Computer Weekly articles from August 2007

Computer Weekly archives from August 2007

Seeking greener grass in Celtic fields.(News)(Wales and Scotland)(increasing demand for information technology workers)
August 7, 2007... regional focus With many IT workers looking for new opportunities and a better quality of life outside the South East, we look at what Wales and Scotland have to offer Liz Warren computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Scotland and Wales are...

Law firm cans the spam with Mimecast.(News)(Keogh Corp. uses Mimecast's email service)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Warwick Ashford warwick.ashford@rbi.co.uk Insurance litigation firm Keoghs has reduced the amount of spam reaching its network by more than 99% and has sped up the delivery of business-critical e-mails through a Mimecast managed...

News.(Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network report on cyber security)
August 7, 2007... Trusted executives are the greatest threat to computer security, according to a report by the Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network. The KTN's White Paper on human vulnerabilities in security systems said most present computer security...

Trusts seek software outside NPfIT.(News)(National Programme for Information Technology)(United Kingdom. National Health Service)
August 7, 2007... Lindsay Clark lindsay.clark@rbi.co.uk NHS trusts are going outside the [pounds sterling]12.4bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT) to find software to manage patient tests, it has emerged. Computer Weekly has seen board documents...

News.(Homeoffice report on national DNA database of the police)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... The UK police holds more than four million DNA records, according to the annual report of the National DNA Database, published last month. This makes it the world's biggest DNA database by far. More than 715,000 were added last year, and...

News.(European Union and United States using improved technology for Global Navigation Satellite System )(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Galileo Ian Grant Europe has persuaded the US to accept competition for Global Positioning System, the satellite-based geographic place-finder and navigation system. This opens a commercial lifeline to Galileo, the EU's...

News.(United States. National Intelligence Council's anti terrorism measure)(Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Intercept Ian Grant The US government wants a blanket right to tap secretly all international phone calls and emails made and received by US citizens. In a letter to Congress in which he proposed changes to the Foreign...

Kent Police deploys San to meet storage growth.(EqualLogic storage area network from Infrasys)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Ian Grant ian.grant@rbi.co.uk Kent Police has bought a [pounds sterling]120,000 EqualLogic storage area network (San) from Infrasys to manage "exponential growth" of the force's data storage needs. Not only is it saving incremental...

News.(European Space Agency is developing W2A satellite)(Thales Alenia Space)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... s-band Ian Grant Road warriors take note: it is just 18 months until the European Space Agency launches its S-band-enabled W2A satellite from Thales Alenia Space to bring multimedia communications to mobile phones. The proposed...

News.(World Scouts joined IBM-sponsored World Community Grid)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Scout Ian Grant Scouts, and presumably Guides, Wolf Cubs and Brownies can now sign up their computers for good deeds. World Scouting has joined the IBM-sponsored World Community Grid, which makes available spare computer cycles...

News.(bsaver.zip spam by Sophos)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Screensaver Ian Grant Security software firm Sophos says a screensaver now being spread via an email spam campaign actually installs two rootkits and a Trojan horse on Windows PCs. The emails suggest the user has received a...

News.(United Kingdom's government given contract to Societe d'Applications Generales d'Electricite et de Mecanique for biometry technology to control illegal immigrants)
August 7, 2007... The government plans to spend [pounds sterling]1.2bn on biometric technology and staff to catch illegal immigrants and others undesirables at UK borders. But it has postponed a framework procurement programme for a national identity card. ...

News.(electronic border project of United Kingdom)(given contract to Societe d'Applications Generales d'Electricite et de Mecanique)
August 7, 2007... e-Borders Ian Grant The government is rolling out a multi-million pound programme to use biometric technology to catch illegal immigrants and others undesirables at UK borders. But it has postponed a framework procurement programme...

News.(Yuval Ben-Itzhak's views on notifying computer hacking)
August 7, 2007... Notify-ignore Ian Grant Owners of infected websites are ignoring warnings that they are helping to distribute malicious computer programmes, claims a security software vendor. Yuval Ben-Itzhak, chief technical officer of Finjan,...

BCS and CMA detail plans to meet the needs of a converged industry.(Career Moves)(Communications Management Association and British Computer Society merges)
August 7, 2007... Justin Richards computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The BCS and the Communications Management Association (CMA) have revealed details of how the new converged organisation will operate. As reported in Computer Weekly last week, CMA members...

Opinion and Letters.(chief information officers' salaries)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... hat three central government CIOs earn more than the prime minister tempts one to choose between the sins of envy and pride. Let's plump for pride. Some IT professionals are prone to dwell gloomily on a common perception that things aren't...

DefCon highlights risk of secondary attacks on PCs.(Technology)
August 7, 2007... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk The risk of secondary infections from PCs that have already been compromised will be demonstrated at this week's DefCon security conference in Las Vegas. Secondary attacks are a growing problem...

News.(United Kingdom. Ministry of Defence is holding a grand challenge for developing new technology)(Jason-2 meteorological satellite)(scientists developed robotic cat)
August 7, 2007... Wiltshire to play host to MoD's Terminator wars If you thought the BBC television show Robot Wars was no more than a chance for 90-pound weaklings to act out teenage power fantasies, think again. During the summer of 2008, an army of...

News.(information technology management)(Column)
August 7, 2007... dpm's diary c p bound Monday I tried to scupper the holiday in Bulgaria idea by citing the new Bogcaster City Council greener-than-thou No Fly policy, which I, as a serving local government officer of senior rank, am morally...

Property firm deploys asset management for [pounds sterling]15bn portfolio.(Nakheel uses Infor EAM Enterprise Edition software)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Dubai-based property development company Nakheel is deploying Infor EAM Enterprise Edition to track maintenance service requests for a property development and management portfolio worth more than [pounds sterling]15bn. Nakheel's projects...

Opinion and Letters.(trends in modern entrepreneurship)(Column)
August 7, 2007... The list of high-profile and successful modern day entrepreneurs is almost endless - Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Eric Baker, or Martin Stiksel, Richard Jones and Felix Miller. It is a great time to be an entrepreneur working with...

Is holography the future for storage?(Tech Data)(InPhase Technologies is developing holographic storage devices)
August 7, 2007... storage Derived from digital cameras, holographic storage devices store data as three dimensional images, and may be the technology to revolutionise data storage Antony Adshead computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk This summer will see the...

Games APIs free coders to focus on third dimension.(Career Moves)(Microsoft DirectX and Open GL)(application programming interfaces)
August 7, 2007... Hot skills DirectX and Open GL cut custom interface work Nick Langley computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk What is it? Microsoft DirectX and Open GL are two of the most popular sets of application programming interfaces (APIs) for...

News.(HSH Nordbank AG uses business intelligence software from Granville )(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk HSH Nordbank expects to save [pounds sterling]300,000 in staff costs at its UK operation by deploying business intelligence software. The software will be used to produce management reports...

IT directors say managing change is biggest concern.(Computer Weekly research)
August 7, 2007... Warwick Ashford warwick.ashford@rbi.co.uk Change management is the top concern for IT directors for a second year running, according to Computer Weekly research. A survey of more than 200 IT leaders at this year's IT Directors...

E-Borders kicks off with [pounds sterling]2.8m iris scanners deal.(given contract to Societe d'Applications Generales d'Electricite et de Mecanique)
August 7, 2007... Ian Grant ian.grant@rbi.co.uk The government has awarded the first contract for iris recognition equipment, worth [pounds sterling]2.8m, as part of its [pounds sterling]1.2bn E-Borders plan to stop illegal immigrants and criminals...

CIOs get biggest pay packets in Whitehall.(News)(Harvey Nash survey of wages)
August 7, 2007... Top government IT chiefs are paid more than the prime minister Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk Three chief information officers are among the highest paid civil servants in Whitehall, with salaries that outstrip that of the...

House of Fraser cuts IT director role.(News)(Mike Hiscock and Duncan Gray will jointly take the responsibility)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk Department store chain House of Fraser has confirmed that it will not fill the vacancy left by retiring IT director Frank Berridge. Instead, Mike Hiscock, director of systems development,...

News.(government plans to develop code for green information technology)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Whitehall to introduce green IT mark John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk The government plans to introduce a quality mark later this year to help IT buyers choose suppliers with genuine carbon offsetting schemes. ...

News.(Coleman Parkes survey on real time information systems)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... European businesses say they could save [pounds sterling]3Bn by improving field communications An inability to provide real time information to field service engineers and reschedule work dynamically, could be costing European businesses...

Ultraspeed cuts datacentre costs by 40% with green IT.(News)(information technology)
August 7, 2007... Warwick Ashford warwick.ashford@rbi.co.uk Managed hosting provider Ultraspeed is reducing its datacentre power consumption by 40% with a green initiative that combines direct current (DC) power with discless servers. "Alternating...

Career Moves.(tips for information technology workers)(Brief article)(Column)
August 7, 2007... Next Move The question What should I study to move into IT security? I want a career in IT security and need to know what qualifications I should study for. I have a background in IT, but it has all been general work, and I...

Securing a virtualised environment.(Tech Data)
August 7, 2007... security Virtualising client applications can result in cost savings and improved efficiency, but these savings can quickly be lost if security is not made a priority Steve Gold computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Virtualised client server...

Staffordshire Council to cut energy bills with auto PC shutdown tool.(developed by Peter Kear)
August 7, 2007... Smart projects Automated system will switch off 8,000 council computers at 8pm Rebecca Thomson rebecca.thomson@rbi.co.uk Staffordshire County Council is expecting to cut its energy bills by [pounds sterling]40,000 a year and...

Standard Life ups sales calls with hosted CRM.(News)(Standard Life Bank uses customer relationship management subscripstion service from Salesforce.com Inc.)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul kamath@rbi.co.uk Standard Life Bank has increased the number of sales calls its mortgage sellers can make by 20% with Salesforce.com's subscription-based customer relationship management service. The...

How can you get major IT suppliers to agree to a global corporate deal?(information technology management)(Discussion)
August 7, 2007... strategy clinic Our panel of experts offers advice on IT management dilemmas Make sure that a global deal will be cheaper Robin Laidlaw President, Computer Weekly 500 Club The first point is that you do not know that your...

HP tool maps datacentre hotspots for energy saving.(Tech Data)(Thermal Zone Mapping from Hewlett-Packard Co.)(Data Center 3.0 from Cisco Systems Inc.)
August 7, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk Hewlett-Packard has released its Thermal Zone Mapping software, which enables users to see a three-dimensional model of datacentre cooling. The software is designed to help datacentre...

Tech Data.(IBM i5/OS 6.0 operating system)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... IBM i5/OS v6 to offer web services boost Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk IBM has announced details of the next version of its flagship integrated operating system, i5/OS. The company said i5/OS Version 6, which is due for...

Microsoft releases next Visual Studio 2008 beta.(Tech Data)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2, which provides a unified development environment for Windows and the Microsoft Office system. The development tool is key to Microsoft's...

Tools to meet the Web 2.0 challenge.(Tech Data)
August 7, 2007... enterprise software Corporate sites need to make the most of Web 2.0, and web-content management tools can help firms meet user demand for interactive websites Jessica Twentyman computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Keeping today's website...

Businesses warm to unified comms.(Technology)(greater demand for Microsoft Corp. and Nortel Networks Corp.'s jointly developed unified communications products )(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk More than 430,000 licences for Microsoft and Nortel's range of jointly developed unified communications products have been sold since last year's launch. The sales are an indication that...

News.("The Digital Bubble: Balancing Operational Challenges With Growth" report from KPMG)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... The convergence of media and communications could throw up so many unmissable opportunities and false dawns-of-new-eras that the collapsing weight of expectations creates a new 'digital bubble' warned KPMG yesterday. A paper, "The Digital...

News.(VANTAGE Technologies Inc. developed a database for West Sussex County Council)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Rebecca Thomson The internet is being used to fight anti-social behaviour by West Sussex County Council. Monitoring and analysis of behavioural problems across the area is being improved with the new web database, which enables a...

News.(Financial Objects PLC)(Alpha Bank London Group)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... London banking Group Alpha is replacing its 25 year old systems to offer better customer service. The Alpha Bank London Group said its new implementation of Financial Objects' ibis s2 banking product will automate business processes in a...

News.(Atos Origin S.A.'s contracts)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Atos Origin has announced contracts worth nearly [pounds sterling]290m in the UK in the first half of 2007, with a multitude of services being carried out. Under these contracts, the IT services provider must deliver business consulting,...

News.(British Computer Society's professional development campaign )
August 7, 2007... The British Computer Society wants to increase communication between CEOs and CIOs as part of their drive to increase professionalism in IT. The society launched its professionalism programme in 2003 and aims to promote best practice,...

News.(CBL Data Recovery Technologies' data recovery service)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... CBL flood scheme is marketin exercise but also a lifesaver Nick Booth In the wake of Britain's flooding disasters, disaster recovery specialist CBL is offering victims discounts on its data recovery service. The company announced...

News.(United Kingdom. Ministry of Defence given contract to LogicaCMG PLC for Defence Medical Information Capability Programme )
August 7, 2007... Warwick Ashford The Ministry of Defence has begun rolling out an [pounds sterling]80m IT system to improve medical care for armed forces. The MoD has chosen LogicaCMG to implement the Defence Medical Information Capability Programme...

News.(study on disaster recovery by Forrester Research)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Very few firms will find themselves in a position where they can implement a new business continuity and disaster recovery plan and the associated technologies using only internal staff, according to research from Forrester. "Selecting a good...

News.(F5 Networks Inc. introduced Big IP WebAccelerator)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... F5 OFFERS QUICK IP REPLACEMENT As the web gets old it's not as quick as it used to be. So security vendor F5 networks has invented an IP replacement to speed it up. F5 launched its Big IP WebAccelerator yesterday, in response to...

News.(File on Four radio programme shows the UK government's identity card program)
August 7, 2007... A File on Four radio programme has shown the UK government's proposed identity card scheme to be badly co-ordinated and lacking in accountability. The programme, broadcast on 31 July 2007, included an interview with Computer Weekly's news...

News.(First Choice Group uses Witness Actionable Solutions' Impact 360 Software installed by Verint Systems Inc.)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Travel operator First Choice is using technology to improve salesteams and has appointed Verint to improve its customer service quality. Verint has installed its Witness Actionable Solutions' Impact 360 Software in order to help its client...

News.(Mike Hiscock and Duncan Gray take up the joint responsibility of IT at the House of Fraser PLC)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Department store chain House of Fraser has confirmed it will not fill the vacancy left by retiring IT director Frank Berridge. Instead, Mike Hiscock, the current director of systems development, and Duncan Gray, the head of computer...

News.(American Chemical Society's Environmental Science & Technology's research on emissions from laser printers)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... John-Paul Kamath Hewlett Packard produces the majority of laser printers which emit particles of toner dust, a study has found. The research, conducted by the American Chemical Society's Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T)...

News.(International Business Machines Corp. is reducing servers to cut the power consumption in datacenters)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... IBM axes 3,900 of its servers John-Paul Kamath IBM will reduce over 3,900 of its servers onto about 30 System z mainframes running the Linux operating system to cut energy use in its datacentres by 80%. At the same time, the...

News.(Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust uses Promisec's Spectator Professional)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Hospital Shows IT Can Be Pervasive without Being All Over the Place A London hospital has found a solution to the seemingly incompatible aims of widely available patient records and watertight security. Kings College Hospital NHS...

News.(Learning and Skills Council is investing in technology)
August 7, 2007... Learning and Skills Council to invest [pounds sterling]60m in technology to aid post-16 learners The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is investing nearly [pounds sterling]60m next year into technology used in post-16 education. The...

News.(Mozilla fixed flaws in Mozilla Firefox web browser)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Mozilla fixes IE flaws Mozilla has fixed two critical flaws in its Firefox browser, two weeks after security researchers first started posting code that showed how the flaws could be exploited in attacks. The flaws allowed Internet Explorer...

News.(survey on IT success)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... In a survey of 300 enterprise and mid-market decision makers, Ovum has identified the aggressive use of consolidation and virtualisation technologies and broad-based implementation of ITIL recommendations as key attributes of highly effective IT...

News.(Wesley K. Clark report on threat to national security due to peer-2-peer networks)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... P2P Networks: new media, new danger Nick Booth File sharing P2P networks herald a new national security risk, according to a congressional hearing Washington DC, where retired general Wesley K. Clark reported to a Government Reform...

News.(laptop fire at the Qantas Airways Ltd.)
August 7, 2007... Quantas has implemented an automated load-control system, which marks another step towards a new generation of IT systems for the airline industry. The system is first component of a departure control module from Amadeus and follows...

News.(SAP AG enhanced SAP ERP 6.0)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... SAP has updated its ERP suite SAP ERP 6.0 - formerly MySAP ERP 2005 - to include functionality that can be implemented on an as-needed basis, rather than requiring a single major upgrade. SAP said it plans to maintain its ERP 6.0 platform until...

News.(Sage UK introduced Sage 200)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Nick Booth Accounting software specialist Sage has expanded its business automation software portfolio with the launch of a customer relationship management system, Sage 200. The software should cater for Sage's traditional customer...

News.(new trojan horses)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Mass mailers and Trojans continue to be the biggest threats to consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises, according to BitDefender Labs' malware report for the first half of 2007. The Peed Trojan is the top threat to date in 2007,...

News.(Microsoft Corp. and Nortel Networks Corp. jointly developed unified communications product)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Microsoft and Nortel strategy speeds uptake of unified comms John-Paul Kamath Microsoft and Nortel have announced that 430,000 licenses have been issued for their range of jointly developed unified communications (UC) products since...

News.(European Union's Worldwide Observatory for Malicious Behaviour and Attack Tools project)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Security specialists have petitioned the European Union to sponsor an early warning system for internet threats. Project WOMBAT (Worldwide Observatory for Malicious Behaviour and Attack Tools) is a threat alert system being supported by...

News.(Abbey Life Group PLC ins launching supplier payments service with the help of OB10's global e-invoicing network )(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Abbey is launching a new supplier payments product for firms to enable them to benefit from improved cash flow and cost savings. Abbey UK Corporate Banking has joined forces with global e-invoicing network OB10 to launch the supplier...

News.(Aberdeen Group report on IT services outsourcing)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... OUTSOURCING THE OUTSOURCERS Multi-sourcing of IT services is on the increase with Eastern Europe emerging as one of the most popular destinations for outsourcing managers, according to a report by the Aberdeen Group. The study, "Who...

News.(Accenture Marketing Sciences study on websites)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Nick Booth Most corporations fall woefully short of their potential to brand themselves online, according to a new study by consultant Accenture, and lose the chance to build customer loyalty. A new website benchmark offering, the...

News.(Alliance & Leicester PLC is using technology for providing self service)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Technology is the only way you'll bank on good service Technology is enabling a self service culture in banking, if the result of one High Street bank reflect general trends. Alliance and Leicester, a High Street bank that has enjoyed...

News.(banks data management survey)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Nick Booth A Which? survey of 4680 of its members has found that the big four high street banks - Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB and NatWest - trail behind internet and telephone banks for customer satisfaction. Elizabeth Gooch, CEO of eg s

News.(Microsoft Corp. founded Digital Pipeline charity which got PCs from Electronic Data Systems Corp.)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... A charity founded by Microsoft is attempting to get businesses to send their old computers to disadvantaged schools in Africa. Digital Pipeline said 31 million PCs end up in landfill every year and the charity is hoping some of these can...

News.(Association of Corportate US statistics survey on effective management of electronic communication data)
August 7, 2007... IT administrators must find ways to manage electronic communication data now to control compliance risks effectively, global legal firm Baker & McKenzie has warned in a business guide to compliance. Proper archiving, retention, monitoring,...

News.(public sector can use websites to cut the costs)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Websites are the best way for local authorities to cut costs in the face of tightening budgets, according to Soctim. The upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review will put pressure on councils to lower costs and the Society for Information...

News.(Derby City Council is using Jadu's Galaxies content management system )
August 7, 2007... Derby City Council selects Jadu's Galaxies content management system for its schools Derby City Council has selected the Galaxies content management system from content management system specialist Jadu to supply its schools. The...

News.(Irwin Mitchell is using Smartline's DeviceLock software)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Law firm Irwin Mitchell has deployed Smartline's DeviceLock across the organisation to ensure data security and confidentiality. DeviceLock controls access to all ports and devices on the corporate network, including USB ports and memory...

News.(Mozilla Firefox will be updated)(Blackhat conference)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Firefox tools will be made available to users in a bid to tighten security, Mozilla's security chief Window Snyder promised at the Blackhat conference in Las Vegas. The first tool to be unveiled will be a fuzzer, a tool designed to pin...

News.(Currys Online showed some recycled consumer electronics products)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Green Technology Division Nick Booth The 1 July WEEE Directive [LINK] has been followed by a boom in interest in IT product recycling, energy saving devices and green energy sources. Yesterday retailer Currys Online showcased some of...

News.(United Kingdom imposed rules on telephone calls data retention)
August 7, 2007... UK telecoms providers will have to retain data about telephone calls for one year, under legislation passed by parliament on 25 July. In a statutory instrument coming into force on 1 October this year, the home secretary, Jacqui Smith,...

News.(survey on IT workers' job satisfaction)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... IT workers are near the bottom of the job satisfaction league, according to a survey by the Department of Trade and Industry. Jobs in IT strategy and planning and software development were ranked 66th for job satisfaction after 22,500 UK...

News.(Cranfield School of Management survey on the shortage of qualified professionals in computing)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Rebecca Thomson More than 80% of businesses anticipate trouble in finding quality people to fill vacancies, and computing is the most difficult area to recruit in, according to the Cranfield School of Management. The Recruitment...

News.(NETconsent research on risk in accepting information and communication technology policies)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Professionals are risking their reputations by accepting information and communication technology (ICT) policies they do not understand, research by management and communication software company NETconsent has revealed. A poll of members...

News.(Northgate Information Solutions PLC won the public services contract for its CallTouch systems)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... A range of Britain's public services are to share a [pounds sterling]2m upgrade in communications services. Northgate Information Solutions, a comms provider, announced a [pounds sterling]2mllion contract win for its CallTouch systems to be...

News.(Royal College of Nursing surveyed nurses on electronic patient records and National Health Service' National Programme for IT)(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... NHS nurses are unsure whether the National Health Service can deliver an electronic patient record, according to a recent survey by the Royal College of Nursing. It showed two-thirds of nurses welcome the introduction of an electronic...