application infrastructure a head in news
MoD IT - late and over budget
News A Ministry of Defence (MoD) programme to replace hundreds of IT systems with a single infrastructure is running more than a year late and is £182m over budget. Defence Information Infrastructure Programme (DII) found that problems with the rollout... [04 Jul 2008]
Marks & Spencer hands £19m IT deal to Computacenter
News The deal involves providing infrastructure support for the retailer's 4,000 head-office staff across six sites. M&S head of infrastructure, Damone Quigley, said in a statement: "The partnership with Computacenter Services will enable us to align IT... [12 Dec 2007]
Where next for broadband Britain?
News UK web fans could miss out on the 'next big thing' on the internet if serious money isn't thrown at the nation's broadband infrastructure. Without investment to improve broadband infrastructure - such as fibre to the home and fibre to the cabinet... [22 Nov 2007]
M&S gets an IT injection
News Damone Quigley, head of infrastructure and application services at M&S, said the company wanted a partner that could align IT with business needs, demonstrate innovation and adapt to future retail demands. [02 Nov 2007]
Peterborough Council makes PCs greener
News Peterborough City Council will cut the running costs of its PC infrastructure by £50,000 and reduced CO2 emissions by one metric tonne per year by centrally shutting down every machine. The council is using a Windows software management application... [08 Aug 2007]
Remote and mobile working tech "essential"
News Richard Rundle, IT director at airport operator BAA, added: "Our infrastructure and our applications - both legacy and new - have been re-engineered to ensure all employees can work from home whilst ensuring our environment remains secure. [18 May 2007]
CIO Jury: Thin client is "the way forward"
News Cost savings and security benefits are driving CIOs to increasingly deploy thin-client computing in their IT infrastructure. Thin-client is also in place at the UK Atomic Energy Authority, which uses Citrix for application delivery and VMware... [20 Oct 2006]
Transport department streamlines 30 websites
News The project is aiming to cut costs through rationalising the infrastructure behind the various disparate websites as well as improving the accuracy of the data and information in the public domain.silicon.com Public Sector [02 Aug 2006]
Vodafone: 'We're not snubbing 3G'
News It's also unclear whether any of the operators who invested vast amounts of money on 3G licences and infrastructure will make their money back. These services include downloading music, surfing the internet and the original application that was... [01 Aug 2006]
CIO Jury: SOA ready for prime time
News Businesses are gearing up to adopt service-oriented architecture (SOA), citing tangible benefits resulting from a more agile and responsive IT infrastructure. Graham Benson, IT director at the Web Factory - the IT services arm of online music and... [14 Jul 2006]
Investment giant signs £134m outsourcing deal
News Under the terms of the new contract, CSC will provide Schroders with infrastructure services for midrange, desktops and networks, and application support. Matthew Oakeley, head of group IT at Schroders, said in a statement: "The partnership between... [02 Mar 2006]
Police IT boss: Why we swapped Linux for Microsoft
News Central Scotland Police is replacing parts of its open source infrastructure with Microsoft software following a review of its IT strategy. The changes will be rolled out over the next number of months, the main infrastructure being in place after... [18 Aug 2005]
Prisons to tackle Windows XP upgrade
News A Prison Service spokesperson told silicon.com: "The partnership agreement with EDS requires two full ICT infrastructure refreshes during the 12-year contract. EDS and the Prison Service are working in partnership to establish the baseline for... [26 Apr 2005]
COLT and C&W firm up VoIP plans
Richard Baker, head of voice at Cable & Wireless, said that the savings that are possible from VoIP will depend on a company's internal infrastructure, but suggested that a 25 percent saving was typical. [15 Apr 2005]
Linux firms rubbish Microsoft's customer win
Windows gives us everything Linux could not offer: advanced content management and an integrated e-commerce infrastructure that can be managed in-house," said Carlson in a statement. The customer didn't even own the Linux infrastructure - all their... [22 Mar 2005]
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