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News The UK and Ireland SAP User Group has expressed dissatisfaction with the changes SAP has made to its software support programme. The German software giant announced on 16 July that it plans to move all customers onto its Enterprise Support... [25 Jul 2008]
Generation Y setting tech agenda
News Companies are having trouble keeping up with Generation Y consumers who are now setting the technology agenda. Generation Y consists of 18- to 28-year-olds who are leading the way in technology adoption with nine out of 10 owning a PC and 82 per... [25 Jul 2008]
Oyster outage hits London again
News London's Oyster travel smart card system has failed for the second time in a fortnight with many commuters enjoying a free trip to work during rush hour on Friday morning. The system has failed at all London Underground stations and ticket gates... [25 Jul 2008]
Photos: Motor Show showcases the future of car tech
Photo Photo credit: Tim Ferguson Photo credit: Tim Ferguson Photo credit: Tim Ferguson Photo credit: Tim Ferguson Photo credit: Tim Ferguson Photo credit: Tim Ferguson Photo credit: Tim Ferguson Photo credit: Tim Ferguson [25 Jul 2008]
ISPs join file sharing crackdown
News UK internet service providers have joined forces with the UK record industry to crack down on illegal file sharing. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) - which represents thousands of UK record labels - has signed a Memorandum of Understanding... [24 Jul 2008]
Telegraph spreads the news on Google Apps
News The Telegraph Media Group (TMG) is moving all of its employees onto Google Apps following a successful trial of the technology. The group is rolling out Google Apps Premier Edition to its 1,400 employees working on The Daily Telegraph, Sunday... [23 Jul 2008]
SAP: Time up for TomorrowNow
News SAP is to wind down TomorrowNow, the third party support subsidiary it acquired in 2005. TomorrowNow - which provides support for applications produced by SAP's chief rival Oracle, at a lower cost than Oracle's own support - will be formally wound... [22 Jul 2008]
BBC to take better care of web budget
News The BBC's independent regulator, the BBC Trust, has approved the corporation's plans to manage its website budget more effectively - but has not approved a request for an additional £39m of new investment over the next year. [22 Jul 2008]
Photos: How to destroy your hard drive
Photo Photo credit: Tim Ferguson Photo credit: Tim Ferguson Disposing of computer hard drives in a secure and safe way has become a hot topic, especially after the high profile data leaks in the past year. Whether it is ID thieves after personal... [17 Jul 2008]
Microsoft slams Google-Yahoo! ad deal
News Microsoft has said the proposed deal between Google and Yahoo! could have a negative impact on competition, consumer choice and privacy. In a congressional testimony regarding the deal, the general counsel for Microsoft, Brad Smith, questioned the... [16 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News BT is planning to spend £1.5bn on significantly upgrading its broadband network to support next generation super-fast internet. The plans aim to give 10 million UK homes fibre access by 2012 with bandwidth of up to 100Mbps - and potentially up to 1... [15 Jul 2008]
Law firm gets SaaSy with email security
Case Study International law firm Ashurst LLP has turned to web-based email management to help drastically reduce spam and free up time for its tech team. Ashurst has been using technology from email management specialist Mimecast to manage its Microsoft... [15 Jul 2008]
UK trails in open source race
News UK businesses are lagging behind their European and US counterparts in adopting open source software. The UK is fifth in terms of uptake, with 15 per cent of businesses currently using open source technology. [14 Jul 2008]
London travellers hit by Oyster outage
News Travellers in London were forced to pay full price fares on Saturday as the computer system for the Oyster travel smartcard encountered technical problems during the morning. Card readers on the Transport for London (TfL) network weren't working... [14 Jul 2008]
Berners-Lee and friends promote web science study
News The Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI) is being led by Sir Tim Berners-Lee - widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of the web - along with colleagues from MIT and Southampton University in the UK. [14 Jul 2008]
