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Hospital's systems hit by computer virus
News At the close of business we thought it was contained but when staff logged on again in the morning, we found it was more widespread than we thought. A spokesman for the Trust said the... [18 Nov 2008]
Mass layoffs as Sun cuts 15 per cent of staff
News The company said it should start seeing cost savings in the third quarter of the current fiscal year. Sun Microsystems announced on Friday a restructuring that involves layoffs of 15 per cent to 18 per cent of its global... [14 Nov 2008]
BT to axe 10,000 staff
News As part of an ongoing group drive to cut costs, BT said it will reduce its total workforce by around 10,000 this financial year, with around 4,000 from its direct BT staff and the remainder from... [13 Nov 2008]
Prisons hanging on the mobile phone jamming tech
News Mulholland said in a statement: "The increase in the number of mobile phones found in the prison last year is testament to the hard work of prison staff and their success in tackling the problem. Unfortunately... [12 Nov 2008]
Virgin Media axes 2,200 jobs
News No breakdown has yet been provided as to where in the company the redundancies will occur, as consultations with potentially affected staff still have to take place, a company representative told silicon.com sister site... [11 Nov 2008]
Nortel to slash 1,300 jobs
News Telecoms equipment maker Nortel Networks has flagged plans to cut 1,300 staff as it reported its biggest quarterly loss in seven years amid a worsening economy. The company said it lost... [11 Nov 2008]
Credit crunch could drive banks to SaaS security
News Web and email traffic for about 2,500 bank staff worldwide is sent through the companies' data centres, where it is screened and filtered for malware and viruses before being sent on to Rothschild's... [10 Nov 2008]
IT illiterates 'hold back business'
News The study highlights the burden that a lack of basic IT skills puts on the economy, as everyday IT issues are resolved by staff who happen to have some IT knowledge but... [10 Nov 2008]
ID card costs rise - but is the security weakening?
News ID cards: Latest news   First ID card trials announced for airport staff   ID cards on driving licences - 'law can't stop us'   'ID card guinea pig' pilots ready to call in lawyers   ID card 'will... [07 Nov 2008]
First ID card trials announced for airport staff
News Gooding said: "Providing a safe and secure environment to staff working on site at London City Airport is fundamental to our business. We look forward to working closely with the Home Office to roll out the new cards for... [06 Nov 2008]
End of data losses no loss to NHS Lothian
News After a member of staff broke data guidelines by using a personal memory stick to carry patient details, and then losing it, the organisation decided policy alone was not sufficient to protect sensitive... [05 Nov 2008]
Welwyn Council to save millions with £31m outsourcing deal
News From that, there could be additional cost savings and almost certainly would be, both in terms of staff, IT, services and accommodation," he said. Under the deal, 68 council jobs will be moved from the... [05 Nov 2008]
£1.5bn savings plan turns Lloyds' merger eye on IT
News Any number would be speculation and wouldn't be helpful to staff. As Lloyds TSB steams ahead with plans for an acquisition of HBOS, the two banks have revealed how they plan to slash billions from their combined... [03 Nov 2008]
BA blames Heathrow T5 chaos on IT testing slip ups
News In a memo to the committee BA admits that end-to-end integration testing of key BA operational IT systems was delayed until 31 October, which it says "affected our ability to run both the proving trials... [03 Nov 2008]
Is the credit crunch affecting IT?
News Meanwhile several tech giants have recently announced big staff layoffs - including EA which is losing six per cent of its global workforce, eBay with 10 per cent of staff and Yahoo! Financial markets... [03 Nov 2008]
