Regulation

Romania Issues €100 Million To Microsoft Without Bids

Contracts are drafted to exclude any alternatives and hand the money over to Redmond, say local activists

16 years ago

IBM Offers Government Stimulus Kit On Credit

Why wait for government cash for green projects when you get the technology right now and pay later, says IBM

16 years ago

IT Consultant Extends Green Olympics Contract

Atos Origin has made much of its commitment to provide sustainable IT for the Olympics - a contract it will…

16 years ago

NHS Takes Action Over Data Security

The information commissioner has criticised the NHS over its data protection efforts while some patients could choose to delete electronic…

16 years ago

Blades, Storage Arrays To Get Efficiency Rating

Now that the first-tier specification for energy-efficient enterprise servers is completed, the US EPA is turning its focus to larger…

16 years ago

Emulex Boss Rebuffs Broadcom Offer

Emulex president and chief executive Jim McCluney in a letter to stockholders calls Broadcom's offer inadequate

16 years ago

In The Euro Election, Vote For Free Software!

The open source movement wants to see government contracts open to proper competitive tendering. Let's see how that issue plays…

16 years ago

Carbon Reporting Model To Meet Future UK Laws

With the UK government about to impose mandatory carbon accounting, PwC has produced a reporting model which it says will…

16 years ago

Scotland Gets Europe’s Largest Wind Farm, and Smart Power Training

Engineers will take smart grids across Scotland thanks to a government backed Energy Academy

16 years ago

NHS Trust Leads Way With E-Patient Records Project

While the  £12.7 billion NHS upgrade scheme has yet to deliver,  one NHS Trust has gone ahead with its own…

16 years ago

US Airforce Denies GPS Failure Reports

A US government report predicted that as old satellites begin to fail over the next few years, GPS coverage could…

16 years ago

Free Software To Become A Euro Election Issue

Free software pact gives supporters something better to vote on than disgust over MP's expenses

16 years ago

Red Hat Sues Switzerland Over Microsoft Monopoly

£8 million a year to Microsoft, with no public bidding. And that's just the tip of the iceberg, say open…

16 years ago

Local Government Sets Green Computing Example

Local government is stealing a march on central government in its use of virtualisation to harness cost savings and power…

16 years ago

Microsoft Turns Down EC Antitrust Meeting

Microsoft has declined the European Commission's offer to hold a hearing on antitrust matters concerning its browser bundling

16 years ago

UK Government To Force IT Training At Suppliers

If you want government money, you'll have to show your IT  training plan, says skills secretary John Denham

16 years ago

Young People See Good Prospects In IT

IT is beginning to be accepted as a "career of choice" with good prospects by young people but the older…

16 years ago

Fault Tolerance (Re)Discovered

Fault tolerant virtualisation technologies can be hardware or software based but they don't necessarily offer the same level of protection…

16 years ago

UK Snubs Support For Home of WWII Enigma

Government refuses to upgrade wartime code-breaking site Bletchley Park - which had a visit from actor and techno-phile Stephen Fry

16 years ago

EC Quizzes Google Over Street View Privacy

The European Commission has been debating the effectiveness of the protection of personal data in services such as Google Street…

16 years ago

Secure Your Network from Kaminsky’s DNS Cache Poisoning Flaw

Multiple defenses offer the best protection against insidious security threats. Sandy Wilbourn explains what the Kaminsky DNS cache poisoning flaw…

16 years ago

Recession Creates Opportunities, Mandelson Tells Google Zeitgeist

The UK must invest in digital infrastructure, and governments must regulate global markets, the UK business secretary told the search…

16 years ago

Dell Chooses Via Over Intel Or AMD

Dell is turning to Via Technologies to power a new server designed to run in dense Web hosting environments

16 years ago

Tech-Savvy Staff Challenging IT Departments

Today's workers are more mobile and they are demanding greater choice in their technology, putting more strain on IT departments…

16 years ago

Why The Mainframe Will Never Die

Users need support in ever more demanding workloads, greening strategies and cloud computing models, which guarantees the mainframe's continuing relevance,…

16 years ago

Logica Cuts Costs With Own Sustainability Tool

The IT services company is keen to cuts costs even though it claims its customers don't "buy on price"

16 years ago

Digital Minister: We’ll Cut £35bn In Costs By 2011

Updated: Tom Watson has announced how smart use of IT has enabled the government to save £26.5bn across government whilst…

16 years ago

BT’s Problems Come From Global Services Unit

BT's poor results and shock redundancy plan have come about because of problems in its Global Services division, says Bathwick…

16 years ago