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Lawyers concerned about finding internal data

In-house lawyers at large firms are concerned that they will be unable to find relevant data in the case of litigation, according to a survey from KPMG. Half of respondents admit to being concerned about the legal department’s ability to find data, and ...

From TOM YOUNG, VNUNet.com,  23 Nov 2009

Conservatives pledge to stop UK fossil fuel subsidies

The government has provided almost three-quarters of a billion pounds in subsidies to fossil-fuel burning power stations over the past 13 years, according to figures highlighted today by the Conservatives. Shadow secretary of state for international ...

From TOM YOUNG, VNUNet.com,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Andrew Mitchell,  G-20,  William Hague,  UK Conservative Party

Councils must take long term view of IT savings potential

Operational Efficiency Programme encourages wrong type of thinking Local authorities should take a long term approach to IT use by reducing operational costs rather than responding to tightened budgets by "salami slicing ", according to a report by ...

From TOM YOUNG, VNUNet.com,  23 Nov 2009

Vatican Hosts Meeting on Life in the Universe

The Pontifical Academy of Science recently hosted a gathering leading scientists from around the world to assess the most recent research on life in the universe and to discuss the possibility of life on other planets. Though Father Jose Gabriel Funes ...

From ERIC YOUNG, The Christian Post,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: California Institute of Technology,  Harvard University,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ex-Haggard Counselor: We Wish He Would Not Do This

A member of Ted Haggard’s now-defunct restoration team says he and the others wish the former megachurch pastor would have followed their counsel rather than doing what he is now. H.B. London, vice president of Pastoral Ministries at Focus on the ...

From ERIC YOUNG, The Christian Post,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ted Haggard,  Focus on the Family,  The Church (musician),  Larry King,  HBO

U.S. Christian Leaders to Issue Call to Defend Truth

A group of prominent Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Christian leaders will release a historic 4,700-word document Friday that addresses the sanctity of life, traditional marriage and religious liberty.  The document, known as the Manhattan ...

From ERIC YOUNG, The Christian Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Tony Perkins (politician),  Focus on the Family

WEA Leaders Visit Fastest-Growing Chinese Megachurch

A delegation of leaders from the World Evangelical Alliance visited one of the fastest growing churches in China Tuesday as it continued its historic weeklong tour through the country. Since Monday, the delegation of 24 WEA representatives has been ...

From ERIC YOUNG, The Christian Post,  19 Nov 2009

IT projects responsible for £11bn cost overruns

The NHS IT scheme is responsible for much of the overspend Better project management needed as budgets are squeezed, say Taxpayer's Alliance IT projects have contributed to more than £11bn of a total overspend of £19bn in public sector capital spending ...

From TOM YOUNG, VNUNet.com,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Health Service,  Ministry of Justice,  Matthew Elliott,  IBM,  DfT

Security still an issue for cloud computing, says report

Could Computing is a growing market But Enisa argues that when done properly, security can be better in the cloud The hosting of IT services online, known as Cloud Computing, is both a friend and a foe for chief security officers, according to a new ...

From TOM YOUNG, VNUNet.com,  19 Nov 2009

Government charges up electric car network with fresh £30m

The government formally launched its new "Plugged-in Places" initiative yesterday, inviting local authorities and businesses to bid for up to £30m of funding to set up networks of electric car charging points. The total number of points to be funded ...

From TOM YOUNG, VNUNet.com,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Andrew Adonis,  Pat McFadden

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