IT spend slows in retail sector
News According to the latest IT in Retail report, spending growth has stalled, as many retailers try to do more with the same money [08 May 2008]
Ballmer: Out of the frying pan and closer to fired
Leader Ballmer walks, Yahoo sulks. There's a lesson to be learned — and not that long to learn it [06 May 2008]
- I wonder... - ego.sum.stig
America, your IT future is waiting
Comment Americans think Europe's not much cop at IT, but great in green thinking. Europe's real strength is evolving [01 May 2008]
Microsoft board fails to reach Yahoo decision
News The software giant's board of directors is still weighing whether to initiate a proxy contest, sweeten its cash-and-stock offer, or possibly walk away from the deal, say reports [01 May 2008]
Socitm names new president
News Richard Steel, formerly Newham Borough Council's chief information officer, has taken the reins at the Society of Information Technology Management [30 Apr 2008]
Indian techies snubbing west in favour of home
News Graduates from the Indian Institutes of Technology are increasingly staying at home rather than looking to western countries for work, as the range and quality of career prospects in India continues to improve [30 Apr 2008]
EU healthcare reaps benefits of broadband
News An e-health survey has found almost half of European doctors have a broadband connection, but there are still wide discrepancies in GPs' use of IT across Europe [29 Apr 2008]
NHS top IT job to be split in two
News The IT director general post previously filled by Richard Granger will be replaced by two separate executive roles [29 Apr 2008]
- sensible - Brian Murray
Google's search for business customers
Analysis A tie-up with Saleforce.com sees Google pushing even further into Microsoft's businesss applications territory [23 Apr 2008]
Tech giants' results buck economic fears
Analysis IBM, Intel and Google's first-quarter results proved better than expected, but observers fear other heavyweights may not fare so well [22 Apr 2008]
Councils join data-sharing scheme
News A group of 10 councils plans to share access to confidential information using Microsoft's digital identity system [18 Apr 2008]
- Where is a need? - 1000215420
Tech problems delay launch of NHS booking system
News The launch of the latest 'Choose and Book' online referral system has been delayed due to a technical issue causing patient appointments to be made incorrectly [18 Apr 2008]
R&D takes backseat during HP's IT revamp
News As the company nears completion of a major three-year IT transformation, a senior vice president has explained why the slowdown in research and development was a necessary consequence [17 Apr 2008]
Women 'central' to saving UK tech industry
News Attracting more females into IT careers is essential to plugging a critical skills shortfall that is affecting the entire UK tech industry, says Gartner research [16 Apr 2008]
- Basically B****x - Yellowcave
- What skills - lars
- The crisis is in the recruitment "industry" - Andrew Meredith
- Very nicely put Andrew. - Yellowcave
NHS IT chief resigns after brief tenure
News Department of Health CIO Matthew Swindells is to leave after less than three months in the job, adding to the uncertainty around the National Programme for IT [15 Apr 2008]
IT sector sees increased profit warnings
News As market conditions cause customers to tighten their belts, profit warnings among software and IT services companies are on the rise [15 Apr 2008]
How to deal with information overload 
Video At RSA 2008 in San Francisco, Blink author Malcolm Gladwell tells security professionals why too much information can impair judgement [14 Apr 2008]
- Let software deal with information overload - abarton_murge
ID cards fuel leap in consultancy costs
News The scheme has contributed to a 2,000 percent increase in the cost of Home Office consultants, taking the bill up to £147m last year [14 Apr 2008]
UK falls out of global 'ICT readiness' top 10
News A World Economic Forum report suggests the UK is now only 12th in the world when it comes to being a networked economy [10 Apr 2008]
Gartner: IT innovation can rescue US from recession
News IT staff have to both identify and solve business needs to lift the country out of a financial downturn, says the analyst house [09 Apr 2008]
BT chief steps down
News Ben Verwaayen will leave the company at the end of May, and is being replaced by BT's head of retail, Ian Livingston [08 Apr 2008]
