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News Not all sectors were so hard hit - government organisations saw their budgets decrease by a relatively modest 3.6 per cent, the smallest decline among the industries. While the debate over bankers' bonuses may still be... [04 Nov 2009]
Why the UK will never create a Google, Microsoft or Oracle
News David Supple, head of IT and creative services at Ecotec Research & Consulting, said the UK won't turn out the next software powerhouse "until the government puts a more supportive framework in place to... [03 Nov 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News For example, in July 2008, the UK government informed 10,000 businesses that they could be affected by the Carbon Reduction Commitment - a climate change and energy-saving scheme that will take effect in 2010. [29 Oct 2009]
Amazon's Kindle ignites legal upheaval
Comment It's an issue the UK government has already started to address in part through its recent Digital Britain report. The German government, for instance, has filed its opposition to the... [27 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Who's adopting it, when and why?
News Governor believes Microsoft's sales will benefit from a thaw in corporate spending on IT, although he is less optimistic about its take-up within government. With software spending down 16.5 per cent... [21 Oct 2009]
It's a dog's life for police BlackBerrys
News The government has committed £80m to ramp up police smartphone use by funding the deployment of 30,000 mobile data devices by 2010 - with the Home Office's plan being to increase police visibility in communities by... [20 Oct 2009]
IT tsar confirmed: Cabinet Office names Angela Smith
News The Cabinet Office has named Angela Smith as responsible for government IT and information security. According to the list of ministerial responsibilities released this week, Smith's will include... [16 Oct 2009]
Could hackspaces hold the key to business innovation?
Comment In March of this year, a friendly 'hackday' - called Rewired State, or 'National Hack the Government Day' - was held at The Guardian's London offices. The idea, according to the group is: "Government... [14 Oct 2009]
Home Office inks £430m deals with Atos Origin, Fujitsu
News The contract extensions will bring the department into line with the government's wider tech strategy, according to the Home Office. The Home Office has announced it's extending IT... [12 Oct 2009]
Lord Stephen Carter
AS Profile Lord Stephen Carter made his mark in his former guise as UK Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting - or in other words the brains behind the government's Digital Britain blueprint for the nation's tech... [08 Oct 2009]
Mastering New Challenges in Text Analytics
White Paper Similarly, information stored as text in both business and government organizations has grown exponentially. It's no secret that the world has seen an explosion of information in the past 15 years, an... [07 Oct 2009]
FISMA: Achieving and Maintaining Compliance to Ensure Security of Systems and Data
White Paper This paper is intended to show how Tripwire Enterprise can continue to help federal agencies, as well as the organizations that store, process or transmit federal information, and the contractors that do business with the federal... [05 Oct 2009]
Network Security From the Bottom Up: Before the Firewall, Consider the Lock
White Paper Whether one is protecting government secrets, complying with HIPAA requirements, or keeping financial information private, one needs to first look at who can physically access the network. It has been... [05 Oct 2009]
Securing Personally Identifiable Information
White Paper Federal government departments, state offices, and industry organizations have enacted tough legislation to force organizations to safeguard PII, but publicly-disclosed data breaches still occur on a daily basis. [05 Oct 2009]
6 Best Practices for Preventing Enterprise Data Loss
White Paper By following these best practices, one can improve ability to secure sensitive customer data and in turn, protect revenue, limit customer attrition, and meet government regulations. Protecting a company from enterprise... [05 Oct 2009]
