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Soham report IT systems still not in place
News Key computer systems demanded to protect the public in the wake of the Soham murders have not been delivered. The Impact national intelligence system, intended to be a one stop shop to check on the background of offenders, has been pushed back... [17 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News Security software will jump off PCs and into 'the cloud', with spending on online security services forecast to triple by 2013. Cloud-based malware and spam detection in email and instant messaging will grow from 20 per cent of messaging security... [17 Jul 2008]
Defra to ditch desktops and PDAs
News A Whitehall department wants to scrap desktop and handheld computers in favour of lone laptops. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) hopes to cut power bills and CO2 emissions by introducing one laptop per worker. [16 Jul 2008]
Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News The UK's privacy tsar has made a plea to the government not to rush through a centralised database of all UK communications. Speaking at the launch of the Information Commissioner Officer's Annual Report 2008 Information Commissioner Richard Thomas... [15 Jul 2008]
The 15-petabyte network behind the Cern atom smasher
News Enough information to fill multiple CDs every second is flowing across the world on a network one thousand times faster than home broadband. Terabytes of data are streaming through dedicated fibre optic links between laboratories and universities... [15 Jul 2008]
Exclusive: Barclays to offshore 1,800 UK tech jobs
News Barclays is to cut 1,800 IT posts in the UK as part of plans to create centrally managed technology "centres of excellence" in key offshore locations around the globe. The global infrastructure and service delivery (GISD) roles will be scrapped in... [14 Jul 2008]
'Greedy' appliances to power one million homes
News Squeezing more energy out of power supplies will help power more than one million homes, the government claims. Efficiency improvements to the greediest home appliances - including power supplies for laptops, mobile phones and printers - can save... [14 Jul 2008]
And the designer of the next great gadget is? - You
News Apple's style gurus should watch their backs because the killer-gadgets of the future will be devised by none other than Joe Public say analysts. Within five years its the customers that could be whipping up the latest gadgets from their living... [11 Jul 2008]
Aviva strikes $1bn BPO deal
News Insurance giant Aviva is to sell off its offshore operations and outsource $1bn worth of back-office work. The world's fifth largest insurance group, owner of Norwich Union, struck an eight-year deal with Indian outsourcer WNS Global Services to... [11 Jul 2008]
UK must overhaul data sharing rules
News Government has been urged to overhaul the way it handles public information in the wake of a string of damaging data losses. Whitehall has neither the framework nor the leadership to properly protect the public's personal data, a review by... [11 Jul 2008]
Gov't to ramp up IT outsourcing?
News Nick Kalisperas, director for delivery at IT industry trade body Intellect, said: "From out perspective this is good news but ultimately the key to getting the best out of the private sector comes from engaging with them at the earlier opportunity. [11 Jul 2008]
Businesses ignoring social networking potential?
News Nick Ingelbrecht, research director at Gartner said in a statement: "Social networking software holds enormous potential for improving the management of large companies. Businesses need to be more aware of the potential benefits and risks of social... [10 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News Advances in technology could put the UK on the road to a Minority Report-style future, a security expert has warned. The Earl of Erroll, Merlin Hay, has warned against holding increasing amounts of data - such as proposals to retain internet, email... [10 Jul 2008]
ID cards face student scorn
News Young people have condemned ID cards as "illegal" and "creepy" on a website to canvas their views. People aged 16 to 25 have been using the site MyLifeMyID.org, launched today, to discuss the £4.4bn National Identity Scheme (NIS). [09 Jul 2008]
Super scanners at UK airports
News High tech security scanners that can slash queues are now in place at the UK's seven major airports. Explosives, guns, liquids and knives are easier for security staff to spot using about 200 dual-imaging cabin luggage scanners. [09 Jul 2008]
