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EEA and Microsoft to develop online green information portal

Tom Young — 2008-05-16T17:01:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Friday 16 May 2008 at 17:01:00

Plan is to develop global repository of information for experts

The European Environment Agency (EEA) and Microsoft have announced a new five-year alliance to develop an environmental information portal for more than 500 million citizens across Europe....

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Welsh Assembly leases space for £200m datacentre

Janie Davies — 2008-05-16T16:43:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Friday 16 May 2008 at 16:43:00

A multi-million pound datacentre will create skilled jobs in Wales

The Welsh Assembly Government is leasing 70,000sq ft of space to a datacentre developer to create what will be one of Europe's most advanced datacentres....

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Becta renews Microsoft deal despite continuing licensing spat

Janie Davies — 2008-05-16T12:13:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Friday 16 May 2008 at 12:13:00

Education IT agency Becta has renewed its contract with Microsoft for another three years

Microsoft will provide software for schools for another three years, after extending its deal with Becta, despite the two organisations failing to reach an agreement over licensing terms....

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School plan is to build, not demolish

Janie Davies — 2008-05-15T18:52:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 18:52:00

Building Schools for the Future chief Tim Byles answers the critics of the controversial £45bn programme

Following scathing criticism from IT managers of the £45bn Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project, Computing spoke with Tim Byles, chief executive of the scheme’s operator, Partnerships for Schools,...

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BSF infrastructure at Forest Hill Secondary School in Lewisham, London

Janie Davies — 2008-05-15T18:50:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 18:50:00

Forest Hill Secondary School benefits from its cutting-edge infrastructure and new IT facilities

BSF infrastructure at Forest Hill Secondary School in Lewisham, London includes: Central server farm based off-site in Portsmouth supports storage and backup services and will eventually serve all schools...

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IT startups need more cash

Neon Kelly — 2008-05-15T17:53:00.000Z

Neon Kelly, Computing, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 17:53:00

Investors challenge the government over knowledge-based economy plans

Venture capitalists (VCs) have challenged the government to increase support for technology startups, if it is to succeed in its plan to create a knowledge-based economy....

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Investment injection boosts digital content

Neon Kelly — 2008-05-15T17:43:00.000Z

Neon Kelly, Computing, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 17:43:00

Venture backing aids solid growth for businesses

Venture capital (VC) investment in Europe’s next-generation media firms has soared to its highest level in more than two years....

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Nationwide upgrades ATM platform

Angelica Mari — 2008-05-15T17:26:00.000Z

Angelica Mari, Computing, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 17:26:00

The building society will roll out the new software across more than 2,500 cash machines

Nationwide Building Society is upgrading its ATM software to reduce management costs and expand the range of services and functionality available at the machines....

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Council praises child IT system

Janie Davies — 2008-05-15T16:53:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 16:53:00

Integrated Children’s System a success, says Kingston Council

Kingston Borough Council has defended the much-criticised Integrated Children’s System (ICS), which has been blamed for keeping social workers at their desks when they should be in the field....

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UK IT experts optimistic on health of technology industry

Tom Young — 2008-05-13T12:37:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Tuesday 13 May 2008 at 12:37:00

But there is room for improvement if sector wants to avoid recession, says report

Senior figures in the UK technology industry remained cautiously optimistic in the face of the credit crunch, as trade body Intellect published a report with six key recommendations for improving...

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Northern police forces fit education laptops with tracking devices

Janie Davies — 2008-05-12T17:25:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Monday 12 May 2008 at 17:25:00

Real time tracking will pinpoint the location of stolen laptops in the north of England

West Yorkshire and Merseyside police forces are distributing laptop tracking technology to teachers and pupils. The Security Guardian devices, from tracking supplier ExactTrak, have been developed in consultation with several...

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Microsoft signs up for IT based city of the future

Janie Davies — 2008-05-09T10:41:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Friday 9 May 2008 at 10:41:00

The world's first purpose-built business city will run on Microsoft

Microsoft will play a key role in building the IT infrastructure for a $35bn (£18bn) Songdu International Business District in South Korea....

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Toshiba sets tough targets

Tom Young — 2008-05-09T10:20:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Friday 9 May 2008 at 10:20:00

Nuclear business a key part of new strategy

Japanese chip maker Toshiba yesterday forecast a doubling of its operating profits in the next three years on the back of increased sales of semiconductors and nuclear equipment....

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Silver service from MySpace

Neon Kelly — 2008-05-08T17:56:00.000Z

Neon Kelly, Computing, Thursday 8 May 2008 at 17:56:00

New platform will attract businesses to the social network

MySpace will launch a platform for promoting small businesses, to expand its user base. The Silver Squirrel service will offer templates to help firms build a customised business profile, said...

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Web openness under threat

Neon Kelly — 2008-05-08T17:52:00.000Z

Neon Kelly, Computing, Thursday 8 May 2008 at 17:52:00

Free tools could give large companies an unfair position of strength, says Mozilla head

The open nature of the web is being threatened by the spread of media plug-ins from Adobe and Microsoft, according to Tristan Nitot, founder of the Mozilla open source browser....

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