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RSS councilEurope: Brace yourself for a telecoms overhaul
News The European Parliament and Council of Telecoms Ministers have reached a compromise over the rights of internet users continent-wide, setting Europe on course for a major overhaul of telecoms regulations. [05 Nov 2009]
Parking in the West End goes contactless
News The three-month pilot, which is being conducted by Westminster City Council, will see around 20 parking meters equipped with the contactless readers. The number of parking meters that accept wave and pay could be... [29 Oct 2009]
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Chris Ford, IT director, Nottingham City Council Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further, according to silicon.com's latest exclusive... [23 Oct 2009]
PCI Security Compliance: The Facts - What PCI Security Means for Your Business
White Paper The PCI DSS is now actively maintained by the PCI Security Standards Council, and represents a multifaceted standard that includes requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture,... [05 Oct 2009]
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Primer Version 1.1: Applying PCI to Wireless LANS and Compliance Requirements
White Paper In an effort to curb the sharp rise and strikingly large impact of credit card theft, the top five payment card brands - American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International - have formed the... [02 Oct 2009]
How the PCI Wireless Guidelines Apply to You
White Paper PCI Council Wireless SIG published wireless guidelines for PCI DSS. PCI Security Standards Council has acknowledged that wireless is a clear and present danger to network security and those who collect,... [01 Oct 2009]
John Suffolk
AS Profile Suffolk and the CIO Council are working to strip the complexity and cost out of government IT through the use of shared services and common data formats in government. As the man with the burden of overseeing the annual... [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]
Karen Price
AS Profile As CEO of e-skills UK, the Sector Skills Council for business and information technology, it's Karen Price's job to nurture and grow the nation's IT skills. Price has been with e-skills UK since the beginning - leading... [29 Sep 2009]
Eric Schmidt
AS Profile Further demonstrating his influence earlier this year Schmidt became a member of Barack Obama's US Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and was even linked to a role as the US' first chief technology officer, a... [29 Sep 2009]
Is open source software finding a home in Whitehall?
News In February the CIO Council published a policy designed to stimulate the uptake of open source across the public sector. The benefits of open source software are clear to Jeremy Tuck, CIO of Islington... [29 Sep 2009]
Apple's Snow Leopard won't make us move to Macs, say CIOs
News Chris Ford, IT director, Nottingham City Council According to silicon.com's CIO Jury, the release late last month of Apple's latest OS, Snow Leopard, won't signal the company's entry into the business market. [21 Sep 2009]
VeriSign PKI-Based Certificates Are Rock Solid: From the Tumultuous Launch of the Integrated Cargo System to Today
White Paper Representing 250 customs brokers and freight forwarding businesses in Australia, the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia Inc. CBFCA) is an industry association that represents members' interests in... [19 Sep 2009]
Shared Services: The Practicalities of Local Council Cost Reduction
White Paper Local government in the UK has been undergoing modernisation initiatives centred on IT. Substantial investments have been made in digitising the way that local government delivers public services, managesoperations and creates efficiencies. [18 Sep 2009]
Unencrypted details of 43,000 pupils on stolen laptop
News Wigan Council has agreed to encrypt all data on portable devices in future after a laptop containing the unencrypted details of approximately 43,000 pupils across Wigan was stolen. By allowing unencrypted data to be... [07 Sep 2009]
