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Indian outsourcers haemorrhaging staff
News Indian outsourcers are facing record staff turnover according to a new report, with companies struggling to hold onto bonus-hungry workers. The BPO industry is a critical sector in the Indian economy, worth $11bn and... [05 Sep 2008]
Legal Eye: File-sharers under fire
Comment As European governments join the ranks of Hollywood studios and major record labels in ramping up their action against illegal file-sharers, are the results of a common purpose beginning to show? Driven by the huge... [03 Sep 2008]
Nokia retains smart phone crown
News A report from analyst Canalys shows 12.6 million smart phones shipped in Emea in Q2 - the second biggest quarter on record for the high end mobile devices and up 28 per cent on the same period a year... [19 Aug 2008]
Brits spending record time online
News The telecoms regulator has released its fifth annual communications market report, which shows people in the UK are spending more time than ever consuming a variety of comms and media services. Ofcom said more than one... [14 Aug 2008]
Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News It also wants to work towards a single customer record, phasing out physical data transfers and working to eliminate paper records. It found that systems such as Paye, National Insurance, Child Benefit and Tax Credits... [26 Jun 2008]
Ambulance service loses 999 details
News Details on the disc included a copy of the record of 894,629 calls made to the ambulance service in the West of Scotland since February 2006. The Scottish Ambulance Service has lost a disc containing the encrypted 999... [25 Jun 2008]
Firefox 3 is a go
News Mozilla, on the release of the browser, is hoping to set a Guinness World Record for the most number of downloads of an application in a day. There is currently no official Guinness World Record for the... [18 Jun 2008]
Firefox 3: "We're ready", says Mozilla
News Mozilla is hoping to set a Guinness World Record on the release date for the most number of downloads of an application in a day. There is currently no official Guinness World Record for the total number... [13 Jun 2008]
Name that tune...the rise of Shazam
Comment We hire people from record labels or who are DJs or they manage bands - they are in the industry so to speak - to work on our music team. Helping the record labels in this way doesn't... [12 Jun 2008]
Taxman gets record number of online returns
News About 1.4 million out of the 1.6 million returns, 87 per cent, received by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) were sent online, it has revealed.silicon.com Public Sector Each year about 1.8... [02 Jun 2008]
Minority Report: What's in store for the iPhone?
Comment When it comes to predicting Apple product launches, Seb Janacek admits his track record is patchy. With the accumulated confidence of someone with a truly abysmal track record of predicting the company's... [23 May 2008]
UK blueprint on how tech can beat climate change
News The strategy will focus on examples of best practice and Suffolk suggested that IT "champions" with a proven record of cutting carbon should be a model for Green IT for the public and private sector. Suffolk stressed the... [08 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.04.08
Round-Up All this despair despite high UK earnings and plentiful jobs: labour market figures show employment at its highest level since records began in 1971, average earnings have increased and vacancies are at a record high. [25 Apr 2008]
BT CEO Ben Verwaayen to step down
News He is a great guy with a fantastic record of business achievement. Commenting on his time at BT, Verwaayen said in a statement: "I have had six exciting years and I am extremely proud of the people in BT. [08 Apr 2008]
IT at fault: Millions pay wrong tax amount
News An HMRC spokesman said: "This will bring together separate employments into a single customer record to create a single view of employees' tax affairs.silicon.com Public Sector Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs has... [02 Apr 2008]
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