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• January 10, 2005 10 Jan'05

  CIO Council to rate project success

  A new super-group of government chief information officers was expected to discuss how to improve the success rate of large IT...

• January 07, 2005 07 Jan'05

  Highways Agency gets first director of information

  Road users can look forward to improved information alerts on their journeys with the help of Denise Plumpton, who next week...

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  Strike threat still hangs over Swansea’s £119m outsourcing plans

  Question marks still hang over Swansea City Council’s IT outsourcing plans despite the selection of Capgemini as preferred bidder...

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  Pioneer for women in IT dies aged 63

  Dame Hilary Cropper, former chief executive officer of IT services company Xansa, director of Barclays Bank and one of the most...

• December 13, 2004 13 Dec'04

  Sainsbury's IT chief to go as focus shifts to cost cuts

  Maggie Miller, chief information officer at Sainsbury's, is leaving in March as the supermarket chain focuses on driving down the...

• December 09, 2004 09 Dec'04

  Agenda for Change will protect NHS IT managers' pay

  IT managers in the NHS should find their pay protected under Agenda for Change, a top-to-bottom reorganisation of salary scales...

• December 06, 2004 06 Dec'04

  Personality test aims to guard against over-familiarity

  A new psychometric test developed by human resources consultancy cdaq could help IT directors select potential employees.

• December 06, 2004 06 Dec'04

  Future of government broadband scheme in doubt as demand falls

  A third of the UK's regional development agencies have pulled out of a government-sponsored broadband initiative for the public...

• December 06, 2004 06 Dec'04

  Industry backs action on training

  IT leaders have welcomed a government-backed action plan which sets out to transform the way IT professionals are trained.

• December 06, 2004 06 Dec'04

  IT directors face fight for staff

  Motivating and retaining employees is the biggest concern for CIOs in 2005, survey shows

• December 03, 2004 03 Dec'04

  Bull appoints a new chairman

  French servers and services company Bull has appointed IBM executive Didier Lamouche as its new chairman and managing director.

• December 02, 2004 02 Dec'04

  Half of US IT jobs could go in the next 20 years

  Gartner researchers have warned that as many as 50% of the IT operational jobs in the US could disappear in the next 20 years...

• November 30, 2004 30 Nov'04

  Next Move: What do I need to work from home?

  I work in the IT field with many skills (PC support, networking, project management, etc). I currently have a job which has no...

• November 30, 2004 30 Nov'04

  Firms face university challenge in identifying the best IT graduates

  For employers trying to decide which are the best universities for developing high quality IT graduates the selection can be...

• November 30, 2004 30 Nov'04

  Be prepared for that crucial first interview

  You've tailored your CV meticulously, researched the company you wish to work for, investigated your potential future role and...

• November 25, 2004 25 Nov'04

  BT Retail boss heads for Cap

  Capgemini has bagged BT’s head of retail services to run its operations.

• November 25, 2004 25 Nov'04

  Wireless Wan comes to fire brigade's rescue

  Strathclyde Fire Brigade has boosted its wide area network data bandwidth 100-fold by adopting a wireless solution from NTL.

• November 24, 2004 24 Nov'04

  HP to spend £107m on layoffs

  Hewlett Packard plans to spend $200m (£107m) over the next six months on staff reductions.

• November 23, 2004 23 Nov'04

  IBM software executive to become CA CEO

  Computer Associates International (CA) has named a former IBM software executive as its president and chief executive officer...

• November 23, 2004 23 Nov'04

  URL mix-up sends Oz Idol fans to gay porn site

  Telstra internet service provider BigPond has turned self-appointed content cop after accidentally steering millions of unwitting...

• November 23, 2004 23 Nov'04

  Retain staff with a flexible working policy

  Firms should introduce flexible working to retain staff and cut costs, delegates at a Communications Management Association...

• November 22, 2004 22 Nov'04

  Council's IT strategy embraces flexible working

  Lancashire County Council adopted widespread flexible working two years ago.

• November 19, 2004 19 Nov'04

  Flexible working key to staff retention

  Organisations should introduce flexible working to help retain staff and cut costs delegates, at a Communications Management...

• November 15, 2004 15 Nov'04

  Managers complain they do not get enough recognition for work

  Most managers across all sectors, including IT, are dissatisfied with the way workplaces are run, according to a survey by the...

• November 15, 2004 15 Nov'04

  MPs to quiz CSA chief over IT performance

  Alan Johnson, the minister responsible for the Child Support Agency, will be quizzed tomorrow by the chairman of a Commons...

• November 15, 2004 15 Nov'04

  Jobs worries as Cook deal goes offshore

  The jobs of 240 UK consultants at Accenture could be at risk after the consultancy said it would move IT and administrative...

• November 15, 2004 15 Nov'04

  Intel appoints Otellini as CEO

  Intel's board of directors has elected current president and chief operating officer Paul Otellini as its next chief executive,...

• November 13, 2004 13 Nov'04

  Impersonation

  This excerpt from Chapter 5 of "The definitive guide to Windows 2000 security" describes the concept of impersonation and impersonation tokens.

• November 08, 2004 08 Nov'04

  Big brand websites delaying Windows switch

  Large numbers of leading UK companies were still relying on NT4 to run their web servers at the beginning of November, despite...

• November 02, 2004 02 Nov'04

  Doctors chief warns of potential NHS IT plan failure

  The multibillion-pound NHS National Programme for IT risks failure if it does not engage the medical profession, the chairman of...

• November 01, 2004 01 Nov'04

  Spending boom exposes lack of skilled IT workers

  Employers are experiencing the first signs of a new IT skills shortage as businesses begin stepping up investment in IT systems...

• November 01, 2004 01 Nov'04

  CRB system to cost £150m over estimate

  A new IT system at the Criminal Records Bureau will cost the taxpayer £150m more than originally planned - an increase from the...

• November 01, 2004 01 Nov'04

  Invest in IT to boost UK's output, says Oracle boss

  Investment in IT can help the UK close the productivity gap with the larger European economies and the US, according to the...

• November 01, 2004 01 Nov'04

  Leicester lowers costs with self-service HR

  Leicester City Council aims to reduce its data entry costs by 45% with a new integrated human resources and payroll system.

• November 01, 2004 01 Nov'04

  Swansea IT staff put their case for secondment

  The threat of council-wide industrial action at Swansea Council, triggered by an eight-week strike by 100 IT workers, has been...

• November 01, 2004 01 Nov'04

  Permanent vacancies up by a third

  The number of job vacancies for IT professionals has surged in the past three months, signalling the end of a four-year downturn.

• November 01, 2004 01 Nov'04

  Boots optimistic about disruptive IT system

  An IT modernisation programme at Boots has caused disruption to the business, but the system will deliver benefits, the firm...

• October 29, 2004 29 Oct'04

  MoD to save £600m with EDS' admin system

  The Ministry of Defence said it will save £600m over 10 years with a joint personnel administration system to serve all UK armed...

• October 29, 2004 29 Oct'04

  MoD says it will save £600m with EDS HR

  The Ministry of Defence expects to save £600m over 10 years with a joint personnel administration system covering all UK armed...

• October 29, 2004 29 Oct'04

  Developers in short supply in India

  As hiring picks up in Bangalore, the city's software professionals are again acquiring the spoiled-brat image they had in the...

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  EDS offer early retirement to US staff to cut costs

  Electronic Data Systems (EDS) will offer voluntary early retirement options to about 9,200, or 17%, of its US employees, as part...

• October 26, 2004 26 Oct'04

  Marconi joins the Wimax Forum

  Marconi is the latest big name to join the Wimax Forum, which is expected to certify its first long-range wireless broadband...

• October 26, 2004 26 Oct'04

  Beware youngsters' ageism claims

  Legal action from employees claiming age discrimination is likely to come from younger than older employees, managers have been...

• October 25, 2004 25 Oct'04

  CBI chief backs teleworking as the route to less road traffic and higher productivity

  The Confederation of British Industry has called for greater use of videoconferencing and teleworking to reduce the impact of...

• October 25, 2004 25 Oct'04

  IT managers slam lack of leadership from chief executives

  Business leaders have come under fire from IT managers for failing to offer inspirational leadership to staff in the IT...

• October 25, 2004 25 Oct'04

  Retailer offers undergraduates retainers to meet staffing needs

  House of Fraser is solving its IT recruitment problems by paying undergraduate IT students retainers to join the firm after they...

• October 20, 2004 20 Oct'04

  PeopleSoft to pay former CEO £1.8m

  Firing Craig Conway will cost PeopleSoft at least $3.2m (£1.8m).

• October 19, 2004 19 Oct'04

  Norwich sends 'boring' jobs to India

  Offshore outsourcing could relieve UK IT staff from mundane work maintaining old systems, according to an executive at insurer...

• October 18, 2004 18 Oct'04

  New grievance procedures could help staff resolve disputes with employers amicably

  IT staff involved in disagreements at work could benefit from new dispute resolution procedures which came into force this month.

• October 18, 2004 18 Oct'04

  L&G's Smith takes helm at CIO Connect

  Margaret Smith, IT director of insurance company Legal & General, has been appointed chief executive of UK user group...