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YouTube presses play on Channel 4 top shows
News The first Channel 4 content will begin appearing on YouTube in the coming months - shortly after the programmes appear on TV - with a full service available by early 2010. The broadcaster hopes that syndicating its... [16 Oct 2009]
Cash won't cut it: Time to get creative in attracting skilled workers
Comment So-called 'talent management' programmes pervade the strategy of most leading organisations, yet few have truly grasped the magnitude of the task ahead. Talented staff are not as hard to find as you may think, says Jim... [13 Oct 2009]
BBC iPlayer gets ready to go Worldwide
News The service will give users access to some of the corporation's flagship programmes, such as Doctor Who or Torchwood. International audiences already have access to BBC programmes via BBC Worldwide's TV... [12 Oct 2009]
Naked CIO: Put more business in IT education
Comment University programmes are research and theory-based - and thus not practically applicable to modern business and challenges. What can be done to better train students for the IT workplace? The Naked CIO has some... [12 Oct 2009]
IT chiefs ignoring datacentre energy use
News These metrics form the bedrock for internal cost and efficiency programmes and will become increasingly important for external use," said Kumar in a statement. Datacentre and IT chiefs aren't paying enough attention to... [25 Sep 2009]
Shared Services: The Practicalities of Local Council Cost Reduction
White Paper With so much progress having been made, attention is now turning to how IT managers can reduce costs without disrupting the progress of modernisation programmes. Local government in the UK has been undergoing... [18 Sep 2009]
Victoria University of Wellington Empowers Budget Holders With IBM Cognos
White Paper For more than a century, the Victoria University of Wellington (Victoria) has developed a tradition of strong international links in teaching, research and programmes of national significance and international quality. [01 Sep 2009]
Green shoots? What green shoots? No let up in IT spending freeze
News The research predicts that this figure will grow 4.3 per cent this year, as government departments invest in IT services that can provide future cost savings, and in new programmes to support border control and defence... [11 Aug 2009]
Microsoft denies Windows 7 bug has 'showstopper' status
News Microsoft finalised the code for Windows 7 two weeks ago and is preparing to release it to developers in Microsoft's MSDN and TechNet programmes on Thursday, as well as make it available to some large businesses on Friday. [06 Aug 2009]
Why it's still tough to find a good CIO
Comment Indeed many Dan Dares move on before they have completed the change programmes they came to deliver, sometimes leaving their organisation in a more difficult place as a result. Yes, we're in a recession - but there are... [06 Aug 2009]
Windows 7: The wait is over - for some
News The wait for Windows 7 will soon be over - at least for those in Microsoft's MSDN and TechNet developer programmes. Members of those two groups will have access to the new operating system starting on Thursday. [06 Aug 2009]
Offshoring: Is resistance weakening at Whitehall?
News But Sureyya Cansoy, head of public sector programmes for UK IT trade body Intellect, cautioned there are still many obstacles to offshoring government IT work. After years of resistance to offshoring, the need to slash... [03 Aug 2009]
Was £26bn IT savings claim sexed up?
News The committee report also says the government has repeatedly failed to properly measure spending and performance before launching efficiency programmes, making it difficult to verify reported savings. [29 Jul 2009]
Microsoft on the hunt for Windows Home Server update testers
News In a blog post the software maker said Power Pack 3 - as the feature pack is known - will add improved compatibility with Windows 7 and netbooks, as well as improved back-up of TV programmes. Microsoft has launched beta... [20 Jul 2009]
Microsoft gives software licensing a makeover for SMEs
News The packages, covering business applications and core infrastructure, are designed to fit in with existing Microsoft licensing programmes, such as the Enterprise Agreement (EA). The idea is that customers in these... [17 Jul 2009]