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Network Rail Wins IT Project Award
June 19, 2013 12:20 PM Corporate IT Forum singles out members' best tech projects in annual "Real Tech" awards ceremony. Other winning projects: London's subway Wi-Fi and a plumber's app.
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O2, U.K. Employee Union Reach Outsourcing Deal
June 19, 2013 11:39 AM Communication Workers Union says threat of mass walkouts forced O2 and outsourcer Capita to sign a better deal for call center staff.
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Britain: The New 'Silicon Island'?
June 18, 2013 02:25 PM The U.K.'s recently launched Information Economy Strategy could take off, but it will require a skilled workforce and a strong infrastructure.
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Microsoft, Virgin Media Back U.K. 'Digital Maker' Initiative
June 17, 2013 02:46 PM Microsoft links its Kudo game developers' site to U.K. IT educational initiative Make Things Do Stuff; meanwhile Virgin Media, others help create weekly online sessions to challenge young developers.
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Zombie IT Contract Refuses To Die
June 17, 2013 01:47 PM In Britain, terminating a multi-billion NHS project in 2011 hasn't stopped more money from being poured into the ill-fated program, say critics.
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Google Launches Attack On Online Child Pornography
June 17, 2013 01:15 PM Google pledges millions to charities and software developers to help it eliminate online material that endangers children.
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Britain Launches National 'Information Economy' Strategy
June 14, 2013 12:33 PM Working with industry and academia, the plan sets out objectives designed to nurture small enterprises and prepare students for IT careers.
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Will IT Departments Disappear By 2020?
June 13, 2013 12:46 PM Forrester Research predicts IT will be embedded in various customer-facing teams.
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Scotland Maps Rural Farms With Open Source, Cloud
June 13, 2013 12:10 PM Scotland turned to small businesses and new technologies to improve access to data about its crofts -- the country's extensive network of tiny agricultural holdings.
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Vodafone Ponders Major German Cable Market Expansion
June 12, 2013 12:11 PM As Liberty Global completes its purchase of Virgin Media, London-based Vodafone considers swoop on Germany's biggest cable provider.
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NSA Prism Fallout Delays EU Airline Database Vote
June 12, 2013 10:50 AM Accusations of "paranoia" and discrimination against non-U.S. citizens aired in Brussels this week -- though the importance of working with America on security was also a theme.
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U.K. Auditors Slam BT Rural Broadband Project
June 11, 2013 12:32 PM BT is taking advantage of taxpayers, charging a high premium for the £530 million project to bring high-speed networks to rural areas, claims leaked government report.
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NSA Prism: Snowden Is Wrong, Says British Government
June 11, 2013 12:00 PM Foreign Secretary denies that British government used Prism program to access communications of private citizens, but questions remain.
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British Unemployed Offered Low-Cost Net Access
June 10, 2013 03:34 PM Ultra-low-cost broadband and refurbished desktops and laptops is digital access nonprofit's latest bid to get underprivileged online.
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U.K. Ministry Of Justice Postpones Major IT Contract
June 10, 2013 03:32 PM Whitehall unexpectedly puts £300m IT contract covering extensive user network on hold. Some speculators say it's because too few SMBs were in the running.
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Glasgow City Council Fined For Security Lapses
June 07, 2013 12:24 PM Stolen laptops and repeated cases of unencrypted data top the list of the City of Glasgow's security failings.
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G-Cloud's Challenge: Few Understand It
June 06, 2013 02:50 PM U.K. plan to encourage public sector to purchase cheaper IT via the cloud won't work unless government explains it better, says new research.
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BYOD Resistance Is 'Futile'
June 06, 2013 12:28 PM Stop trying to make the wave roll back, cautions analyst group, and instead focus on securing your employees' BYOD smartphones and tablets.
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CIOs Need To Improve Budget Practices, Says Study
June 05, 2013 02:00 PM To keep up with the fast pace of business, CIOs must shift their budget strategy to bolster employee productivity.
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Network Rail Streamlines Supplier Network
June 04, 2013 12:45 PM British state-owned rail infrastructure manager Network Rail aims to improve efficiency, cut costs by culling unwieldy list of 270 IT vendors to only five.
By The Numbers
Base: 417 respondents at organizations using or planning to deploy data analytics, BI or statistical analysis software
Data: InformationWeek 2013 Analytics, Business Intelligence and Information Management Survey of 541 business technology professionals, October 2012
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