
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July 19, 2010
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Jul'10
Digital Britain minister seeks Valuation Office Agency meeting over fibre business rates
The government is seeking a meeting with the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to discuss how business rates create a barrier to investment in next generation broadband networks. Continue Reading
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July 19, 2010
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Jul'10
Farnborough Air Show: Laser scanner helps engineers fit parts to 0.356mm accuracy
The demands of the aerospace industry mean that engineers have to fit components at tolerances of a few thousandths of an inch - even when it comes to mundane items like attaching brackets on a fuselage. Continue Reading
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July 19, 2010
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Jul'10
Demonstrating innovation in local government IT
The so called age of austerity may not be anything especially novel to those working in local government. Councils have been operating in a cash-constrained environment for some time and, as a result, they are a hotbed of IT-based innovation and ... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2010
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Jul'10
Cost control is in bringing offshore contracts back in-house
Repatriating roles that had previously been moved offshore - or back-shoring as it has become known - is receiving increased coverage, both in the popular press and business journals. But such stories need to be put in context. Studies suggest that ... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2010
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Jul'10
Continuous data protection (CDP) explained: True CDP vs near-CDP
Learn how continuous data protection (CDP) functions, compare true CDP and near-CDP, and find out who sells CDP and whether it can replace traditional backup. Continue Reading
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July 18, 2010
18
Jul'10
Farnborough Airshow - the day before in pictures
Who's turn is it to do the hoovering ? No - its not bomb site but one of the main exhibition halls in Farnborough Airshow. By tomorrow it will be looking pristine as thousands of visitors mill ... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2010
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Jul'10
HTML5 application development for cross-device compatibility
Mobile content delivery company Volantis latest Framework 6.0. offering developers an easier route to using standard web technologies including HTML5 and CSS3. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2010
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Jul'10
Ford extends CSC outsourcing deal
The car manufacturer's European arm will continue to outsource core infrastructure and application management Continue Reading
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July 16, 2010
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Jul'10
New Windows zero-day vulnerability allows USB malware to run, says Sophos
A new USB-based zero-day attack is hitting Microsoft Windows users, according to security firm Sophos. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2010
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Jul'10
RNLI taps into user community to get more value from SAP investments
Sea rescue charity the RNLI has unlocked more value out of its SAP systems with the help of the SAP UK & Ireland User Group. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2010
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Jul'10
Office needs to work on its multichannel proposition
Most retailers know that moving towards a multichannel proposition is a must: many are already working on offering a fully integrated customer service online and offline. At the same time, many ... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2010
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Jul'10
IBM assimilates the competition
Porting a database from one vendors offering to another has always been difficult. To try and ease the pain vendors have product porting guides, third party tools companies have products that will ... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2010
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Jul'10
IBM assimilates the competition
Porting a database from one vendors offering to another has always been difficult. To try and ease the pain vendors have product porting guides, third party tools companies have products that will ... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2010
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Jul'10
Universal broadband to take three more years
Providing universal access to broadband speeds of a minimum of 2Mbps will take until 2015, three years longer than Labour had predicted, the government said... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2010
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Jul'10
Camelot’s enhanced terminals blocked
Regulator likely to refuse a proposal by National Lottery operator to enhance the functionality of its ticket terminals. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2010
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Jul'10
Product-level Carbon Footprint measurement and Green XML
At this week's BioDiversity Summit in London, moves were made to improve product-level measurement of carbon footprints and launch BASDA Green XML. Breakthrough technology developed by @UK PLC ... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2010
16
Jul'10
Welcome to the Computer Weekly Developer Network
Computer Weekly launches new Computer Weekly Developer Network blog channel Continue Reading
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July 16, 2010
16
Jul'10
What is happening in the European outsourcing market?
I have been blogging recently about the state of the European and UK outsourcing markets. Following expert advice from consultancy Burnt-Oak Partners about how to take costs out of outsourcing ... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2010
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Jul'10
NTT to acquire Dimension Data in $3.2bn deal
Japanese telecommunications operator NTT has announced an agreement to acquire UK-listed IT services company Dimension Data for $3.2bn. Continue Reading