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Ministers Blamed Over £30m ID Fraud
News The government has come under fire after it emerged ministers have known for months about the flaw used for £30m of fraudulent online tax credit claims. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) was warned about the flaw more than six months ago but only...
[December 6, 2005, 7:55]
Government Pledges £30m To Get Pupils Online
News The government has pledged £30m of funding over the next three years to help school pupils from low-income families gain home broadband access. The plan will allow pupils to access school work and resources — enabling the download and storage of...
[January 9, 2008, 15:42]
Veritas Pays $30m To Settle SEC Case
News Advertising is usually pricey but for Veritas it has turned out particularly expensive. The company announced on Friday that it would be handing over $30m (£15.2m) to The US Securities and Exchange Commission following an advertising deal that...
[February 26, 2007, 14:24]
WorldCom Analyst Walks Away With $30m
News Prominent Wall Street telecoms analyst Jack Grubman - whose role in the WorldCom scandal is under investigation - has walked away from investment house Salomon Smith Barney with $30m (£18m). The resignation settlement is made up of pay, a loan...
[August 16, 2002, 10:53]
Egenera Racks Up Another $30m
News Egenera, a specialist in high-end blade servers, has raised $30m (£16.25m) in a fourth round of funding, the company expects to announce on Monday. Technology Crossover Ventures led the round, in which Egenera "significantly" increased its total...
[January 12, 2004, 11:00]
News Burst: QXL To Axe 100 Staff After Raising £30m
News Online auction firm QXL (quote: QXL) confirmed Thursday that it has successfully completed a £30m round of funding, but admitted that it will axe a quarter of its staff by the middle of next year. The financing secured by investment bank Credit...
[December 1, 2000, 12:15]
US Report: Netscape's $30M Portal Push
News Netscape said it plans to spend over $30m (£18m) on the campaign, which will appeal to edgy, techno-sophisticate types. Some print publications are already carrying the ads, and the campaign will soon include radio, television, billboards and the...
[December 17, 1998, 14:40]
QXL Denies Restructuring Reports After Raising £30m
News Online auction firm QXL (quote: QXL) confirmed Thursday that it had successfully completed a £30m round of funding, but denies reports that this will lead to a quarter of its 400 staff being made redundant next year.
[December 1, 2000, 15:27]
PalmOne Spends $30m To Drop The 'One'
News PalmOne, maker of the handhelds bearing the same name, is to change its name to Palm later this year, the company said on Tuesday. At that time its product line, which currently includes the LifeDrive, Treo and Tungsten and Zire, will be branded...
[May 24, 2005, 12:55]
News Burst: Government Pledges £30m To Fighting Digital Divide
News The government moves to combat the growing broadband crisis Tuesday, launching a report on the future of high-speed broadband Internet services and offering an extra £30m to deal with the urban/rural digital divide.
[February 13, 2001, 14:01]
MoD Wastes £30m On Failed IT Projects
News The government finds itself facing more criticism Wednesday for its implementation of IT. Already under fire from its own accounts department for scrapping 25 major IT projects, the National Audit Office reveals today that the Ministry of Defence...
[January 19, 2000, 16:06]
Ministers Blamed Over £30m ID Fraud
Talkback Cloud Cuckoo land ? Promotions and golden handshakes all round are the order of the day. In fact with all this experience of IT they would be prime candidates for the Identity Card programme. In the immortal words of TB we need to draw a line under...
[December 7, 2005, 12:14]
Government Pledges £30m
Talkback I don’t think the industry will trust the Government much as to past history’s with IT schemes that they want people to take-up. Once the scheme is up and running the Government will pull the plug and leave the IT players involved with money and...
[January 10, 2008, 9:32]
Ministers Blamed Over £30m ID Fraud
Talkback I certainly hope that there will be a considerable number of sackings and grade reductions among the civil servants in the Department. The senior executive civil servants must accept responsibility for failing to have checks in place to ensure that...
[December 6, 2005, 19:33]
Government To Fund Broadband Town
News The government has released details of the projects that it will support with the £30m it recently guaranteed to spend on regional broadband initiatives. This will include the creation a broadband-enabled town -- Buckfastleigh, in Devon -- where...
[March 19, 2002, 12:50]
Government Throws Cash At Broadband Problem
News Faced with increasing concern over the disappointingly low number of broadband users in the UK, the government said on Tuesday that £30m would be made available to boost the take-up of high-speed Internet services.
[October 9, 2001, 11:48]
Wiretapping May Cost ISPs £17m - Report
News Wiretapping the Internet -- in accordance with the government's controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill -- will cost Britain's 400 ISPs at least £17m in the first year, with the total cost to both ISPs and the government rising...
[April 26, 2000, 10:17]
Overture Acquisitions Target Google
News Overture plans to acquire some services of Fast Search & Transfer, another sign that it intends to compete more intensely for the Internet search market. Overture will pay Oslo, Norway-based Fast $70m (£44.5m) in cash, as well as a performance...
[February 26, 2003, 11:24]
National Semi Closes Phone-chip Plant, Sheds 340 Jobs
News National Semiconductor said on Wednesday it is immediately closing a cell-phone chip unit that it earlier put up for sale, cutting the division's 340 positions. The Silicon Valley-based chipmaker also said the restructuring plan it announced in...
[May 21, 2003, 14:02]
Broadband For All - Government Pledges
News The government moves to combat the growing broadband crisis Tuesday, with a "Heineken strategy" to get high-speed Internet services available to all parts of the country. In a report -- submitted to the PM by e-minister Patricia Hewitt and e-envoy...
[February 13, 2001, 16:19]
