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PC user in the woodsManagement

The green IT debate - part three

Watch the third part of a four-part BCS roundtable debate on the challenges of establishing green IT policies

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IT overhaul delivers Wellcome benefits

The Wellcome Trust’s Mark Bramwell talks about his efforts to introduce a more business-minded approach to IT management at the UK’s largest charity

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Lord Stephen Carter, minister for communications, technology and boadcastingCommunications

Digital Britain means access for all

Lord Stephen Carter explains why the communications and technology sector is vital to our future and outlines his plans for developing the digital economy in the years ahead

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School playgroud covered in snowPublic Sector

E-government strategy makes slow progress

The government came in for a flurry of criticism last week for failing to make headway in improving online services.

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The Editor's Diary

BT suffering with ailing health

BT’s third-quarter financial results press release runs to 26 pages – yet the letters “NHS” are not mentioned once....

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Forty jobs at risk as Google exits radio ad business

Search firm will try to redeploy affected staff 16 Feb 2009

O2 Litmus apps store links developers and users

Web site lets users get involved in apps testing and development 16 Feb 2009

Hospital boss apologises for NHS IT problems

Staff have been caused "heartache" and hospital has lost £10m due to botched rollout of summary care records 13 Feb 2009

Retaining communications data to cost taxpayers £46m

Government will have to pay ISPs for mandatory storage of email, mobile and SMS information 13 Feb 2009

Ofcom looks to boost mobile broadband

Regulator launches further consultation over radio spectrum release 13 Feb 2009

NSPCC unifies communications to improve service to children

The new unified service will feature secure email, chat rooms and a “fridge magnet” messaging area 13 Feb 2009

Gartner predicts virtualisation to snowball

Economic drivers will spur firms to invest in the virtual software systems 13 Feb 2009

Fat Face extends supply chain functionality

Retailer improves stock allocation and replenishment with system upgrade 13 Feb 2009

Windows 7 should be out for Christmas

Microsoft promises release to manufacturing by October 12 Feb 2009

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Lord Stephen Carter, minister for communications, technology and boadcastingCommunications

Digital Britain means access for all

Lord Stephen Carter explains why the communications and technology sector is vital to our future and outlines his plans for developing the digital economy in the years ahead 12 Feb 2009

E-government strategy makes slow progress

The government came in for a flurry of criticism last week for failing to make headway in improving online services. 12 Feb 2009

IT overhaul delivers Wellcome benefits

The Wellcome Trust’s Mark Bramwell talks about his efforts to introduce a more business-minded approach to IT management at the UK’s largest charity 12 Feb 2009

IT is still the key to business prosperity

Even in the middle of recession, a well-managed IT project can deliver significant business benefits 12 Feb 2009

The benefits of living in a digital Britain

A truly digital Britain would create jobs and wealth ­ and ensure life does not grind to a halt at the first sign of snow 12 Feb 2009

Hot Seat: Keith Young

Keith Young is group IT director at Standard Life, where he oversees IT development and operational services. He has a team of over 1,000 staff 12 Feb 2009

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PC user in the woodsManagement

The green IT debate - part three

Watch the third part of a four-part BCS roundtable debate on the challenges of establishing green IT policies 12 Feb 2009

Management

The definitive guide to information management

Five key trends and five best practice tips to perfect the art of managing enterprise data 04 Feb 2009

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Video: Intel unveils 32nm chips

Upcoming desktop and notebook chips revealed 10 Feb 2009

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Sony Vaio TT

Review: Sony Vaio TT notebook

Quality over price for this fully fledged notebook crammed into a netbook-sized casing


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Talking outsourcing

Talking outsourcing

Comment and opinion on the latest in outsourcing and offshoring by Mark Kobayashi-Hillary

Indian providers gloss over downturn

16 Feb 2009I’m feeling a bit cheated. One of the things I really wanted to see at the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum was some...

Security Watchdog

Security Watchdog

Sniffing out IT security issues

Enisa gives birth to a monster

14 Feb 2009The EU's security task force, Enisa (European Network and Information Security Agency) has just released a new 600 page document, designed to...

From the newsdesk

From the newsdesk

The newsdesk's views on the latest in business IT, by our reporting staff

A right Royal IT mess

13 Feb 2009When London’s Royal Free hospital admitted that its new medical records system had been failing patients , it came as no surprise...

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vnunet.com Labs

The latest UK business tecnology: quick reviews and first impressions

Hands on with Twitter

13 Feb 2009A lot of people do not like Twitter and a few months back I could understand their reasoning....

The big picture

The big picture

Business and IT insights from research and analyst firm Quocirca

Digital easing

13 Feb 2009In July 2008, an unexpectedly bold step was taken by a large UK company.  Former state monopoly, telecoms incumbent BT unilaterally announced...

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