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UK IT Industry Awards 2009: Best IT Strategy of the Year

The night when the winners of the UK IT Industry Awards 2009 will be announced is fast approaching. In an ongoing preview of some of the leading contenders, this week we look at the finalists for the Best IT Strategy of the Year award, sponsored by ...

From COMPUTING STAFF, VNUNet.com,  7 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Ministry of Justice,  Whitbread,  Wipro Limited

UK IT Industry Awards 2009: Public Sector Project of the Year

The Public Sector Project of the Year award has produced some outstanding candidates in recent years, and the latest shortlist is no different. The winners will be announced at the lavish prize-giving ceremony for the UK IT Industry Awards, to be held ...

From COMPUTING STAFF, VNUNet.com,  1 Oct 2009
Related Topics: National Health Service,  Civil Service

Net traffic filters signal way forward

The announcement by the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) of hardware filters to screen vast quantities of internet traffic for online nasties will be welcomed by anyone who has experienced cybercrime. The system suggested could be used ...

From COMPUTING STAFF, VNUNet.com,  1 Oct 2009

UK IT Industry Awards 2009: Private Sector Project of the Year

The Project Excellence categories are always among the most popular and competitive in the UK IT Industry Awards, and this year’s crop is no different. As part of the build up to the lavish prizegiving ceremony to be held at the Battersea Park Events ...

From COMPUTING STAFF, VNUNet.com,  23 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Balfour Beatty,  British Airways,  Google Inc.,  Experian

Computer Misuse Act prosecution numbers falling

The CMA was brought into law to tackle hacking Only 10 people were prosecuted successfully from 19 cases brought under the Act in 2007 The number of people found guilty of charges brought under the Computer Misuse Act has fallen for two years ...

From COMPUTING STAFF, VNUNet.com,  23 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Ministry of Justice,  Barack Obama,  Equality and Human Rights Commission,  Tony Lock

Government property tax agency fails IT security checks

Database contains photos of properties Valuation Office Agency, which runs a database holding details of 800,000 homes, has not met "minimum standards" for security The Conservative Party has claimed that the agency behind a government database ...

From COMPUTING STAFF, VNUNet.com,  21 Sep 2009
Related Topics: UK Conservative Party,  Ian Pearson,  Caroline Spelman,  National Health Service,  Microsoft Corporation

UK IT Industry Awards 2009: IT Leaders of the Year

In the build-up to the UK IT Industry awards ceremony, we profile the finalists that have made it onto the shortlist for some of the biggest prizes. This week, we preview the IT Leader of the Year, sponsored by Qedis. The awards programme merges the ...

From COMPUTING STAFF, VNUNet.com,  9 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Highways Agency,  Paul Smith,  David Henderson,  David Walters

The Pirate Bay down after ISP cuts its connection

IDG News Service - File-sharing site The Pirate Bay went down today after its Internet service provider, Black Internet, cut its connection to avoid being fined by the Stockholm district court. A 500,000 Swedish kronor (US$70,000) fine would be the ...

From COMPUTER SWEDEN STAFF, ComputerWorld,  24 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Optimism makes a tentative return

IT managers are showing a marked but cautious return to optimism about their future prospects ­ but vendors are still wary about the ongoing effect of the recession. According to the third quarterly Computing/Cobalt Technology Barometer, Computing ...

From COMPUTING STAFF, VNUNet.com,  20 Aug 2009

Arriva keeps Capgemini on the buses

Arriva runs some of the iconic London buses Ten-year contract extension will see supplier helping to keep London buses on the move Bus operator Arriva London has signed a 10-year extension to its outsourcing contract with supplier Capgemini. The deal ...

From COMPUTING STAFF, VNUNet.com,  17 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Arriva,  National Express

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