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December 20, 2010 20 Dec'10
Government shelves FiReControl

The government’s costly and overrunning FiReControl project has been axed. FiReControl has been cancelled because of serious delays with the EADS contract (now Cassidian) which began in 2004 and cost £225m.
December 20, 2010 20 Dec'10
FireControl project could be axed before Christmas

The government's controversial FireControl project could be flagged for review today. The Fire Brigade's Union (FBU) said it was expecting an announcement from fire minister Bob Neil later today, in which it hopes the project designed to reduce the ...
November 23, 2010 23 Nov'10
Martha Lane Fox calls for ‘revolution’ in online government services

Digital champion Martha Lane Fox has published a report calling for a centralised government internet address to replace 750 websites. In a review...
November 01, 2010 01 Nov'10
UKtech50: The most influential people in UK IT

Computer Weekly can today announce the first ever list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT.

August 27, 2010 27 Aug'10
Don't buy cloud computing hype: Business model will evaporate

Cloud computing will not solve the data center industry's problems. Thanks to compliance issues, cloud computing will never get off the ground for commercially viable companies, and cloud providers will evaporate.
July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10
Could FiReControl be the next IT project to go?

The government has spent the last couple of months casting a critical eye over large-scale IT projects, and it's looking increasingly likely that FiReControl could be next to be hit.
July 12, 2010 12 Jul'10
NHS National Programme for IT set for major changes

The controversial £12bn NHS IT project looks set for an overhaul as a result of a major reorganisation of the health service
June 16, 2010 16 Jun'10
Google Maps allows users to see which homes are for sale

Google Maps users will be able to search for listings from estate agents and property websites directly on the maps from today.
June 08, 2010 08 Jun'10
BSkyB and HP/EDS settle on £318m in damages

HP has agreed to pay BSkyB £318m in damages six months after a UK court ruled that HP-owned EDS had misrepresented its capabilities in delivering a CRM system.
May 26, 2010 26 May'10
Royal Mail postpones Horizon roll-out after outages

A pilot of the new Horizon Online system at Royal Mail has been scaled back after connectivity problems and outages.

May 20, 2010 20 May'10
Hacker McKinnon to stay in UK, for now

Self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon will stay in the UK for the foreseeable future following home secretary Theresa May's decision to adjourn a judicial review of his case due next week.
March 11, 2010 11 Mar'10
Microsoft loses appeal on Office XML patent dispute with i4i

Microsoft has lost an appeal in its dispute with i4i over XML support in Office 2003/2007, following a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
February 24, 2010 24 Feb'10
Chinook Mk2's safety-critical backup system was faulty

Software supplier EDS found so many anomalies in fuel-control software on the Chinook Mk2 helicopter that it became concerned that the Ministry of Defence and RAF would ignore the potential importance of each flaw because of the high volume of ...
February 22, 2010 22 Feb'10
What was the 'dangerous' flaw in safety-critical Chinook system?

Defence contractor EDS - now part of HP - warned the Ministry of Defence that flaws in a Fadec safety-critical system fitted to the Chinook Mk2 helicopter could cause it to malfunction, months before a fatal crash on the Mull of Kintyre.
January 12, 2010 12 Jan'10
Senior airmen question safety of Chinook software

Three fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society have questioned whether the Chinook Mk2, of the type which crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994, was airworthy.
January 07, 2010 07 Jan'10
MoD renews attack on dead Chinook pilots despite software flaw disclosures

The Ministry of Defence has renewed its attack on the dead pilots of Chinook ZD576, after the publication of documents that revealed a "dangerous" flaw in software installed on the type of helicopter that crashed.
January 05, 2010 05 Jan'10
Chinook computer flaws - ex-ministers speak out

Former Defence ministers are calling for a new inquiry into the crash of Chinook 576, after new disclosures of a "positively dangerous" flaw in software...
January 04, 2010 04 Jan'10
Chinook computer was 'positively dangerous' say newly-disclosed MoD documents

A computer flaw in the type of Chinook helicopter that crashed on the Mull of Kintyre, killing all 29 on board, was known to be "positively dangerous", according to military documents that have not been published until today.
December 07, 2009 07 Dec'09
NHS IT scheme to be scaled back

The Chancellor Alistair Darling and the Treasury are to scale back spending on the NHS's National Programme for IT.
December 01, 2009 01 Dec'09
Gary McKinnon must face US trial, home secretary tells parliament

Home secretary Alan Johnson has said the US is the proper place for self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon to be tried, scotching any further hopes that the...
November 23, 2009 23 Nov'09
Post Office theft case deferred over IT questions

A sub-postmistress accused of theft from the Post Office has had her case postponed until next year to allow experts time to investigate the accounting system at her branch.
November 11, 2009 11 Nov'09
Copy of IT Blog Awards 2009: last call for nominations

You have until 27 October to vote for your favourite UK IT blogs.
October 21, 2009 21 Oct'09
Israel carves a niche in IT security

IT security, risk, governance, continuity and compliance technologies are fast becoming some of Israel's top exports.

Analysing and...
September 08, 2009 08 Sep'09
EDS v Sky: the most significant judgement in an IT case ever?

It is now about a year since the trial in the dispute between BSkyB and EDS drew to a close. At the time, judgment was expected within a couple of months. The absence of a judgment becomes more conspicuous by the day. We can surely expect a verdict ...
September 03, 2009 03 Sep'09
The first ever 20 domain names registered

As news breaks that the oldest domain name is sold, here is a list of the first 20 names to be registered, according to the forrester.
September 03, 2009 03 Sep'09
Labour rejects review of Chinook crash

Defence Secretary, Bob Ainsworth, has ruled out ordering a new inquiry into the controversial Chinook crash, which left all 29 people on board dead, including...
September 02, 2009 02 Sep'09
Tories commit to Chinook crash review

The Tories have made it party policy to appoint a senior judge to review a finding of gross negligence against the two deceased pilots of a Chinook Mk2 helicopter which crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in June 1994.
June 16, 2009 16 Jun'09
Air France Airbus pitot sensor linked to two fatal crashes

Faults similar to those on an Air France Airbus that crashed into the sea on 1 June were major factors in two little-noticed fatal losses of passenger...
June 15, 2009 15 Jun'09
Final cockpit moments with blocked pitot sensors

Two fatal crashes of passenger aircraft show that it is dangerous for pilots to have conflicting information and warnings in the cockpit.

The recovered...
June 14, 2009 14 Jun'09
Solution: 34 is the key to the magic square

Since the square is known to be magic, we can assume from basic "magic theory" that the missing numbers are those absent at the moment from the series 1 to 16. The main insight then required is to spot that the third column from the left must ...
June 04, 2009 04 Jun'09
Chinook crash: critical internal memo on software flaws

Computer Weekly is publishing, in full for the first time, an MoD memo that is the clearest evidence yet that software problems made the helicopter unsafe to fly at the time of the accident.
April 15, 2009 15 Apr'09
UBS to cut thousands of jobs

Swiss bank UBS will cut about 10,000 jobs to save up to £2.3bn by the end of next year with more highly skilled IT workers to flood onto a finance sector...
April 09, 2009 09 Apr'09
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April 07, 2009 07 Apr'09
Spend on NHS NPfIT of £5.1bn exceeds initial budget

Taxpayer spending so far on the NHS’s National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has risen to £5.1bn, which is more than the scheme’s original total lifecycle cost.
February 23, 2009 23 Feb'09
Exclusive: Computer Weekly publishes 'secret' gateway review

This is the first publication of an entire gateway review by an online news service.
February 10, 2009 10 Feb'09
Added critical data protection for SMBs

New technology aiming to solve small and medium size businesses’ perennial problems with protecting business critical data
December 19, 2008 19 Dec'08
Mobile broadband demand props up crunched WiMAX

Research predicts global recession to cause enterprises to postpone WiMAX adoption but mobile will lead recovery
December 10, 2008 10 Dec'08
MoD was warned not to fly Chinook on day of crash

A senior defence official warned the Ministry of Defence to suspend flights of a Chinook helicopter because of safety concerns on the day the aircraft crashed...
December 08, 2008 08 Dec'08
Chinook ZD576: How the Fadec engine control software worked and what could have gone wrong

What follows is some of the evidence ...
December 08, 2008 08 Dec'08
Victory over Chinook crash after 14 years

A brave, independent stand by the Defence Secretary John Hutton and his predecessor Des Browne, against 14 years of obfuscation and immovable arrogance by the Ministry of Defence, has led finally to justice over the notorious crash of a Chinook ...
December 08, 2008 08 Dec'08
Tens of thousands of IT jobs at risk in global finance sector

The investment banking industry will see thousands of job cuts as mergers are completed and companies prepare for a slowdown in business.
December 04, 2008 04 Dec'08
How the Mytob virus caused havoc in the NHS

The Mytob virus has been removed from 5,000 PCs at
November 28, 2008 28 Nov'08
Three Peaks Challenge 2009
November 18, 2008 18 Nov'08
Union calls for return of 4,000 offshored jobs

Lloyds TSB Group Union will use the bank's extraordinary general meeting today to encourage shareholders to support the return of 4,000 jobs...
September 01, 2008 01 Sep'08
Fujitsu seeking £700m over NHS IT contract termination

Fujitsu is reported to be seeking £700m from the Department of Health after its £1bn contract as a local service provider
August 21, 2008 21 Aug'08
Microsoft and Novell expand Windows/Linux integration deal

Microsoft and Novell are extending their interoperability agreement to tie Windows closer to Novell's SUSE Linux in the enterprise.
July 31, 2008 31 Jul'08
Minister hails Fujitsu’s leaving NPfIT as sign of strength

The termination of Fujitsu's...
June 17, 2008 17 Jun'08
Fujitsu quit NHS project as terms were unaffordable, MPs told

Fujitsu Services withdrew from talks to re-negotiate...
June 16, 2008 16 Jun'08
Gary McKinnon broke into 73,000 US government computers, Lords told

Self confessed British hacker Gary McKinnon, who is fighting extradition to the US, broke into more than 73,000 US government computers, including those of the US Army, Navy and Nasa, and deleted critical data, the House of Lords heard today.
June 02, 2008 02 Jun'08
Chinook ZD576: exclusive picture

This photo of Chinook ZD576 is the copyright of Robin Crorie who has given kind permission for it to be used by Computer Weekly in connection with our Campaign...