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Microsoft licensing value under scrutiny
News Richard Storey, head of IT, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Richard Steel, CIO, London Borough of Newham At a recent workshop by blue-chip user group the Corporate IT Forum, some IT chiefs said Microsoft's Select Agreements are a far... [15 Nov 2007]
Encryption not the key to data security
News Richard Storey, head of IT, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Richard Steel, CIO for the London Borough of Newham, added encryption should be used "where the data must be mobile and combined with two-factor authenticated access". [07 Dec 2007]
ID thieves deserve jail, says privacy watchdog
News Information commissioner Richard Thomas has called for prison sentences of up to two years for the illegal buying and selling of personal information. Thomas warned in a statement: "Organisations can also be victims of this pernicious trade. [12 May 2006]
UK must overhaul data sharing rules
News Whitehall has neither the framework nor the leadership to properly protect the public's personal data, a review by Information Commissioner Richard Thomas and Mark Walport, director of the Wellcome Trust has found.silicon.com's Full Disclosure... [11 Jul 2008]
ID cards "an expensive and dangerous folly"
News Information Commissioner Richard Thomas has expressed his concerns over government plans in the recent past and today said in a statement that "the current proposals are far wider than necessary to implement a simple identity scheme". [30 Jul 2004]
Give us more power, says data protection watchdog
News But giving evidence before the Home Affairs Select Committee, information commissioner Richard Thomas called for stronger powers to allow his office to carry out inspections and audits. Thomas said it is essential that before new surveillance... [01 May 2007]
ICO: Data theft laws must not be axed
News Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said that responsible media should not fear that the legislation would block the release of information in the public interest. Thomas said in a statement: "There has been widespread support for the... [01 Apr 2008]
Whitehall fights to keep ID card cost report secret
News The ICO considered the complaint under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act and, after reviewing a copy of the report, information commissioner Richard Thomas ruled that the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public... [06 Jul 2006]
Commons' committee calls for reckless-data-loss laws
News Information commissioner Richard Thomas said: "These new arrangements will not be burdensome or onerous for organisations, they are a vital step to ensure there is proper protection for personal information. [03 Jan 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
Round-Up Does anybody else think that Richard Thomas is starting to punch above his weight? Kick some ass, Richard. Planes, trains and automobiles - the title of an amusing comedy flick starring Steve Martin is also a neat segue into the Round-Up's opening... [28 Mar 2008]
Is the UK an open source laggard?
News Richard Storey, head of IT, Guys & St Thomas' Hospital Richard Steele, CIO, London Borough of Newham CIOs are split on the controversial issue of adopting more open source software in corporate IT. In the latest silicon.com CIO Jury poll... [21 Jul 2008]
Summer slowdown bad for IT projects
News Richard Storey, head of IT, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Hostpital Trust Richard Steele, CIO at the London Borough of Newham, said: "The work doesn't go away but you can't get to speak to anyone when you need them, and problems always occur when the key... [03 Aug 2007]
Judge appoints mediator in Microsoft anti-trust case
News A settlement is looking more likely in the Microsoft anti-trust case, after Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson surprised trial watchers by appointing a mediator to aid negotiations. The appointment of Richard Posner - the chief judge in the 7th Circuit... [22 Nov 1999]
E-envoy candidates lock horns in public
News Richard Barrington, currently director of industry within the Office of the E-Envoy, Rene Carayol, CEO of ebusiness consultancy Voodoo, and Thomas Power, founder and chief knowledge officer of the Ecademy, discussed issues such as skills and how... [15 Nov 2000]
ID card project gets new boss
News Recently a government tribunal ruled the status of the ID card programme will be made public after calls for a Gateway Review by information commissioner Richard Thomas.silicon.com Public Sector The national ID card project has a new boss following... [27 Jul 2007]
