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£68m 'snooping' database: Little impact on serious crime
News The legislation would mean that hundreds of public bodies licensed under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act - including local councils, health authorities and government agencies - will have... [13 Aug 2008]
IT teams not living up to public sector demands
News Some had a few constructive criticisms to give to their IT departments, with a third suggesting the government's IT problems could be solved by buying from local UK-based companies rather than... [07 Aug 2008]
IBM-Linux love-in targets Vista grumblers
News The partnership is targeting specialised markets, such as government, finance and education, where the partners said they see an opportunity due to the unpopularity of Windows Vista and the recent success of Linux-based... [07 Aug 2008]
Welsh Assembly signs e-procurement contract
News Two hundred buyers for the government have been trained to procure goods and services online for central and local government, the NHS, emergency services and Higher and Further... [06 Aug 2008]
£400m outsourcing deal faces employment tribunal
News The dispute revolves around the transfer of 1,500 local government jobs in Somerset - including more than 130 IT workers as well as finance, HR, property procurement and contact staff - to a joint... [06 Aug 2008]
£2.5bn gov't telecommunications contract up for grabs
News The next generation Ocean Programme network will streamline voice and video communication, data sharing and collaborative working between Whitehall departments, local government and public bodies... [05 Aug 2008]
Best Practices in Messaging Security: Managing email security policy and regulatory compliance requirements
White Paper Special attention is paid to the special concerns in financial services, health care and public sector groups, but companies across all industries and government agencies at the federal, state and local... [05 Aug 2008]
Clearswift Case Study: Norman Waterhouse
White Paper Norman Waterhouse provides commercial legal advice across a wide range of industries, including; Local Government, manufacturing, construction, banking and finance, employment and industrial. Widespread... [04 Aug 2008]
Leeds Council puts faith in Microsoft
News He said this is important as local government is increasingly focusing on improving services for citizens rather than merely achieving financial targets. Leeds City Council (LCC) is hoping to save money... [28 Jul 2008]
Microsoft training Black Country kids in joys of IT
News The scheme is being run by IT training organisation Zenos, a Microsoft IT Academy partner, with the support of the government's Learning & Skills Council (LSC) and local regeneration organisation the... [23 Jul 2008]
Flight booking checks into mobiles
News ORTG is one of the companies encouraged by the Isle of Man government to base operations on the island, in an attempt to boost the local economy. Ron Berry, head of inward investment for the Isle of Man... [23 Jul 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News We will continue working closely with Ofcom and the government to achieve this. Some analysts have argued that BT's announcement was bad news for those providers who had invested large amounts in... [17 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming cuts 'could stifle competition'
News Tom Phillips, chief government and regulatory affairs officer at the GSMA, said in a statement: "According to our analysis, the average price of SMS roaming services in the EU has declined by 18 per cent in the last... [16 Jul 2008]
Swiss Canton Enhances Vote Management
White Paper The Etat de Vaud is the local government body of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The government of the Canton of Vaud wanted to develop a full value chain for the entire voting... [10 Jul 2008]
A Virtual Private Network for Internet Voting
White Paper These technologies were deployed in May 2003 for a local government election in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom, for an electorate of 100,000 voters. This paper describes the contribution to the... [10 Jul 2008]
