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RSS government andIT teams not living up to public sector demands
News Some had a few constructive criticisms to give to their IT departments, with a third suggesting the government's IT problems could be solved by buying from local UK-based companies rather than multinational conglomerates. [07 Aug 2008]
Gov't spends £18m on comms surveillance
News Telecommunications companies and internet service providers have received more than £18m from the government in the past five years to cover the costs of collating databases of communications information, security minister Admiral Lord West... [07 Aug 2008]
IBM-Linux love-in targets Vista grumblers
News The partnership is targeting specialised markets, such as government, finance and education, where the partners said they see an opportunity due to the unpopularity of Windows Vista and the recent success of Linux-based efforts from IT... [07 Aug 2008]
Welsh Assembly signs e-procurement contract
News Two hundred buyers for the government have been trained to procure goods and services online for central and local government, the NHS, emergency services and Higher and Further Education within Wales. [06 Aug 2008]
£400m outsourcing deal faces employment tribunal
News The dispute revolves around the transfer of 1,500 local government jobs in Somerset - including more than 130 IT workers as well as finance, HR, property procurement and contact staff - to a joint venture company Southwest One at the end of 2007. [06 Aug 2008]
The rise and rise of Infor
Comment John Suffolk UK government Ask most industry people to name a success story and they might well mention Salesforce.com. Others are more obscure and little known outside their niche markets. For Mark Benioff and his team to have done this in just... [06 Aug 2008]
£2.5bn gov't telecommunications contract up for grabs
News The next generation Ocean Programme network will streamline voice and video communication, data sharing and collaborative working between Whitehall departments, local government and public bodies worldwide.silicon.com Public Sector [05 Aug 2008]
'Paper junkies' can't kick printing habit
News More than half of workers confessed to wasteful printing, according to a study by Envirowise - a government-funded programme advising businesses on sustainability. Chief paper waste criminals identified by the study include the 'old school printer... [05 Aug 2008]
Best Practices in Messaging Security: Managing email security policy and regulatory compliance requirements
White Paper Special attention is paid to the special concerns in financial services, health care and public sector groups, but companies across all industries and government agencies at the federal, state and local levels are under pressure to respond to new... [05 Aug 2008]
Regulations Shift Focus on Outbound Email Security: The Impact of HIPAA, PCI, PIIG and Other New Government and Industry Guidelines on Email Security Policies
White Paper It is the conduit that allows employees to share information, companies to work with partners, and increasingly, provides a way for companies and their customers to interact. Most are familiar with the problems of virus-infected email attachments... [05 Aug 2008]
IT chiefs brace for recession
News John Suffolk UK government The prospect of the UK heading into a full blown recession is forcing some IT chiefs to reassess their tech strategy and investment. He was backed up by Kevin Fitzpatrick CIO of northern Europe for caterer and facilities... [04 Aug 2008]
Citizens use YouTube to keep gov't in check
News The vision of the "public monitoring the state" and shaming them into action using cameraphones is one of several key ways that Eurim says technology can be used to transform government and empower the public. [31 Jul 2008]
Inbox: Vista, Bletchley Park and Cuil
Comment Government's missing treasure? It's shameful they are not considered treasure to the government. The survival of Bletchley Park, the secret home to Britain's codebreakers during World War II, is under serious threat from extinction unless the... [31 Jul 2008]
Intel: PC market won't suffer credit crunch blows
News He also told reporters in Lisbon, where he was to sign a draft deal with the Portuguese government to make 500,000 cheap portable computers for schools, the company was upbeat on demand prospects for low-cost computers and broadband wireless systems. [31 Jul 2008]
Nasa hacker loses extradition appeal
News McKinnon, aka "Solo" (the tag he used at the time of the Nasa hacks), claims that he is "a bumbling hacker" who was only looking for UFO files that he believed the US government were hiding from the public. [30 Jul 2008]
