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Hospital's systems hit by computer virus
News Systems at Barts and the London NHS Trust have fallen victim to a computer virus. The Trust, which covers three hospitals - St Bartholomew's in the City, The Royal London in Whitechapel and The London... [18 Nov 2008]
Mass layoffs as Sun cuts 15 per cent of staff
News Sun Microsystems announced on Friday a restructuring that involves layoffs of 15 per cent to 18 per cent of its global workforce. The company's reorganisation of its software operations includes the departure of Rich Green, executive... [14 Nov 2008]
'Lack of trust' stop top cops' data swaps
News The reason is a lack of trust: a reluctance on the part of member states, especially at the early stages of an investigation, to share sensitive information with all member states through the Europol channels," the... [12 Nov 2008]
The 10 projects at the heart of NHS IT
News Some hospital trusts in the south are without any dates for when the PAS system will be implemented since Fujitsu's departure and Bath Royal United Hospital NHS Trust recently terminated its implementation of the Cerner... [10 Nov 2008]
Codebreaking Bletchley given help to fill in the cracks
News Simon Greenish, director of Bletchley Park Trust, said in a statement that the donation would "ensure that the structure and fabric of the iconic Bletchley Park mansion are preserved". It marks the start of a... [06 Nov 2008]
BBC puts software licensing in the spotlight
News The BBC Trust's response on the issue to parliamentary spending watchdog, the Public Accounts Committee, has just been published. The BBC has pledged it will continue reviewing all of its software licensing after... [31 Oct 2008]
Google pledges reliability for its cloud-based Apps
News Service level agreements are an important measure of trust for attracting business users; for these customers, service disruptions mean revenue disruptions. Customers paying Google for Gmail are guaranteed the email... [31 Oct 2008]
Google working on browser patch for Android flaw
News We wanted to sandbox every single application because you can't trust any of them," Cannings told The New York Times. A flaw exists in the Google-led Android mobile platform that could let users be tricked into visiting... [28 Oct 2008]
Google's Android: Beware the malware?
News People will decide what they want to use based on whether they trust the creator of the application - that's one of the risks. Google's mobile operating system Android could spell the advent of new security threats,... [14 Oct 2008]
CFOs to be bossing CIOs by 2013
News In a few short years CIOs are going to find themselves closer than ever before to the person holding the IT department's purse strings: as the global economic crisis bites, analyst house Gartner says it's vital CIOs and CFOs learn to... [10 Oct 2008]
IBM reports positive profits outlook
News Chuck Jones, a technology analyst for Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management, told Reuters: "It is very nice to see some positive news, not just for IBM but for - to a degree - the tech space overall, given the... [09 Oct 2008]
Associated Newspapers' CIO quits
News The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) group is merging the IT organisations of Associated Newspapers and Northcliffe Media to create a new department, called A&N Media IT services. The CIO of Associated Newspapers,... [08 Oct 2008]
Lost data total nears 30 million records
News September 2008: Four CDs containing the details of almost 18,000 staff are lost as they are moved between the wages department of Whittington Hospital NHS Trust and payroll company. June 2008: A laptop containing... [30 Sep 2008]
Prisoners' phone bills too high says watchdog
News The regulator's decision on prison pricing follows a 'super-complaint' earlier this year about pricing from the National Consumer Council, Scottish Consumer Council and Welsh Consumer Council with the support of the Prison Reform... [23 Sep 2008]
Businesses ready for Facebook generation
News Peter Pedersen, CTO of online womenswear retailer figleaves.com, said: "It will provide new challenges for IT and HR departments in terms of changing policies and letting go of a variety of controls and passing a new level of... [15 Sep 2008]
