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• April 06, 2005 06 Apr'05

  Seven steps to ensure project success

  The Value Manager recently had a project fall well below expectations. He reviewed what happened and came up with seven key steps for managing technical risk and one golden rule.

• March 24, 2005 24 Mar'05

  Atos wins DWP deal extension

  The Department for Work and Pensions has renewed a contract with IT services company Atos Origin to deliver medical advice and...

• October 08, 2004 08 Oct'04

  First integrated children's system goes live

  The first web-based system to help councils meet new legal requirements for information sharing among teachers, social workers...

• June 01, 2004 01 Jun'04

  Ex-helicopter chief says pilot verdict is 'ridiculous'

  A former director of helicopter procurement at the Ministry of Defence has described the blaming of the pilots for the crash on...

• December 15, 2003 15 Dec'03

  IT staff predict e-government success despite councillors’ doubts

  Tony Blair has failed to convince councillors in almost half of the UK’s local authorities of the value of e-government.

• February 14, 2002 14 Feb'02

  Industry recruits wrong people

  UK industry could be recruiting candidates with the wrong personality type to be a success in IT.

• September 27, 2001 27 Sep'01

  Infineon claims cost-cutting success

  Semiconductor maker Infineon Technologies is claiming progress in its plan to cut costs by £630m over the next year, but...

• September 11, 2001 11 Sep'01

  Mitsubishi Electric looks to earnings revision

  Mitsubishi Electric has described as "speculative" reports in a Japanese newspaper that the company is intending to reduce its...

• August 22, 2001 22 Aug'01

  IT spending will rise faster than inflation

  Although suppliers may be shedding IT jobs, corporate users still plan to spend an extra 11% on permanent staff this year - five...

• March 25, 2001 25 Mar'01

  Government to train unemployed in IT

• November 30, 2000 30 Nov'00

  Armed forces morale hit by Chinook say MPs

  
  
  MPs said yesterday that the Government's refusal to move on the Public Accounts Committee report on the 1994 Chinook crash was hitting armed forces morale....

• October 25, 2000 25 Oct'00

  IT man on the 5am ferry as Horizon reaches Orkney

  
  
  James Rogers

  Post Offices in two of the most isolated parts of the UK are the latest to go live as part of the Horizon counter...

• October 04, 2000 04 Oct'00

  Report reveals trend to more women in IT