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European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month

...in Europe are ready to lay out plans to introduce an electronic identity system across Europe, with the proposals to be unveiled at the end... Read more

3 May, 2012 by David Meyer

Home Office debuts new UK passport

...world, meeting rigorous international standards," said Sarah Rapson, chief executive of the Identity and Passport Service. "The new design is part of our strategy to... Read more

26 August, 2010 by Kable

Identity scheme echoes ID cards, say campaigners

...The government has revealed plans for a national proof-of-identity scheme that privacy campaigners say has echoes of the ID card project... Read more

24 May, 2011 by Nick Heath

Pefias web ID plan 'one of the most dangerous schemes of the past decade'

...after it emerged the scheme will require website owners to register their identity. Simon Davies, the director-general of UK-based Privacy International, told ZDNet... Read more

23 May, 2012 by David Meyer
Mapping <endeca_term>identity</endeca_term> fraud's impact on the UK

Mapping identity fraud's impact on the UK

...Incidents of identity fraud grew by almost 10 percent in the first nine months of... Read more

23 October, 2010 by Karen Friar

DWP cancels identity services tender

...The Department for Work and Pensions has cancelled its tender for identity assurance services, after claiming it had not followed the relevant procedures for... Read more

22 December, 2011 by Mark Say

Government discusses digital identity plans

...with a number of major operators about the delivery of its digital identity assurance project, the Cabinet Office has said. A spokeswoman for the department... Read more

9 September, 2011 by Gill Hitchcock

UK allocates £10m to new ID scheme

...The UK government has announced funds to 'lubricate' its trusted identity scheme, in which citizens authenticate themselves across multiple public services. Cabinet Office... Read more

31 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Google rolls out 'Me on the Web' identity tools

...settings offerings just a tad higher with the addition of some new identity management options. Me on the Web is a set of new tools... Read more

16 June, 2011 by Rachel King

Government plans for privatised ID scheme emerge

...Leaked documents have revealed details of the government's planned trusted identity scheme, which would let citizens verify their identity online when using public... Read more

15 June, 2011 by David Meyer

VMware's cloud identity broker appears on the Horizon

...for authenticating access to a range of cloud-based software services. The identity brokerage application, announced on Tuesday, is the first product to arrive from... Read more

17 May, 2011 by Jack Clark

ID register scrappage to cost £400,000

...The government has revealed the cost of securing destroying the National Identity Register. ID cards will expire at midnight on 21 January. Photo credit... Read more

21 January, 2011 by Kable

ID card scrappage bill to gain royal assent

...The bill abolishing the National Identity Scheme is expected to gain royal assent on Tuesday. The Home Office... Read more

21 December, 2010 by Kable

Government to begin shredding ID card data

...The Identity and Passport Service's destruction plans reveal that some personal ID data... Read more

9 November, 2010 by Kable

Identity and Passport Service IT costs triple

...The Identity and Passport Service has tripled its spending on IT since its launch... Read more

3 August, 2010 by Kable

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

2 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

3 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

7 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

9 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

10 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

13 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

14 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

15 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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