Computer Weekly articles from September 2005

Computer Weekly archives from September 2005

public sector; Kent signs [pounds sterling]10m PC deal.(Kent County Council's contract with International Business Machines Corp.)
September 6, 2005... IBM contract will let council update and run PCs for [pounds sterling]200 each a yearl 9,000 desktops and 150 servers to be supplied and maintained over five years Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Kent County Council has...

financial services; Insurer reverts to manual after IT trouble.(information management of Scottish Equitable PLC)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Scottish Equitable was unable to automate customer literaturel Manual processes for affected products led to lack of code compliance Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Having invested more than [pounds sterling]1m in adapting IT...

outsourcing; Swansea IT staff wait for Capgemini terms.(contract with Swansea Council)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Swansea Council will give its IT staff just two weeks' notice of their new terms and conditions of employment before they are transferred to Capgemini. Last summer the council's IT staff went...

British computer society ; Computer scientists and neuroscientists look to collaborate on cognitive computing.(Panel Discussion)
September 6, 2005... Debate explores issues in building computer modelled on human brainl Better human/machine interfaces could be key benefit of collaboration John Kavanagh computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Computer scientists and brain specialists have been...

mobile; Barnet social staff get mobile data sharing.(technology use by Barnet Council)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Barnet Council has equipped more than 200 social workers with mobile devices for sharing data on the move. The deployment of O2 XDA II handhelds makes Barnet one of the first council social...

Department for Work and Pensions plans citizen database to hold 85 million records.(building of Customer Information System)
September 6, 2005... Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk With little publicity, services supplier Accenture and the Department for Work and Pensions completed a pilot in July of one of Europe's largest citizen databases. The Oracle-based Customer...

Charitable work boosts image and fosters loyalty.(benefits of corporate social responsibility)
September 6, 2005... Julia Vowler julia.vowler@rbi.co.uk Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become an item on the business agenda thanks both to legislation and a desire to create a positive brand image. "Organisations have a social...

mobile As businesses demand mobile connectivity, IT managers need to identify which devices are best suited to staff needs - phones that do data, or computers that do voice ; Smartphones or handheld computers?
September 6, 2005... Antony Adshead computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The figures for smartphone shipments versus those of handheld computers suggest smartphones are set to dominate the market for portable devices, but IT managers still have a choice to make when...

my take; Ian Hillan, ; IT director at ; The Sportsman, ; guides you through ; this week's issue.
September 6, 2005... Smartphones or PDAs As the IT director of a newspaper, I will have reporters using mobile devices in the field. They will need to get the information and copy in as quickly as possible. Although the technology excites a lot of people, how...

storage Systems for saving and searching e-mails are inefficient and outdated, with end-users making critical decisions and enterprises having limited access to information; End the e-mail data management debacle.
September 6, 2005... Users are losing confidence in e-mail servers and struggling to find the information they require to conduct day-to-day business. Standard e-mail servers are fantastic at messaging, but they are completely inadequate at storing information....

Need for testing limits value of automation as IT managers look to accelerate patching.(usage of software patches)
September 6, 2005... Worms and viruses that exploit newly discovered vulnerabilities are appearing faster and faster, prompting IT departments to install security patches at an ever greater speed. Although only a subset of affected software is typically...

storage ; IBM offers safety net to restore 'lost' work.(IBM Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files launched)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Tash Shifrin computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk IBM has introduced "safety net" software that continually backs up files, protecting them from viruses, file corruption or accidental deletion of data. Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for...

printers; Automatic online fault reporting for printers.(Canon Inc. launched eMaintenance service)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Canon has launched an automatic fault reporting service that sends incident reports from users' printers to its Japanese headquarters. Called eMaintenance, the service is designed to ensure...

government IT; Biometric standards will cover ID cards.(identity, United Kingdom. British Standards Institution)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Tash Shifrin computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk International standards for biometrics that will apply to the government's controversial identity cards project have been published by the British Standards Institute. The four BS ISO/IEC...

SMARt projects College uses tier-three switches to enable multicasting on 1,000 PCs; Birmingham college uses multicasting to protect desktop PCs from student damage.(information management of South Birmingham College)
September 6, 2005... Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk South Birmingham College has switched to multicasting to reduce the damage done by students altering software on its desktop PCs. The adult education college has adopted multicasting for all...

in brief.
September 6, 2005... PatchLink upgrades security management PatchLink has upgraded its PatchLink Update security management software to give large companies the ability to better manage network security through increased scalability, efficiency and advanced...

storage; Disc's 'data shredding' function could aid regulatory compliance.(product development by Plasmon Data Systems Inc.)
September 6, 2005... Storage media allows selective deletion of datal System creates record of data deletionl Analyst says tool will aid regulatory compliance Arif Mohamed computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Storage device manufacturer Plasmon has developed...

software; Microsoft releases R2 Windows Server beta.(development of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 and Microsoft WinFS)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Microsoft has released a "customer preview program beta" of Windows Server 2003 R2, the forthcoming update to Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1. R2 is due to be released by the end of...

datacentre; Performance per watt becomes growing issue in the datacentre.(Intel Developer Forum)
September 6, 2005... Users have limited awareness of power issues l Increasing power usage pushing up server costsl Manufacturers looking to create efficiencies Cliff Saran and Danny Bradbury cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Power consumption in the datacentre...

recruitment; DTIadds to milk round concerns.(reports of United Kingdom. Department of Trade and Industry)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Concerns that the annual "milk round" for recruiting IT graduates could breach forthcoming age discrimination laws have been supported by a Department for Trade & Industry consultation paper. ...

working in telecoms Telcos are recruiting varied IT skills to support growing business; Technology convergence creates diverse career opportunities for telecoms IT staff.
September 6, 2005... Tash Shifrin computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The rapid development of voice and data technologies makes telecoms one of the most dynamic industries to work in. The two fields are rapidly converging, opening up new opportunities for...

in brief.(BMC Software Inc. to acquire KMXperts)(Microsoft Corp.'s collaboration with Northern Telecom Ltd.)(Network Appliance Inc. acquires Decru)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... BMC to acquire service desk software company BMC Software is to acquire KMXperts, which makes software for IT service and customer support centres. Through the acquisition BMC Software said it would be able to offer knowledge management...

security; Users warned of mobile virus threat.(Commwarrior-B)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk IT security consultancy F.Secure has issued an alert regarding a virus that targets mobile devices. Called Commwarrior-B, it affected one of F.Secure's clients in Scandinavia. The company said,...

Documation UK; Show to put spotlight on info management issues.(Documation UK @ Storage Expo)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Although virtually all IT managers believe information management is important to their organisation less than 50% understand the regulations and legislation this encompasses. That was one finding from a survey of 119 IT professionals...

events; HP cancels user show in wake of hurricane.(conference of Hewlett-Packard Co.)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Hewlett-Packard has cancelled its user conference in New Orleans. The HP Technology Forum was due to take place on 12-15 September, but that is clearly impossible in the wake of Hurricane...

software licensing; House of Fraser drops Software Assurance for old licensing deal.
September 6, 2005... House of Fraser says upgrade programme offers few advantagesl Retailer calls on Microsoft to simplify 'complicated' programme Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk House of Fraser has dropped Microsoft's Software Assurance...

security; IT duo to be extradited.(cases against Michael and Ruth Haephrati)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... UK court approves extradition of industrial spying suspects to Israell Trojan horse software allegedly used to obtain data from Israeli firms Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk A UK court has approved the extradition of a London...

ICT industry charity ball; IT industry prepares to 'bop at the Palais'.
September 6, 2005... The IT industry is gearing up for this year's Intellect ICT Industry Charity Ball, which was postponed to October 4 following the London bombings on 7 July - the day it was to have taken place. The theme of the ball, due to be attended by...

financial services; Barclays plans to cut IT workforce.(Barclays Bank PLC, information technology)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Christian Annesley computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Barclays is set to cut its IT workforce through a mixture of redundancies and laying off "under- performing" staff. Barclays said the planned job cuts would affect those staff who do...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
September 6, 2005... People are the missing link in continuity plans Guy Bunker Chief scientist Symantec Corporation With reference to the article "SMEs are urged to set up continuity plans" (Computer Weekly, 23 August), I agree that small and...

Reap the rewards of giving something back.(voluntary works of Barclays Assist)
September 6, 2005... Julia Vowler julia.vowler@rbi.co.uk As companies strive to be seen as more "socially responsible", a trend is emerging for employers to encourage staff to give time, skills and money to help the local community or charitable causes....

Weight and power issues hit datacentre.(information management of Newham Borough Council)
September 6, 2005... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Newham Borough Council's IT hardware refresh, involving a [pounds sterling]16m, 10-year deal with Hewlett-Packard, has proved harder to implement than originally anticipated. The contract, signed...

security ; EU privacy law poses compliance challenge for IT, warns Gartner.(European Union)
September 6, 2005... Providing data under FOI Act could breach Privacy Directive l Local authorities need to put IT and policies in place, say analysts Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Preventing the release of confidential information will be a major...

YOUR SHOUT; Have your say at ; computerweekly.com.(Letter to the Editor)
September 6, 2005... On the virtual folders in Windows Vista In response to the article "Check out the changes in Windows Vista" (Computer Weekly, 23 August) I understand Jack Schofield's article on Windows Vista was an opinion piece and not aimed at...

network jobs drive growth.(analysis of labor market)
September 6, 2005... The IT recruitment market is in good shape. The number of jobs on offer is slowly but surely increasing, and salaries and contract rates are also rising. "The overall message is that there are plenty of jobs," says Paul Smith, group marketing...

nhs it; New London director for NHS programme.(Kevin Jarrold appointed at National Health Service Connecting for Health of United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Connecting for Health has appointed the architect of London's first NHS implementation of IDX Carecast enterprise software as the capital's regional implementation director. Kevin Jarrold,...

Perils of procrastination.(production management of information technology services industry)(Column)
September 6, 2005... Student houses are notoriously messy. Pots and pans sit around covered in caked-on food, empty beer cans litter the kitchen, while the residents sit in front of day-time television in their dressing gowns. But all of this changes the minute...

government it; Watchdog to pass verdict on deletion of tax records.(investigation of House of Commons Public Accounts Committee of United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee will publish a report this Thursday on the results of its investigation into the accidental deletion of taxpayers' records as part of routine database...

hot skills Web content syndication format key to new Microsoft apps; Explorer 7 and Windows Vista set to drive demand for RSS skills.(really simple syndication)(Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0)
September 6, 2005... Nick Langley computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk What is it? Really Simple Syndication (RSS) or, less commonly, Rich Site Summary, is an integral part of Microsoft's forthcoming Internet Explorer 7 web browser and Windows Vista operating...

Newham benefits from strategic partner.(Newham Borough Council's partnership with Microsoft Ltd.)
September 6, 2005... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk A year has gone by since Richard Steel, head of ICT at Newham Borough Council, began a 10-year strategic partnership with Microsoft to refresh the council's IT infrastructure. The decision to...

Public sector closes the IT pay gap, survey shows.
September 6, 2005... Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Public sector pay for IT professionals has largely caught up with the private sector following a significant rise in public sector salaries over the past 12 months. Salaries for public sector IT...

financial services; Co-op Bank automates to boost client service.(Blue Prism Limited's contract with Co-Operative Bank PLC)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The Co-operative Bank is implementing an automated business processing system to improve customer service. The bank is using Blue Prism software to automate manual day-to-day processes in...

UK user groups believe Microsoft has listened.(partnership with Newham Borough Council)
September 6, 2005... Christian Annesley christian.annesley@rbi.co.uk Several major IT user groups have expressed confidence that Microsoft's updated Software Assurance volume licensing model, due to be unveiled on 15 September, will mark a real step...

HMV builds online digital music service on Microsoft Windows Server System.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... HMV Digital, the new online music download service from the long-running UKretailer, has been developed using server infrastructure that runs Windows Server System. The Windows Server System components include Windows Server 2003,...

software in action; The Fridge builds new venture on ERP suite.(enterprise resource planning, The Fridge Company)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Arif Mohamed computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The Fridge Company is to launch a home food delivery business run on Microsoft's Navision enterprise resource planning software suite. Starting this month, the supply chain software will be...

Steer yourself to career success.(information technology professionals)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... The good news is that the IT jobs market is in good shape, as demonstrated by the results of the latest Computer Weekly/SSL salary survey (see page 28). But for the individual IT professional it is certainly not a case of "summertime and the...

Government successfully trials citizen database.(information management of United Kingdom. Department for Work and Pensions)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2005... Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk The government has completed a pilot of a citizen database due to hold records on 85 million people using a supplier involved in a previous IT programme which went [pounds sterling]1.9bn over its...

British computer society ; Open source enables code reuse strategy that can give firms the best of both worlds.
September 13, 2005... Strategy combines best of in-house development and proprietary software l Approach offers greater flexibility but requires high initial investment John Kavanagh computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Open source software opens the way to a...

my take; Rose Crozier, ; IT director at ; Belfast City Council, ; guides you through ; this week's issue.
September 13, 2005... Making ITIL work for you I think this is a great article. ITIL is huge and it's a bit scary in that sense. Users should bite off the chunks they can manage. We have just initiated an ITIL project. We have already gone through a business plan...

software development Global projects should not be run via word processor files ; Choose the right tools for offshore success.
September 13, 2005... Sixty six per cent of software projects worldwide are considered failures, more than 50% exceed budget and 84% suffer from overruns, according to research firm The Standish Group. For many corporations, offshoring has been seen as a way of...

working in telecoms; Traditional telecoms jobs being replaced by more business-focused roles, says CMA.(beliefs of Phil Sayer of Communications Management Association)
September 13, 2005... Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Traditional jobs such as telecoms manager have been replaced by more flexible business-focused roles, according to Phil Sayer, chairman of the Communications Management Association. The adoption...

data management Analysis systems need to recognise that business is rarely standard ; Make sense of corporate data complexities through master data management systems.
September 13, 2005... The emerging field of master data management deals with the issue of how to handle data that needs to be shared between different computer systems. It has become important because, five years after the big rationalisation of IT systems in...

SMARt projects Local education authority aims to get accurate data through wider input; Rotherham uses browser-based service to encourage teachers to report bullying.(Rotherham Local Education Authority uses Sentinel from Vantage Technologies)
September 13, 2005... Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Rotherham Local Education Authority has deployed a hosted service to help it get a more accurate picture of how much bullying occurs in local schools. The Government's Every Child Matters...

enterprise SOFTWARE; SAP to introduce hosted CRM service.(customer relationship management)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Arif Mohamed computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk SAP is following Siebel in providing an enterprise-class hosted customer relationship management service this autumn. Analysts have said the demand for such a service is now higher than ever,...

document management; Adobe adds workflow features to e-forms management software.
September 13, 2005... New server platform fleshes out supplier's electronic forms strategy l Livecycle integrates document services to automate processes Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Adobe has fleshed out its electronic forms strategy with the...

storage; Standards-based data management unveiled.(SMI-S 1.1 of Storage Networking Industry Association)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Storage suppliers demonstrated products supporting the latest Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) at last week's Storage Networking World Europe 2005 show. Companies including EMC...

crm conference; Users look at customising hosted apps.(Salesforce.com Inc. to launch new products)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Arif Mohamed computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Customising hosted applications will be a major theme at this week's Salesforce.com user conference in San Francisco. The company, which supplies on-demand CRM software, is set to launch...

SOFTWARE; Lotus Notes/Domino 7 features ease management burden.(product launch by International Business Machines Corp.)
September 13, 2005... Arif Mohamed computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk IBM launched its Lotus Notes/ Domino7 messaging platform last week, with new features to make it easier for administrators to manage the software. Instant messaging and collaboration are core...

wireless; Travellers spurn Wi-Fi.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Just 17% of UK business travellers use Wi-Fi hotspots to connect to the internet. A survey of 2,000 business travellers in the US and the UK by analyst firm Gartner found that take-up was...

MCC rolls out new management systems at Lord's ground.(Marylebone Cricket Club to install Integra Membership Relationship Management)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... The Marylebone Cricket Club is to install IT systems from Integra to manage its membership and other processes. The club, which owns Lord's cricket ground, plans to roll out Integra Membership Relationship Management system, with Finance and...

New system keeps an eye on bookings.(information management of British Airways London Eye)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... The BA London Eye will go live with its overhauled booking and reservation system this week. BT Realtoplus is designed to automate exchanges with trade partners, which were previously manual. The system also uses handheld wireless ticket...

government it Public Accounts Committee report paints a picture of overstretched staff, highly complex systems and unfulfilled promises at HM Revenue and Customs; Can tired Revenue win IT systems battle?
September 13, 2005... Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk A committee of MPs has depicted HM Revenue and Customs as a fatigued institution, fighting successive crises and regularly announcing plans to improve the technology and administration while the...

security; Conde Naste Publications outsources spyware fight.(contract with MessageLabs Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Web filtering stops spyware onslaught at Conde Naste Publicationsl Messagelabs Scansafe service enabled CNP to proceed with SP2 roll-out Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Magazine publisher Conde Naste Publications (CNP) said...

telecoms; Ofcom liberates BT to offer bespoke pricing.(Office of Communications, British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Ofcom has announced proposals to allow BT to offer large business customers bespoke call prices, which should lead to discounts for some companies. Currently, BT must offer all large...

Hertz signs up BT/HP.(Hertz Europe's contracts with Hewlett-Packard Co. and British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Hertz Europe has signed a five-year contract with BT and HP to provide and manage a standard network, telephony and IT environment. Through the contract BT and HP are building an IP-based virtual...

Integrity licence tweak for capacity on demand.(licensing of Hewlett-Packard Co.)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk As part of its virtualisation drive this week, HP is tweaking the licensing of processors on its Integrity server range to allow users to have extra processing capacity as and when they need it. ...

case study; Morrisons links up fuel station IT.(technology use by William Morrison Supermarkets PLC)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Morrisons has completed the integration of point of sale systems at its 300 petrol stations with its head-office systems. The supermarket group used Htec Hydrapos software with Toshiba Tec's...

hewlett-packArd With Katrina forcing abandonment of its user show, HP this week puts focus on virtualisation to allow users to optimise equipment use and reduce costs; Virtual IT core to HP's adaptive enterprise.
September 13, 2005... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Hewlett-Packard is introducing a raft of products for virtualisation in a bid to simplify the management of virtual IT environments. The products cover virtualisation software for HP-UX, OpenVMS...

government it Issues raised by MPs' report are put to the Revenue; Questions that could provide vital lessons for future major projects.(information managemnet of United Kingdom. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs)
September 13, 2005... Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk Computer Weekly has put a series of questions to HM Revenue and Customs on issues arising from last week's Public Accounts Committee report into the administration of the tax credits scheme. We will...

financial services; Alliance & Leicester revamps its intranet.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Christian Annesley christian.annesley@rbi.co.uk Alliance & Leicester is updating its five-year-old intranet content management system to improve the way it distributes corporate information. The system will let staff access a...

disaster recovery Hurricane exposed inadequacy of business continuity plans; IT staff battle to cope after Katrina knocks out systems at agencies fighting the crisis.
September 13, 2005... Lindsay Clark computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk As political rows over the inadequate emergency response to Hurricane Katrina grow and the humanitarian effort continues, businesses in the US states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and...

role of CISO; Security leader becoming key role, says Dorey.(Paul Dorey, chief information security officers)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk The days of IT security being purely an advisory role are in decline, according to Paul Dorey, vice-president for digital security at BP. Speaking to Computer Weekly ahead of his presentation on...

outsourcing; Liverpool Victoria expands outsource deal.
September 13, 2005... Liverpool Victoria signs add-on deal on top of original [pounds sterling]109m contractl Underwriting software linked to medical utility for 'non-clean' cases Christian Annesley christian.annesley@rbi.co.uk Liverpool Victoria has...

user authentication; Plan now to beat 2007 password 'breakdown', Gartner advises.
September 13, 2005... Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Passwords will reach the end of their useful life in as little as two years, forcing organisations to rethink the way they secure their corporate IT systems, Gartner will warn this week. By...

outsourcing; BT set to cut queues at Prudential.(contract with BT Group PLC)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Pension provider Prudential is deploying new call management technology in its contact centres as part of an initiative to improve customer service. The project is part of a multimillion-pound,...

Microsoft promises 'deep' integration of ERP and Office.(enterprise resource planning)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Microsoft is planning "deep integration" between its Office personal productivity software and its Dynamics business applications, which it launched last week. Users will be able to access Microsoft CRM Business in their Outlook contacts...

enterprise software; Integration is central to Microsoft ERP ambitions.(enterprise resource planning)
September 13, 2005... Microsoft Dynamics initiative targets medium-sized businessesl Integration with Office applications will boost productivity, says firm Lindsay Clark computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Microsoft bosses Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer have drawn...

Simplify licensing, IT leaders tell Microsoft.(beliefs of The Corporate IT Forum)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Microsoft should reduce the costs of software licensing, simplify the licensing process and lead the whole industry into a "conflict-free licensing zone", according to the Corporate IT Forum, whose...

Serco Coca-Cola deal is the real thing.(contract with Coca-Cola Enterprises)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Coca-Cola Enterprises, which manufactures, bottles and distributes the soft drink, has extended its 15-year relationship with Serco. Serco delivers IT services across 21 Coca-Cola Enterprises sites in the UK to support the critical systems...

security; IT security 'kitemark' launched.(technology policy of United Kingdom. Cabinet Office)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The government last week launched a scheme to "kitemark" IT security products as reliable for use in the public sector. Launching the CCT mark, Jim Murphy, Cabinet Office minister with...

retail; Tesco deploys global procurement platform.(use of Eqos Global Sourcing, Eqos Supplier Quality Management and Eqos Critical Path Management)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Retailer aims to double amount of goods sourced overseas in two yearsl Software boosts supply chain visibility and gives buyers more flexibility Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Tesco has deployed a global sourcing platform...

security; Users warned of new flaw in Cisco IOS.(product defects of Cisco Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk A vulnerability in Cisco's Internetwork Operating System (IOS) could be exploited by remote attackers to crash or run malicious code on devices that run the software. IOS runs on Cisco's...

outsourcing; Bedfordshire pays HBS [pounds sterling]7.7m to terminate outsourcing contract.(Bedfordshire County Council)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2005... Deal was terminated after problems with a SAP implementationl Council and HBS issue contradictory statements on the settlement Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Bedfordshire County Council has paid IT services firm HBS [pounds...

Call for openness wins cross-party support following damning accounts committee report; Publish reports on troubled tax credits IT system, demand MPs.(information management of United Kingdom. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs)
September 13, 2005... Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk MPs from the three main political parties have called for Gateway reviews of the tax credits system to be published after the Commons Public Accounts Committee released a highly-critical report on...