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RSS delivery in newsInternet betting a dead cert for William Hill
News The project is on target for delivery by the end of November 2008. Betting chain William Hill has reported half-year earnings showing its online growth outstripping the rise in its high street earnings more than... [01 Aug 2008]
Superfast London Olympic network gets underway
News BT will oversee the delivery of the network while Nortel provides the equipment, Atos Origin will deliver software, Panasonic the big screens and Samsung is looking after mobile communications. A network capable of... [31 Jul 2008]
Citizens use YouTube to keep gov't in check
News It suggests that service delivery is streamlined so it is provided using the minimum of different systems necessary to address multiple groups' needs. Citizens are used to CCTV surveillance but a parliamentary group says... [31 Jul 2008]
Tesco.com vans cut fuel bills with telematics tech
News Tesco.com has upped delivery rates and reduced fuel consumption of its delivery vans - by 10 per cent in both cases - using new telematics technology. With this data the retailer has been able to alter... [25 Jul 2008]
Health trust abandons NHS care record upgrade
News The Trust said it terminated the implementation because it had lost confidence in the delivery of the system following Fujitsu's exit as the provider delivering the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the south of... [22 Jul 2008]
Beeb appoints new iPlayer chief
News He will also be in charge of the Beeb's enterprise and broadcast technology strategy and delivery. The BBC has appointed former Microsoft employee, Erik Huggers, as the new director of its Future Media and Technology... [18 Jul 2008]
Seagate unleashes 1.5TB desktop
News Shipments of the Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB drive are set to begin next month, Seagate said, and delivery of the Momentus 5400.6 and 7200.4 drives is due to start in the fourth quarter of this year. Seagate has unveiled... [15 Jul 2008]
Exclusive: Barclays to offshore 1,800 UK tech jobs
News The global infrastructure and service delivery (GISD) roles will be scrapped in the UK and new jobs created in Hungary, India and Singapore over the next two years, with 700 UK posts to be lost by September this year. [14 Jul 2008]
Gov't to ramp up IT outsourcing?
News Nick Kalisperas, director for delivery at IT industry trade body Intellect, said: "From out perspective this is good news but ultimately the key to getting the best out of the private sector comes from engaging with them... [11 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone up for grabs online - or is it?
News The smart phone device is not due to ship until 11 July but one-device-per-customer pre-orders can now be placed on the websites for delivery on that date. Certain remote postcodes will require an additional day for... [07 Jul 2008]
MoD IT - late and over budget
News The report says: "There have been efforts to remedy the problems identified but without improvement in the rate of roll out of terminals and the completion of software development to meet the latest timelines, significant risks remain to... [04 Jul 2008]
Microsoft unveils licensing plan for business
News In terms of upgrade rights - the major element - this is only cost-justified by a three- to four-year upgrade cycle but Microsoft has undermined Software Assurance's value proposition by missing delivery dates for new... [01 Jul 2008]
Offshoring: India still number one
News Bangalore has retained its position as the ideal global delivery location for businesses, according to a new report from IDC. The research analyst's Global Delivery Index (GDI) released this week... [27 Jun 2008]
Gov't slams Fujitsu's "core contract" NHS IT failings
News He said talks also focused on the need to "address areas of poor product and delivery volumes with the aim of resetting the contract to resolve these difficulties". Fujitsu Service's £896m NHS IT contract was terminated... [26 Jun 2008]
Treasury turns to tech guru to slash IT costs
News Read's responsibilities include examining the standardisation and simplification of business processes, improving government's success rate on the delivery of big IT projects, ensuring compatibility between national... [23 Jun 2008]
