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]
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]
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'Reckless' data loss made a civil offence
News The Information Commissioner's Office has welcomed an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act that introduces a fine for the careless disclosure of personal data [13 May 2008]
Health trust ditches NHS e-record scheme
News A Bath NHS trust says it has lost confidence in the Cerner Millennium e-records project following the departure of key supplier Fujitsu [23 Jul 2008]
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HP to overtake BT as top government IT supplier
News Following its merger with EDS, HP is set to receive a greater share of government tech spending than BT, the former leader in the field [22 May 2008]
UK urged to import more skilled IT workers
News The Work Foundation says making the UK more attractive to migrant workers is key to staying competitive in an era of increasing globalisation [02 Jun 2008]
Leeds Council agrees deal with Microsoft
News Microsoft has been chosen by Leeds City Council as its primary IT supplier for the next five years [17 Jul 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]
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Google tops list of UK's best workplaces
News The Great Place to Work Institute compiled its list based on employee surveys, and commended the search giant for retaining its start-up ethos and embedding its brand into all aspects of the organisation [29 May 2008]
How to beat other candidates to an IT manager job
Feature Playing up non-technical attributes can help convince a CIO that you're right for an IT manager role [22 Jul 2008]
Fujitsu walks away from NHS contract
News Negotiations over how much Fujitsu should be paid failed to result in an agreement between the company and NHS Connecting for Health [30 May 2008]
Fresh calls to bin ID cards as IT suppliers dwindle
News With just five IT suppliers left to choose from and five parts of the contract to fill, critics are questioning how the complex £2bn scheme can hope to be run effectively or competitively [27 May 2008]
Oyster card suffers second rush-hour failure
News London's Oyster travel smartcard system has suffered the second outage in a fortnight, with many commuters enjoying a free trip to work as a result [25 Jul 2008]
AMD's Ruiz steps down as CEO
News Dirk Meyer has been announced as the new CEO of the troubled chip company, while Hector Ruiz will remain as executive chairman [18 Jul 2008]
Gov't appoints tech tsar to cut IT costs
News The former CEO of Logica, Martin Read, is to help the government deliver large IT projects successfully and cut the £13bn annual costs involved [24 Jun 2008]
IT-business degree spawns first graduates
News Eight students have graduated with an industry-supported degree designed to provide the skills required of IT managers and leaders [25 Jul 2008]
Outsourcing moves beyond cost cutting
News Industry experts say the key is to treat outsourcers as an arm of the business, with suppliers from around the globe now seen as adding critical skills [13 May 2008]
UK CIOs trail France in boardroom promotions
News A survey has found France to have Europe's most CIO-friendly boardrooms, while Sweden languishes at the bottom of the boardroom-promotion heap [20 Jun 2008]
IT costs snap up quarter of NHS budget
News The cost of upgrading the health service's IT systems now uses up a quarter of the NHS's budget for major projects [10 Jun 2008]
Met Office: Home working will help save the planet
News The Met Office and Defra agree that allowing people to work from home can have positive business impacts as well as ecological benefits [23 May 2008]
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Who's the UK's IT Community Hero of the Year?
News Entries are now open for the CNET Networks UK Business Technology Awards 2008, with a new category recognising achievements benefiting the IT community [30 Apr 2008]
