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Businesses fear Sepa debit fraud risk
News The Sepa initiative seeks to create a common framework for cross-border Euro payments, using a single bank account and a single set of payments instruments across an area stretching from Ireland to Poland. [22 Jul 2008]
Does open source pose a security risk?
News One exception is Mozilla, which in July announced a security initiative and hired security consultant Rich Mogul as an adviser. The security practices of open-source IT developers should lead enterprises to think twice before using open-source... [22 Jul 2008]
Number of free ATMs to increase by a third
News A government initiative that has rolled out 419 non-charging cash machines to low income areas is set to increase deployment by a third by the end of the year. The initiative run by HM Treasury and the ATM Working Group was set up 18 months ago to... [18 Jul 2008]
Exclusive: Barclays to offshore 1,800 UK tech jobs
News Barclays has also promised there will be no more tech job losses this year outside of the offshoring initiative, Unite says. Barclays is to cut 1,800 IT posts in the UK as part of plans to create centrally managed technology "centres of excellence... [14 Jul 2008]
Berners-Lee and friends promote web science study
News The Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI) is being led by Sir Tim Berners-Lee - widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of the web - along with colleagues from MIT and Southampton University in the UK. [14 Jul 2008]
'Greedy' appliances to power one million homes
News The government also announced an initiative with retailers to take inefficient light bulbs off the shelves by 2011, claiming energy saving light bulbs can reduce lighting costs by up to £100 over the lifetime of the bulb. [14 Jul 2008]
3 jumps on board Symbian Foundation
News We believe that this initiative will provide an excellent opportunity to expand the range and quality of services for our customers. The Symbian Foundation has announced a slew of new members, including the mobile operator 3. [11 Jul 2008]
Microsoft readies online apps for business
News Stephen Elop, president of the Microsoft Business Division, said in a statement: "Microsoft Online Services is a key component of the software plus services initiative, and we're seeing customers, partners and even competitors embrace this... [09 Jul 2008]
MoD plans telepresence trial
News According to group captain Andy Towler, team leader for the defence modernisation initiative, the pilot is one of a number of initiatives being considered to offset the department's travel budget. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering a... [03 Jul 2008]
Barclays gives online users free security software
News This initiative follows a similar move last year when the bank started to roll out a two-factor authentication system PINsentry. Barclays Bank is to offer its two million online customers free security software. [01 Jul 2008]
SAS becomes sun worshipper
News SAS estimates the initiative will generate 1.7 million kilowatt-hours of energy per year leading to an annual CO2 reduction of 1,600 tonnes. Business intelligence software company SAS is to build a solar electric power farm at its headquarters in... [26 Jun 2008]
House of Lords embraces YouTube
News The House of Lords is trying to engage more with the public and this initiative is part of that effort, helping people become better informed about Parliament.silicon.com Public Sector She added she hopes the initiative will help combat any... [13 Jun 2008]
Vertex bags a £40m Brum Council deal
News The move is focused on bringing the call centre in line with a council initiative called the Customer First transformation programme, which seeks to provide simpler and easier ways for citizens to access council services through channels that are... [05 Jun 2008]
BlackBerrys on the beat
News The initiative is part of the £50m Home Office and National Policing Improvement Agency funding announced last week for 10,000 hand-held devices to be rolled out across 27 police forces. Thames Valley Police is rolling out 1,100 BlackBerry smart... [03 Jun 2008]
Faster payments ends wait for bank clearance
News The OFT-driven faster payments initiative, which seeks to reduce payment clearing times for internet and telephone payments of less than £10,000 to near real-time and standing orders to same-day processing, has been hailed as the start of the... [27 May 2008]
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