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Berners-Lee and friends promote web science study
News Shadbolt said: "We've been patiently spending the last 18 months evangelising the idea. The study of web science is being promoted by a group of top academics to lay the foundations for the future development of the world wide web. [14 Jul 2008]
Aviva strikes $1bn BPO deal
News Aviva will withdraw from running the centres offshore after spending five years building them up. Insurance giant Aviva is to sell off its offshore operations and outsource $1bn worth of back-office work. [11 Jul 2008]
silicon.com old school
Comment As we launched, I was thrown in the deep end - I was spending nights in hospital, due to a family illness at that time, days trying to catch France 98 World Cup games, and the hours in between writing and preparing video. [07 Jul 2008]
City slickers addicted to email
News In addition, 83 per cent of those surveyed said they take their mobile phone or BlackBerry with them when they're spending time away from work. Workers in the City just can't resist checking in at work while on holiday with almost two-thirds... [07 Jul 2008]
MoD IT - late and over budget
News Expenditure has been inflated by continuing spending on older systems and the delaying of benefits that would have brought savings, such as improved ways of working using the DII, the report finds. A Ministry of Defence (MoD) programme to replace... [04 Jul 2008]
Economic Slowdown Hits State Budgets: What About IT Spending?
White Paper The majority of states in a recent Backgrounder survey indicate that they are not looking to trim spending at this time. State IT budget cutbacks are difficult to measure since the vast majority of states do not use any general funds to subsidize... [03 Jul 2008]
Microsoft Business Solutions Offers Powerful Tools to Help Governments Manage Spending and Deliver Services Efficiently
White Paper Agencies at every level of government are being asked to do more with less - and to provide detailed, timely information about how every public dollar is spent. Constituent service and accountability have become popular catch-phrases, but how are... [03 Jul 2008]
Before Spending More on Hardware or Storage, Automate Recovery and Reuse of Wasted Database Space
White Paper Although the price of storage continues to drop, the cost of its management increases with each gigabyte added. Backups are taking longer and longer to complete. Administrators who routinely reserved extra space must now validate its usage is... [03 Jul 2008]
Reduce Spending and Improve Cycle Times
White Paper Sourcing and procurement aren't merely tactical exercises. They're the lifeblood of your business. By selecting the ideal mix of suppliers based on attributes critical to your business - like price, quality and delivery time - you can reduce spend. [03 Jul 2008]
IT Security Spending Appears on the Increase Amid Economic Downturn: Enterprises Move Quickly to Re-Examine Cyber Security Posture
White Paper Whale Communications, the leading enterprise-class SSL VPN vendor, is enabling companies to provide employees and partners secure access to corporate data and applications from any web browser. Its award-winning solutions have been securing... [03 Jul 2008]
Value Discovery: A Better Way to Prioritize IT Investments
White Paper The current debate over IT spending often misses the point. It’s not how much an enterprise spends, it’s the way they manage their IT spending that counts. The goal is not reduced spending but selective, value-creating spending that makes a greater... [03 Jul 2008]
Information Technology: Thinking Bigger
White Paper Can a company maintain strong, competitive information technology capabilities and still meet demands for reduced IT spending? This document presents a brief idea how companies can reduce IT spending while maintaining competitive information... [03 Jul 2008]
The Impact of Federal Procurement on the National Capital Region
White Paper This paper reports the effects of federal contract spending from 1990 to 2000 and analyzes the impacts on business development and job and income generation. A new study released by the National Capital Planning Commission indicates that federal... [03 Jul 2008]
Homeland Security Tests Congress
White Paper Homeland security is the top priority in the president's new budget, but some lawmakers say the White House plan is less a cohesive strategy than a collection of spending requests. Lawmakers have only begun to comb through the homeland security... [03 Jul 2008]
Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council White Paper III
White Paper Congress approved a record $217 billion, 6-year spending bill for highways in 1998. Federal highway spending ballooned from $16.8 billion in FY 1992 to $27.7 billion in FY 2000, despite the completion of the Interstate Highway System. [03 Jul 2008]
