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Micro Focus: IT faces 'dire shortage' of core skills

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Colin Barker) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:11:02 +0000

The skills needed to modernise core IT assets are in short supply, according to latest report from the application-management company

CIOs 'out of the loop', survey finds

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Espiner) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:57:02 +0000

Confusion reigns over exactly what a CIO is supposed to do in a company, according to a survey by Deloitte and the Cranfield School of Management

Dealer files antitrust complaint against Microsoft

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Colin Barker) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:53:02 +0000

A Dutch software dealer is arguing that by charging more for its software in Europe, Microsoft is violating antitrust laws

Fire-control centres delayed due to IT problems

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Nick Heath) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:13:02 +0000

The deployment of a new £380m emergency fire-control network for England has been delayed because of a number of IT difficulties

Yahoo loses Europe chief

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Steven Musil) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:31:01 +0000

Joining the exodus of high-level Yahoo staff, Toby Coppel will step down from as executive vice president and managing director of Europe and Canada

Intel counter-attacks EC over antitrust claims

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (David Meyer) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:49:02 +0000

The chipmaker is asking for the EC to obtain documents from AMD, the complainant in the antitrust dispute, and wants the Commission to pay its costs

Microsoft adds malware detection to web tool

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Espiner) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:42:01 +0000

The software company has updated its Live Search Crawl Issues tool to indicate whether malware might be on a crawled website

Birmingham to fund web access for 1,800 families

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Kablenet.com) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:55:01 +0000

Aiming to boost employment and education prospects, the city council has approved £2.47m in funding for PCs and web connections

EC: European IT research is too 'fragmented'

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (David Meyer) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:33:02 +0000

In a speech at the ICT 2008 event in Lyon, commissioner Viviane Reding told delegates it was 'not normal' that the EU had no universities highly ranked for engineering and computer science

London 2012's tech backbone to be trimmed

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Nick Heath) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:38:01 +0000

A focus on 'streamlining' the IT infrastructure follows warnings that the economic conditions for delivering the Games will be the toughest outside of wartime

Gov't rules out data-breach notification law

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Espiner) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:19:02 +0000

The government says it won't implement a data-breach notification law, but will increase fines for companies violating data-protection legislation

Gov't plans law to increase data-sharing

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Espiner) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:56:01 +0000

Proposals to give the secretary of state more powers to remove obstacles to data-sharing, have been described as 'incredibly opaque'

Old Fujitsu Siemens laptops to be replaced for free

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (David Meyer) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:55:02 +0000

Buyers of LifeBooks will be able to get a free, new laptop every three years, while Esprimo purchasers are being offered complete repairs and refunds if their machines fail within the warranty period

Samsung and InterDigital settle 3G, 2G patent feud

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Dawn Kawamoto) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:40:02 +0000

Under the settlement, Samsung will receive a licence to use InterDigital technology in all of its 3G related products until 2013

Cisco to close offices for four days to cut costs

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Marguerite Reardon) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:24:02 +0000

The company will temporarily close offices in the US and Canada at the end of the year to help reach its goal of cutting operating expenses by $1bn

IBM to offer stamp of approval for cloud services

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Colin Barker) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:33:02 +0000

Aiming to boost its influence in cloud computing, IBM has announced a validation programme measuring the performance reliability of cloud-based services from any provider

Analysts attack Darling's pre-budget report

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Espiner) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:09:02 +0000

Chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling has been criticised for not giving businesses enough notice to change their IT systems to adjust to a cut in VAT

Future Firecrest tops Foreign Office £686m IT spend

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Jo Best) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:08:02 +0000

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office system has a current budget of £401m, while the Ministry of Justice has revealed a tech bill of £660m

Google paring back contractor workforce

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Stephen Shankland) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:43:01 +0000

The search giant has confirmed 'significant' cuts are on the way for the company's 10,000 contractors

Darling puts squeeze on gov't IT spending

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Kablenet.com) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:53:01 +0000

A £5bn increase in the government target for efficiency savings, announced by chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling, puts IT spending under pressure

Next IT entrepreneurs nurtured by uni networks

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Natasha Lomas) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:22:01 +0000

The government hopes to cultivate home-grown tech entrepreneurs capable of creating the next Facebook or Google, via 'university enterprise networks'

Energizer sings praises of Microsoft hosted services

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Ina Fried) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:52:01 +0000

For more than three years, the battery maker has had Microsoft running a substantial chunk of its IT operations, and has been pleased with the results

HP posts rise in fourth-quarter sales

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Erica Ogg) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:41:01 +0000

Despite profits falling slightly, CEO Mark Hurd said he is confident the company can weather the economic storm

Capita-IBS merger sent to Competition Commission

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Jo Best) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:10:02 +0000

The Office of Fair Trading says a Capita takeover of IBS would leave only two significant players in the revenue and benefits software services market

DWP cuts £50m off major tech projects

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Kablenet.com) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:56:02 +0000

Of the £50m savings made on nine of the Department for Work and Pensions' largest IT projects, £24m has been swallowed up by another project

BT launches managed WAN optimisation service

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (David Meyer) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:28:02 +0000

Integrating Riverbed's WAN service into its portfolio for corporates, BT will also resell Compuware's apps-performance monitoring service for online businesses

Ballmer ordered to testify in 'Vista Capable' lawsuit

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Ina Fried) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:03:01 +0000

A US judge has ruled Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer must testify in the next 30 days in a class-action lawsuit over the Vista Capable logo programme

Low-paid tech jobs on the rise in UK

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Natasha Lomas) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:25:02 +0000

An increasing number of IT workers are finding themselves on the lowest rung of the salary ladder, according to silicon.com research

Qualifications launched for outsourcing industry

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Natasha Lomas) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:23:02 +0000

The National Outsourcing Association has launched the UK's first academically accredited qualifications and training programmes that cover both the supply and use of outsourcing

Companies to simplify outsourcing during downturn

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tim Ferguson) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:59:02 +0000

Sourcing-advisory firm EquaTerra says the downturn will see businesses simplify outsourcing and offshoring deals to generate faster returns on investment and reduce risk

Downturn may not see drastic cuts in IT spend

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tim Ferguson) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:21:01 +0000

Analyst firm Pierre Audoin Consultants says companies now rely on tech so much that severe reductions in IT spending are unlikely

Salesforce.com announces 43pc revenue rise

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Dawn Kawamoto) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:34:02 +0000

The online customer-relationship-management software maker has reported that its revenue reached $276m, fuelled by growth in the company's subscription and support business

Dell profits dip 5pc on slowing demand

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Erica Ogg) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:01 +0000

Profits were down but earnings per share were up, and Dell's CFO says given the state of the global economy, the company is 'pleased' with the performance

Microsoft hiring slowdown set to continue until 2010

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Ina Fried) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:34:02 +0000

At a shareholders' meeting, CEO Steve Ballmer said he expects headcount growth to be much slower for some time to come

Ballmer rejects notion of renewed Yahoo bid

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Ina Fried) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:32:02 +0000

Microsoft's CEO says it has 'moved on' from the Yahoo bid, but reiterates that his company remains open to a search partnership, though there are no active discussions about it

Master data management set to thrive in downturn

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Colin Barker) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:17:02 +0000

Gartner says the market for software that creates a master, or single view, of data will grow by almost 25 percent this year

TfL salvages Oyster brand in deal with EDS, Cubic

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (David Meyer) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:25:02 +0000

Following termination of its contract with the Transys consortium for the running of the Oyster ticketing scheme, Transport for London has signed a replacement deal with Transys members EDS and Cubic

CEO skills in the spotlight as Yahoo seeks leader

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Stephen Shankland) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:15:01 +0000

Yahoo can pick a CEO for a bold new vision or the ability to execute the company's strategy or something else altogether. So what's the best approach?

IBM to acquire Transitive

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Ina Fried) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:39:02 +0000

The company, whose technology allows code to run on a different OS or architecture than originally intended, is best known for powering Apple's Rosetta

Symantec chief Thompson to retire

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Robert Vamosi) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:25:02 +0000

John Thompson will retire in April, but will remain chairman of the board, while company COO Enrique T Salem will take the helm

Yahoo CEO Yang to step down

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Stephen Shankland) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:29:02 +0000

Jerry Yang will step back to his chief Yahoo role as soon as a successor is found for the CEO role, the company has announced

Defra running 13 projects worth £289m

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Kablenet.com) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:04:02 +0000

The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has revealed a complex, late-running and expensive programme of large IT projects

IBM faces lawsuit for blocking exec's move to Apple

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Krazit) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:44:01 +0000

Apple iPhone leader-in-waiting Mark Papermaster has filed a countersuit over an 'unreasonably broad' non-compete agreement with former employer IBM

Women quitting IT over lack of employer flexibility

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tim Ferguson) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:34:02 +0000

The British Computer Society says 37,000 women left the IT industry between 2001 and 2007, mainly due to employer inflexibility towards career breaks

Sun to shed up to 6,000 jobs

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Espiner) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:35:02 +0000

The company has announced it will reduce its workforce by between 15 and 18 percent, and restructure its software business

CA to acquire Eurekify

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Dawn Kawamoto) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:33:02 +0000

The IT-management software maker plans to buy identity- and role-management company Eurekify, marking its second security-related acquisition within two months

Obama team takes on more tech execs

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Stephanie Condon) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:27:02 +0000

US president-elect Barack Obama is enlisting more veterans of the tech industry to help his transition team evaluate federal agencies

Sprint forced to sell Nextel assets, cut costs

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Marguerite Reardon) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:20:02 +0000

Three years after the $35bn acquisition, Sprint is having to sell some of its Nextel network as it struggles to get back on track with even more cost cutting

NHS strikes £60m deal for online health portal

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Nick Heath) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:43:01 +0000

Outsourcing company Capita Group has won a three-year contract to develop and maintain NHS Choices, which will provide health information and advice

Analyst firm cuts IT-spending outlook for 2009

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Erica Ogg) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:06:02 +0000

IDC now expects IT spending to grow by 2.9 percent next year, compared with a previous forecast of 5.9 percent