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RSS committee'Incompetent': The verdict on gov't prisoner database
News Parliamentary spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee has branded the implementation of the National Offender Management Information System (C-Nomis) a failure. For more, see Public Accounts... [03 Nov 2009]
Olympics tech team gets ready to put London 2012 IT through its paces
News Photo credit: The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Even if you have done it already, each time there is this excitement because you need to make it right and you cannot rely on what... [27 Oct 2009]
Blocked: BBC plan to share iPlayer with rivals
News We were not convinced that there was enough potential value to licence fee payers in the public service part of the proposal, and we have therefore rejected the BBC Executive's proposals for an open iPlayer federation," BBC trustee and... [21 Oct 2009]
Naked CIO: Put more business in IT education
Comment I recently sat on a search committee for a practical educational programme that is looking for an IT-specific course to advance IT in the business sector the programme caters to. What can be done to better train students... [12 Oct 2009]
Nortel's Investment Recovery Operations Minimize Waste for Customers' Networks
White Paper This paper uses examples of equipment provided to the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) and to the 2012 London Organizing Committee of the Olympic... [02 Oct 2009]
Document Centric Solutions Integrates DIGIPASS Into Online Purchasing & Invoicing Application for 7 Vocational Education Committees
White Paper DCS needed an authentication solution to secure (remote) access to the Vocational Education Committee's central online Purchasing and Invoicing application. The 7 Vocational Education Committees involved wanted to... [30 Sep 2009]
Michael Dell
AS Profile Dell himself has an input into the world's most influential business organisations, serving on the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum and the executive committee of the International Business Council. [30 Sep 2009]
Xerox snaps up ACS in $6.4bn deal
News The deal has been approved by the boards of Xerox and ACS and by an ACS special committee. Xerox said Monday it will buy Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) in a cash and stock deal valued at $6.4bn. The move is a big bet... [28 Sep 2009]
Google's $10m change-the-world prize: 16 themes chosen
News Now that the themes have been chosen, Google is asking the public to vote on the best ideas, the results of which will be submitted to a committee that will pick up to five ideas for funding. Google has finally whittled... [28 Sep 2009]
Deluxe Service on a Lean Budget: Lower Costs While Raising the Bar on Your Institution's Performance
White Paper The Educause association's current issues committee put "Funding IT" in first place on its 2009 Top-Ten Issues list, a spot it's held six times in ten years. Recent issues of Campus Technology, University Business, and... [19 Sep 2009]
Oracle's Ellison to take $1 salary this year
News The compensation committee recognises that Mr Ellison has a significant equity interest in Oracle, but believes he should still receive annual compensation because Mr Ellison plays an active and vital role in our... [24 Aug 2009]
Let's shine a light into the public sector IT money pit
Comment Parliamentary watchdog the Public Accounts Committee has also uncovered instances of IT projects left rudderless by leadership changes. Government spends loads of cash on IT with few returns. Nick Heath looks at what... [17 Aug 2009]
Tories plan to revamp NHS IT gets grim diagnosis
News Dr Grant Ingrams, chairman of the British Medical Association joint GP IT Committee, said it would suffer from the same issues that make the idea of a centralised Summary Care Record (SCR) unworkable: "It is basically... [10 Aug 2009]
Biometrics system for foreign students raises MPs' eyebrows
News A parliamentary committee has echoed universities' concerns over the robustness of the biometrics system that will be used for visa applications by students. The Home Affairs Committee looked at the role... [05 Aug 2009]
Energy Impact of Increased Server Inlet Temperature
White Paper The ASHRAE TC-9.9 committee has recently adopted an extension of the recommended thermal envelope for server inlet temperature and humidity. The quest for efficiency improvement raises questions regarding the optimal air... [31 Jul 2009]
