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White Paper s largest financial institutions, Lloyds TSB Group was formed in 1995 by the merger of Lloyds Bank, the TSB Group, Cheltenham and Gloucester, and Scottish Widows. One of the United Kingdom? By 2007, the company had... [01 Sep 2009]
Better Storage Management at Scottish and Southern Energy
White Paper Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) is one of the largest energy companies in the United Kingdom. SSE improved ability to monitor performance and plan capacity within data storage environment. SSE implemented enterprise... [28 Aug 2009]
ID cards U-turn: No compulsory cards for pilots
News ID cards do not enjoy much support politically, with the Scottish government writing to the home secretary to urge him to drop the scheme. The government has announced it will drop plans to make ID cards compulsory for... [01 Jul 2009]
3Com Global Services Delivers Turnkey Network Solution to Grow Award-Winning Scottish Law Firm, EMEA
White Paper With two offices in Glasgow, Scotland, and one in Manchester, England, Golds Solicitors (Golds) is a highly successful UK law firm. Golds sought a converged network solution to deliver maximum performance at minimum cost of ownership. [12 Jun 2009]
3Com Global Services Bolsters Network Infrastructure at Scottish Schools
White Paper Dumfries and Galloway (D&G: http://www.dumgal.gov.uk) is a rural Education Authority in southwest Scotland. To rectify the situation, D&G sought a robust, reliable, fully integrated network capable of delivering Gigabit Ethernet... [12 Jun 2009]
Kay Brown
CIO Profile Recently the council has taken advantage of space freed up by consolidating the servers in its datacentre to offer hosting services for the University of the West of Scotland, the Scottish government and Shared National... [03 Jun 2009]
Jane Kimberlin
CIO Profile She joined the company as CIO in 2006 from Scottish & Newcastle, before that, she did stints at a variety of companies including Eli Lilly and Tonka Toys. This year Jane Kimberlin makes her debut on the CIO50 list. [01 Jun 2009]
Christine Connelly
CIO Profile On joining the DoH in September 2008, Scottish-born Connelly became the first CIO for health in the UK. As chief information officer for the Department of Health, Christine Connelly is in charge of the department's... [01 Jun 2009]
NHS docs could get IM from next year
News Moss said the idea of adding IM to NHSmail had been partly inspired by its use in a Scottish city where there had been a large influx of non-English speaking immigrants. GPs could soon be just an instant message away... [01 May 2009]
The massive IT overhaul brewing at Carlsberg
Comment Having made a number of acquisitions recently - most notably Scottish and Newcastle - the brewer is now seeking to revamp its approach, become a cohesive, pan-European company and cut costs across borders. [20 Apr 2009]
From IT sales to stand-up comedy
Comment Did you hear the one about the CIO who thought going green was something to do with Scottish football? Or the one about the techie and his unusual second life? Or the one about the IT saleswoman who became a stand-up... [14 Apr 2009]
Should you still be scared of malware?
News Alan Balharrie, head of business IT, Scottish Parliament While the recent Conficker worm may have turned out to be a damp squib, enterprises are still very much on their guard against malware. Asked whether viruses are... [06 Apr 2009]
Emergency mobile roaming coming to UK?
News Telecoms regulator Ofcom is mulling over the idea of introducing an emergency mobile roaming service in the UK. At present, mobile calls to 999 or 112 can only be connected if the caller's network is available in the area - which is a... [19 Mar 2009]
Cloudy outlook sees Microsoft take Exchange, SharePoint online
News In the UK, Scottish charity the Wise Group is one of the earliest adopters of BPOS, with some 20 staff already using the suite and the rest of the organisation's 400 or so workers following suit in the coming few months. [02 Mar 2009]
Inside Standard Life's IT strategy
News Scottish financial services group Standard Life has lifted the lid on the IT strategy it will use to weather the economic downturn of the next few years. The company is currently undergoing a root and branch reinvention... [25 Feb 2009]
