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More data breaches to come, warns UK govt
News U.K. government departments are seven months into an ongoing process of cataloging all of the information they held for a "register of information assets", says official.
Tags: Data security, Hacking, Government, Data, Conference, Officer, Information Security, tax revenue, London, Silicon.com
Satyam: UK spending freeze is over
News Company's U.K. and Ireland head says customer attitudes are now softening and "people believe that Satyam are stable again".
Tags: Services, IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Asia, Outsourcing Company, Europe, Silicon.com, financial, revenue, Satyam
Users are 'satisfied' with Vista, says Microsoft
News Nine out of 10 U.K. customers using the operating system are either satisfied or very satisfied with their experience, according to company research.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, CIO, London, software, Silicon.com, CEO
Checking work e-mail every day on holiday
News A third of U.K. techies can't resist checking work e-mail messages daily even on holiday, according to a poll.
Tags: Data Management, Web services, Mobile Device, e-Mail Message, e-mail, Silicon.com, PC, Web services, Data Management
Long contracts more popular than wads of cash
News Contract length is top of contractors' priorities, with 20 percent of survey respondents saying it is the current most important factor for them, new survey finds.
Tags: Outsourcing, IT outsourcing, Priority, Survey, IT Contractor, London, Silicon.com, job, managing director, information technology
UK police slash paperwork with mobiles
News From next week, law enforcers in the United Kingdom will use handheld devices to enter data during street searches, which can help cut each process from 20 minutes to 60 seconds.
Tags: Employee communications, State Government, Politics, Mobile, Home Secretary, Officer, Mobile Device, handheld computer, State Government, CIO
Aviva insures datacenters with US$988M deal
News Insurance giant Aviva has inked a US$988 million, 10-year deal with EDS to run its U.K. datacenters.
Tags: Data centers, Hitachi Ltd., Virtualization, Aviva Plc., India, Electronic Data Systems Corp., server consolidation, insurance, Silicon.com, U.K.
Winter Olympics tech on track
News A year before the 2010 Winter Olympics are set to start in Vancouver, the technological backbone is nearly ready.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Infrastructure/architecture management, Atos, Winter Olympics, Computer, London Games, Silicon.com, Vancouver, workforce management, information technology
Can IT be a green hero?
News Despite its power-guzzling nature, IT could be the key to helping address environmental issues as well as help other sectors in this gloomy economy.
Tags: Green IT, Infrastructure/architecture management, Clean Technology, SAS Institute, Carbon Emission, Emission, clean-tech industry, Accenture Ltd., London, Silicon.com
Doing more with less: UK CIOs disclose their plans
News When asked what their top business or strategic issue is this year, cost cutting was the subject mentioned most often by U.K. IT chiefs.
Tags: IT budgeting, Priority, Virtualization, Information Security, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ranger, CIO, WAN, Silicon.com, business development
Stock exchange unveils fast hosting service
News The London Stock Exchange has launched a hosting service that will help high frequency algorithmic trading firms complete their trades even faster.
Tags: Data centers, Networking, Exchange, London Stock Exchange Plc., Stock, Server, Support Services, London, stock exchange, Silicon.com
London Olympics cyber cops hit the ground running
News The new U.K. cybercrime unit has been tasked with protecting the London 2012 Games from hackers and online criminals.
Tags: Politics, Regulations, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Firewalls, Hacking, Atos, CVS Corp., Police Central E-Crime Unit, London
Mobile data use still growing
News Mobile data usage nearly doubled in the last quarter, and data rises may be due to to better designed devices, according to Orange.
Tags: Storage, Data security, Database, Mobile, Mobile Internet, local search, mobile search, mobile social networking, Database, social networking
UK police database: 'A major weapon in crime fight'
News A Logica-headed consortium has been awarded the US$113 million contract to deliver the first phase of the Police National Database.
Tags: Databases, Logica, Database, Michael Bichard, Impact Program, consortium, England, Silicon.com, U.K., information management
eBay: Let us look inside your PC
News E-commerce giant will initiate new site offering malware scanning to its users as part of a raft of new features to combat efforts of phishers and virus writers.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Web services, Phishing, Malware, Security, eBay Inc., Online Payment, Information Security
