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News The Communications Management Association (CMA) will, pending approval by its members, be swallowed by the British Computer Society (BCS), a much larger organisation which represents UK IT professionals. [22 Jun 2007]
'Lame IT pros should be struck off' - Microsoft
News The UK body that charters IT professionals is the British Computer Society (BCS), which currently has no powers of censure equivalent to the GMC's. Fishenden said giving bodies such as the BCS more power would be "sensible". [24 May 2007]
IT must pull together to battle skills shortage: Gov CIO
News Mike Rodd, the British Computing Society (BCS) director of external relations, said IT is such a broad sector even computer science graduates may not have gained the right skills. Rodd said there needs to be "serious leadership from government... [21 May 2007]
Tech skills not enough to be top dog
News Too often, IT is viewed in isolation and not as the driving force behind business even though technology professionals should be more respected for the contribution they make, according to Cliff Lineker, head of professional products business unit... [12 Apr 2007]
Office PCs 'strip workers of people skills'
News Life skills are important too, as nearly nine out of ten organisations said an IT manager's experience was more important to them than their IT qualifications, according to a survey from the British Computer Society (BCS). [26 Mar 2007]
Public sector lacks data-security sense
News The technical risks are nothing compared with ignorance at board level," he said in a panel discussion at a British Computer Society (BCS) security event this week. A leading government advisor has heavily criticised low levels of awareness of... [02 Feb 2007]
ITIL to the Motor Rescue
White Paper Companies in the motor insurance sector are under pressure to reduce both the complexity and the cost of processing claims. One of the key tools is to adopt a service-based model for their IT departments. [01 Feb 2007]
Greens slam Vista 'landfill effect'
News The Green Party's warning about the environmental impact of Vista follows a similar statement from the British Computer Society (BCS) in December last year. Nigel Shadbolt, BCS president, said the release of Vista could eventually see large numbers... [30 Jan 2007]
Major change needed to NHS IT programme
News A report from the British Computer Society (BCS) warns that there needs to be "major emphasis" on standards to enable systems to interoperate effectively, rather than focusing on a few monolithic systems. [15 Dec 2006]
HP Integrity Servers Help Keep Planes and Passengers in the Air
White Paper Working together with HP, Lufthansa Systems consolidated the 18 old PA-RISC machines down to two HP Integrity Business Critical Servers (BCS). Lufthansa Technik Logistik GmbH (LTL) supplies Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services to 450... [12 Dec 2006]
Editor's Blog: Some offshoring fallacies
Comment I found myself at an event last night, hosted by the BCS (British Computer Society - but you know that), entitled 'Global Outsourcing Today - GOT IT? At the end of a long day, two long-time silicon.com contributors, Dr Richard Sykes and Mark... [06 Sep 2006]
The Essential Elements of Business Critical Solutions and How to Gain Funding for Them
White Paper Put simply, without Business Critical Systems (BCS), especially the appropriate server and storage technologies, most modern businesses would find it hard to function properly let alone compete in an ever more challenging business environment. [18 Aug 2006]
'Geeks' and offshore fears threaten software industry
News To thrive, the industry must support innovation; improve IT's image and foster better co-operation between academia, business and government, according to a new report sponsored by the British Computer Society (BCS), Lancaster University and... [05 Jul 2006]
Certifying the IT Skills of a Whole Nation
White Paper The British Computer Society (BCS) chose to launch the European Computer Driving License (ECDL) for children, adults and elderly wanting to participate in the information and knowledge society, across a nation with over 50 million potential test... [17 May 2006]
Business skills vital for future IT pros
News The IT professionalism programme, dubbed Prof IT, is being backed by the British Computer Society (BCS), e-skills UK, Intellect and the National Computing Centre. David Clarke, CEO of the BCS, told silicon.com: "What comes out of all this is the... [08 May 2006]
