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Online bank Cahoot knocked out for day...
The online bank Cahoot appears to have gone offline. It's apparently nothing to do with the financial crisis, but rather the result of a power outage in Spain, where the parent bank... More
The return of Apricot
Remember Apricot Computers? Well, they're back... in name, at least. Having been swallowed by Mitsubishi in the '90s, and finally killed off in '99, the brand was bought up a few months... More
Storage Expo back again
If it is October it must be Storage Expo and the annual UK show for all things storage is back again. This year the show is dominated by the large vendors. In fact they are here in... More
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The cloud's not ready for desktop virtualisation
Jason Hiner Desktop virtualisation is tipped to be one of the next major trends in enterprise IT, but it's severely limited by the current state of LAN/WAN infrastructure, argues TechRepublic's Jason Hiner more
All roads lead to Chrome
Rupert Goodwins With its new browser, Google has finally taken its gaudy, chrome-plated, futuristic ray gun and pointed it straight at Microsoft's head more
The days of desktop antivirus apps are numbered
Robert Vamosi Security vendors are exploring new avenues in the fight against malware, making the death of the desktop antivirus app a serious proposition more
XING proves the social networking party is far from over
Amongst all the negative news on the collapse of Web 2.0, the first social network to go public doubles its revenues. OK, so there is a large number of so-called Web 2.0 companies out there...
wecando.biz
E-waste strife, recycling computers ethically
I guess you could call it a usual day in the office, phone ringing, guys out on a pretty big collection (7.5 tonne truck filled to the brim with old IT hardware) and Kev stripping down perfectly...
Richard A Johnson
OpenOffice.org 3.0 - Stop Paying Microsoft for Bug Fixes!
OpenOffice.org 3.0 was released on Monday, and the demand was so massive that it crashed their servers. The crash is not good news, of course, but the tremendous demand for the new release...
J.A. Watson
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Thursday 16 October 2008, 7:27 AM
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While full medical records may be of (dubious) value at rear/base medical facilities, these could be provided much simpler by either physical disk or electronic transfer to an "in theatre" database for individuals posted in. That £80m (and it's associated running costs) could have been far better employed in resuscitating a disbanded infantry battalion or providing a big boost in equipment quality and quantity.
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