decision support systems in news
ISO rejects latest OOXML appeals
News According to a statement late last week from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), "none of the appeals… received the support for further processing of two-thirds of the members of the ISO Technical Management Board and IEC... [19 Aug 2008]
ePassport upgrade scaled back
News In particular, any further investment in EPA2 would have had a limited period in which to deliver the expected benefits, given the current retendering of the contract to support operational systems from October 2009. [02 Jul 2008]
Femtocell market hotting up
News Femtocells are currently only being deployed in limited trials - but mobile operators have dreams of much larger deployments that would help support increased use of rich, multimedia 3G services indoors while avoiding the expense of ramping up 3G... [21 May 2008]
Top IT job at NHS split into two
News Gordon Hextall, will support Keogh in his role as interim director of informatics, in addition to Hextall's role as interim director of programme and system delivery until the new appointments are made. [28 Apr 2008]
Nationwide banks on SAP
News Speaking to silicon.com, Darin Brumby, Nationwide's divisional director for business systems transformation, said: "Our current systems which support our core retail products are up to, in some cases, 30 years old and certainly no longer support... [18 Mar 2008]
Doctor iPhone will see you now…
News The analyst group Datamonitor predicts this move could lead to more doctors adopting healthcare applications such as electronic health records and clinical decision support systems. The next time you go to your doctor's office you could find them... [17 Mar 2008]
.uk branches out to fund "worthwhile" web
News The planned foundation has already drawn support from Labour MP Alun Michael - now a backbencher, but until recently DTI minister of state for industry - who said it would "strengthen the trust and confidence of users in the online environment and... [18 Jan 2008]
Commons' committee calls for reckless-data-loss laws
News The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) welcomed the calls to make significant security breaches a criminal offence and reiterated its support for the government decision to give the ICO power to inspect an organisation without having to get... [03 Jan 2008]
Windows Vista - why you shouldn't skip it
News For example, while Microsoft will support business versions of Windows for at least 10 years and Windows XP will be supported with security fixes into 2014, many software vendors won't support their products on Windows XP that long and won't... [07 Dec 2007]
IT departments told - must get greener
News Morrison added the recent decision by Sainsbury's to move management of its IT systems in-house - after a period where the IT infrastructure had been outsourced - would have efficiency and environmental benefits by giving the supermarket chain... [29 Nov 2007]
Microsoft extends Windows XP's lifeline
News Dell also said it support's Microsoft's decision. Kutz said Microsoft had seen similar demand patterns with past releases and noted that in the past, old operating systems remained available for around 18 months after the release of a new operating... [28 Sep 2007]
Reuters inks £20m IT support deal
News The deal covers support for Reuters' systems and customers in the UK. Reuters has signed a £20m IT support deal with Computacenter aimed at cutting costs and improving service levels. The four-year contract went live last month and covers a range... [04 Sep 2007]
Microsoft's 'new JPEG' to get standards vote
News Windows Vista has built-in support for the file format. Earlier this year, Microsoft won praise from image-editing software powerhouse Adobe Systems. But it has become an option in some specific niche markets such as digital cinema, medical imaging... [01 Aug 2007]
Swansea ditches outsourcing plans
News The original projected cost-savings for both phases of the outsourcing deal were £72m, of which £26m was for the first phase covering IT support and the replacement of 30 outdated IT systems for its finance, procurement, personnel and payroll... [12 Jan 2007]
JP Morgan creates 200 new IT jobs in Glasgow
News The Glasgow centre develops complex financial software and technology systems to support JP Morgan's financial services operations around the world.silicon.com Financial Services Scotland's universities should take great credit from this decision... [01 Dec 2006]
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