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Gov't department readies for Vista rollout

News The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will start to roll out Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system from June. The deployment will cover 10,000 computers and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Tags: upgrade, encryption, carbon, defra

[15 May 2008]

Next Generation Federal Data Center Architectures

whitepaper The United States Government's E-Gov initiative established the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Program to build a business-driven Information Technology (IT) blueprint for the federal government.

Tags: data center

[14 May 2008]

HP seals $13.9bn deal for EDS

News More on outsourcing…  Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals  Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract  Cloud computing - the data centre of the future? HP has completed a $13.9bn deal to create one of the world's largest...

Tags: saas, hp, eds

[13 May 2008]

Outsourcing: Not just about cutting costs?

News More on outsourcing…  Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals  Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract  Cloud computing - the data centre of the future? Global outsourcing has moved past corporate penny pinching according...

Tags: ito, offshoring, outsourcing

[12 May 2008]

UK blueprint on how tech can beat climate change

News The government is to lead the way in Green IT by launching a national strategy to cut computer-related carbon emissions. Government CIO John Suffolk announced the Green IT Strategy, saying it would be scrutinised by ministers over the next eight...

Tags: climate change, energy, green it

[08 May 2008]

Childnet helps parents get web savvy

Case Study Internet awareness charity Childnet International has produced an interactive learning resource for parents who want to know more about the internet, so that they can guide their children through it safely.

Tags: parents, children, education

[08 May 2008]

India edgy about outsourcing newbies?

News More on outsourcing…  Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals  Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract  Cloud computing - the data centre of the future? India's fears that other countries are undercutting its dominance of...

Tags: india, offshoring, outsourcing

[06 May 2008]

Tech to tackle India's poverty

News More on outsourcing…  Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals  Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract  Cloud computing - the data centre of the future? Villagers in India are turning to technology to lift them out of the...

Tags: csr, india, outsourcing

[23 Apr 2008]

UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months

News Nearly 100 leaks of sensitive personal information have been reported to the data protection watchdog in the last six months. Organisations continue to lose sensitive personal data - despite high profile cases such as the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC...

Tags: security, ico, data breach

[22 Apr 2008]

China key to Indian IT growth

News More on outsourcing…  Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals  Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract  Cloud computing - the data centre of the future? China will be a key part of Indian outsourcing giant Satyam's plans...

Tags: satyam, offshore, outsource, centres

[21 Apr 2008]

Dear silicon.com... iPlayer vs ISPs, rip off outsourcing, social networking…

Comment Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals This week readers are getting riled up by 'rip off' government outsourcing deals (with one reader demanding prison for the culpable scoundrel…), the latest in the BBC iPlayer vs ISP spat, and social...

Tags: isp, bbc, government, outsourcing

[10 Apr 2008]

Who's on the wrong side of the UK digital divide?

News It's several years since former Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged to have achieved "universal internet access for all who want it" in the UK. But the latest statistics from telecoms regulator Ofcom paint a picture of a growing digital divide based...

Tags: ofcom, digital divide, internet

[07 Apr 2008]

Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals

News Taxpayers' money is being squandered on public sector outsourcing deals where costs are ballooning up to 75 per cent more than the going market rate. Lacklustre controls on spending over the full lifetime of government outsourcing contracts are...

Tags: compass, outsourcing

[04 Apr 2008]

UK 'failing on cyber crime'

News The Tories have launched a stinging attack on the government's failure to pay £1.3m to fund a national e-crime policing unit. Shadow home secretary David Davis said a crime is committed online in the UK "every ten seconds" - costing UK businesses...

Tags: pceu, cyber crime, e-crime crackdown

[03 Apr 2008]

Dear silicon.com... T5 chaos, mobile maladies, and laptop losses…

Comment More than 1,000 gov't laptops lost since 2001 Following that, another topic on readers' radars is the debate over the dangers of mobile phones, and lastly, government laptop losses are ruffling feathers again.

Tags: laptop, t5, heathrow, mobile

[03 Apr 2008]

Gov't Printing Facility Meets High-Volume Printing & Security Requirements

whitepaper Federal Government agencies and departments are required to operate under specific procedures and must document enormous amounts of the work they do on an ongoing basis. Consequently, this type of work environment demands that high-performance...

Tags: printers - plotters, departments, printing, facility

[03 Apr 2008]

Local gov't CIOs to set national agenda

News Local government CIOs are being invited to join a UK-wide body that will help shape national IT policy. Read all about IT… Check out the Editor's Blog for the silicon.com chief's take on the hot tech issues of the moment.

Tags: john suffolk, socitm, cio

[02 Apr 2008]

ICO: Data theft laws must not be axed

News The UK's information watchdog has issued a stark warning to the government not to water down laws which could jail people selling stolen personal details. Pressure is building on parliament to quash part of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill...

Tags: data theft, data loss, ico

[01 Apr 2008]

More than 1,000 gov't laptops lost since 2001

News Government departments have misplaced more than 1,000 laptops and almost 500 mobile phones - either lost or stolen - since 2001. The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Berr) is the latest to reveal figures in response to...

Tags: stolen, mobiles, laptops, lost

[01 Apr 2008]

Gov't pledges to take e-crime seriously

News The government has pledged to meet with law enforcers to forge new policies on tackling cyber crime.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit. The centre would provide leadership and expertise to...

Tags: e-crime, e-crime crackdown, cyber crime, crime

[26 Mar 2008]

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