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CIOs having night sweats over job security
News John Suffolk UK government The credit crunch is giving CIOs job security nightmares. According to a survey by the Chartered Management Institute, just nine per cent of senior IT executives feel secure in their jobs,... [14 Oct 2008]
Home Office turns down Nasa hacker's appeal
News McKinnon lost his first appeal to the Home Office in July 2006, when the then home secretary John Reid dismissed his representations. The man accused by the US government of accessing more than 73,000 US military... [14 Oct 2008]
CIOs back call for common skills scheme
News John Suffolk UK government CIOs have broadly set themselves behind the call for a common accreditation scheme for IT professionals, similar to qualifications required by doctors, lawyers, accountants and surveyors, the... [13 Oct 2008]
Symantec CEO on weathering the credit storm
News Despite repeated doom-mongering over the potential seriousness of mobile viruses, Symantec CEO John Thompson remains unconvinced. Speaking at the Symantec Vision + ManageFusion EMEA 08 conference, Thompson said that... [10 Oct 2008]
How Zavvi lost its Virginity
Comment John Suffolk UK government Anyone involved in retail IT will say it's a tough vertical to be a techie in, with the task of obtaining management buy-in often the hardest part of getting a project up and running. [09 Oct 2008]
London 2012: Will IT be hit by credit crunch?
Comment John O'Brien is an analyst in Ovum's government practice. But, asks Ovum analyst John O'Brien, will the credit crunch stop the city from fulfilling its dreams? ODA chairman John Armitt... [09 Oct 2008]
UK tech Skills Academy needs YOU
News According to John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, the academy will be crucial in attracting new blood to the IT industry. The government has given the go ahead for a National Skills... [08 Oct 2008]
$695m MessageLabs deal launches Symantec into cloud
News Symantec will pay about $695m for the software as a service company and Symantec CEO John Thompson said it will hasten the introduction of its backup, storage and remote access SaaS products in Europe. [08 Oct 2008]
Associated Newspapers' CIO quits
News John Suffolk UK government The CIO of Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mailand Evening Standard, has quit his role at the media group following a restructuring of the media group's IT operations. [08 Oct 2008]
Symantec to take Europe into the cloud
News Symantec will begin rolling out cloud-based security within Europe next year, according to CEO John Thompson. Thompson said the bulk of Symantec's security, back-up and archiving software would be offered as software as... [07 Oct 2008]
Credit crisis sees eBay slash 1,000 jobs
News Chief executive John Donahoe told Reuters the company would reinvest resources into its auctions business, whether through lower prices, coupons or improving user experience. eBay said it will cut 10 per cent of its work... [07 Oct 2008]
Credit crisis sees eBay slash 1,000 jobs
News Chief executive John Donahoe told Reuters the company would reinvest resources into its auctions business, whether through lower prices, coupons or improving user experience. eBay said it will cut 10 per cent of its work... [07 Oct 2008]
Why CIOs aren't on the Chrome straight
News John Suffolk UK government Google's recently launched web browser, Chrome, will have to overcome a number of major obstacles before it can break the business ubiquity of Internet Explorer and counter the rise of Firefox. [03 Oct 2008]
ID card 'will drown in a billion mismatches'
News But academic John Daugman, a former member of the Biometrics Assurance Group (BAG) which reviewed the scheme, says its reliance on fingerprints and facial photos to verify a person's identity will cause the system to... [26 Sep 2008]
Latest Operating Systems Help Farm Equipment Dealer Grow Yet Keep IT Costs Low
White Paper Barker Implement sells John Deere farm equipment from its stores located throughout Iowa. The company wanted to expand its business, improve employee productivity and customer service, and strengthen IT security, without... [25 Sep 2008]
