NHS targets £75m savings through Novell deal
The NHS is aiming to save £75m over three years as part of a new software deal with Novell that will make it easier for health service IT departments to switch to open so...
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Lack of 'quality' email app hinders desktop Linux
Email functionality will be the most significant factor governing the take-up of Linux on the desktop according to a study published this week.
The Desktop Linux Clien...
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Salford Uni bets 20 years on NTL voice and data
The University of Salford has turned to NTL Business for IP telephony and wide area network expertise - over a 20-year period.
The contract is worth £10m to the telco ...
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IT hiccups hamper passport issuing at embassies
Embassies and consulates are struggling to issue passports because of weaknesses in their IT systems.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report into the consular services u...
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IT chiefs "pressured" into making mistakes
Half of IT bosses admit to making bad decisions in the last six months because of pressure from colleagues, and lack of time and resources.
One in four senior managers...
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UN, Microsoft set up Tunisian IT training centre
The United Nations has partnered with Microsoft to launch a North African IT training centre for young people.
Microsoft said around 50,000 students are expected to be...
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Compliance brings IT security to the board table
Companies are choosing to spend more money this year on compliance regulations, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, in preference to combating viruses and worms.
These are the fin...
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Recruiter opts for open source
UK-based recruitment consultancy Reed is deploying an open source enterprise content management system known as Alfresco.
The recruitment consultancy, which has 3,000 ...
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Open source nuclear bunker guards finance data
The taxi driver is amazed there is a nuclear bunker tucked away near his house.
"I've been driving around here for 20 years," he tells me, "and I never knew about this...
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E-gov projects too focused on tech
Public sector IT managers have blasted e-government projects for failing to focus on people instead of technology.
The Society of IT Management (Socitm) said changes i...
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