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RSS desk in newsDoes an MBA lead the way to career success?
News In writing it all down, he's offering prospective MBA students a glimpse of life behind the desk at one of the world's most prestigious business schools. Journalist Philip Delves Broughton ditched his job as the Daily Telegraph's Paris bureau chief... [12 Aug 2008]
'Paper junkies' can't kick printing habit
News Chief paper waste criminals identified by the study include the 'old school printer', who can't read or comment on emails unless they're printed out, and the 'competitive printer', who spreads needlessly printed paperwork around their desk to make... [05 Aug 2008]
Microsoft previews research efforts
News At last week's Financial Analyst Meeting (FAM), Microsoft officials showed off a demo of an automated front-desk receptionist, which the company plans to deploy internally later this year. Microsoft has been making much of the company's myriad... [29 Jul 2008]
Dunelm Mill signs Epos maintenance deal
News He told silicon.com: "We are hoping that the maintenance contract will result in less calls to the service desk. Value home furnishings retailer Dunelm Mill has signed an electronic point of sale maintenance contract to support its store portfolio... [16 Jul 2008]
MoD IT - late and over budget
News The MoD says the range of improvements delivered by the DII include enhancement of existing MoD systems, delivery of two systems to forces in Afghanistan at short notice, a "single point of contact" help desk and enabling benefits totalling £972m... [04 Jul 2008]
The Bill Gates era ends at Microsoft
News Bill Gates leaves Microsoft on Friday 27 June after more than 30 years in charge of one of the biggest and most influential technology companies in the world. As he rides into the sunset to help make the world a better place through the... [26 Jun 2008]
Bill Gates' legacy hailed by IT chiefs
News And Gates' original vision of a computer on every desk and in every home is almost realised. Bill Gates formally steps down from his day-to-day role at Microsoft on Friday 27 June to pursue his philanthropic efforts through the Bill and Melinda... [26 Jun 2008]
Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford
News Microsoft did end up enabling consumer and business users to deploy - almost - a PC on every desk. Bill Gates is arguably the individual who has had the biggest impact on the world of technology and his departure from Microsoft on 27 June will mark... [25 Jun 2008]
National Work from Home Day: A blessing or a curse?
News Several calls to the IT desk later I had limited access to my emails and by 9.30am I was communicating with my workmates via IM. Desk space is limited but there's always the floor. Overall, everyone was glad not to have to commute in to work. [16 May 2008]
CSC signs $400m contract with Zurich
News It will service Zurich's businesses in the Canada, the UK, US and elsewhere in Europe and its responsibilities include global service desk, local on-site support and software packaging and distribution. [02 May 2008]
Scottish Water splashes out on tech
News The contracts have been signed with BT for mobile, data, voice and network services, Fujitsu for service desk and infrastructure support and India's Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for application management. [28 Apr 2008]
Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract
News EDS will manage desktop, service desk, onsite services, backup and disaster recovery, mobile information protection and managed messaging services. Shell is to transfer almost 3,000 IT staff as part of a $4bn deal to outsource the bulk of its... [31 Mar 2008]
Taylor Wimpey signs £30m LogicaCMG outsourcing deal
News LogicaCMG won the contract on the back of its work for George Wimpey over the last six years doing service desk, data centres, desktop services and remote infrastructure management. The UK's largest house builder Taylor Wimpey has outsourced the... [25 Feb 2008]
Northern Ireland police brings IT under one roof
News The contract will include a 24-hour support desk as well as the maintenance and servicing of more than 8,000 PCs and laptops crucial to day-to-day work of the police staff. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has signed a contract with... [06 Feb 2008]
Virtual tech will 'kill the office'
News But if in fact I could walk up to the virtual support desk and meet the avatar of the virtual support person which would then find somebody in the company that has the right skills to actually help me that could become of great value. [31 Jan 2008]
