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IT jobs and recruitment
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August 05, 2004
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Aug'04
Critical flight testing role keeps BAE's IT staff on the right course
Best Places to Work in IT team see direct results as aircraft take off
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August 05, 2004
05
Aug'04
Recovery will put focus on job satisfaction
Tight budgets and the growth of offshoring could mean many UK IT jobs come under threat, and those which do not could become less...
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August 02, 2004
02
Aug'04
BCS praises quality of award entries
BT has cut the overall access price of its BT Openzone wireless broadband service in an attempt to attract more users.
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August 02, 2004
02
Aug'04
Meeting needs for formality and flexibility
Formality in the workplace has been in retreat for decades. It can seem difficult to believe that work colleagues used to address...
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
Look at the redundancy alternatives
Value-driven IT Management, by Iain Aitkin
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July 29, 2004
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Jul'04
IBM shuffles business-unit heads
IBM will be shuffling around a number of its business-unit leaders this week.
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July 26, 2004
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Jul'04
IT jobs threat in move to close NHS agency
Hundreds of IT professionals face an uncertain future after the government's decision to abolish the NHS Information Authority.
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July 26, 2004
26
Jul'04
Google snaps up BEA exec
BEA Systems has lost an important research and development engineer to search engine giant Google.
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July 20, 2004
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Jul'04
Happy staff deliver higher productivity
The days of guaranteed low turnover of staff in the IT department are drawing to a close as spending on IT increases and new...
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July 16, 2004
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Jul'04
HR-XML to promote EU standards
The HR-XML Consortium has formed a European chapter in a bid to drive the development and adoption of HR-XML standards.
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July 13, 2004
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Jul'04
Brown's £6bn IT investment will save front-line services billions
Chancellor Gordon Brown is relying on IT to help deliver billions of pounds of savings for front-line services.
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July 12, 2004
12
Jul'04
CMA hopeful about UK broadband roll-out
There are signs of hope for progress in the roll-out of broadband services in the UK, the Communications Management Association...
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July 12, 2004
12
Jul'04
Outsourcing 'deal of the decade' will throw up major challenges
The scale and innovative nature of the BBC's £2bn IT services contract poses a wide range of challenges for both the public...
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July 09, 2004
09
Jul'04
Staff count shrinks at IT firms
Job cuts announced by computer firms rose a staggering 179 percent in the second quarter of this year, according to outplacement...
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July 09, 2004
09
Jul'04
Fujitsu shows PDA with megapixel camera
Fujitsu has launched a PDA for business users.
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July 08, 2004
08
Jul'04
Next Move: How can I progress my job in IT support?
For the past six years I have been running an IT department for about 90 users by myself, handling all the support, purchasing...
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July 08, 2004
08
Jul'04
Staff get formal grievance process
IT professionals who that feel they have been badly treated by their line managers will have the right to have their grievances...
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July 05, 2004
05
Jul'04
Top IT staff 'exploited'
A third of IT managers work the equivalent of a seven-day week, according to a survey by the Chartered Management Institute.
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July 01, 2004
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Jul'04
Fujitsu Siemens appoints new president
Fujitsu Siemens Computers has announced the appointment of Bernd Bischoff as president and chief executive officer of the...
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June 29, 2004
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Jun'04
Key staff stay with EDS as Revenue transfers to Cap
UK's biggest ever transfer of government IT staff takes place this week
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June 29, 2004
29
Jun'04
IT staff could strike over BBC sell-off
The BBC is facing opposition from unions representing IT staff over the sale of its IT division.
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June 28, 2004
28
Jun'04
Customs ignored Gateway review
Customs and Excise went ahead with a £327m programme to put its services online despite having a "red light" warning from an...
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June 28, 2004
28
Jun'04
Law firm appoints new IT chief
Law firm Taylor Wessing has appointed Tim Hyman as its new head of IT.
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June 25, 2004
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Jun'04
Membership rises by 1,300 in one month
The new BCS membership structure has been hailed a success after 1,300 people joined the society in the professional grades in...
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June 25, 2004
25
Jun'04
Microsoft exams focus on real-life IT
Microsoft is reworking the examinations behind its professional IT certificate qualifications to make the questions more relevant...
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June 25, 2004
25
Jun'04
Want to escape the rat race and help others? Volunteer and broaden your skills overseas
Had enough of the rat race ? Want to put something back into society and put your IT skills to good use? Voluntary Services...
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June 22, 2004
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Jun'04
BCS member swaps bytes for Basra
BCS North London Branch secretary John Ryan is swapping his suit and PC for army uniform and gun and is going to Iraq for eight...
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June 22, 2004
22
Jun'04
Outsourcing hits bonus payments
Bonus payments for IT staff without formal IT qualifications are on a downward spiral as more companies turn towards offshore...
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June 18, 2004
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Jun'04
Busy IT staff get business skills online
Busy IT professionals who want to brush up on their business skills could benefit from a new online training service.
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June 15, 2004
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Jun'04
Red Hat CFO steps down
Red Hat has announced that its chief financial officer, Kevin Thompson will soon be leaving the company.
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June 14, 2004
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Jun'04
Environment Agency's £17m HR system fails to meet requirements
The Environment Agency is struggling to get adequate performance from a £17m human resources and payroll system introduced in...
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June 11, 2004
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Jun'04
BA gets 80% of staff doing admin online
British Airways has beaten its target of getting more than 80% of employees to do administrative tasks online through a company...
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June 09, 2004
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Jun'04
Firms will pay more for IT skills
A Meta Group survey has revealed that 45% of companies would pay premiums for IT skills that are difficult to find or...
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June 04, 2004
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Jun'04
Which government departments deliver IT and online services?
The government has placed IT at the heart of its efforts to modernise public services and to make the UK a competitive global...
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June 01, 2004
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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...
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June 01, 2004
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Jun'04
Public sector IT salaries catch up
Local authority IT staff salaries are catching up with private sector counterparts, according to a survey by Computer Economics.
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May 28, 2004
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May'04
Watmore appointed Blair’s CIO
Ian Watmore has won the race to become the UK’s head of e-government, one of toughest and most high-profile jobs in the IT...
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May 28, 2004
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May'04
Health service IT professionals fear pay cut following review
NHS IT staff are increasingly anxious that they could face pay cuts of up to £5,000 a year as a result of a government review of...
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May 25, 2004
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May'04
Head of e-government unveiled
The UK managing director of consultancy firm Accenture has been unveiled as the head of e-government, a new role that replaces...
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May 24, 2004
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May'04
Hallet stands down as Littlewoods IT chief
David Hallet, IT director at retail chain Littlewoods, has left the company by mutual consent after six years in the job.
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May 24, 2004
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May'04
BT sets £25,000 limit on tunnel fire claims
Companies affected by the BTunderground cable fire in Manchester at the end of March will be allowed to claim up to £25,000 in...
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May 24, 2004
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May'04
Finance firms fuel jobs high
New IT projects in the finance and public sectors and a growing demand for staff from suppliers are driving a recovery in the IT...
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May 24, 2004
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May'04
EMC expands training and certification programmes
EMC expands training and certification programmes
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May 21, 2004
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May'04
Gloucestershire Council launches social care data sharing system
Gloucestershire County Council has launched a pilot project to allow information sharing across social care agencies and health...
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May 19, 2004
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May'04
Flexibility and mobility saves BT millions
BT has claimed companies that do not adopt widespread flexible and mobile working will miss the chance of slashing their costs.
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May 17, 2004
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May'04
Large firms 'lose £13m a year each' by not scrapping failing projects
Large UK companies are wasting more than £13m a year each on average by not scrapping failing IT and business projects, according...
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May 14, 2004
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May'04
Indian contractors plug skills gaps
Abbey is to hire hundreds of contractors from India to help it plug skills gaps in its IT department and provide support for new...
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May 11, 2004
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May'04
Certification for Microsoft desktop skills
Microsoft has launched its first certification course for IT desktop support staff.
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May 07, 2004
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May'04
Coup for DWP as top private sector IT chief joins
The Department for Work and Pensions has poached the top IT professional at ICI Paints to become its chief information officer...
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May 06, 2004
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May'04
BT wins £46m UK airports deal
UK airports authority BAA has awarded BT a £46.6m deal to deliver managed voice and data services at Gatwick, Heathrow and...