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Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Steve Gediking, head of IT and facilities, Independent Police Complaints Commission Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further,... [23 Oct 2009]
Troops in Afghanistan to get gadget gifts
News The focus is on improving conditions for those serving in forward operating bases, where there are fewer welfare facilities available than in main bases. Troops serving on Afghanistan's front line are to receive... [15 Oct 2009]
HM Treasury strikes five-year IT services deal
News The services include providing desktop, laptop and multifunctional devices, secure service desk support, data storage and disaster recovery facilities. HM Treasury has struck a five-year deal with Fujitsu to provide a... [25 Sep 2009]
Apple's Snow Leopard won't make us move to Macs, say CIOs
News While there may be no pressing reason to shift away from Microsoft products for many CIOs, Apple products continue to make their way into the business, according to Kevin Fitzpatrick, CIO Northern Europe of food and... [21 Sep 2009]
IT graduates failing to make the business grade, say UK tech chiefs
News Steve Gediking, head of IT and facilities, Independent Police Complaints Commission The majority of the jury said they believe universities are not producing IT graduates with the right skills for their businesses - bad... [02 Sep 2009]
Could new internet routing chop 40 per cent off Google's electricity bill?
News But researchers argue it could also be used to direct traffic to facilities where greener forms of energy are being used. The example used in the article is a Google datacentre in Belgium that relies on ambient cooling... [19 Aug 2009]
'RFID in all new mobiles by next summer'
News He said Ericsson is currently working with a utilities company that has 700 separate unmanned facilities and around 15,000 keys - a logistical nightmare it wants to eliminate via the use of RFID-enabled mobile phones. [24 Jun 2009]
Carphone Warehouse to split into two by next year
News Dunstone said separate banking facilities for Best Buy Europe are close to being finalised. Carphone Warehouse is to split into two separate companies, decoupling the retail and broadband operations. In its preliminary... [05 Jun 2009]
HP to axe 5,700 Europe jobs
News The countries especially affected will be Scotland and Germany, where HP has its EMEA Enterprise, Storage and Servers production facilities. Hardware giant HP plans to axe up to 5,700 employees, in addition to previously... [29 May 2009]
NHS warned: It's time to beat the breaches
News The Information Commissioner's Office is putting pressure on the NHS to improve data security at its facilities, following a string of breaches. In the past six months, the privacy watchdog has taken action against 14... [26 May 2009]
Amazon: 'Don't have cloud bandwidth? Send us your drives'
News Amazon Web Services has unveiled a new service that lets users physically ship their data on drives, to be uploaded to the company's cloud-based S3 storage facilities. AWS Import/Export, currently in beta, was announced... [22 May 2009]
Funding snub for historic Bletchley Park
News The fundraising effort is going pretty well, as is work to improve both the buildings and museum facilities. The government has refused to stump up more cash to help Bletchley Park stay afloat until the museum can... [19 May 2009]
Outsourcing - expert tips on iron-clad protection
News This allows the customer to step in and take over the supplier's facilities and staff being used to deliver services. But these messy divorces are not inevitable, with a bit of forethought and good contract discipline,... [07 May 2009]
Bad tech suppliers not getting hit where it hurts
News According to a report published today by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), dealings between government and the vendors who provide the public sector's IT, facilities management and BPO services are far too comfortable. [28 Apr 2009]
Datacentre heat fires local homes
News Its colocation facilities are used by many major ISPs and large companies. Waste heat from a new datacentre being built in London Docklands will power nearby homes and businesses, the company behind the project says. [16 Apr 2009]
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