legal
Is short-termism holding back public sector outsourcing?
Comment Legal experts, procurement, technical, business and alike are also brought in from throughout the organisation but all with "real jobs" that they go back to. Not just procurement, legal or IT, but a team whose first-line responsibility is to make... [20 Aug 2008]
EDS legal move leaves Oyster contract hanging
News Cubic, a member of the TranSys consortium that runs London's Oyster smartcard public transport system, has been legally restrained by EDS, the other major member of the consortium, from taking over the running of the entire Oyster system. [14 Aug 2008]
ViewWise Enterprise Edition: Integrated Document Management / Email Archival Solutions
White Paper ViewWise solutions utilize advanced integration capabilities to specifically address your needs for compliance, legal discovery, content and email management required in today's Enterprise market. Computhink is committed to providing Integrated... [12 Aug 2008]
Are your systems falling down on resiliency?
Comment The worst kind of disruption - with financial or legal repercussions or resulting in damaged reputation - is suffered by 20 per cent of organisations at least once per quarter. Few outside the IT department realise just how much effort goes into... [12 Aug 2008]
European satellite services are green for launch
News However, these satellite services depend on substantial investment and therefore need simple and swift procedures as well as long-term legal certainty. Companies that offer satellite-based services including mobile data, mobile TV, disaster relief... [11 Aug 2008]
Companies urged not to ban Facebook
News Drakos added that policies should be carefully vetted by the company's public relations, marketing and legal departments. Instead businesses should view employee participation as part of the "social experience" and develop policies to make sure... [08 Aug 2008]
£400m outsourcing deal faces employment tribunal
News Two local councils and IBM face legal action over claims a £400m outsourcing joint venture broke rules on the transfer of public sector staff. The dispute revolves around the transfer of 1,500 local government jobs in Somerset - including more than... [06 Aug 2008]
Email Archiving: A Proactive Approach to e-Discovery
White Paper To ensure litigation readiness, both legal and IT departments must address the management of electronic communication in their organization. Without the right tools in place, collecting, processing, and reviewing electronic data for e-discovery can... [05 Aug 2008]
Outbound Email and Data Loss Prevention in Today's Enterprise, 2008
White Paper And how do companies manage the legal and financial risks associated with outbound email? How concerned are companies about the content of email leaving their organizations? To find out, Proofpoint and Forrester Consulting (a division of leading... [05 Aug 2008]
Google Street View cleared by UK privacy watchdog
News Google's Street View mapping system has been given the all clear by the UK's privacy watchdog. The pictures of streets linked to online maps was attacked by privacy campaigners. But now the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said it is... [31 Jul 2008]
Nasa hacker loses extradition appeal
News His legal team had argued in the Lords that the US extradition request was an "abuse of process" and "an unjustified interference with the defendant's human rights". Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon has lost his fight to block his extradition to the US... [30 Jul 2008]
Oracle adds to SAP lawsuit allegations
News Oracle upped the ante in its lawsuit against rival SAP this week, claiming in an amended complaint that SAP's CEO and other top executives were aware of alleged illegal downloading of proprietary software and documents before, during and after its... [30 Jul 2008]
ISPs join file sharing crackdown
News ISPs are obliged to work with the music industry and rights' holders to bring about a "significant reduction" in illegal file sharing through education and by developing legal online services. UK internet service providers have joined forces with... [24 Jul 2008]
ePolicy Best Practices: A Business Guide to Clean & Compliant, Safe & Secure E-Mail and Web Usage and Content
White Paper Accidental misuse -- and intentional abuse -- of e-mail and the Internet can create potentially costly and time-consuming legal, regulatory, security, and productivity headaches for employers of all sizes in all industries. [23 Jul 2008]
Legal Eye: Bogus brands face web crackdown
Comment DLA Piper is the world's largest global legal services organisation with more than 3,700 lawyers across 64 offices and 25 countries. It signals a new intent to tighten online policing, says lawyer Simon Levine. [22 Jul 2008]
