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Think tank for e-government meets for first time
News The e-Government Integration and Systems Evaluation (e-GISE) Network, is aiming to identify the challenges associated with e-government, with an initial focus on local authorities. We are trying to keep the focus on evaluation and integration," he... [05 Aug 2005]
£5bn NHS IT failure warning
News The government's flagship £5bn NHS IT programme could be derailed by insufficient capacity and skills in the health service, poor evaluation of real health benefits and lack of consultation with doctors and nurses, according to a new report. [27 Jul 2004]
Qantas springs towards in-flight text
News The Australian Communications and Media Authority (Acma) has given the thumbs-up for a limited evaluation of GSM mobile phones and GPRS devices but only for one commercial aircraft. The spokesman said global roaming rates for SMS and email will be... [23 Apr 2007]
Linux gains security boost
News SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 running on IBM's Intel-based xSeries servers has achieved Evaluation Assurance Level 2 (EAL2) of the Common Criteria and the companies are expected to announce it at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo. [05 Aug 2003]
NHS to begin Sun desktop Linux trials
News NHS director general of IT Richard Granger, said in a statement: "Our evaluation of the Java Desktop System holds the promise of allowing a greater share of NHS funding to flow directly towards improved levels of Patient Service. [05 Dec 2003]
Open source is a "red herring", says Newham CIO
News Newham is cited as a critical victory by Microsoft in its battle against open source, after the borough decided to deploy a Windows XP-based infrastructure following a detailed evaluation of Linux. Explaining the evaluation, Steel said: "We asked... [20 Oct 2006]
Networking giants leave users in Y2K lurch
News The organisation claims some companies are not even considering testing some pre-1997 products, while more than one-third of nearly 600 recent changes in Y2K status, were downgrades from 'Compliant' to 'Not Compliant', 'Action Required', 'Pending... [29 Apr 1999]
Bradford accused of flouting consultation rules in £100m outsourcing
News A Unison spokesman told silicon.com: "Management have failed to comply with their own procedures about consultation and evaluation of the bids regarding Unison involvement in those processes. They have failed to comply with the wishes of elected... [15 Jan 2004]
Free iPods for students: The verdict
News Among the faculties that took part in the experiment were Spanish, where students recorded themselves speaking the language for evaluation on their music players, and electrical and computing engineering, where students used the iPods to record... [20 Jun 2005]
Time running out for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
News A direct reporting line to the executive board was established and an issue evaluation committee was set up, dealing with findings from SOX 404 testing and audits, thus giving the SOX topic top management exposure and attention. [26 Jul 2006]
Ex-Microsoft staffers set up open source directory site
News For those really unfamiliar with the open source community, the profile even includes linked explanations of each open source evaluation term. The database will remain free with an ad-based business model but Ohloh plans to add services for... [17 Jul 2006]
UK government wants you ... to buy its anti virus software
News The government's defence evaluation and research agency (DERA) is gearing itself up for the vagaries of the commercial world by releasing its own anti-virus product. DERA will become a plc in July, and is trying to raise its profile by making a... [11 Jun 2001]
3G antenna invasion quelled by MoD boffins
News The UK government's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) has launched itself into the commercial world with an ambitious bid to force 3G operators into sharing phone antenna. DERA's brand new private sector arm, QinetiQ, claims it can... [06 Jul 2001]
Mobile phones switch off brain cells
News The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (Dera) has found that mobile phones can switch off nerve cells in the brain's memory centre. The study, conducted on rats, found that the electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phones deadened nerve cells... [17 Jul 1998]
CSC nets $52m US defence biometrics deal
News CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) has won a $52m contract for the evaluation, testing and support of biometric technology for the US Department of Defense (DoD). The four-year deal will see CSC provide the West Virginia-based DoD Biometrics... [10 Nov 2004]
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