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May 06, 2004 06 May'04
SAP to hire more software engineers in India

German business software company SAP is to increase the number of software engineers in its Indian operations by the end of this...
May 04, 2004 04 May'04
IBM shuffles top executives

IBM has moved chief financial officer John Joyce to the head of its services group and named global financial manager Mark...
April 30, 2004 30 Apr'04
Shell IT staff will be well placed to find new jobs

Shell IT staff who leave as a result of the company’s plans to cut thousands of jobs in its technology division will be well...
April 29, 2004 29 Apr'04
Chinese government to adopt BCS IT exam

The Chinese government is adopting the international version of the European computer driving licence qualification for its IT...

April 29, 2004 29 Apr'04
Energis encourages staff to gain international security certificate

IT services and telecoms supplier Energis has begun a training initiative to encourage its IT security and sales staff to extend...
April 29, 2004 29 Apr'04
Varied support for flexible IT staff

The government's flexible working legislation for parents with young children is now a year old, but are the opportunities for...
April 23, 2004 23 Apr'04
Halfords upgrades HR and finance to MySAP

Car accessory and cycle retailer Halfords has gone live with the first two key elements of its business transformation programme....
April 23, 2004 23 Apr'04
Security service looks to recruit IT staff to aid fight against terror

The growing market for IT security specialists was illustrated this month by a job advertisement placed in Computer Weekly by...
April 22, 2004 22 Apr'04
Human resources managers voice concerns over skills 'black hole'

Employers are losing their stocks of management expertise, technical skills and historical company knowledge as staff leave IT...
April 22, 2004 22 Apr'04
Tax credit scheme had to meet unrealistic timetable, says PAC chairman

The disastrous introduction of the tax credit systems was a result of an unrealistic timetable and lack of contingency planning,...

April 19, 2004 19 Apr'04
CRB IT system under fire again as Home Office admits vetting blunders

The Criminal Records Bureau faced more criticism last week after it emerged that almost 200 people applying for public sector...
April 19, 2004 19 Apr'04
Granger eyes Whitehall CIO role

Richard Granger, director general of IT in the NHS, has confirmed he has shown an interest in the new role of cross-government...
April 16, 2004 16 Apr'04
Reward innovation and enter your department for a technology prize

Has your IT department been responsible for some genuinely innovative work ? If so, you could be in line for a £130,000 prize.
April 16, 2004 16 Apr'04
Edinburgh academic scoops BCS award with glitch predictor model

A researcher described as "a shining example to women considering a career in IT" has won the first BCS Roger Needham prize for...
April 16, 2004 16 Apr'04
Global RFID survey reveals that half of all projects are being abandoned as failures

About 50% of all radio frequency identification tagging pilot projects conducted worldwide have already been written off as...
April 08, 2004 08 Apr'04
Management changes at Unisys

Unisys has announced that Lawrence Weinbach will relinquish his position as the company's chief executive officer next January.
April 05, 2004 05 Apr'04
Demand for IT contractors rising slowly

As corporate revenue growth steadily improves this year, spending on new or backlogged IT projects is also expected to...
April 05, 2004 05 Apr'04
Fire blazes through BT's single point of failure

BT faced some tough questions after a fire in a cabling tunnel designed in the 1950s to withstand the impact of a nuclear bomb...
April 01, 2004 01 Apr'04
Recruiter predicts IT job market recovery

MSB International, one of the 10 largest IT recruitment consultancies in the UK, has predicted a steady recovery in the jobs...
April 01, 2004 01 Apr'04
Improve business skills to keep a place in IT once traditional posts are outsourced

Global trends such as offshore outsourcing have started to transform the IT industry, placing a premium on IT professionals with...
March 29, 2004 29 Mar'04
Customer service system saves Scottish Water £18m in 12 months

Scottish Water has saved more than £18m in the 12 months since it rolled out a £7m online system from Oracle to improve customer...
March 26, 2004 26 Mar'04
Most IT contractors prefer freelance life

Despite market conditions resulting in plunging pay and long periods of unemployment, 88% of IT contractors still prefer...
March 26, 2004 26 Mar'04
Lack of flexibility puts women off IT careers

The failure of employers to let IT professionals work flexible hours may be contributing to the decline in the number of women...
March 26, 2004 26 Mar'04
Public sector IT boom boosts salaries to private sector levels

Growing IT spending by public sector organisations has created many additional jobs and is pushing salary rates up to the levels...
March 22, 2004 22 Mar'04
A go-between for IT and the business can improve the way they work together

Get help to spread information on IT's value to the business.
March 22, 2004 22 Mar'04
Identify your style of stress personality

Corporate Politics for IT Managers: How to Get Streetwise, by Keith Patching and Robina Chatham
March 22, 2004 22 Mar'04
Oughton takes charge at the OGC

The government has replaced Peter Gershon, head of the Office of Government Commerce, with career civil servant John Oughton.
March 22, 2004 22 Mar'04
Revenue and Customs merger plan hinges on IT

Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced plans to free-up millions of pounds to invest in public services by merging Whitehall's...
March 22, 2004 22 Mar'04
Semiconductor industry probes cancer link claims

A epidemiologic study of former semiconductor industry workers will go ahead after a team of doctors at Johns Hopkins University...
March 16, 2004 16 Mar'04
Angry IT staff say NHS denigrates their success

Staff take offence over NHS document on new supplier responsibilities
March 12, 2004 12 Mar'04
Council IT directors battle skills shortages and Whitehall interference to hit targets

Many local authorities enthusiastically embraced the prime minister's e-government targets when they were set, but as the...
March 08, 2004 08 Mar'04
Safeway IT staff await integration plans from Morrisons

Safeway IT staff expect an end to the months of uncertainty that has affected the planning of the IT department, after rival...
March 08, 2004 08 Mar'04
BBC IT staff call for job protection

BBC Technology staff could take industrial action if their jobs and conditions of employment are not protected when the BBC's IT...
March 05, 2004 05 Mar'04
Revamp aims to boost usability of e-gov site

The e-envoy has shaken up the government's online services to make them more user-friendly, accessible and useful.
March 05, 2004 05 Mar'04
Future skills gap fear as students shun IT degrees

The number of young people applying to study IT at university has fallen dramatically, raising fears of a new skills shortage.
March 04, 2004 04 Mar'04
Toshiba gains from project skills

IT staff at Toshiba Information Systems (TIS) have been given training in project management and encouraged to generate new ideas...
February 26, 2004 26 Feb'04
Sun's exec moves to Salesforce.com

Patricia Sueltz, the executive vice-president of Sun's services group, has left the company to become president of marketing,...
February 24, 2004 24 Feb'04
Bradford IT staff win outsourcing assurances

IT staff at Bradford Council will not be outsourced to the private sector company that wins a £100m IT outsourcing contract due...
February 17, 2004 17 Feb'04
UK poor in delivering broadband

Delegates at the CMA conference in London have highlighted the UK's poor performance in delivering broadband.
February 16, 2004 16 Feb'04
M&S uses genetic IT to create best displays

High-street retailer Marks & Spencer is using genetic algorithm technology to transform its in-store displays and improve stock...
February 13, 2004 13 Feb'04
Firms have one year to introduce electronic voting for shareholders

Companies have until next year to introduce electronic voting for shareholders before they are named and shamed, a new report has...
February 13, 2004 13 Feb'04
Number of women in IT fell by 3% last year

The number of women working in the IT profession has plummeted by 26,000 over the past 12 months, pushing down the proportion of...
February 12, 2004 12 Feb'04
US visa cap could be reached within a week

US immigration officials may be just a week away from getting enough applications to fill the country's visa cap this year,...
February 09, 2004 09 Feb'04
Awards celebrate success of IT user departments

Award winners reveal how they got the most from their IT professionals.
February 06, 2004 06 Feb'04
MyDoom isn't dead, warns Gartner

The threat from the MyDoom virus is not limited to high-profile targets such as SCO and Microsoft, and it is unlikely end on any...
February 05, 2004 05 Feb'04
NHS trust awarded gold standard accreditation for its IT training

The South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust has become the first NHS trust to be awarded gold standard accreditation by the...
February 05, 2004 05 Feb'04
Solaris 9 rises to Linux challenge

In the SSL/CW list of top IT skills, Solaris is number 2.
February 05, 2004 05 Feb'04
IT professionals and unions warn of the damaging effects of moving IT offshore

Parliamentary committee to consider how offshoring affects IT jobs.
February 03, 2004 03 Feb'04
Novell reshuffles EMEA executives

Novell has appointed Gerard Van Kemmel chairman of Novell EMEA, and Richard Seibt president of Novell EMEA as part of a wider...
February 03, 2004 03 Feb'04
Demand for IT contractors up 25%

The demand for IT contractors in the final quarter of 2003 was up 25% year-on-year, providing confirmation that the IT jobs...