July 2010

• July 19, 2010 19 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

• July 19, 2010 19 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

• 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

• July 16, 2010 16 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

• July 16, 2010 16 Jul'10

  Ford extends CSC outsourcing deal

  The car manufacturer's European arm will continue to outsource core infrastructure and application management  Continue Reading

• July 16, 2010 16 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

• July 16, 2010 16 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

• July 16, 2010 16 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

• July 16, 2010 16 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

• July 16, 2010 16 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

• July 16, 2010 16 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

• July 16, 2010 16 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

• July 16, 2010 16 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

• 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

• 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

• July 16, 2010 16 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

• July 16, 2010 16 Jul'10

  IT services and outsourcing firm TCS reports second quarter growth

  Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has reported revenues of $1,794m (£1,164m)for the second quarter, up 6.4% on the first quarter and 21.2% up on the same period a year ago.  Continue Reading

• July 16, 2010 16 Jul'10

  The problem with Apple

  The media seems to love the iPhone and iPad. TV gadget shows, celebrities and journalists feed the hype over a new Apple product. An iPhone or iPad launch is a big event, which drives more and more ...  Continue Reading

• July 16, 2010 16 Jul'10

  Apple unlikely to recall iPhone 4, say analysts

  Apple's announcement of a news conference in New York today has sparked speculation as to how the company plans to deal with a design flaw that is causing reception problems with the iPhone 4.  Continue Reading

• July 16, 2010 16 Jul'10

  HM Courts Service staff breached government database of personal information

  Staff at HM Courts Service breached security in the government database that stores personal data of everyone in the UK.  Continue Reading