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News Employers are increasingly seeking business professionals who have a thorough knowledge of information systems and a sound grasp of technology but who also understand the business environment and can hit the ground running," he said in a statement. [24 Jul 2008]
Exclusive: Barclays to offshore 1,800 UK tech jobs
News Unite asked for all affected staff to be given three months working notice and three months paid redundancy notice, and for redundant staff seeking retraining externally to be given a £2,000 allowance. [14 Jul 2008]
BA launches iPhone app for frequent flyers
News He added: "We're always seeking to improve the service our customers enjoy by the smart use of innovative technology and the iPhone is a fantastic way to achieve this. British Airways has launched an app for the 3G iPhone aimed at frequent flyers. [11 Jul 2008]
UK games industry needs to go back to uni
News Watts pointed out that many UK grads are seeking work abroad in countries such as Canada where prospects can be better - and said the UK games industry must therefore play its part in ensuring skilled and talented grads don't go elsewhere. [08 Jul 2008]
MI5 seeking changeable techies
News Psst! MI5 is on the hunt for techies with killer design skills. The UK's security intelligence agency is looking to recruit enthusiastic IT architects to work in Central London with experience in "IT solutions design" for large-scale organisations... [23 Jun 2008]
Open source group fights OOXML standard
News A group of UK open-source advocates is seeking donations so it can continue its fight against the approval of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format. In a statement last week, UKUUG claimed Mr Justice David Lloyd Jones was wrong to reject its... [23 Jun 2008]
LinkedIn hits billion-dollar valuation
News Rumours floated this spring that the company was aiming for a billion-dollar valuation on a new funding round, rather than seeking a buyer. Business-networking site LinkedIn announced on Tuesday evening it had netted $53m in a Series D funding... [18 Jun 2008]
IBM puts money on solar power
News The partnership is seeking to create techniques that double the efficiency of thin film solar modules, making them capable of converting more of the sun's rays into electricity. IBM has joined forces with semiconductor process company Tokyo Ohka... [16 Jun 2008]
Attempts made to block HP-EDS love-in
News Baron & Budd stated on its website that the proposed sale agreement prohibits EDS directors from seeking a higher price from alternative bidders and guarantees HP a payout of $375m if the sale does not go through. [04 Jun 2008]
Publishers demand up to €49m from Google
News Back in November 2006, just after an initial court ruling against Google, there were reports Copiepresse was seeking some €34m in fines, although Google promptly denied that was the case. A group representing Belgian newspaper publishers is... [28 May 2008]
Microsoft gets touchy-feely in Windows 7
News Microsoft is seeking to one-up Apple, which made touchscreen software central to the success of its iPhone mobile device, which combines computer, phone and web features. Microsoft plans to give users of the next version of its Windows operating... [28 May 2008]
£81m cost of botched gov't shared services
News This is the first detailed critique of a shared service programme and there are definitely lessons to be learned here for other government organisations seeking to go down the shared service route. Botched government plans to introduce shared... [23 May 2008]
Mobile industry advise on handset security
News As well as looking at how to counter the threat from hackers seeking to exploit stolen, blocked mobiles by reprogramming their ID number, the documents detail enhancements to existing hardware security to ramp up virus and malware protection. [22 May 2008]
Yahoo! - Microsoft walks away
News chief Jerry Yang signalled a more open stance towards Microsoft yesterday, saying he had been seeking common ground when the software maker abruptly ended deal talks on Saturday. Yahoo! Yang told Reuters in an interview that he had "mixed feelings... [06 May 2008]
E.ON powers down to cut carbon and costs
News But Middleditch said companies seeking to shrink their carbon footprint should not worry about being too fastidious about measuring every last drop of power consumed. Although it may sound counter-intuitive, energy giant E.ON has been setting its... [25 Apr 2008]
