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Video: Museums bring history up to date with digital learning

Nine museums and galleries in the UK have teamed up to make use of their digital archives to create two learning websites - one aimed at school children and one for adult learners. These sites have been delivered on time and without any extra ...

From JULIAN GOLDSMITH, Silicon.com,  18 May 2009

CIO interview: Keith Young, Standard Life

Keith Young's view of Edinburgh Castle, from his corner office at the Standard Life headquarters, is a stunning one - and it's an indication of the position he holds in the financial services group. He's worked at the company for 22 years, and his ...

From JULIAN GOLDSMITH, Silicon.com,  1 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Standard Life

CIO Jury: Cloud under a cloud with IT heads

Cloud computing has been given a definite thumbs down by silicon.com's CIO Jury. The jury came back with a 'no' majority of 10 to two. Alistair Behenna, CIO at Harvey Nash, is one of the two CIOs using the cloud to cut costs. "Given the current ...

From JULIAN GOLDSMITH, Silicon.com,  23 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Chris Broad,  Independent Police Complaints Commission

Booze and knickers back on top in Brits' web shopping

While sales growth is static on the high street, online shopping continues to expand - albeit at a muted pace. According to the latest IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Index, online sales in February grew by 13 per cent year-on-year. One of the categories ...

From JULIAN GOLDSMITH, Silicon.com,  17 Mar 2009

Iceland signs £11.5m outsourcing deal

That's why mum's gone to Getronics Frozen foods retailer Iceland has signed a Ł11.5m deal with hosting company Getronics. The deal, a contract renewal which will last until 2015, includes around-the-clock server hosting and systems management, service ...

From JULIAN GOLDSMITH, Silicon.com,  10 Mar 2009

CIO Jury: Businesses need netbooks

Netbooks have received a qualified thumbs up by IT leaders in the latest CIO Jury. When the jury of UK IT chiefs was asked whether netbooks were ready for business use, the answer was yes - by seven votes to five. Alastair Behenna, CIO of Harvey Nash, ...

From JULIAN GOLDSMITH, Silicon.com,  10 Mar 2009
Related Topics: America Online,  Steve Clarke,  Chris Broad,  Virgin Atlantic Airways,  Independent Police Complaints Commission

Faster Payments beats £1bn in one day

The Faster Payments Service (FPS) has seen Ł1bn of transactions processed in one day for the first time. On 2 March, the service processed five million interbank payments to set the new daily record, according to payments association Apacs. A ...

From JULIAN GOLDSMITH, Silicon.com,  9 Mar 2009

FS companies: Who's looking after your data?

A number of financial services companies still have no one in charge of data compliance strategies or have entrusted them to the wrong teams, research has found. The survey of IT decision makers at large financial services companies revealed a degree ...

From JULIAN GOLDSMITH, Silicon.com,  4 Mar 2009

The Hut buys its Zavvi savvy

The Hut - which runs white label retail sites for 15 retailers including Asda, Dixons and Tesco, as well as its own-brand website selling products from entertainment to apparel - has bought Zavvi's brand, internet domain and customer database. The ...

From JULIAN GOLDSMITH, Silicon.com,  3 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Woolworths

Bean counters get connected in crunch fight

Accountants are relying on their mobiles as they adapt to a change in their jobs brought about by the shift in the UK economy. According to a survey from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales for BlackBerry-maker RIM, accountants' ...

From JULIAN GOLDSMITH, Silicon.com,  2 Mar 2009

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