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October 06, 2008 06 Oct'08
City of London deploys ECM platfrom to give staff single source for records

The City of London Corporation has selected a new corporate-wide records management and archiving system to provide staff with a single source for data.
October 05, 2008 05 Oct'08
Long-term problems at pioneer Cerner smartcard site revealed in NHS document

The first hospital in England to install a smartcard-based Cerner system under the health service’s £12.7bn IT modernisation scheme faces indefinite, multiple problems, according to an internal NHS document.
October 03, 2008 03 Oct'08
Arup deploys Copan to free up data centre power

Arup, the global engineering firm behind Terminal 5 and the Bejing Olympic stadium, has implemented a disc-based back-up system from Copan, to reduce its...
October 03, 2008 03 Oct'08
Where does Microsoft go next?

Cliff Saran asks Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer why he believes Microsoft's approach to cloud computing is right for IT departments.

October 03, 2008 03 Oct'08
IBM unveils automated web app security testing platform for midsize firms

IBM has unveiled software to help midsize companies detect vulnerabilities that can lead to costly security breaches, to improve organisational productivity, and secure data while maintaining compliance.
October 02, 2008 02 Oct'08
Microsoft licence study shows SME risks

Small companies using unlicensed Windows software are at greater risk of operational problems, according to a study commissioned by Microsoft.
October 02, 2008 02 Oct'08
Santander’s Partenon to pay-off amid consolidation

Banco Santander has put IT at the heart of its acquisition strategy and is in a strong position as the turmoil in financial services serves up bargain acquisitions.
October 01, 2008 01 Oct'08
Microsoft to develop 'Windows for the cloud'

Microsoft chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer, has revealed that the company will be developing a version of Windows for cloud computing.
October 01, 2008 01 Oct'08
Microsoft aims to train thousands of IT professionals in virtualisation

Microsoft has introduced a certification programme to train hundreds of thousands of IT professionals in virtualisation technologies.

Speaking to Computer...
September 30, 2008 30 Sep'08
Book review: Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in the post-gates era

Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in the post-gates by Mary Jo Foley, reviewed by management blogger Colin Beveridge.

September 30, 2008 30 Sep'08
BT Wi-Fi users may see thunder after Cloud access deal floats away

BT Openzone Wi-Fi customers will no longer have access to wireless hotspots controlled by rival operator The Cloud.
September 30, 2008 30 Sep'08
Tesco targets £1bn profits from high-tech businesses

Tesco, the UK's biggest grocer, is pushing for £1bn of profit from its high-tech businesses within the next few years, CEO Terry Leahy announced this morning.
September 29, 2008 29 Sep'08
Oracle smells good to Marrionaud

Marionnaud, Europe's largest perfumery and cosmetics retail chain, has changed how it manages its supply chain and reports financial details following the implementation of Oracle Retail merchandising applications.
September 29, 2008 29 Sep'08
Cloud computing definitions causing confusion in the market place, says Gartner

Contrasting views on cloud computing are creating confusion in the market place, says analyst Gartner.
September 29, 2008 29 Sep'08
Bradford & Bingley to be integrated into Santander

Bradford & Bingley's savings business will be the latest to be integrated into Banco Santander's global banking platform, Partenon, after the banking giant agreed a £612m takeover.
September 26, 2008 26 Sep'08
TUI goes with Avaya to stop dropped calls

Travel firm TUI's luxury travel division has upgraded its call handling centre to provide 100% uptime with complete call recording, archiving and retrieval to ensure that it does not miss a sale because of a dropped call.
September 25, 2008 25 Sep'08
Firms failing to protect web servers, says Sophos

Businesses are routinely installing anti-virus protection on their desktops and hardening their websites to protect against hackers.

However, few companies...
September 24, 2008 24 Sep'08
Normura to keep Lehman's IT systems... for now

Asian investment bank Nomura will run the IT systems of parts of Lehman Brothers alongside its own system following its acquisition of the troubled investment bank.
September 24, 2008 24 Sep'08
Oracle Openworld: AIA Foundation Packs announced

Oracle has released two separate Oracle AIA Foundation Packs for Industries, covering the utilities and insurance sectors. The Foundation Packs deliver...
September 24, 2008 24 Sep'08
Collaboration given a buzz with Oracle Beehive

Oracle has unveiled Oracle Beehive to help organisations secure communications and add collaboration into business processes.
September 23, 2008 23 Sep'08
Windows patch update

Microsoft is to issue a "critical" Windows patch today, but the lack of details has prompted speculation...
September 23, 2008 23 Sep'08
Microsoft starts £22bn share buy back scheme after failing to acquire Yahoo

Microsoft is to embark on a £22bn share buy back strategy after failing to spend its spare cash on acquiring Yahoo.
September 23, 2008 23 Sep'08
Confidential data at risk from poor awareness

Companies need easier-to-use encryption capabilities in email clients
September 23, 2008 23 Sep'08
Turquoise comes to market

Turquoise the alternative stock trading venue set up by investment banks to take on national stock exchanges is now fully operational following a soft launched last month.
September 22, 2008 22 Sep'08
Microsoft discounts software for public sector bodies

Microsoft is making it easier for small, public-sector organisations to buy discounted software from resellers.
September 19, 2008 19 Sep'08
VMWorld: IT professionals give their verdict on Microsoft virtualisation moves

Microsoft's entry into the virtualisation supplier market will drive better products through increased competition, attendees at VMworld in Los Vegas said this week.
September 18, 2008 18 Sep'08
HBOS rescue latest chapter in banking meltdown

Consolidation in the financial services sector hit the UK today as Lloyds TSB agreed to acquire troubled bank HBOS. IT cuts are inevitable as the banks...
September 17, 2008 17 Sep'08
VMworld: datacentres to offer capacity on demand

VMware is working with datacentre hosting companies to enable them to offer its virtualisation products as a hosted service to IT departments.
September 17, 2008 17 Sep'08
Who needs Windows when you have Google?

If there is one company whose entire business is based on software services delivered via the internet, it is Google. Through its online applications, supported...
September 17, 2008 17 Sep'08
VMWorld: VMWare initiative gives users access to desktop from any device

VMware has developed virtualisation technology which it claims will give end-users secure and reliable access to desktop software
September 17, 2008 17 Sep'08
HSBC automates services with SAP Netweaver

HSBC is to use an SAP platform to streamline and automate the delivery of banking...
September 16, 2008 16 Sep'08
BT renews HP contract for £370m

BT today signed a seven-year, £370m contract extension with HP.
September 16, 2008 16 Sep'08
Police keep car journey data for 5 years

The police are expanding a car surveillance project that will allow them to record and store details of people's daily car journeys for up to five years.
September 11, 2008 11 Sep'08
Google brings back-issues back to life

Google has launched an initiative to put old newspaper archives online. The search company is partnering with around 100 newspapers around the world...
September 10, 2008 10 Sep'08
Government hires ad agency for ID card scheme

The government has hired advertising firm M&C Saatchi to try to sell its controversial national ID card scheme to the public.
September 10, 2008 10 Sep'08
UK supports Cern Big Bang switch on

GridPP, the UK's major contribution to a global computing system, is about to support Cern's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) project.
September 09, 2008 09 Sep'08
EMC backs Microsoft virtualisation drive

EMC is providing support for Microsoft's recently announced virtualisation expansion programme.
September 09, 2008 09 Sep'08
Turquoise equity trading chooses hosted corporate network

European equity trading venue Turquoise...
September 08, 2008 08 Sep'08
Downtime comes at wrong time for London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange's trading platform Tradelect ...
September 08, 2008 08 Sep'08
Microsoft makes available new virtualisation software

Microsoft has announced the upcoming availability of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 and the new Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 as a no-cost download.
September 05, 2008 05 Sep'08
Google Chrome ups the ante, but don't expect another browser war

The launch of Google's web browser has prompted much speculation about another round of browser wars like those between Microsoft and Netcape.
September 05, 2008 05 Sep'08
Ipswich Hospital turns to Sophos for network security

Ipswich Hospital is using Sophos endpoint, e-mail and web security systems to shield 3,500 users from spam and malware.
September 03, 2008 03 Sep'08
E-invoicing could help firms through recession

E-invoicing could help businesses cut costs as they brace themselves for recession. The technology is moving to the mainstream as the European Commission...
September 03, 2008 03 Sep'08
HYDRASIGHT ANALYSIS: Why enterprise content management is so hard

In this exclusive piece of analysis, Hydrasight explore why organisations find enterprise content management implementations so hard.
September 02, 2008 02 Sep'08
Google Chrome poses no threat to established web browsers

Google's surprise launch of its...
September 02, 2008 02 Sep'08
Google launches beta version of Chrome web browser

Google is to launch a beta version of a web browser, dubbed Chrome, in 100 countries today as it steps up competition against Microsoft.

Chrome was...
September 01, 2008 01 Sep'08
Barts underestimated impact of IT system

Barts and The London NHS Trust said today [1 September 2008] it had underestimated the impact of going live with a new system under the NHS's £12.7bn National...
September 01, 2008 01 Sep'08
Google awards £2m to Android developers

Google has awarded £2m to developers who produced software applications
August 29, 2008 29 Aug'08
Microsoft hits XP Professional pirates with Windows Genuine Advantage

Microsoft has stepped up efforts to discourage pirating Windows XP.
August 29, 2008 29 Aug'08
Credit crunch drives software audits

More frequent software audits and new licence conditions likely as software houses seek to shore up revenues against the economic downturn.
August 29, 2008 29 Aug'08
Swedish ERP provider IFS wins £13.9m MoD contract

UK Ministry of Defence contractor Lockheed Martin has selected Sweden's IFS Applications to provide core enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for the MoD's James (Joint Asset Management Engineering Solution) Land project.
August 28, 2008 28 Aug'08
Internet Explorer 8 is compliant with web standards

Microsoft has reduced a major bottleneck for web developers in its latest Internet Explorer browser by making it compliant with web standards, which could dramatically reduce the time users take to test browser compatibility.
August 28, 2008 28 Aug'08
Ten years of Google - what it means for enterprise IT

After ten years Google, which celebrates its birthday this week (7 September), has conquered search and positioned itself as the most viable alternative to Microsoft's desktop software.
August 28, 2008 28 Aug'08
Poor e-mail management plagues firms

Firms are failing to effectively manage...
August 28, 2008 28 Aug'08
Oracle links on-demand and in-house CRM for users

Oracle has developed pre-built integration software to link its CRM on demand product and its on-premise Siebel CRM platform.
August 28, 2008 28 Aug'08
Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 now out

Users can now download the feature-complete version of the next version of Microsoft's web browser. The browser offers usability and security features to...
August 27, 2008 27 Aug'08
Firefox add-on protects against hackers

Carnegie-Mellon University has developed a free add-on to the Mozilla Firefox 3.0 browser to boost security for users.
August 27, 2008 27 Aug'08
Manchester Airport improves operations with passenger bus computers

Manchester Airport's fleet of air-side passenger buses has been equipped with Windows XP-based automotive computers to improve operations.
August 26, 2008 26 Aug'08
HP EDS deal completed: competition for Big Blue

HP has completed its acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corporation, creating a company that will offer private and public sector IT...
August 26, 2008 26 Aug'08
Virtual reality helps stroke victims

Patients who need physiotherapy following a stroke or accident could soon be put through their paces in a virtual reality environment.
August 22, 2008 22 Aug'08
Business instant messaging and social network users make catalogue of errors

Business users of instant messaging and social networking sites are making a catalogue of errors when using the technology, according to a survey.

Instant...
August 21, 2008 21 Aug'08
Microsoft unveils free photo management technology

Microsoft has introduced free visual technology called Microsoft Photosynth to help users improve the way...
August 21, 2008 21 Aug'08
Guernsey signs Northgate to improve public health

Guernsey has signed Northgate Information Solutions ...
August 21, 2008 21 Aug'08
Government launches research project to combat identity theft

A government-funded research project will be launched in October to help develop the next generation of secure identity management systems.
August 21, 2008 21 Aug'08
Microsoft and Novell expand Windows/Linux integration deal

Microsoft and Novell are extending their interoperability agreement to tie Windows closer to Novell's SUSE Linux in the enterprise.
August 20, 2008 20 Aug'08
Microsoft and Novell expand Windows/Linux integration deal for customers

Microsoft and Novell are extending their interoperability agreement to tie Windows closer to Novell
August 20, 2008 20 Aug'08
IKEA uses business analyser app to improve ERP roll-out

IKEA has prioritised and set targets for a successful ERP implementation and related business process improvements using an application from Lawson Software.
August 20, 2008 20 Aug'08
Army uses MoD Grand Challenge winning technology

An autonomous mini-tank, developed for the...
August 20, 2008 20 Aug'08
Microsoft's Clayton is Computer Weekly's top blogger

Microsoft's Steve Clayton has been voted top blogger in the ComputerWeekly.com IT Blog Awards 2008.
August 20, 2008 20 Aug'08
Testing firm uses SaaS social network of testers to offer firms cheaper application testing

A software-as-a-service (SaaS) testing...
August 20, 2008 20 Aug'08
Microsoft eases virtualisation with license changes

Microsoft has changed the software licensing and technical support for its server applications
August 20, 2008 20 Aug'08
British Olympic success puts strain on bandwidth

Britain's success at the Olympic Games is definitely hitting company bandwidth for business-to-business applications as employees log on to get the latest results.
August 19, 2008 19 Aug'08
Inmarsat completes global satellite broadband network

Inmarsat has completed its broadband satellite network with the launch of the third Inmarsat-4 satellite.
August 18, 2008 18 Aug'08
Police warn of security threat to every chip-and-Pin terminal

Police say that every chip-and-Pin terminal in the country must be checked and modified to counter a security compromise that cracked the payment system.

The...
August 18, 2008 18 Aug'08
Business intelligence and EPM find new link to compliance

New solutions designed to enhance performance across both finance and operations
August 15, 2008 15 Aug'08
Prepare for 10% Citrix price hike

Citrix users will have to pay 10% more for their Citrix Xenserver virtualisation software, Metaframe Windows thin client software and NetScaler network acceleration tools from September.
August 13, 2008 13 Aug'08
Microsoft patch MS08-045 could affect enterprise software

Asecurity patch issued by Microsoft yesterday could cause enterprise software to fail.
August 13, 2008 13 Aug'08
Firms expect improvements from outsourced services

Insourcing very much on the agenda as needs of outsourcing clients not being met
August 12, 2008 12 Aug'08
Visual Studio and .net service available

Microsoft has updated its .net Framework and Visual Studio programming
August 12, 2008 12 Aug'08
Lack of mobile device encryption placing firms at risk

Four-fifths of firms have sensitive business information on their mobile devices, but barely 25% use encryption
August 12, 2008 12 Aug'08
SMBs with multi-development platforms driving SOA adoption

Research finds that SMBs using more complex development platforms have significantly higher SOA penetration
August 11, 2008 11 Aug'08
Information management to deliver real value to businesses

Analyst expects the global information services market to grow by just over 8.2% in the next four years
August 11, 2008 11 Aug'08
Business intelligence resurrects mainframes

Reports of the mainframe's death may have been greatly exaggerated
August 08, 2008 08 Aug'08
Security conference expels three journalists for 'hack'

Three journalists working for a French security magazine were expelled from the Black Hat security conference after allegedly hacking into the press-room computer network.
August 07, 2008 07 Aug'08
How to handle the email mountain

Can outsourcing your email help you control costs? Merri Mack explores the options to tame your email.
August 04, 2008 04 Aug'08
HSBC can fully integrate technology package by country

HSBC can now reduce the cost of using different bespoke software systems in different parts of the world through a technology package.
August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
Thales bags £18m deal for national ID card scheme

French defence systems engineering firm Thales has won the first contract for the UK's National Identity Scheme.
July 31, 2008 31 Jul'08
Oyster security breach could mean major headache for other MiFare users

The recent court victory by Dutch academics, which allows them to publish...
July 31, 2008 31 Jul'08
Apple's MobileMe highlights security flaw

Apple's recently launched MobileMe service has highlighted some of the problems which have increasingly been associated with web 2.0 applications.
July 30, 2008 30 Jul'08
SAP offers users four-year plan on Enterprise Support

SAP will offer existing users a reprieve on the controversial software maintenance increase it plans to introduce at the end of the year.
July 30, 2008 30 Jul'08
When implementing SAP, don't skimp on security

Businesses are paying too little attention to securing their SAP systems, a security expert has warned.

In a presentation at the Black Hat 2008 security...
July 29, 2008 29 Jul'08
HP, Yahoo and Intel partner on cloud computing

Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Yahoo have developed a global testbed to help businesses, government, academia and the IT industry develop and use cloud-based...
July 29, 2008 29 Jul'08
Detica agrees to £500m takeover by BAE

Software supplier Detica has agreed to a takeover by BAE Systems for more than £500m. The Guildford-based...
July 28, 2008 28 Jul'08
IBM buys Ilog to boost SOA

IBM is planning to boost its business process management expertise with the proposed acquisition of Ilog , a specialist...
July 28, 2008 28 Jul'08
Birmingham City Council 'turns around invoice fiasco'

Birmingham City Council's system for paying invoices is back on track, the authority's cabinet will be told today (Monday).
July 28, 2008 28 Jul'08
Royal Mail unveils details of £1.2bn IT spend

Royal Mail has lifted the wraps on how it plans to spend up to £1.2bn on IT-related projects over the next three to four years as it fights growing competition...
July 25, 2008 25 Jul'08
Microsoft says Windows 7 is on track

Microsoft Windows head Bill Veghte has told analysts that the development of the next version of Windows remains on track. Veghte told Wall Street...
July 25, 2008 25 Jul'08
Microsoft CFO rules out another bid for Yahoo

Microsoft chief financial officer Chris Liddell has described Yahoo as "a declining asset" and ruled out a complete takeover of the internet company, reports Reuters.
July 25, 2008 25 Jul'08
SAP user group condemns increase in support costs

SAP has triggered a backlash over increasing the cost of software support for its customers by nearly 30%. The UK & Ireland SAP Users Group condemned the...
July 25, 2008 25 Jul'08
Rustock botnet uses Bush, Microsoft and Al Qaeda to spread

E-mails with exploitive headlines mentioning George Bush, Microsoft and Al Qaeda in their subject lines are part of a co-ordinated malicious spam campaign...