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Beijing rehearsal wins gold medal

Janie Davies — 2008-06-26T17:40:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Thursday 26 June 2008 at 17:40:00

Atos Origin has completed its second and final technical rehearsal ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games in August

With less than seven weeks to go until the Olympic Games opening ceremony, the second and final technical rehearsal has been successfully completed....

Iona falls to Progress

Martin Courtney — 2008-06-26T17:08:00.000Z

Martin Courtney, Computing, Thursday 26 June 2008 at 17:08:00

Losses and restructuring contribute to SOA company takeover

Irish software integration and service-oriented architecture (SOA) company Iona Software is to be acquired by rival SOA specialist Progress Software in a deal worth approximately $268m (£136m)....

Microsoft chases the server virtualisation pack

Martin Courtney — 2008-06-26T11:45:00.000Z

Martin Courtney, Computing, Thursday 26 June 2008 at 11:45:00

Looks to make up lost ground on VMWare with Hyper-V cost and virtual machine management arguments

Microsoft has today made the final release version its long awaited Hyper-V server virtualisation software available free for download from its website....

Tesco gears up for fuel-saving drive

Angelica Mari — 2008-06-25T16:53:00.000Z

Angelica Mari, Computing, Wednesday 25 June 2008 at 16:53:00

Supermarket giant brings in fuel optimisation software to cut costs and improve service levels

Tesco.com has invested in software to optimise the fuel consumption of its fleet and improve driver performance in its 2,000 vehicles....

NHS Trust transforms security and access management

Janie Davies — 2008-06-18T11:41:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Wednesday 18 June 2008 at 11:41:00

Converged security and access management will reduce password issues for 11,000 NHS staff

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals will become the largest NHS Trust to roll out converged security and access management technology. The organisation will implement single sign-on and strong authentication, which will...

Government demands Oyster cards conform to UK standards

Parliamentary reporter — 2008-06-17T06:45:00.000Z

Parliamentary reporter, Computing, Tuesday 17 June 2008 at 06:45:00

Department for Transport stresses the importance of ITSO smartcard compliance in London

The government has demanded that London's Oyster travel cards be made compliant with the UK smartcard standard ITSO that is being rolled out across the rest of the country....

Club Med takes stock of IT use

Angelica Mari — 2008-06-12T17:42:00.000Z

Angelica Mari, Computing, Thursday 12 June 2008 at 17:42:00

Holiday firm cuts down on unnecessary IT for greater efficiency

Holiday resort management firm Club Med is analysing the economic validity of IT systems against demands created by the seasonal nature of the business....

Child system set to move on

Janie Davies — 2008-06-05T09:28:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Thursday 5 June 2008 at 09:28:00

The next stage of child welfare IT is being discussed by government and suppliers

The government is talking directly to suppliers about the next stage of enhancements to information sharing systems used by social care professionals working with vulnerable children....

University of Salford streamlines support services

Janie Davies — 2008-06-03T13:08:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Tuesday 3 June 2008 at 13:08:00

Business management software will join up several merged units of the university

The University of Salford has rolled out business managment software to provide a single contact point for 21,000 staff and students using its IT support services....

Menzies begins software shake-up around UK

Bryan Glick — 2008-05-29T17:46:00.000Z

Bryan Glick, Computing, Thursday 29 May 2008 at 17:46:00

Magazine wholesaler rolls out SAP to help build business

Magazine wholesaler Menzies Distribution has started a £10m, five-year business overhaul based on the implementation of SAP software at 20 UK locations....

Critics unconvinced about Microsoft's interoperability drive

Janie Davies — 2008-05-23T09:47:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Friday 23 May 2008 at 09:47:00

Microsoft is increasing the document formats supported by its applications, but concerns about interoperability remain

In a drive to improve interoperability, Microsoft has said it will offer greater choice and flexibility among its document formats....

BMW improves supply chain management

Angelica Mari in Munich — 2008-05-22T17:51:00.000Z

Angelica Mari in Munich, Computing, Thursday 22 May 2008 at 17:51:00

The carmaker is streamlining systems to tackle warehouse space shortages and to keep up with technological advances

Car manufacturer BMW is using a service management system as part of a wider plan to improve supply chain lifecycles....

London Stock Exchange benefits from new trading platform

Angelica Mari — 2008-05-22T17:33:00.000Z

Angelica Mari, Computing, Thursday 22 May 2008 at 17:33:00

Transaction system update drives "exceptional" trading services performance

Profit at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) increased by 59 per cent with the trading services division delivering “excellent results” due to the upgrade of its trading platform TradElect in...

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....

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....