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Health care records service delayed

News The National Audit Office has published a report on the progress of the Care Records Service that underpins the Connecting for Health programme, which found the software development on the Lorenzo database and associated applications that supports...

Tags: records, connecting for health, nhs

[16 May 2008]

National Work from Home Day: A blessing or a curse?

News Julian Goldsmith In honour of National Work from Home Day, the silicon.com team stayed out of the office to find out just how easy it is to do your job remotely. Overall, everyone was glad not to have to commute in to work.

Tags: home, work

[16 May 2008]

TJ Hughes buys into email to slash admin costs

News Discount department store chain TJ Hughes has managed to save more than £10,000 in administration costs by using an email alerts system to communicate tasks to store managers. The system, supplied by Vodat International, replaces a process of...

Tags: tj hughes, email, vodat

[14 May 2008]

Aviva signs £300m comms deal

News The world's fifth largest insurance group, Aviva has signed a six-year contract with Cable & Wireless Europe, Asia & US worth £300m. The insurance company, which was formed from Norwich Union and GNU (itself the union of Commercial Union and...

Tags: voip, c&w, aviva

[13 May 2008]

Video app the highway to healthy roads

News Hampshire County Council is trialling an extension to its road management systems with an asset-counting application based on video capture. Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 Find out what's hot on the top tech execs' agendas for 2008...

Tags: video, road, hampshire

[12 May 2008]

Cheques go up in smoke but plastic is fantastic

News Cheque payments continue to decline in the UK as card transactions increase, according to UK payments association Apacs. It found plastic cards accounted for 65 per cent of all UK spending last year, rising by 11 per cent in value in 2007.

Tags: debit cards, cheques, apacs

[12 May 2008]

Travel site bookings fly when glitch fixed

Case Study Usability testing software has helped a holiday company boost its sales by spotting a glitch in its website's navigation that could have been costing it tens of thousands per week in lost business. Thomson Holidays is a subsidiary of TUI Travel.

Tags: testing, ecommerce, travel

[09 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]

IT spend in retail slowing down?

News IT spending growth in the retail sector appears to have faltered, with many retailers trying to do more with the same money, according to the latest IT in Retail report. The report, now in its sixth year, is published by Martec International in...

Tags: online retail, torex

[07 May 2008]

Whitbread serves up £1m saving on card payments

News Hospitality group Whitbread has deployed an end-to-end card payment system that is expected to save it £1m per year in payments processing costs. Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 Find out what's hot on the top tech execs' agendas for 2008...

Tags: pos, chip and pin, pci

[07 May 2008]

Photos: Robot warriors engage in battle

Photo The Grand Challenge is a science and technology competition set up by the Ministry of Defence to address military challenges faced by the UK armed forces. The challenge is to create a system with a high degree of autonomy that can detect, identify...

Tags: military, sensor, robot

[06 May 2008]

Photos: Tech ensures a smoother course

Photo Photo credit: Julian Goldsmith Photo credit: Julian Goldsmith Photo credit: Julian Goldsmith Photo credit: Julian Goldsmith Photo credit: Julian Goldsmith Photo credit: Julian Goldsmith Photo credit: Julian Goldsmith

Tags: yacht, ellen mcarthur, bt

[02 May 2008]

Glasgow NHS keeps tabs on equipment with RFID

News NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has implemented a wireless networking project in the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) that involves tracking medical equipment with RFID tags.silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest public sector news straight to your...

Tags: wifi, rfid, nhs

[28 Apr 2008]

FSA warns banks to wise up on security

News The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned the banking industry to shape up their attitudes to securing sensitive data and customer information. Following an audit of 39 banks, building societies, insurance companies and financial advisors...

Tags: fsa, disclosure, bank

[25 Apr 2008]

Podcast: The Weekly Round-Up 25.04.08

Round-Up Podcast Andy McCue hosts and is joined in the studio by Julian Goldsmith, Natasha Lomas and Bethan Jones. Foul-mouthed habits will get you fired, that ain't a word, and the age-old Mac vs PC debate all get an airing on this week's Weekly Round-Up podcast.

Tags: pc, mac, dialect, jobs

[25 Apr 2008]

UK online spend up 50 per cent this year

News UK consumers spent £13bn online in the first three months of this year, the equivalent to £213 for every person in the country. Compared to figures for the first quarter of 2007, the spend marks an increase of 50.5 per cent, according to the latest...

Tags: consumer electronics, alcohol, online retail

[22 Apr 2008]

Single-sign-on system makes sense for logistics firm

News Logistics firm TDG has implemented a single-sign-on technology which will help save up to £8,000 per month in support overheads. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus

Tags: password, argos, security, sign

[21 Apr 2008]

Credit crunch prompts the great cash comeback

News The economic downturn is prompting a comeback for cash, as shoppers avoid the temptation of spending money they haven't actually got by paying by credit or debit cards. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), UK Shoppers are paying with...

Tags: cash, brc, credit card, leisure

[21 Apr 2008]

RFID bag tags could save air-travel industry millions

News As Heathrow Terminal Five (T5) recovers from go-live glitches in its baggage handling systems, air travel IT specialist Sita has released research showing 42.4 million bags are lost in airports across the world.

Tags: rfid, ba, t5

[18 Apr 2008]

St Albans council signs £2.5m desktop contract

News St Albans District Council has signed a £2.5m, seven-year contract for desktop support with Northgate Information Solutions.silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest public sector news straight to your inbox.

Tags: desktop, northgate, council

[17 Apr 2008]

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