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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]
Flexible working: Gov't 'must do better'
News The figures were revealed in a series of parliamentary written answers to questions from MP Bob Spink. The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills is leading the way with 100 per cent of staff given laptops for home working, but the... [30 Jul 2008]
Ministry of Justice loses 45,000 records
News The MoJ has lost laptops, portable storage devices and papers containing information on recruits, offenders, court appellants and suppliers, the department's annual resource accounts have revealed. The biggest breach saw about 27,000 people... [25 Jul 2008]
London: Card fraud hotspot
News The UK's top card fraud hotspots have been revealed in a report that shows the crime is spread across the country. Outside the capital fraud was concentrated in Coventry, Dartford, Ilford and Nottingham, which all appeared in the top 10 fraud... [24 Jul 2008]
Genetics, Privacy and Discrimination
White Paper The relatively recent advent of “molecular genetics” has increased the number of physical and behavioural characteristics that may be revealed by genetic testing. However, the list of laws and proposed laws applying specifically to genetics is... [03 Jul 2008]
Bill Gates, 3G iPhone, UK top CIO, Firefox 3, XP and more…
News Exclusive: UK's top CIO revealed Those holding off upgrading their mobile have an even greater treat in store according to Indian tech giant Infosys, which revealed its holographic handset that it hopes to launch on the unsuspecting public in just... [02 Jul 2008]
The Naked CIO: What makes a great IT leader?
Comment The UK's leading CIOs revealed… This characteristic certainly holds true for many on this year's silicon.com CIO50 list. I once did a talk on the key factors for success for a CIO. Looking back at what I said at the time, I'm slightly surprised how... [30 Jun 2008]
Oracle pumps up prices, BEA takes the hit
News The UK's leading CIOs revealed… Oracle's latest price list for its growing portfolio of applications software contains significant increases across the range, and a particularly large price rise for its BEA software. [24 Jun 2008]
Leading a horse to water
Comment The UK's leading CIOs revealed… Government CIO John Suffolk is number five in this year's silicon.com CIO50 list. It's a testament to his standing in the CIO community and an acknowledgement of just how critical his role is. [23 Jun 2008]
Skype 4.0 gets richer
News Skype has revealed the new version of its online communications application with improved video and a greater number of options for users to manage their calls. Tech Hotspots: The list 1. Skype 4.0 has improved video functionality with a much... [19 Jun 2008]
Exclusive: UK's top CIO revealed
News Group CIO and technology director Dargue scored the most votes to top silicon.com's CIO50 2008 list of the 50 most influential and innovative IT leaders in the UK - read our exclusive in-depth interview with him here. [11 Jun 2008]
The CIO's route to the top
Comment Almost half of the 50 CIOs on the list revealed their educational background and a crude analysis of those shows only a third studied a computer science or related degree at university. Being a techie isn't necessarily the best route to the top of... [11 Jun 2008]
Brits living in fear of identity fraud
News It comes on the back of a similar survey of 4,500 adults in the UK by telecoms regulator Ofcom, which revealed approximately half the respondents were worried about disclosing personal details online, and concerns about identity fraud had risen by... [20 May 2008]
Windows Vista SP1 finally a go
News Details of Vista SP1 revealed The list includes Symantec software drivers for Symantec Endpoint Protection and for Symantec Network Access Control clients. The first service pack for Windows Vista has been released. [19 Mar 2008]
Microsoft COO dismisses SP1 concerns
News Details of Vista SP1 revealed Two weeks ago, Microsoft published a list of programs that would experience reduced functionality, or not work at all, after the installation of SP1. Microsoft's chief operating officer has dismissed concerns an update... [05 Mar 2008]
