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NewsGovernment confirms fire service project delays
£350m FireControl project is running five months behind schedule 01 Dec 2008
VideoTechnology and privacy
Watch part one of a two-part Computing roundtable debate on the importance of putting data privacy issues at the heart of your IT plans 01 Dec 2008
AudioComputing podcast - Standard Life's offshoring plans; and the prospects for government IT
The insurance giant outlines its new outsourcing strategy; and we ask if the government's economic bailout will affect its IT plans 28 Nov 2008
IT is a key terrorist tool, says IPPR
National infrastructure is stretched and increasingly reliant on IT, says think tank report 28 Nov 2008
VAT reduction to cost IT £115m
Cost of changing systems to use new rate will hit business 28 Nov 2008
Q&A - ntl:Telewest Business managing director Stephen Beynon
The cable provider's chief talks about the future of next-generation broadband access in the UK 28 Nov 2008
HMRC data loss was preventable, says government advisor
Warnings should have been flagged up to avoid the transfer of unencrypted data 27 Nov 2008
Europe's recovery will be digital
Technology to aid economic resurgence, says European Commission 27 Nov 2008
DWP taken to task for IT record
The Work and Pensions’ select committee has lambasted the DWP over its string of failed and poorly planned IT projects 27 Nov 2008
European data sharing system to help police track weapons
Law enforcement agencies will be able to identify guns and criminals across the continent 27 Nov 2008
Whitehall bungling undermines ID plans
Dogmatic pursuit of identity cards will benefit nobody 27 Nov 2008
Lib Dem study highlights poor data management at NHS
Thefts and data losses are spreading throughout the health service 26 Nov 2008
MPs welcome boost for data watchdog
Pay rise is commensurate with increased importance of Information Commissioner, says government 26 Nov 2008
First ID cards are dealt out
Controversial £5.4bn National Identity Scheme is underway with the first cards issued to foreign nationals applying to stay in the UK 26 Nov 2008
Online cheque checker offers clearer view
New tool allow customers to see different stages of the cheque clearing process 25 Nov 2008
Crime fighters ramp up data matching capabilities
New tools will help law enforcers trace criminal activity 24 Nov 2008
Straw bulks up Information Commissioner's powers
Spot checks, greater fines and higher salary as data protection becomes paramount 24 Nov 2008
Thames Water shores up contact centre IT
Network consolidation and replacement of legacy system to reduce costs 21 Nov 2008
EU police in the dock over data sharing
Poor integration and lax practices are jeopardising EU efforts to fight international crime 20 Nov 2008
Capita lands NHS Choices contract
The IT services firm has been tasked with turning the NHS Choices web site into the new “front door” for patient contact 20 Nov 2008
Computing podcast: Europol's data sharing woes; credit card protection at Cotton Traders
The pan-European fight against organised crime is undermined by lax data sharing arrangements; and Cotton Traders enhances its credit card protection 20 Nov 2008
V&A exhibits huge thirst for storage
Hitachi Data Systems prepares museum for data explosion 19 Nov 2008
Transport for London signs new Oyster contract
EDS and Cubic to remain key suppliers for smartcard scheme until 2015 19 Nov 2008
Skills drive launched to make IT cool
Skills gap is widening as number of young people entering industry falls 19 Nov 2008
NHS hospitals contract Mytob virus
Worm wriggles into IT systems and does a bit of networking 19 Nov 2008
Whitehall set to follow Defra's green IT blueprint
Defra CIO advised government CIO council on measures taken 13 Nov 2008
BT slashes 10,000 jobs as profits tumble
Telecoms giant announces fall in profits and replaces Global Services CEO 13 Nov 2008
The IT industry can revive the economy
IT has untapped potential that could be of huge benefit in a recession 13 Nov 2008
Computing podcast: Defra's green leadership; and integrated transport problems
Defra is making headway with its green IT strategy; and experts warn integration issues could derail smart tickets 13 Nov 2008
Outlook for NHS IT is far from healthy
Visiting a flagship hospital fails to inspire confidence in the health service’s new patient record systems 13 Nov 2008
UK lagging behind EU police systems
MPs urge parliament to integrate with Europol systems as a matter of priority 12 Nov 2008
NHS IT programme costs London hospital £7.2m
Other trusts are delaying care records system implementation while problems are sorted 07 Nov 2008
Lack of IT standards hampering UK war effort
Proprietary software making it harder to exploit reconnaisance data in Afghanistan 07 Nov 2008
Data losses hit 280 million people
Sixty million are the victim of hacking while the rest are accidental, says KPMG study 07 Nov 2008
Government doubles real cost of an ID card
Citizens will have to pay retailers to collect their biometrics as well as buying an identity card 07 Nov 2008
MPs attack government over e-crime unit funding
But minister insists £7m budget "is not the end of the story" 06 Nov 2008
Home Office announces first UK citizens to receive ID cards
Staff at Manchester and London City airports to pilot controversial scheme 06 Nov 2008
West Midlands unifies traffic control systems
Unified data platform expected to improve vehicle flow management 05 Nov 2008
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Watch part one of a two-part Computing roundtable debate on the importance of putting data privacy issues at the heart of your IT plans 01 Dec 2008
AudioComputing podcast - Standard Life's offshoring plans; and the prospects for government IT
The insurance giant outlines its new outsourcing strategy; and we ask if the government's economic bailout will affect its IT plans 28 Nov 2008
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AnalysisQ&A - ntl:Telewest Business managing director Stephen Beynon
The cable provider's chief talks about the future of next-generation broadband access in the UK 28 Nov 2008
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David Neal explores the world of interim CIOs and discovers why more firms are turning to them to spur on IT-led change 27 Nov 2008
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