January 2011
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BMW driving research for the key of the future
BMW wants to turn your car key into a universal access device using near-field communications (NFC) technology. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2011
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Chipset design flaw to cost Intel $700m
Intel expects to spend $700m (£437m) repairing and replacing a design flaw discovered in its Intel 6 series chipset, code-named Cougar Point Continue Reading
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Facebook Deals presents “major technical challenge” for businesses
The use of location-based applications, such as Facebook Deals, could present a "major technical challenge" for businesses trying to respond to user events in real-time, a chief technology officer has warned. Continue Reading
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Diageo CIO Brian Franz discusses the evolving role of IT
Brian Franz, CIO at beverages giant Diageo, discusses the challenges of global business processes, consumer technology and digital marketing. Diageo,... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2011
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Identity card plan ignored fatal flaws
Ministers and civil servants swept fundamental problems with the ID card database blueprint under the carpet and approved a development plan that would prove so unfeasible it had to be torn up after government IT experts had worked on it for three ... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2011
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DWP CIO Joe Harley appointed as government CIO
Joe Harley, the CIO at the Department for Work and Pensions is also to take on the top job in public sector IT as the new government chief information officer. Continue Reading
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ID cards flaws - yet again government needs to learn from its mistakes
When a major government IT project goes wrong, one of the most frequent causes is the mismatch between political necessity and technological reality. If a minister needs to hit a date to enact a ... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2011
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Google Android overtakes Nokia Symbian as top smartphone platform
Google's Android operating system has overtaken Nokia's Symbian platform to become the world's leading smartphone platform. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2011
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Analysis: How the IT behind ID cards was never going to work
Ministers involved with the ID card system were told the plan was feasible, but recently released documents reveal key issues that were never addressed Continue Reading
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January 31, 2011
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Network operators must find new partners for LTE, says analyst
Network operators should seek new partners to make the most of high-speed mobile transmission technology, according to a market analyst.
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January 31, 2011
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What Lancashire should learn
But one must ask whether BT is trying to make us believe that what's good for BT is good for UK plc. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2011
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Genius/fail
Which means, in the end, FTTP. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2011
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Staffordshire Council rolls out £23m public sector network
Staffordshire County Council is to implement one of the country's first Public Sector Networks (PSN) in a £23m contract with communications provider Kcom. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2011
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Google UK chief joins Sainsbury's board
Supermarket chain Sainsbury's has hired Google's director for UK and Ireland to join its executive team. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2011
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Public sector outsourcing grows in the UK as commercial deals fall again
Public sector contracts accounted for 77% of the total outsourcing spending in the UK in 2010, according to the latest report from consultancy TPI. Continue Reading
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Staying connected at conferences
I was a bit surprised to see a tweet today from Gartner analyst Merv Adrian where he mentioned that he is at the Gartner BI conference in London and a delegate in the audience had asked him to stop ... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2011
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Strathclyde Partnership for Transport signs deal for financial software package
Scottish transport authority the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has signed a deal with enterprise software provider TechnologyOne for a financial reporting package. Continue Reading
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Salesforce.com makes Chatter social tool free for all
Enterprise cloud computing firm Salesforce.com has introduced a free version of its social collaboration tool, Chatter, for non-Salesforce.com users to accelerate...
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Cloud opens security testing to all developers, says Veracode
Cloud computing puts the security testing of applications within the reach of all developers, says application risk management firm Veracode. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2011
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Toshiba Q3 profits boosted by smartphone surge
Increased sales of smartphone components pushed Toshiba profits to 12.4 billion yen (£95m) for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 compared to a loss of 10.6 billion yen (£81m) in the same period last year. Continue Reading