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MoD's DII - another day in outsourcing for CSC, BT and co
News Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) is to lead a consortium of providers bidding for the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) £300m-a-year public private partnership (PPP) IT outsourcing contract. The Radii Consortium, which also includes BT, Cap Gemini... [20 May 2003]
IR35-dodgers face fines and jail
News Employers and IT contractors risk criminal charges if they try to get around Inland Revenue tax rules by drawing up ‘IR35-friendly’ contracts. IR35 was introduced in 2000 to close a loophole which allowed IT contractors to effectively work as full... [20 May 2003]
Police force announces surveillance overhaul
News Staffordshire Police is set to complete a major network upgrade that will allow it to make better use of video and CCTV footage to pinpoint crime hotspots. The new 100 megabit core voice over IP (VoIP) network will support the transfer of CCTV and... [20 May 2003]
Banks tackle card crime with ‘smart’ chips
News Major retailers, banks and consumers are today beginning a trial of credit and debit cards that will use secure chip technology to tackle the UK’s annual £425m card fraud bill. Northampton has been chosen as a pilot for the ‘Chip and Pin’ scheme... [19 May 2003]
Outsourcing still on the up - thanks to the downturn
News The difficult economic climate and continuing pressure on businesses to reduce costs will drive the IT outsourcing market this year, according to a report by outsourcing consultancy TPI. Business process outsourcing (BPO) and offshore outsourcing... [19 May 2003]
BA rules out outsourcing as a cost-cutting measure
News Good relationships with core suppliers and the ability to challenge the business side of the company were key to British Airways cutting IT costs by £50m per year, according to its IT chief. The airline reported a £135m profit today compared with a... [19 May 2003]
British Airways slashes £50m off IT budget
News British Airways has completed a review of its IT operations that has taken £50m per year off the bottom line over a year ahead of schedule as part of a massive organisation-wide cost-cutting programme. [19 May 2003]
£850m IT outsourcing deal key to Defra overhaul
News The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) wants a massive 10-year £850m IT outsourcing deal to underpin a new long-term departmental strategy currently under review. Developing Defra’ is a review of the department’s objectives... [16 May 2003]
BT dodges slurs in march towards SDSL
News BT claims it is still on target to launch SDSL services for businesses at 100 exchanges in August. But the telco admitted most businesses are still happy with ADSL broadband and that take-up will be slow and dependant on specific business... [15 May 2003]
Opposition slams government for pension systems failure
News Opposition parties are calling for an investigation into the potential £15bn state pension shortfall caused by problems with the Inland Revenue’s computer systems. Work backlogs caused by the switch to the National Insurance Recording System (Nirs2... [15 May 2003]
Inland Revenue 'glitch' creates £15bn pension crisis
News Around ten million people face a state pension shortfall because of a glitch in the Inland Revenue's computer systems. Problems in switching over to a new system meant up to a third of UK workers were not sent reminders for five years between 1997... [15 May 2003]
FCI hands IP VPN contract to Vanco
News Connector manufacturer Framatone Connectors International (FCI) has said it will slash its network costs by deploying an xDSL-based public IP virtual private network (VPN) across its European sites. FCI’s existing private network will be replaced... [14 May 2003]
E-Envoy says 'don't write us off just yet'
News The UK government's e-Envoy, Andrew Pinder, has hit back at claims that budget cuts could leave his department's future in doubt. A Public Administration Select Committee was told earlier this year that the Office of the e-Envoy (OEE), which is... [13 May 2003]
Internet 'have-nots' targeted by digital divide initiative
News The UK government has kicked off a campaign to encourage the elderly, disabled, unemployed and ethnic minorities to use the internet, in order to stop a growing digital divide in Britain. Between now and the end of June, 6,000 UK Online access... [13 May 2003]
Banks suffer increased hack attacks
News Hack attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with over a third of banks and financial services companies reporting a security breach in the last year, according to a new survey. Of the 39 per cent who admitted their systems had been... [12 May 2003]
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