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Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame

News On Tuesday the BCS published the results of a survey of members of the public. David Evans, the BCS's government relations manager, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that BCS members within both the public and private sectors had also been...

Tags: data breach, government, hmrc

[30 Apr 2008]

Information Security forum to 'change behaviour'

News The Information Security Awareness Forum (Isaf) - launched yesterday at the British Computer Society (BCS) in London - will be an umbrella body for a number of organisations, including BCS, IT industry lobbying group Eurim, and web-safety campaign...

Tags: security, breach, hmrc, forum

[13 Feb 2008]

IBM Case Study: Body Corporate Services

whitepaper Established in 1980 and now the largest subsidiary of Prudential Investment Company of Australia, Body Corporate Services (BCS) is Australia's largest body corporate/strata management company. BCS wanted to streamline strata management workflow...

Tags: application servers

[02 Dec 2007]

Photos: Colossus gets cracking after 60 years

Photo Pictured are Nigel Shadbolt, the former president of the British Computer Society (BCS) and Andy Clarke, one of the founders of the Trust for the National Museum of Computing. The BCS donated £75,000 to keep and develop Colossus in its original...

Tags: bletchley, bcs, colossus, german

[16 Nov 2007]

Degussa Accelerates Consolidation and Streamlines Reporting With SAP SEM-BCS

whitepaper As a solution SAP Strategic Enterprise Management Business Consolidation (SAP SEM-BCS) provides integrated legal and management consolidation with highly flexible reporting. Degussa AG is a multinational chemical company with a strong focus on...

Tags: infrastructure management, consolidation, sap, timely

[14 Sep 2007]

Tomorrow's robots - our invisible friends?

News Developments in computing will lead to "tiny and unseen systems" to help humans carry out everyday tasks - rather than Terminator-style robots - according to the British Computer Society (BCS). BCS president Professor Nigel Shadbolt predicts that...

Tags: bcs, robot

[11 Sep 2007]

Boardroom CIOs driving UK plc

News Stitching technology into the fabric of business strategy is vital for companies looking to get competitive advantage, according to the British Computer Society (BCS). Speaking to promote the organisation's long-running campaign to promote...

Tags: uk plc, bcs, boardroom, cios

[11 Jul 2007]

Telecoms body may disappear

News The Communications Management Association (CMA) will, pending approval by its members, be swallowed by the British Computer Society (BCS), a much larger organisation which represents UK IT professionals.

Tags: bcs, cma

[22 Jun 2007]

'Lame IT pros should be struck off' - Microsoft

News The UK body that charters IT professionals is the British Computer Society (BCS), which currently has no powers of censure equivalent to the GMC's. Fishenden said giving bodies such as the BCS more power would be "sensible".

Tags: it pros, microsoft

[24 May 2007]

IT must pull together to battle skills shortage: Gov CIO

News Mike Rodd, the British Computing Society (BCS) director of external relations, said IT is such a broad sector even computer science graduates may not have gained the right skills. Rodd said there needs to be "serious leadership from government...

Tags: suffolk, skills shortage, skills

[21 May 2007]

Tech skills not enough to be top dog

News Too often, IT is viewed in isolation and not as the driving force behind business even though technology professionals should be more respected for the contribution they make, according to Cliff Lineker, head of professional products business unit...

Tags: skills

[12 Apr 2007]

Avaya Case Study: Banco Santander Chile

whitepaper The Avaya S8700 Media Server supports BCS's 400-agent contact center. Banco Santander Chile (BSC), a part of the Santander Group, is the largest bank in Chile. Banco Santander is committed to offering personalized and excellent attention to its...

Tags: voip - ip telephony, avaya, media, avaya communication manager

[12 Apr 2007]

Office PCs 'strip workers of people skills'

News Life skills are important too, as nearly nine out of ten organisations said an IT manager's experience was more important to them than their IT qualifications, according to a survey from the British Computer Society (BCS).

Tags: nerd, geek, e-skills, skills

[26 Mar 2007]

Public sector lacks data-security sense

News The technical risks are nothing compared with ignorance at board level," he said in a panel discussion at a British Computer Society (BCS) security event this week. A leading government advisor has heavily criticised low levels of awareness of...

Tags: data security, public sector, security

[02 Feb 2007]

ITIL to the Motor Rescue

whitepaper Companies in the motor insurance sector are under pressure to reduce both the complexity and the cost of processing claims. One of the key tools is to adopt a service-based model for their IT departments.

Tags: insurance, adopt, infrastructure library, motor

[01 Feb 2007]

Greens slam Vista 'landfill effect'

News The Green Party's warning about the environmental impact of Vista follows a similar statement from the British Computer Society (BCS) in December last year. Nigel Shadbolt, BCS president, said the release of Vista could eventually see large numbers...

Tags: microsoft vista, greens, windows vista, vista

[30 Jan 2007]

Major change needed to NHS IT programme

News A report from the British Computer Society (BCS) warns that there needs to be "major emphasis" on standards to enable systems to interoperate effectively, rather than focusing on a few monolithic systems.

Tags: nhs

[15 Dec 2006]

HP Integrity Servers Help Keep Planes and Passengers in the Air

whitepaper Working together with HP, Lufthansa Systems consolidated the 18 old PA-RISC machines down to two HP Integrity Business Critical Servers (BCS). Lufthansa Technik Logistik GmbH (LTL) supplies Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services to 450...

Tags: back-up, availability, maintenance, risc

[12 Dec 2006]

Magnabosco Keeps Customers Happy and Its Sales Force Selling

whitepaper IBM Business Consulting Services (BCS) implemented a Wireless Sales Force Automation solution, including Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Package Implementation, Mobile Integration Services and DB2 Everyplace.

Tags: database management, force, entry, customer relationship management

[09 Nov 2006]

Editor's Blog: Some offshoring fallacies

Comment I found myself at an event last night, hosted by the BCS (British Computer Society - but you know that), entitled 'Global Outsourcing Today - GOT IT? At the end of a long day, two long-time silicon.com contributors, Dr Richard Sykes and Mark...

Tags: offshoring, india

[06 Sep 2006]

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