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Shared services spend to reach £4bn by 2012
News Shared services, where government department share back-office facilities, such as HR, payroll or IT systems, is one of the lynchpins of money saving initiatives set out in the Gershon Report published in 2004. [17 Nov 2008]
Council trio tighten grip on public data
News Three councils have inked a new deal to clean their data and improve public services.silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest public sector news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the PS newsletter today! [14 Nov 2008]
Broadband speeds going down toilet without fibre
News Malcolm Corbett, CEO of the Community Broadband Network, said local next-gen initiatives which have gained strong community backing can be cost effective ways to bring fibre to regions that might otherwise be overlooked. [06 Nov 2008]
'Microsoft, SAP just don't get cloud computing'
News The company has been using Dreamforce to announce interoperability initiatives with Amazon and Facebook around its Force.com developer platform. Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff has accused SAP of failing to understand... [04 Nov 2008]
£1.5bn savings plan turns Lloyds' merger eye on IT
News Whilst Lloyds TSB believes that the combination with HBOS will generally provide enhanced opportunities for employees, there will inevitably be some rationalisation of the combined workforce as a result of these... [03 Nov 2008]
Four types of tech in demand during a downturn
News In a report called ICT Opportunities in an Economic Downturn, Frost & Sullivan predicts belt-tightening will increase investment in sustainable technology initiatives - such as virtualisation, videoconferencing, thin... [28 Oct 2008]
Microsoft £5m freebie plugs RNLI IT budget hole
News Microsoft is waiving the fee for the Royal National Lifeboat Association's (RNLI) software licences as the charity prepares to complete two lifesaving technology initiatives.silicon.com Public Sector The association is... [24 Oct 2008]
Illegal content fight gets €55m cash boost
News The scheme will oversee national contact points for reporting illegal content and involving children in online safety initiatives. The fight against illegal online content is set to get a massive cash injection following... [23 Oct 2008]
Yahoo! to slash 10 per cent of staff
News We have been disciplined about balancing investments with cost management all year, and have now set in motion initiatives to reduce costs and enhance productivity. As economic conditions and online advertising softened... [22 Oct 2008]
BAT lights up £26m SAP savings
News As well as reducing support costs, Colman said work has helped with other initiatives such as implementing shared services, improving information management and paving the way for transformation projects in finance and HR. [02 Oct 2008]
Can £7m dent £105bn cyber crime menace?
News The unit will also train officers in local forces in dealing with high-tech crimes and co-ordinate "initiatives to crack down on online offences".silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK... [01 Oct 2008]
Visa banking goes wireless with Android, Nokia
News The credit card processing giant announced Thursday several initiatives to allow its credit card customers the ability to transfer money, make payments and receive real-time account notification alerts on their Nokia and... [26 Sep 2008]
Intel gives vPro 'one button techies' makeover
News He said: "It's a standard part of IT strategies and IT initiatives in mature markets… When companies in mature markets decide to purchase a desktop, they want a machine that can do the job - energy efficiency is not the... [22 Sep 2008]
Second Life sets techies on stability
News He said: "Some areas will be addressed through short-term initiatives, while others will require significant rearchitecture, software changes and new physical hardware. Linden Lab has revealed its tech group is tackling... [15 Sep 2008]
'Broken: E-crime policing in the UK'
News It has taken far too long to get to this point where the three PCEU, NFSA and ICRP initiatives are going forward. E-crime policing in the UK is broken, according to one MP spearheading a new cyber crime fighting taskforce. [15 Sep 2008]
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