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March 17, 2010 17Mar2010 Photo Story

Photos: F1 - The wind beneath Red Bull's wings

This year see Red Bull Racing enter the Formula One championships with Sebastien Vettel and Mark Webber taking to the grid. We look at what goes into putting the team on the track! Continue Reading

March 12, 2010 12Mar2010 Blog Post

Too many destructive vested interests in Govt IT?

In response to the article on this blog by Rob Bowley, on whether Agile can help solve Government IT problems, Matt writes:"Not if what I've seen of 'agile' approaches in government IT is anything ... Continue Reading

March 11, 2010 11Mar2010 News

Microsoft loses appeal on Office XML patent dispute with i4i

Microsoft has lost an appeal in its dispute with i4i over XML support in Office 2003/2007, following a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Continue Reading

March 11, 2010 11Mar2010 Blog Post

Conservatives move towards a Freedom of Data Act?

Today the Conservatives are launching their 'Tech Manifesto'. It contains a bold new commitment: a 'Right to Government Data', says Stephen Shakespeare who is chairman of the Network for the ... Continue Reading

March 10, 2010 10Mar2010 Blog Post

Could Agile help solve the government's IT problems?

Computer Weekly published today a call by the British Medical Association to halt what it calls a rushed roll-out of an imperfect Care Records Service. Responding to the article, Rob Bowley has ... Continue Reading

March 10, 2010 10Mar2010 Blog Post

BMA and CfH argue it out over NPfIT Summary Care Records

Would Summary Care Records have saved the life of Penny Campbell?[Comments 5 and 6 after this article correct some of the impressions I have given. The SCR is equipped to take GP notes] It's rare ... Continue Reading

March 09, 2010 09Mar2010 Blog Post

Government IT should be "part of the election debate"

David Chassels is a former Director of 3i Corporate Finance in Scotland, and a former partner at BDO. He's now CEO of software house Procession, based at Chesham, Buckinghamshire. He writes to me ... Continue Reading

March 08, 2010 08Mar2010 Photo Story

Establishing an internet connection following the earthquake

March 08, 2010 08Mar2010 Photo Story

Photos: The role of technology in the Chile aid effort

When a natural disaster strikes, one of the first things to go down is the communications network. These pictures illustrate how technology is helping in the aid effort. Continue Reading

March 05, 2010 05Mar2010 Photo Story

This is what it is all about

March 05, 2010 05Mar2010 Photo Story

Photos: World Cup 2010 gets its own Hand of God

Hundreds of thousands of people will be attending this year’s Football World Cup in South Africa either as spectators or workers. But what no-one will notice, and few probably know, is that software written by Mahindra Satyam will make sure ... Continue Reading

March 04, 2010 04Mar2010 Blog Post

Put a financial value on protecting data says ICO

The Information Commissioner's Office is asking businesses and organisations to put a financial value on protecting personal information.Yesterday the ICO, at the Data Protection Officer Conference ... Continue Reading

March 04, 2010 04Mar2010 Blog Post

Priorities for Government CIOs in 2010 and beyond - Gartner

Andrea Di Maio, vice president at Gartner, says that by 2012 "one in five government processes will rely on "crowdsourced" data". He says CIOs will need to handle a shift from providing ... Continue Reading

March 03, 2010 03Mar2010 Blog Post

What the next Government should do about the NPfIT

Tom Brooks, who spoke about NHS IT on last night's BBC R4 File on 4 broadcast, has let me have his suggestions on what the next government should do about the NPfIT. Brooks, a much-respected figure ... Continue Reading

February 26, 2010 26Feb2010 Photo Story

1. Facebook

February 26, 2010 26Feb2010 Photo Story

The ten noughtiest inventions

Technology-based innovations dominate a list of the best inventions of the past decade. Continue Reading

February 24, 2010 24Feb2010 News

Chinook Mk2's safety-critical backup system was faulty

Software supplier EDS found so many anomalies in fuel-control software on the Chinook Mk2 helicopter that it became concerned that the Ministry of Defence and RAF would ignore the potential importance of each flaw because of the high volume of ... Continue Reading

February 22, 2010 22Feb2010 News

What was the 'dangerous' flaw in safety-critical Chinook system?

Defence contractor EDS - now part of HP - warned the Ministry of Defence that flaws in a Fadec safety-critical system fitted to the Chinook Mk2 helicopter could cause it to malfunction, months before a fatal crash on the Mull of Kintyre. Continue Reading

February 22, 2010 22Feb2010 In Depth

EDS report on 'dangerous' Chinook software published for the first time

Computer Weekly is publishing, for the first time, a technical analysis of the software installed on the Chinook Mk2 helicopter, the Chinook model which featured in the RAF's worst peacetime crash. Continue Reading

February 22, 2010 22Feb2010 Photo Story

Clocking up the kilowatt cuts

February 22, 2010 22Feb2010 Photo Story

Winter Olympics sets marker for London 2012

It has been difficult to miss the fact that the Winter Olympics are being held in Vancouver, Canada. Continue Reading

February 15, 2010 15Feb2010 Answer

Fibre Channel SAN zoning: Pros and cons of WWN zoning and port zoning

Learn the difference between World Wide Name zoning (WWN zoning) and port zoning, as well as the pros and cons of each on a Fibre Channel storage-area network (Fibre Channel SAN). Continue Reading

February 10, 2010 10Feb2010 Photo Story

Kate Craig-Wood - Great female technology entrepreneurs

February 10, 2010 10Feb2010 Photo Story

Photos: Great female technology entrepreneurs

While the arguments over how to get a better gender balance in tech fly back and forth, we’ve highlighted just a few female entrepreneurs working in the UK who founded their own IT companies, or use technology to provide a product or service. Continue Reading

February 08, 2010 08Feb2010 Blog Post

What Larry wants, Larry gets: what next for acquisitive Oracle?

Several years ago, I sat next to then-Oracle UK managing director Ian Smith at an industry event. At the time, the software giant was pursuing an aggressive and increasingly contentious purchase of ... Continue Reading

February 05, 2010 05Feb2010 Photo Story

Michael Dell buys Magnum Photos archive

Michael Dell , chief of computer firm Dell ,... Continue Reading

February 05, 2010 05Feb2010 Photo Story

Afghan girl

February 03, 2010 03Feb2010 Photo Story

Equipment used in the old control room

February 03, 2010 03Feb2010 Photo Story

Photos: The technology driving air traffic control

Controlling air traffic is one of the world’s more stressful jobs. But despite the apparent complexity of the task, and the high-tech appearance of the equipment, it’s still a job that relies completely on the ability and skill of its staff. Continue Reading

January 29, 2010 29Jan2010 News

Aura will power Avaya-Nortel unified communications integration

Avaya has staked its future of retaining Nortel customers on its flagship SIP-based communications platform, Aura, as the heart of the Avaya-Nortel UC portfolio. Continue Reading

January 29, 2010 29Jan2010 Photo Story

Wilco

January 29, 2010 29Jan2010 Photo Story

Photos: Virus sculptures from computer waste

Sculptor Forrest McCluer brings a new twist to the term "computer virus" by constructing 3D representations of biological viruses using old computer parts. Continue Reading

January 22, 2010 22Jan2010 Blog Post

Germany shelves £1.5bn e-health card scheme

Germany has shelved the introduction of the country's e-health card system, which has so far cost £1.5bn, according to the British Medical Journal.The journal says the decision to put the ... Continue Reading

January 21, 2010 21Jan2010 Photo Story

Photos: How technology is helping Haiti

This photo story shows how the UN Foundation and it's partners are setting up telecommunications to help the people of Haiti stay connected with the rest of the world. Continue Reading

January 19, 2010 19Jan2010 Photo Story

Top Gear Bolivia road trip

January 19, 2010 19Jan2010 Photo Story

How Top Gear laptop survived Bolivian expedition

The BBC Top Gear presenters took a 1,000 mile road trip through the rainforests of Boliva to the Pacific coast of Chile. Continue Reading

January 14, 2010 14Jan2010 Blog Post

Flawed Chinook Fadec updated only after fatal Mull crash

Faulty safety-critical "Fadec" software that was installed on the Chinook Mk2 helicopter had secret modifications after the notorious fatal crash on the Mull of Kintyre, Computer Weekly has ... Continue Reading

January 14, 2010 14Jan2010 Photo Story

National Rail Enquiries

January 14, 2010 14Jan2010 Photo Story

Travel chaos iPhone survival guide

Workers in the UK are used to trains running late, but the recent cold spell really moved the boundaries. Continue Reading

January 13, 2010 13Jan2010 Blog Post

Tories repeat commitment to review Chinook crash findings

The House of Commons held a short debate yesterday on the notorious, fatal crash of Chinook ZD576 on the Mull of Kintyre in June 1994. During the debate, the Shadow Defence Minister, Gerald ... Continue Reading

January 12, 2010 12Jan2010 News

Senior airmen question safety of Chinook software

Three fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society have questioned whether the Chinook Mk2, of the type which crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994, was airworthy. Continue Reading

January 11, 2010 11Jan2010 Photo Story

Photos: Gadgets of 2010 - What will rock your world!

This year promises to be the year of the gadget, with Google entering the mobile phone market and laptops getting smaller by the minute it seems our pockets will be full and our wallets empty in 2010. Continue Reading

January 08, 2010 08Jan2010 Photo Story

Google unveils Nexus One smartphone

Computer Weekly takes a first look at the functions and features in Google's 'iPhone killer' Continue Reading

January 07, 2010 07Jan2010 News

MoD renews attack on dead Chinook pilots despite software flaw disclosures

The Ministry of Defence has renewed its attack on the dead pilots of Chinook ZD576, after the publication of documents that revealed a "dangerous" flaw in software installed on the type of helicopter that crashed. Continue Reading

January 06, 2010 06Jan2010 Photo Story

Slates at CES

January 06, 2010 06Jan2010 Photo Story

Microsoft unveils Slate tablet PC

Years ago Microsoft tried to convince everyone that the tablet PC was the future. But it failed. Now it is yting again with Slate. Continue Reading

January 05, 2010 05Jan2010 News

Chinook computer flaws - ex-ministers speak out

Former Defence ministers are calling for a new inquiry into the crash of Chinook 576, after new disclosures of a "positively dangerous" flaw in software...

January 05, 2010 05Jan2010 Blog Post

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