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January 12, 2009 12 Jan'09
ECM is good for the environment, says Gartner

Enterprise content management (ECM) can improve operational efficiency and deliver environmental benefits, says analyst Gartner.
January 09, 2009 09 Jan'09
OGC makes government procurement tools available

The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has launched two tools aimed at driving success in the procurement and delivery of complex public sector IT programmes...
January 08, 2009 08 Jan'09
Cisco expands multimedia home networking

Cisco has unveiled a variety of multimedia home networking initiatives at this week's 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
January 08, 2009 08 Jan'09
Windows 7 beta now available

Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer unveiled the first widely available public beta of Windows 7, earlier today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

January 07, 2009 07 Jan'09
IBM spreads collaboration offering on Mac platform

At this week's Macworld, IBM has announced the availability of Lotus Notes 8.5 collaboration software with social computing features for all Mac OS X Leopard-powered computers.
January 07, 2009 07 Jan'09
Business intelligence leaders move to mobile computing

Delivering BI to mobile workers is becoming a requirement of the extended enterprise
January 06, 2009 06 Jan'09
Cab firm slashes hardware costs with e-mail archiving

London minicab and courier firm Addison Lee has slashed e-mail backup windows from 12 hours to one, and reduced the amount of storage needed for its Microsoft...
January 05, 2009 05 Jan'09
Internet Explorer market share slips to 68%

Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser is continuing to lose market share to rival browsers, according to web analytics company Net Applications.

Internet...
January 05, 2009 05 Jan'09
Security risk in Windows 7 pirates

Installing leaked copies of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system is highly risky.
January 05, 2009 05 Jan'09
Faster Payments Service enjoys healthy half-year growth

Confidence in the UK Faster Payments Service (FPS) has grown rapidly in the first six months according to figures released by payments association, Apacs.

January 05, 2009 05 Jan'09
Web users warned over security of P2P Windows 7 OS file

Windows fans should avoid downloading and installing pirate copies of an early build of Windows 7, the new Microsoft operating system, which has leaked onto...
December 19, 2008 19 Dec'08
Software market to be hit hard by recession

The UK software market will be one of the worst hit sectors affected by the worldwide recession according to analyst Ovum.

Ovum reported that...
December 19, 2008 19 Dec'08
Oracle blames strong dollar for profit slump

Oracle has reported a fall in its profit for the first time in four years in its latest financial quarter. The supplier's profits...
December 19, 2008 19 Dec'08
Firefox browser patched for critical security flaws

Mozilla has released critical security updates to its Firefox browser, its Thunderbird e-mail client, and its SeaMonkey application suite.
December 19, 2008 19 Dec'08
BBC iPlayer made available to Mac and Linux users

The BBC has joined forces with Adobe to allow Mac and Unix users to use its BBC iPlayer on their PCs.
December 18, 2008 18 Dec'08
Download Internet Explorer patch now

Microsoft's much anticipated security patch for Internet Explorer is now available from the company's security website ....
December 17, 2008 17 Dec'08
Virtualisation is immature and could cause security problems

Virtualisation technology is still immature and could cause security problems if deployed without adequate controls in place, says security firm Sourcefire.
December 17, 2008 17 Dec'08
London Ambulance Service gets new dispatch system for Olympics

The London Ambulance Service has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide a new computer-aided dispatch system for handling emergency calls and ambulance...
December 17, 2008 17 Dec'08
Internet Explorer patch out later today

Microsoft will be releasing a patch later today to protect users from the Internet Explorer security hole that has attacked millions of users
December 12, 2008 12 Dec'08
Computer games can help UK through recession, says Cabinet Office minister

Parliamentary secretary at the Cabinet Office Tom...
December 12, 2008 12 Dec'08
Gamers given 'real life' virtual footballers

Fans of football computer games could soon be playing against more realistic opponents thanks to the winning entry in an artificial intelligence competition.
December 12, 2008 12 Dec'08
Free Software Foundation sues Cisco over alleged software copyright violations

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has filed a software copyright infringement lawsuit against Cisco.
December 12, 2008 12 Dec'08
Google takes Chrome browser out of beta

Google has taken its Chrome browser out of beta even though it still contains bugs.
December 12, 2008 12 Dec'08
Cybercriminals use PDFs to slip Trojans past e-mail filters

Common business document files could be hiding malware capable of bypassing standard security systems and stealing confidential information.
December 11, 2008 11 Dec'08
Trading Standards searches company for illegal software

Trading Standards officers in Cardiff have conducted their first random search of a business in the city...
December 11, 2008 11 Dec'08
E.on transforms financial insights with bare-knuckle programming

Energy supplier E.on Retail has gone live with a financial transformation software project that will give it an accurate view of the profits generated by each customer and better forcasting of future demand.
December 11, 2008 11 Dec'08
How to complete an IT project that cannot fail

The IT system which supports the UK's Faster Payments system was created, in 18 months, by a team of "obsessional planners" facing a non-negotiable deadline and no room for compromise.
December 10, 2008 10 Dec'08
Royal Mail seeks bids for new SAP-based HR system

Royal Mail is planning a three-year revamp of its SAP-based human resources system
December 10, 2008 10 Dec'08
From Sarah Palin to Icesave: Google's top 2008 search terms revealed

Google has revealed the top search terms for 2008 in its year-end Zeitgeist roundup . The...
December 10, 2008 10 Dec'08
Lotus Domino users connect to Microsoft SharePoint

Mainsoft , a provider of integration tools has introduced SharePoint Integrator a product that gives Lotus Domino users...
December 09, 2008 09 Dec'08
Virtual world for Muslims launched

A trial version of the first virtual world for the Muslim community has been launched.
December 08, 2008 08 Dec'08
Housewives desperate for the internet

H ousewives now spend most of their waking hours surfing the internet , according to a recent survey . Digital World, Digital Life ...
December 05, 2008 05 Dec'08
Global interest in software security, say (ISC)2

More than 100 IT professionals from 15 countries have applied to take part in the final development phase of
December 05, 2008 05 Dec'08
Microsoft partners with RSA on secure IT

Microsoft plans to embed technology from RSA into future products to enable businesses to protect sensitive data. Through the partnership,...
December 05, 2008 05 Dec'08
Facebook to allow users to track friends on other websites

Facebook is rolling out a tool allowing users to track their friends' movements on other websites. Facebook Connect will allow users...
December 05, 2008 05 Dec'08
Icahn down $950m on Yahoo investment

Controversial investor Carl Icahn's shares in Yahoo have fallen nearly $950m in value since he took a $1.8bn stake in the internet firm.
December 05, 2008 05 Dec'08
Proofpoint provides evidence for mobile mail archiving

Software enables firms to manage the archiving demands of mobile users according to regulatory compliance issues
December 04, 2008 04 Dec'08
UK firms enjoy strong position in European software industry

The UK retains a strong presence on the European software stage, according to a PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) report.
December 04, 2008 04 Dec'08
Vikings plug in to London Stock Exchange system

The Oslo stock exchange is to spend more than £5m to plug into the London Stock Exchange's core trading platform, in a move that...
December 04, 2008 04 Dec'08
IBM offers 'Microsoft-free' PC package

IBM will try to tempt firms with a "Microsoft-free" virtual desktop package to save them money, reports the Wall Street Journal.
December 03, 2008 03 Dec'08
Open source makes sense in a recession

"The downturn is good for open source software https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Has-open-source-come-of-age ,"...
December 02, 2008 02 Dec'08
Online tool will predict depression

Scientists have developed anonline tool to predict the onset of depression.
December 02, 2008 02 Dec'08
UK firms tap into cloud computing savings

Insurance firm Kennedys and Rowanmoor Pensions are using
December 01, 2008 01 Dec'08
STS offers retailers universal payment system

A payment system that supports all retailer payment platforms has been launched by Smart Technology Solutions (STS) . The...
November 27, 2008 27 Nov'08
Cloud computing – buyer beware

Switching to the cloud computing model of buying...
November 27, 2008 27 Nov'08
Bankrupt SCO loses appeal over Novell Unix damages

A court has upheld judgements in the SCO/Novell Unix ...
November 27, 2008 27 Nov'08
Recession boosts SaaS model

The economic downturn will make the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model more attractive to companies, according to a survey.
November 27, 2008 27 Nov'08
Lycos Europe closures to lead to job cuts

Loss-making Lycos Europe is to be broken up and some parts of the business closed down, resulting in hundreds of redundancies.
November 27, 2008 27 Nov'08
British Chambers of Commerce launches business web TV

The British Chambers of Commerce and Dell have launched the Small...
November 26, 2008 26 Nov'08
Amazon still hottest online shop - IMRG

Amazon, Argos, Play.com and Tesco again led IMRG's latest quarterly Hot Shops list of the UK's most-visited on-line retailers, but Marks & Spencer and...
November 26, 2008 26 Nov'08
Blog firm Technorati lays off 12% of staff and imposes pay cuts of up to 25%

Blog search firm Technorati has made 12% of its staff redundant, and implemented pay cuts of up to 25% on the remaining staff.
November 24, 2008 24 Nov'08
IBM widens cloud computing support for firms

IBM has launched new cloud computing consulting and implementation services to ease deployments at firms.
November 24, 2008 24 Nov'08
Microsoft seeks to end class action status of ‘Vista Capable’ case

Microsoft is asking a US district court to end the class-action status of the "Vista Capable" case, so that aggrieved customers would have to sue Redmond individually.
November 21, 2008 21 Nov'08
Capgemini simplifies the Amazon cloud

System integrator and outsourcing supplier, Capgemini,...
November 21, 2008 21 Nov'08
Google unveils 'cost of spam' calculator for firms

Google has unveiled a "cost of spam" calculator for businesses.
November 21, 2008 21 Nov'08
SAP agreement signals shifts in software industry

SAP has made history in the software industry by becoming the first supplier to agree to meet key performance indicators (KPIs) in its software support...
November 21, 2008 21 Nov'08
Free Malware protection and removal information

On this page you will find links to various downloads for MALWARE removal tools, MALWARE protection and antivirus software as well as useful information about Malware and how to safeguard against it.
November 19, 2008 19 Nov'08
Ford partners with UK sofware firm

US motor manufacturer, Ford, has announced it is to use UK-developed vehicle fleet management software
November 18, 2008 18 Nov'08
GIS software saves £700,000 on Countryside Survey

The government has saved £700,000 by using geographic information software on mobile computers to produce the most detailed Countryside Survey to date.
November 18, 2008 18 Nov'08
Firms open to huge open source liabilities

The use of open source software (OSS) is now pervasive with 85% of firms using it, and the other 15% expecting to do so in the next 12 months, says analyst Gartner.
November 18, 2008 18 Nov'08
Master data management software market up 30%

Master data management software market up 30% Master data management (MDM) software is one of the fastest growing software revenue segments, says analyst Gartner.
November 17, 2008 17 Nov'08
Betfair transfers gambling IT know-how to financial markets

Online gambling firm Betfair has rewritten its original gambling software
November 14, 2008 14 Nov'08
Infor helps Nakheel reach for the sky with world's tallest building

Nakheel has bought extra licences worth $3m for Infor 's...
November 14, 2008 14 Nov'08
Axispoint warns of virtualisation pitfalls

Businesses are not realising the value of virtualisation...
November 14, 2008 14 Nov'08
Supervalu standardised on JDA for shelf planning

Supervalu, the $45bn national US retail chain, has standardised on 3D store planning software originally developed by UK retailer Tesco and supply chain specialist software house JDA.
November 14, 2008 14 Nov'08
Credit crunch stalls JDA's i2 deal

Supply chain software house JDA's $346m acquisition of a smaller competitor, i2, has been stalled by the credit crunch.
November 12, 2008 12 Nov'08
SAP user group boasts 10% growth for year

Membership of the SAP UK & Ireland User Group has grown by 10% to more than 400 business organisations in the past year.
November 11, 2008 11 Nov'08
London Stock Exchange will retire Italian system next year

The London Stock Exchange will shut down the trading system it acquired from Borsa Italiana in the first half of next year, as part of its plan to...
November 11, 2008 11 Nov'08
NHS Scotland to spend up to £5m on address management

NHS Scotland is spending up to £5m on software to manage address information. NHS Scotland has advertised...
November 11, 2008 11 Nov'08
SAP Enterprise Support prices will be linked to performance

SAP says collaboration with user groups is very good and will continue in the wake of a watershed agreement around Enterprise...
November 11, 2008 11 Nov'08
VMware tackles mobile app development

VMware has developed a version of its virtualisation platform for mobile phones, which it says will simplify mobile application development.

VMWare...
November 11, 2008 11 Nov'08
SAP Enterprise Support dominates user event

SAP's controversial decision to roll out Enterprise Support to all customers
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
SAP User Group tackles dissatisfaction over support plan

User dissatisfaction with SAP's decision to roll out Enterprise support to all customers was one the key points of the opening session of the annual SAP UK & Ireland User Group conference in London.
November 07, 2008 07 Nov'08
SAP vows to move all customers to enterprise support

SAP has bowed to pressure from user groups over plans to move all customers to enterprise support from January 2009.
November 06, 2008 06 Nov'08
Google abandons Yahoo web ad deal

Google has abandoned its advertising deal with Yahoo to avoid having a "protracted legal battle" with US regulators.
November 06, 2008 06 Nov'08
BA rolls out check-in via mobile phones

British Airways has introduced check-in for mobile phones with internet connectivity. The service allows mobile phone users to find up-to-the-minute BA flight...
November 06, 2008 06 Nov'08
NHS Blood Transport Service centralises blood databases

The NHS Blood Transplant Service (NHSBT) has completed a project that began in 1994 to create a centralised national blood database. The database...
November 06, 2008 06 Nov'08
Sales up, profits flat, cash flow plunges at Cisco

Network equipment supplier Cisco...
November 05, 2008 05 Nov'08
Yahoo and Google fight to save web advertising deal

Google and Yahoo are fighting...
November 05, 2008 05 Nov'08
Campaign launched to get teens interested in IT

A new campaign has been launched to get more teenagers interested in IT.
November 05, 2008 05 Nov'08
Williams team use telemetry to 'patch' F1 cars as they race

IT plays a crucial role in developing cars for Formula One . But much of what an F1 team does during the racing season...
November 05, 2008 05 Nov'08
Microsoft slashes price of Windows Home Server by 30% for system builders

Microsoft has slashed the price of its Windows Home Server software for the system builder channel by 30%.
November 03, 2008 03 Nov'08
Latest data blunder rocks faith in government security record

Faith in the government's ability to keep...
October 31, 2008 31 Oct'08
MS Office Online changes software licensing

Microsoft 's Office Online suite, a browser-based version of MS Office, promises to change the economics of licencing for enterprises . The...
October 31, 2008 31 Oct'08
VMware to cut prices by 10%

Virtualisation software maker VMware will slash the price its distributors buy at by 10% from Monday, according to a report in IT channel magazine Microscope.
October 31, 2008 31 Oct'08
New beta of Google Chrome aims to fix bugs

Google has released an updated beta version of its Chrome web browser to tackle bugs, security flaws and performance issues.
October 31, 2008 31 Oct'08
Procter & Gamble aims to get to market quicker with Dassault Systemes

Procter & Gamble i s implementing Dassault Systèmes' ...
October 30, 2008 30 Oct'08
Bats brings microsecond trading to the UK

Bats Trading was launched in the UK today bringing with it possible trading times 10 times faster than the London Stock Exchange.
October 30, 2008 30 Oct'08
Unilever credits SAP for boosting growth

Unilever chairman Patrick Cescau has credited last year's shift to a global SAP enterprise management system with helping to boost sales for the first nine months by a total of 7.4% to £23.7bn.
October 30, 2008 30 Oct'08
Huddle builds LinkedIn collaboration platform

Huddle.net, a developer of collaboration software, has created an application for the LinkedIn social networking site.
October 29, 2008 29 Oct'08
SAP profits and margins slide as recession bites

SAP has posted a slide in third quarter profits and margins, as the effects of the global economic downturn start to hit large software suppliers.
October 29, 2008 29 Oct'08
Microsoft unveils browser version of Office

Microsoft is introducing "lightweight" versions of Office applications that can be accessed via any browser over the web.
October 29, 2008 29 Oct'08
Industry experts to advise on software assurance

The Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code (SAFECode) has set up an international board of advisors to help advance...
October 28, 2008 28 Oct'08
Microsoft Azure heads for the clouds

Microsoft has unveiled Windows Azure, its cloud computing platform, which will provide users with storage, networking and computational power, via servers operating within Microsoft's global datacentre network.
October 27, 2008 27 Oct'08
SAP CEO bangs the drum on collaborative infrastructures

About 50% of Procter & Gamble's products are developed by outside partners.SAP co-CEO Leo Apotheker used this illustration to highlight the importance of collaborative IT infrastructures in modern business at SAP TechEd in Berlin this month.
October 27, 2008 27 Oct'08
O'Neill moves to single ERP system

International clothing company O'Neill is consolidating onto a single enterprise resource planning (ERP) system across the business to reduce the complexity of multiple systems and give it the flexibility required to expand into new markets.
October 24, 2008 24 Oct'08
Deloitte Fast 50 shows tech suppliers unafraid of credit crunch

The average revenue growth among the 50 fastest growing technology firms is running at over 2000%, despite the credit crunch.

Business advisory group...
October 24, 2008 24 Oct'08
Microsoft warns of global recession

Microsoft has reported record first quarter sales, including "healthy" sales of enterprise software, although it has warned of the effects of the developing...
October 24, 2008 24 Oct'08
Microsoft issues critical out of cycle server security patch update for Windows

Microsoft has released the "out of cycle" critical server security patch it promised yesterday. Patch MS08-067 resolves a vulnerability in the Server service that affects all currently supported versions of Windows.
October 24, 2008 24 Oct'08
Microsoft donates £5m technology to Lifeboat Institution

Microsoft is donating £5m worth of technology to the Royal...