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RSS wasteUK Probation Service forced to rebuild computer systems
News However, John Hague, national safety representative for NAPO, was adamant that the system was a failure: "This has been an immense waste of public money which people are right to be very angry about. The probation... [26 Sep 1999]
Loyalty card schemes: an expensive waste of time?
Comment Asda took the brave decision two weeks ago to abandon a four-year pilot trial of its Loyalty Club. It decided the money would be better spent cutting prices. Or, as the official line goes, customers would rather have pounds in their... [27 Aug 1999]
IT recruitment 'still in the dark ages'
News The report claims firms can waste up to £500,000 per year on what it calls 'unplanned recruitment'. Poorly managed recruitment is crippling growth in the UK IT industry, according to a report from management consultancy,... [15 Jul 1999]
Opinion divided over Networks Telecom '99 exhibition
News According to David Neil, vice president of research at the GartnerGroup, most trade shows are a waste of time for both the vendor and the customer. The UK's largest IT trade show, Networks Telecom '99, opens in the... [27 Jun 1999]
Linux Special: No sex please, we're arguing over Linux GUIs
Comment However, any advantage will go to waste unless corporate purchasers can offer their users an intuitive and unified front-end. Forget the England rugby captain. Forget the son of the heir to the throne's lover. [24 May 1999]
Bull urges ministers to promote e-government
News However, a Cabinet Office spokeswoman said that would be a waste of money. Systems integrator, Bull Information Systems, has criticised the UK government's lack of action to raise awareness of its e-government programme,... [19 May 1999]
UK firms warned of Y2K eco-nightmare
News The amount of waste released into rivers or the air is strictly controlled by computer systems. The UK Environment Agency has warned of a possible environmental disaster if firms do not increase their efforts to beat the... [05 May 1999]
Voicemail leaves users with a headache
News It also warns that using messages such as 'have a nice day' are a waste of time. Voicemail is the third most hated feature of office life in the UK, dwarfed only by traffic wardens and junk mail, according to a study... [04 May 1999]
European Parliament receives spam petition
News The petition - signed by 24,000 European Internet users - called for an end to unsolicited email which Watson described as an invasion of privacy and a huge waste of time and money. Graham Watson MEP launched an attack... [20 Apr 1999]
Surfing at work costs UK firms millions
News Conducted by computer security organisation, InfoSec, the findings show that on average every employee will waste at least 30 minutes a day surfing the Web for personal reasons. A study has shown UK companies are losing... [12 Apr 1999]
A Budget for entrepreneurs?
Comment Unless this culture changes, most of the UK government's new funds will go to waste. The UK government's 1999 Budget introduced changes in three key areas designed to help entrepreneurs: investment, research and... [19 Mar 1999]
Fat lady sings on lyrical Web site
News Keel added that he thought the prosecution was a waste of time. A Web site containing the lyrics to over 100,000 songs has been shut down after police raided its offices and confiscated two servers. The International... [20 Jan 1999]
UK firms urged to adopt ebanking
News By paying suppliers by cheque, they waste not only time but also efficiency, as they do not know exactly when payments have left their account. A report from the Bankers Automated Clearing System (Bacs) claims UK... [19 Oct 1998]
C&WC faces angry customers
News All the technology in the world is a waste of time unless you accompany it with good service. Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC) is once again in the firing line following accusations of poor customer service... [18 Oct 1998]
Knowledge management hailed as the next big thing
News He warned that driving strategies from an exclusively technological angle could reverse progress and waste millions. Knowledge management is the key to business and IT convergence, according to the author of the latest... [01 Oct 1998]
