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RFID could disrupt medical devices, say researchers
News The Dutch scientists looked at both active (i.e.info transmitting) and passive (i.e.requiring a reader device) RFID systems and found 34 'incidents' were triggered out of 123 EMI tests - of which 22 were classed as hazardous, two as significant... [25 Jun 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News There is no central monitoring within the NHS to ensure that trusts have carried out encryption, with it being left up to the strategic health authorities to check on compliance. A number of health trusts are expected to be months late meeting a... [24 Jun 2008]
University ramps up network bandwidth for e-learning
News The university selected ntl:Telewest Business to replace its WAN with a high speed metro Ethernet VPN network, which connects its main building and central campus at Northampton Square in Clerkenwell to 10 remote sites, including Cass Business... [23 Jun 2008]
Want to progress in IT? Then be a business swot
News You're not alone… Health warning to overweight IT managers How the staffing crisis is deepening Is the office getting you down? Regardless of whether the role of IT practitioners in the organisation relates... [02 Jun 2008]
Durham health consortium outsources e-procurement
News A consortium of health trusts and HM Prisons within County Durham has outsourced its shared procurement hub, which it uses to source around £350m of supplies and equipment a year. The service will be hosted by the e-procurement specialist supplier... [22 May 2008]
Tomorrow's wireless world: Healthcare to wear
News According to the report, in-body networks could be implanted in patients to monitor their movements and/or vital health signs, such as blood sugar level, and to send data wirelessly via a home hub or portable monitor to keep doctors informed of... [08 May 2008]
Euro e-health getting the right attention
News An EC e-health survey has found the vast majority (87 per cent) of European doctors use a computer - and almost half (48 per cent) have a broadband connection. The report - entitled Benchmarking ICT use among General Practitioners in Europe - said... [28 Apr 2008]
Tech to tackle India's poverty
News Every adopted village has a health centre, some with remote diagnostic capabilities, tending to more than six million patients and treating more than 40,000 for diabetes and hyper-tension. Among the 191 villages who have been adopted by the scheme... [23 Apr 2008]
Beware the insider security threat
News Alan Brown, director of IM & technology, West London Mental Health Trust E is for Extradition Security experts at the RSA security conference in San Francisco last week warned of all manner of threats ranging from botnets to metasploit attacks. [17 Apr 2008]
Wanted: Women must save IT industry
News You're not alone… Health warning to overweight IT managers Demand for tech workers hits six-year high How the staffing crisis is deepening How techie salaries are faring Is the... [15 Apr 2008]
Mobile phones: A public health time bomb?
News Mobile phones could represent a public health time bomb akin to asbestos or smoking, according to a study by neurosurgeon Dr Vini G Khurana. It is anticipated that this danger has far broader public health ramifications than asbestos and smoking... [31 Mar 2008]
Online shoppers spend billions in Feb
News Health, beauty and fashion also experienced calmer sales, possibly due to New Year sales finishing. According to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, this equates to £69 for every person in the UK and represents an increase of 46 per cent... [26 Mar 2008]
Women told: Tech isn't 'boring'
News You're not alone… Health warning to overweight IT managers Demand for tech workers hits six-year high How the staffing crisis is deepening How techie salaries are faring Is the... [07 Mar 2008]
Thousands of tech newbies needed to plug skills gap
News You're not alone… Health warning to overweight IT managers Demand for tech workers hits six-year high How the staffing crisis is deepening How techie salaries are faring Is the... [29 Jan 2008]
Grad IT training masterfully fast tracked
News You're not alone… Health warning to overweight IT managers Demand for tech workers hits six-year high How the staffing crisis is deepening How techie salaries are faring Is the... [24 Jan 2008]
