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Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract
News Shell said it had signed the Master Service Agreements for the deal and was consulting with unions over the deal. T-Systems will take over the infrastructure and IT professionals of Shell's global data centres, including three centres in the... [31 Mar 2008]
eSure creates customer 'information hub'
News The technology is a plug-and-play architectural component that sits on top of eSure's various information systems to create a master customer data set. It's a washing machine to scrub your data - this is the master data. [26 Mar 2008]
Police get powers to demand data decryption
News In some scenarios it would be obvious if a defendant were lying about having forgotten a key, said the expert: "Try asking a bank if they've forgotten their master key. The police have been given powers to demand that businesses' data is decrypted. [04 Oct 2007]
Harrods integrates back office with SAP
News Llamas said that since the decision to migrate back-office functions to the SAP system, the retailer has been running a master data system where invalid entries on stock are down to 0.01 per cent on 1.4 million SKUs. [27 Jun 2007]
Shortlists for CNET tech awards unveiled
News BiBC - Media Master Pillar Data Systems - Pillar Axiom storage system DataFluxUK - The Number' 118 118 - Data management with the dfPower Studio The awards, which will be handed out on 26 September in London, recognise innovative use of IT in the... [07 Jul 2006]
Contract flaws increase offshore outsourcing risk
News Out of the 18 key areas in a standard outsourcing contract - or master services agreement - Gartner has identified 15 that need significant review and modification when going offshore. In some areas, data and IP rights are lax and little is done by... [23 Jun 2006]
Ripa encryption keys clause to get the go-ahead?
News If Part 3 is passed, financial institutions could be compelled to give up the encryption master keys they use for banking transactions, experts have warned. Clayton added: "The notion that international bankers would be wary of bringing master keys... [18 May 2006]
Spyware kingpin ordered to cough up $4m
News The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has wrapped up its first major spyware lawsuit with a $4m judgment against spam king-turned-spyware master Sanford Wallace. The software also caused computers to malfunction, slow down or crash, causing... [05 May 2006]
SAP muscles into the CRM arena
News One is technology designed to allow multiple users of a company to share the same master copy of the software, yet allow each to use it on their own independent system. He added that while customers who migrate to SAP's CRM licensed software from... [03 Feb 2006]
SAP snaps up catalogue specialist
News The German software giant says the deal will help it enlarge the Master Data Management feature of its NetWeaver product. Master Data Management is a component of NetWeaver designed to ensure that any price changes entered into a system are... [14 Jul 2004]
Perot contests email archive trawl in £2m defamation case
News Johnson is now appealing the ruling by Master Eyres. In 2002 Johnson made a request for the emails through the UK's data protection watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office. Complying with the Witness Summons would theoretically require the... [14 Jun 2004]
Record labels eye-up ringtone services
News As this demand grows, new ringtones will have to be created using master samples from the big record labels, allowing the record companies to take a more aggressive stance in the sector. In a report, research company Strategy Analytics forecasts... [31 Jul 2003]
'Let there be light': keyboard is a shining innovation
News Like voice-recognition systems, the Canesta keyboard takes some effort to master. It then transmits data about where reflective surfaces (the back of your fingers) move and stop. Desktops, dinner tables, briefcases and practically any other flat... [31 Jul 2003]
Harmonious 'bee-bots' win top gong for boffin
News After getting a master's degree at Cal Tech in electrical engineering, McLurkin returned to MIT. A number of universities and private companies are working on micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), which are sensors and micro-machines that can... [27 Feb 2003]
Mobile operators told: Forget man, here comes machine
News Duke-Woolley said Orange has several customers using M2M billing applications and is even trialling systems whereby domestic meters are connected to a master line via Bluetooth, allowing all utilities to be measured at the same time. [12 Nov 2002]
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