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Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Andrew Wayland, CIO of Michael Page International, agreed there can be costs that are not immediately apparent with open source software. Andrew Wayland, CIO, Michael Page International Despite tough... [23 Oct 2009]
'Wi-fi hack makes plan to ban file-sharers unfair'
News In a blog post last week, Andrew Heaney, TalkTalk's executive director for strategy and regulation, said a test carried out by the ISP found a high percentage of domestic wi-fi connections are at risk from hacking. [19 Oct 2009]
Thousands of Hotmail account details posted online
News Photo credit: Andrew* via Flickr.com under the following Creative Commons licence) Hotmail account logins and passwords have been posted to a public forum following a phishing attack. Several thousand users are thought... [06 Oct 2009]
Dell buys Perot Systems in $3.9bn deal
News Dell says it has agreed to buy the IT services company Perot Systems for about $3.9bn as it looks to expand beyond the PC business. On Monday Dell said it will offer $30 per share in cash for Perot, which is based in Plano, Texas, 200... [22 Sep 2009]
Chartered IT Professional qualification gets a revamp
News The BCS is revamping IT qualifications (photo credit: Andrew* via Flickr.com under the following Creative Commons licence) The British Computer Society is changing the way it assesses the Chartered IT Professional... [22 Sep 2009]
Apple's Snow Leopard won't make us move to Macs, say CIOs
News Andrew Wayland, CIO of recruiter Michael Page, agreed, saying operating system upgrades don't always deliver significant boosts in performance on their predecessors. Andrew Wayland, CIO, Michael Page... [21 Sep 2009]
Dell settles fraud case with $4m
News The initial suit brought by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo accused Dell of fraud, false advertising, and deceptive business practices, including offering misleading financing, and failing to honour rebates, warranties,... [16 Sep 2009]
Apple tablet or no Apple tablet, business is the device's natural home
News Andrew Wayland, CIO of recruiter Michael Page International, also believes the tablet is only destined for a supporting role in business. In tech terms, the tablet is nothing new: Microsoft first announced tablet PC... [13 Aug 2009]
Morning glory: Office workers fire up email first
News Photo credit: Andrew* via Flickr.com under the following Creative Commons licence There may be more ways to communicate than ever - from mobile phones to IM and even microblogging sites such as Twitter - but email is... [30 Jul 2009]
Labour politician joins calls to scrap ID cards
News In an extensive parliamentary debate yesterday, Labour MP Andrew MacKinlay added his voice to those calling for the £5bn scheme to be scrapped. The government has defended itself against fresh calls to drop its troubled... [07 Jul 2009]
World's IT spending to plummet by 10 per cent
News Andrew Bartels, Forrester Research VP and principal analyst, said the first signs of a market revival will be seen later this year. Global spending on IT could drop by 10 per cent this year, according to analysts. [30 Jun 2009]
Parliamentary tech boss backs call for £1bn IT fund
News MP Andrew Miller, chairman of the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (Pitcom), supported calls for the government to establish the fund, which would be used to loan money to central and local government... [29 Jun 2009]
Whitehall IT to pack its bags for pastures new?
News Andrew Gay, acting CIO for the Ministry of Justice, said there is scope for more work to be carried out offshore in his department, giving the example of application development for a system such as the C-Nomis offender... [24 Jun 2009]
CIO finishing school set to open doors
News The centre's creator, Dr Andrew Tuson, head of computing at City University London, told silicon.com: "What education hasn't addressed is the technical management side of the IT profession where we need people who have... [23 Jun 2009]
Second Android phone launches on T-Mobile
News Even though T-Mobile's first Android phone hasn't even been out a year, T-Mobile is calling the myTouch its premier Android smartphone, said Andrew Sherrard, vice president at T-Mobile. Competition in the smartphone... [22 Jun 2009]
