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RSS union in newsGov't battles EU to use passenger data
News The government is battling European Union (EU) proposals to restrict the way it uses air passenger data to monitor immigration. The Home Office claims that the names and travel plans it collects are crucial to control cross-border movements.silicon... [08 Aug 2008]
£400m outsourcing deal faces employment tribunal
News Trade union Unison is taking the global services giant and its partners to an employment tribunal in October. The union claims IBM, Somerset County Council and Taunton Deane Borough Council kept Unison in the dark over the deal and broke a Transfer... [06 Aug 2008]
Intel: PC market won't suffer credit crunch blows
News Referring to the European Union's recent antitrust charges against Intel, Barrett said price reductions for microprocessors and computers have an "anti-inflationary nature" while prices are rising globally and also said that was a testimony to... [31 Jul 2008]
Start-ups try to cut slice of Google pie
News Clickable will announce today it has raised $14.5m in a Series B round of financing from the Founder's Fund, as well as its previous investors Union Square Ventures and FirstMark Capital. Google wouldn't be Google without its ownership of the... [30 Jul 2008]
EC to outline slash in roaming rate
News The cost of sending a text message when mobile-phone users are outside their home state in the European Union will drop 70 per cent under new plans, an EU source said. EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding will outline plans today that include... [15 Jul 2008]
Exclusive: Barclays to offshore 1,800 UK tech jobs
News Fewer than 50 staff are expected to face compulsory redundancy out of the 700 posts initially affected this year, according to the trade union Unite, which said future growth would further reduce losses. [14 Jul 2008]
Aviva strikes $1bn BPO deal
News The world's fifth largest insurance group, owner of Norwich Union, struck an eight-year deal with Indian outsourcer WNS Global Services to run its business process outsourcing operations. Insurance giant Aviva is to sell off its offshore operations... [11 Jul 2008]
Gov't to ramp up IT outsourcing?
News But the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) claims the private sector commitment ignores a catalogue of troubled partnerships in the past. A government pledge to outsource more IT contracts ignores a history of blown budgets and missed... [11 Jul 2008]
Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford
News But the company has also suffered from accusations of anti-competitive behaviour with well-publicised battles with US regulators and the European Union. Bill Gates is arguably the individual who has had the biggest impact on the world of technology... [25 Jun 2008]
Warning: ID cards face fingerprint errors
News ID cards: Latest news Secret ID card review: Judge quashes its release ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill ID cards chief defends u-turn ID card u-turn by government ID cards... [20 Jun 2008]
ID cards: The "surveillance society" risk
News ID cards: Latest news Secret ID card review: Judge quashes its release ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill ID cards chief defends u-turn ID card u-turn by government ID cards... [09 Jun 2008]
BCS signs up to e-Skills body
News BCS chief executive David Clarke: "There is now a clear imperative for increased joint action and engagement of European ICT industry stakeholders, and for partnership at the highest level within European Union institutions. [29 May 2008]
Norwich Union considers IT outsourcing
News Norwich Union is considering outsourcing some of its IT infrastructure which could affect up to 400 IT staff next year. A spokesman for Norwich Union said: "We are at the very start of the process and it will continue through to next year before we... [23 May 2008]
Time to bin ID cards?
News ID cards: Latest news Secret ID card review: Judge quashes its release ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill ID cards chief defends u-turn ID card u-turn by government ID cards... [23 May 2008]
BT pay industrial action suspended - for now
News The threat of industrial action by BT managers over pay conditions has been averted - for now - as talks continue between the telco and the trade union representing around 14,000 BT managers and professionals. [23 May 2008]
