Workers claim victory as Bell Atlantic strike ends
Bell Atlantic has reached an agreement with its 73,000 striking workers, effectively ending their two-day-old strike.
The union representing the striking members, the ...
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In brief: Siemens to supply Deutsche Bank network
Siemens Network Systems is on the verge of signing a deal with Deutsche Bank to provide it with a network infrastructure for its London offices.
The Winchester House o...
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In brief: Lexmark doubles Scottish workforce
Printer manufacturer Lexmark is doubling the size of its Scottish workforce. The company is expanding its factory in Rosyth to more than 700 workers and will also build a...
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Siemens denies semiconductor sale
Siemens has moved to scotch rumours that its loss-making semiconductor division is up for sale.
A spokeswoman for the German engineering group told Silicon: "Our chief...
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Novell survey reveals football is more popular than sex
A survey by Novell has shown that although many people surf the net for sex, many more look for football.
Novell interviewed 1,000 people who use the Internet at work,...
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In brief: Waitrose to offer Net-based delivery services
Supermarket chain, Waitrose, has launched a delivery service aimed at businesses.
Staff will be able to use their company intranet to order groceries which get deliver...
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Laptops present risk to health
The UK's largest union, Unison, claims laptops can effect users' physical health.
A survey by the trade union of 500 careers advisors showed that 61 per cent complaine...
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Mobile workers given global access to HQ
A virtual private network designed to give mobile employees access to their corporate LANs is being tested by a telecoms consortium.
According to Peter Crowcombe, anal...
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E-government failing unemployed and homeless
E-government is failing to reach socially excluded groups, and a clearer vision from Whitehall is needed to fix this, according to new research from the Improvement and D...
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Demand for IT staff falls
Demand for IT staff in the UK has fallen for the first time in 18 months as companies cut back on IT spend, according to the latest e-Skills UK figures on the tech job ma...
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